RECORDING SEGMENTS

2A RECORDING A SEGMENT - OVERVIEW

There are two ways to record a segment, real time and step time. In both cases, recording initially consists of:

1.Programming the metronome (if necessary).

2.Erasing previously recorded sounds (if necessary).

3.Defining the segment’s time signature and the number of measures in the segment (“dimensioning” the segment).

4.Setting Auto Correct (to correct for timing errors in real time recording; this also determines the step rate in step time recording, and the repeat rate when recording repetitive “drum rolls” as described in Section 2F).

5.Selecting the desired bank of drum sounds for recording (this may be changed at any time during the recording process).

6.In real time, entering record mode and playing drum sounds (the SP-12’s memory remembers what you play) in time with the metronome; in step time, entering record mode and stepping through each step of the segment, playing drum sounds as required at the various steps. While in real time, you can record pitch changes, enter/exit multipitch or multilevel mode, change Auto Correct, change tempo, or switch banks if desired.

7.After recording the segment, you can make changes with either real time or step time editing.

We have already covered the first step in recording (programming the metronome), as well as the fifth step (selecting different drum sounds). Now let’s cover the remaining steps in the order given above.

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SP-12 specifications

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