VA-76 – Recording User Styles from scratch

22.Use the [TEMPO/DATA] dial to specify the num- ber of bars. Our pattern should be 4 measures long, so enter the value “4”.

Note: You could also specify a CPT value by pressing the [CPT] field and using the [TEMPO/DATA] dial. That CPT value ( = 120CPT) will be added to the Bar length. Though possible, length values like 4 (bars): 96 (CPT) are probably not what you want to use every day.

23.Press [EXECUTE] to confirm the length you spec- ified.

The display now contains an animated clock. Next, the “OK Function Complete” message is displayed to sig- nal that the Length value has been successfully set.

24.Press the [Master] field in the upper left corner.

Tempo

25. The tempo (currently set to =120) is probably a bit fast for recording, so change it by pressing the tempo field and using the [TEMPO/DATA] dial.

The tempo value you set here will be recorded and regarded as preset tempo. You can change the preset tempo at any stage in User Style Composer mode, so start by selecting a tempo that allows you to record the music the way you want it to sound. When all tracks and divisions are programmed, you can record the desired tempo value.

Recording

26.Press the [REC ] field so that it is displayed in white.

The display now looks as follows:

27.Press the [START/STOP] button. The metronome counts in one measure (4 beats if you selected the 4/4 time signature), and recording starts on the next downbeat.

Note: You can also start recording using an optional foot- switch connected to the FOOT SWITCH jack. See “Start/ Stop” on page 191 for how to select the Arranger Start/Stop function.

You could start by playing only the bass drum part. If you specified the track length (see above) before recording, the Arranger jumps back to the beginning of the pattern after four measures. The second time

around you could add the snare drum, the third time the HiHat, and so on. – But you can also play the drum part in one go, of course.

When recording another part (ABass~Accomp6), do everything you would do during a live performance. Feel free to add modulation, Pitch Bend, and use the Ribbon or D Beam controller as well as the hold pedal connected to the SUSTAIN FOOTSWITCH jack.

Note: You may notice a short delay before the Arranger jumps back to the beginning of the pattern. That delay is due to the fact that the data you record are “being pro- cessed”. During playback, the loop will be perfect, however.

28.Press [START/STOP] again to stop recording. If the above Mode, Type, and Division settings you selected for recording do not include all the patterns you wanted to clone, set the Mode, Type, and Division parameters to the desired values to supply the missing drum lines. Next, press [REC ] and [START/STOP] to start recording. Stop recording after the first or sec- ond beat (wait until the count-in is finished before you start counting). Note that this function only adds clones. It does not allow you to erase existing patterns.

Audition your pattern and then keep or redo?

1.Press the [START/STOP] button again to listen to your performance.

If you like your drum part, continue with “Saving your Style to disk”. If not, you probably want to give it another try.

2.Press the [Edit] field in the bottom row, followed by [Erase] in the left column.

We’ll use Erase to erase the data because that way, the Length settings do not change. See “Erase” on

page 178 for more information about this function. The ADrums track is already selected, as is the pattern that is used for cloning other tracks.

3.Press [i] to select ALL Events for “Data Type”.

4.Press the [EXECUTE] field to erase the pattern.

5.Press [Rec] in the bottom row to jump back to the Master page.

6.Continue with step (26) above.

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