Reference [Rhythm]
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6. Turn the dial to select the copy source end
measure, and press the [ENTER] key.
The screen for selecting the copy destination appears.
7. Turn the dial to select the copy destination
start measure.
8. To execute the copy process, press the
[ENTER] key.
When the copy is executed, the “EOS” marker is shifted back
by the number of copied measures.
By pressing the [EXIT] key instead of the [ENTER] key, you
can cancel the operation and back up one step at a time.
9. Press the STOP [P] key.
The unit returns to the rhythm song selection screen. To return
to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key.
You can transpose the bass sequence of the rhythm song in
semitone units.
1. From the main screen, hold down the [SHIFT]
key and press pad 8 (SONG) so that the pad
lights up.
The rhythm song selection screen appears.
2. Turn the dial to select the rhythm song to
transpose.
3. Press the [EDIT] key.
The rhythm song edit menu appears.
4. Verify that the indication “TRANSPOSE” is
shown on the second line of the display, and
press the [ENTER] key.
The display indication changes as follows.
5. Turn the dial to select the transpose setting
(-6 – 0 – +6), and press the [ENTER] key.
The default setting is 0 (no transpose operation). When you
select for example a setting of +6, the rhythm song will be
transposed by six semitones up.
When you press the [ENTER] key, the indication “Transpose?”
appears on the display.
6. Press the [ENTER] key once more to execute
the transpose operation.
The transpose operation is carried out, and the rhythm song
edit menu appears again.
By pressing the [EXIT] key instead of the [ENTER] key, you
can cancel the operation and back up one step at a time.
NOTE
When the transpose function is used, the chord information
(root) entered for the rhythm song will be rewritten. To return to
the previous state, perform transpose once more in the
opposite direction.
7. To r eturn to the main screen, press the [EXIT]
key several times.
You can copy the contents of any rhythm song in a project to
any other rhythm song number. This is useful to create
variations of a song.
NOTE
When you execute the copy, the contents of the destination
rhythm song will be completely erased and overwritten by the
copy source rhythm song. Take care not to accidentally erase
a song that you wish to keep.
1. From the main screen, hold down the [SHIFT]
key and press pad 8 (SONG) so that the pad
lights up.
The rhythm song selection screen appears.
2. Turn the dial to select the rhythm song to
copy.
3. Press the [FUNCTION] key twice.
The display indication changes as follows. This screen lets you
check rhythm song number/rhythm song name that will be

Transposing the entire rhythm

song

Start 001-01-00
Start 001-01-00
End 001-01-00
End 001-01-00
Copy source end point
Copy Destination
Copy Destination
To 001-01-00
To 001-01-00
Copy destination start point
SONG EDIT 1/3
SONG EDIT 1/3
>TRANSPOSE
>TRANSPOSE

Copying a rhythm song

Transpose
Transpose
+2
+2