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STEP 3	Use the [-] [+] keys to select the desired quantize setting (minimum note).
	4	quarter note	8	eighth note	12	eight note triplet	–	+
	16	sixteenth note	24	sixteenth note triplet	32	thirty-second note	[–] [+] keys
	Hi	No quantization (1/24 of a quarter note)
STEP 4	Press the [SONG FUNCTION] key again.

The [SONG FUNCTION] LED goes out, and the new quantize setting

FUNCTION

becomes active.

PAD

SONG

STEP 5 Hold down the [BPM] key and use the [-] [+] keys to set the tempo (BPM).

While the [BPM] key is held down, the display shows the BPM setting

of the song.	BPM/VALUE	TAP BPM
	MEASURE	BEAT SAMPLE/SONG

To change the BPM setting, use the [-] [+] keys. It is also possible to perform tap input. To do this, tap the [BPM] key in the desired tempo. The interval of the last 4 taps is automatically detected by the ST-224 and converted to a BPM value.

This BPM setting can be stored for individual songs.

–+

+

[–][+] keys

Creating

STEP 6	Holding down the [SONG REC] key, press the [SONG PLAY/STOP] key.
	The [SONG REC] LED lights up and recording starts with a		SONG
			REC PLAY/STOP
	metronome sound. The current bar and number of beats appears on
	the display.
	BPM/VALUE
	MEASURE	BEAT SAMPLE/SONG
	Bar	Number of beats
	If not otherwise specified, an empty song has 4/4 beats and 4 bars.
	HINT (To change the beats and length of a song, see page 53.)
STEP 7	Tap the pads according to the metronome sound.
	The samples assigned to the pads are heard, and the performance is		Pads 1 – 8
	recorded in the song with the selected quantize resolution. When the
	end of the song is reached, recording loops back to the beginning, so
	you can repeat the recording as often as desired. (The maximum
	number of sounds that may used simultaneously is 8 mono samples.
	If this number is exceeded, sound dropouts may occur.)

You can also switch banks with the [BANK 1] - [BANK 3] keys

HINT during recording and hit pads from other banks.

NOTE	• Remember that the song records not the sound itself but only
	the series of pad actions. Therefore if the sample assigned to a

Songs

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