Chapter 2 Tutorial

2.3.11 Recording the FREE Tracks

Now that we’ve set up the basic structure for our song, we’ll proceed to record note and ribbon events onto our FREE tracks. This is the final step in the building of our song.

NOTE:

• If the PAD SENS parameter (in the TRACK SETUP SETUP job) is set to ON, the COMPOSED LOOP and FREE track pads are velocity sensitive. This means that the loudness of the recorded note depends on the force with which you hit the pad (stronger force produces a louder sound). If you set PAD SENS to OFF, then all pad hits produce the same loudness.

If you are not happy with the results of a recording pass, you can undo them using the UNDO/REDO feature. Alternatively, you are always free to use the EVENT EDIT LOCATION&VALUE job to delete or adjust the timing, duration, and velocity of any recorded note events.

Building Intro A and Intro B

The sample we recorded onto the first FREE track (FREE 1) is quite long—long enough to play continuously for more than 16 measures. We’ll hold this note down all the way through Intros A and B. Since we will record it from the beginning of the song (001:1), let’s set a count-in of 2 or 1. (→ SYSTEM/SETUP/COUNTDOWN: p.299) For the other FREE tracks (2/3/4), we’ll use the ribbon controller to record scratch actions.

Procedure

Recording Note Play on FREE 1 of track bank 2

1. So that the sample we prepared for track bank 2 will sound when we press the FREE 1 track pad, press the TRACK BANK [2] button.

Press the [PLAY] PAD FUNCTION button to ensure that the pads can be used to play notes.

2.Press to return the song to the top position and restore the main scene. Then press to set the sequencer into REC standby mode.

Confirm that the REC and PLAY indications appears along the top line of the display.

3.Press the [NOTE] button, so that the NOTE area of the screen is blinking. This area should now be showing the QUANTIZE= display. Turn the dial to set the quantize

value to a quarter note: QUANTIZE= .

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Chapter 2 Tutorial