RECORDING SEGMENTS

2G RECORDING A SEGMENT IN STEP TIME

Here is an alternate way to record and edit drum sounds which is particularly helpful with unusual rhythms.

1.If necessary, program the Auto Correct resolution. Auto Correct determines the rate at which you step through the song; for example, when set to 1/16th notes you will step through the segment a sixteenth note at a time. If some notes fall at other Auto Correct times (such as triplets), you may change Auto Correct at any time to “land” on other rhythmic values.

Set the initial pitch, mix, and other parameters as desired.

2.Press the STEP PROGRAM button; the SP-12 will automatically go into step time record mode. There are two ways to step through the segment: Hold RUN/STOP to run through the segment at the current tempo setting, or use the Right and Left Arrow buttons to increment a step at a time in either direction. The display will indicate your exact location in the segment in measures and beats, and show the step rate. It will also indicate which sounds are recorded on that beat (up to four sounds; more than four sounds is indicated by a + symbol in the display).

3.Play the various drums where you want them to occur in the segment, or hold ERASE and press any Drum Play buttons containing sounds to be erased. The display will indicate up to four drums at a time. If you record more than four sounds, a + symbol will appear in the display.

4.Change banks if desired and record more drum parts.

5.Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you have recorded the complete drum part for that segment. Note that unlike real time recording, you cannot change pitch, enter/exit multimode, alter level, etc. while in step program mode (although, of course, a bank set up as a multi-mode bank of drum sounds will record just like any other bank). Instead, exit step by pressing either ENTER or STEP PROGRAM, make the desired change, and re-enter step time.

Note: Step time can also be used to edit or examine segments that have been recorded in real time, and additional parts can be overdubbed in real time over a segment recorded in step time.

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