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Chapter 2 Creating Sounds

You can freely set the order in which the effects and COSM amps are
connected.

1.

Press [CHAIN].

The Chain screen is displayed.

* If the effects and COSM amps are off, OFF is indicated.

2.

Select the channel for which you want to
change the connection sequence with
[F1] (A/B).

3.

Press [F2] ( SEL) [F3] (SEL ) to select the
effect, COSM guitar, or COSM amp to be
shifted in the sequence.

The output level for the selected effect is indicated in the
upper right of the screen.

4.

Press [F4] (

←

MOVE) [F5] (MOVE

→

) to move to
the position in the sequence you want the
shifted item inserted.

5.

To make any additional changes in the
connection sequence, repeat Steps 2–4.

* You can also switch effects, COSM guitars, and COSM amps on
and off while setting the connection sequence. Pressing [F6] while
the effect, COSM guitar, or COSM amp is selected switches the
function’s ON/OFF setting.

6.

Press [EXIT] to return to the Play screen.

7.

If you want to save the edited settings,
perform the Write procedure (p. 38).

Here’s how to specify the tempo and key of a song you’ll be playing.
Set these when you want to specify a delay time or rate that suits a
song’s tempo (specifying it in terms of the note length) and when
using the HARMONY function.

1.

Press [NAME/KEY/BPM].

2.

Press [F3] (BPM).

3.

Tap [F1] (TAP) in time with the song tempo
(quarter notes), or adjust the tempo with the
F1 knob.

* If you want to control a patch parameter with the adjusted tempo, set
the corresponding effect parameter to BPM –BPM .

BPM stands for “beats per minute,” and represents the
number of quarter notes played in one minute.

If you want to use the MIDI SYNC function, the SYNC
CLOCK parameter must be set to AUTO (USB), AUTO
(MIDI), or AUTO (RRC2). For detailed information, refer
to

“Syncing to the MIDI CLOCK from an External
Device”

(p. 64).

To use Tap Input

Press [F5] (TAP) at least two times, at quarter note intervals of
the desired tempo. The tempo will be calculated
automatically, and set to the interval at which you pressed the
button.

4.

If you want to save the edited settings,
perform the Write procedure (p. 38).

* If you do not want to save, press [EXIT] to return to the Play screen.

Rearranging the Effect and Amp Connection Sequence (CHAIN)

Specifying the tempo and key of the song to be played

Setting the Tempo

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