Creating Songs (Song Mode)

• Also during playback of a song, you can use the pads for manual play.

13.To start playback from a point within a song, hold down the [SONG] key while pressing the [VALUE +/-] keys.

When you press the [VALUE +] key, the step number shown on the display advances by 1, and when you press the [VALUE -] key, the step number goes backwards by 1. By pressing the [PLAY] key you can start playback from the selected step.

14.To change the tempo of the song, hold down the [TEMPO] key while pressing the [VALUE +/-] keys. This adjusts the BPM value.

As in pattern mode, you can also tap the [TEMPO] key twice or more to specify the tempo.

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The MRT-3 automatically stores the tempo ("master tempo") for each song. When you switch a song, the tempo that was last selected for that song will be selected.

Changing the Tempo Within a Song

This section describes how you can change the tempo within a song that has already been recorded.

1.In song mode, select the song whose tempo you want to alter.

2.Press the [REC] key.

The [REC] key lights up, and the song can be edited.

3.Hold down the [SONG] key while pressing the [VALUE +/-] keys to select the step you want to edit.

The second two digits of the display show the step number.

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