Mode Play Sequence
■Song File Number
Assign a Song file to the Chain Step. Any Song files with the “.MID” extension can be selected. When you select a file Number here, the file name is shown in the top line of the display.
For continuous (chained) playback of multiple Chain Steps, you can specify how to play this Chain Step after playback of a previous one by selecting an option from among “skip,” “end” and “stop.”
If you select “skip,” the Chain Step is skipped and playback will jump to the next Chain Step. If you choose to skip the 99th Chain Step, playback will jump back to the first Chain Step after the 98th Chain Step.
If you select “end,” when the Song reaches this Chain Step, chained playback is stopped and you are returned to the first Chain Step.
If you select “stop,” the Song stops when it reaches this Chain Step. When the Song playback is resumed, it starts at the next Chain Step.
❏Settings: skip, end, stop, 001 ~ 997
■Playback Tempo
Set the playback tempo of the Chain Step. When you start playback of the song, it is normal that a tempo value contained in the song file is automatically set to this parameter. If necessary, you can change the playback tempo here. To restore the Song’s own playback tempo, select “***.”
❏Settings: *** (default tempo), 25 ~ 300
When playing back a Song file using its own tempo data, the tempo setting is shown in brackets. These brackets disappear when you change the tempo.
■Meas (Measure)
The Song measure in the current Chain Step is shown during playback. If you stop playback, you can use Knob [1] to enter a measure number and press the [ENTER] key to resume playback at that measure.
❏Settings: 001 ~ 999
■Performance Bank/Number
Set the Performance (Bank/Program Number) to be used in the Chain Step. The Voices of each Part in the selected Performance will be used when playing back the Song file.
Use Knob [2], the MEMORY [INT]/[EXT] keys, BANK keys [A] to [H] and PROGRAM keys [1] to [16] to select the Memory Bank and Program Number of the Performance.
❏Settings: *** (not set), INT/EXT (Bank), 1 ~ 128 (Program Number)
If no Performance changes are contained within a Song file, “***” is displayed as the Bank/Number when the Song File is selected. In this case, the Song file will use the Program set in the currently selected Mode (Voice Mode/Performance Mode).
Performances can be changed while Songs are playing or have been stopped. However, it does not change in real time during playback if you specify a Chain Step other than the current one. In stead, it changes when playback reaches the song at the specified Chain Step.
Song File Playback
1Use Knob [B] to select the Song file you wish to play back.
When playing back a single Song, you do not need to select a Chain Step Number (You can have any Chain Step screen open).
2Set the tempo (if necessary).
3Set the starting point (measure) for the Song (if necessary).
4Select the Performance Bank/Number (if necessary).
5Press the [PLAY/STOP] key to playback the Song from the set position (or from the beginning).
6Press the [PLAY/STOP] key again to stop the Song playback.
Chained Playback
1Use Knob [A] to select the Chain Step Number of the first Song you wish to play back.
2Set the tempo (if necessary).
3Set the starting point (measure) for the Song (if necessary).
4Select the Performance Bank/Number (if necessary).
5Press the [PLAY/STOP] key to play back the Song from the set position (or from the beginning).
When the Chain Step playback has finished, the Song of the next Chain Step Number will automatically be started. Songs can be played back continuously this way.
6Press the [PLAY/STOP] key again to stop the chained playback.
Also, if an “end” or “stop” Chain Step is reached, playback will stop.
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