Reference [Rhythm]

INSERT?

P000X 4

5. Turn the dial to select the rhythm pattern that youwant to input.

The number and length (in measures) of the currently

selected rhythm pattern will be displayed.

INSERT?

P003X 4

you advance to the end of the rhythm song, the display will

indicate “EOS”.

åPTN

EOS

005 1 0

HINT

When you move to a point beyond the last measure where pattern information was input, the indication “ PTN” is shown. The arrow indicates that information (in this case pattern information) input at a preceding point is still valid.

Rhythm pattern

Rhythm pattern

number

length (measures)

9. Repeat steps 4 - 8 to input rhythm patterns for theentire song.
6. If necessary, use the cursor up/down keys tochange the length of the rhythm pattern.

If you make the rhythm pattern longer, the same rhythm pattern will play repeatedly. If you shorten the rhythm pattern, the song will switch to the next rhythm pattern before the current pattern has finished playing.

HINT

This operation will not affect the original rhythm pattern.

7. To finalize the selected rhythm pattern, press the

[ENTER] key.

The rhythm pattern data will be input at the current location. (The “EOS” indication is moved back by the number of input measures.)

PTN 003 08BEAT04

001 1 0

HINT

When you input rhythm pattern information, the events “TimSig” (beat) and “DrVOL” (drum track volume) are added automatically at the same point in the rhythm song. The values for these events can be changed later.

8. Repeatedly press the cursor right key to move tothe location at which you will input the next rhythmpattern.

Each time you press a cursor left/right key, the current

location will move one measure backward or forward. When

The rhythm song is extended for the number of measures that you have newly input, and the “EOS” indication moves accordingly.

10. Repeat this procedure to input rhythm patterns for the entire song.11. When input for one rhythm song is completed, press the STOP [P] key.

The REC [O] key goes out, and the unit returns to the rhythm song screen. If you wish to check the input result, press the PLAY [R] key.

12. To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] keywhile the rhythm section is stopped.

To edit an input rhythm pattern, perform the following steps

while the REC [O] key is lit.

NOTE

•If you play the rhythm song in this condition, the most recently selected drum kit and tempo will be used.

•To switch the drum kit, bring up the utility menu and select a new kit. (It is not possible to specify a drum kit for each rhythm song.)

•To specify tempo information for a particular rhythm song, enter the tempo information at the beginning (→ p. 86).

■To re-select a pattern that you input

Use the cursor left/right keys to move to the desired rhythm pattern data, and turn the dial to select a new pattern.

If you go to a point where no pattern information is input (first line of display shows “ PTN”), you can add rhythm

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