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SP Studio Systems SP-12 manual 3I Programming Tempo Changes Within a Song, Example

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CREATING A SONG

3I PROGRAMMING TEMPO CHANGES WITHIN A SONG

The tempo change feature is very handy if you want to program the tempo to speed up or slow down at specific places in the song. You may introduce tempo changes at any point in a song; as you write out the song steps, allot a step for each tempo change instruction.

1.Make sure you are in song mode.

2.At the song step immediately prior to where you want the tempo to change, press TEMPO CHANGE. If you have already programmed a song and want to add a tempo change, insert a song step and then press TEMPO CHANGE. The display will ask you to specify Accelerando (key in 1) or Ritardando (key in 2).

3.After selecting Accelerando or Ritardando, the display’s lower line will show the song step number, a quarter note symbol, and +00/00 (for Accelerando) or -00/00 (for Ritardando). A cursor will be flashing under the first 0.

4.The first pair of digits signifies the tempo increase or decrease In BPM (up to 99, within the constraints of the 140 to 2140 BPM range); the second pair of digits signifies the number of beats over which this change is to occur (up to 32 beats). Use the keypad to key in the desired BPM change, then press ENTER. Next, key in the desired number of beats over which the change is to occur, then press ENTER. Remember to enter leading zeroes if applicable. The display will confirm your choices.

Example:

+10/08 means that the tempo will increase by 10 BPM over eight beats.

5.If you want the tempo change to occur instantaneously rather than over a particular number of measures, the second pair of digits should remain at 00.

6.Press ENTER, Right Arrow, or Left Arrow to enter the tempo change command into the SP-12’s memory.

Note: As the song plays back, the tempo display will change accordingly to indicate tempo changes. If a tempo change command is inserted within a repeat, be careful; the changes will be cumulative with each repeat.

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SP-12 specifications

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