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Inputting data step by step

(Step recording)

Step recording allows you to record notes and rests one by

one just like writing a score on a staff. Besides inputting

notes, you can also combine Patterns to create a song.

Before starting step recording, make sure that steps 1–3 in

the section “Recording process” (p.104) have been complet-

ed correctly.

✳ Mix-recording data on one Phrase track is not possible

when step recording. If you want to mix (combine)

sequencer data into a single Phrase track, you need to

conduct separate step recording sessions and merge

the takes using the Track Edit function.

Inputting notes and rests

❶ Make sure that the Play display (SEQ(Song)) is up.

❷ Move the cursor to the song number and select the

song you wish to record.

If you’re recording a new song, select “00:Internal

Song.” If you’re recording over a song saved on disk, select

that song number.

❸ Move the cursor to “M” and specify the recording start

position.

❹ If you are recording a new song, move the cursor to

“ ” and set the tempo.

❺ Select the recording destination.

When recording on a Phrase track, use TRACK/PART

[1]–[16]. The button indicator of the selected Phrase track

will light.

When recording in a Pattern, press [PATTERN] and specify

the Pattern number.

❻ When you don’t want to match the numbers of a

Phrase track and Part, or when recording on a Pattern,

move the cursor to “PART,” then turn the VALUE dial

or press [INC]/[DEC] to select the Part you want to

use for recording.

❼ Press [F4] (Micro) to call up the Microscope display

(SEQ/Micro).

✳ If you have selected a song saved on disk in step 2, a

window asks “This Song is not Internal Song. Load

anyway?” If you want to erase the song from the inter-

nal memory and load the new song, press [F5] (OK). If

you decide not to erase the song from the internal

memory, press [F6] (Cancel).

❽ Press [REC] to call up the Step Recording display

(SEQ/Micro).

❾ Move the cursor to “Step Time” and specify the length

of the note (the distance between one note-on to the

next note-on) as a note value.

You can also use the numeric keys to input the note value.

❿ Move the cursor to “Gate Ratio” (gate time ratio) and

specify the time from note-on to note-off (gate time) as

a percentage of the Step Time.

To enter staccato notes, set smaller values. To enter tenuto

(legato) notes, set larger values. A value of about 80% is

appropriate for normal notes.

Move the cursor to “Velocity” and specify the key

press strength.

If you want to specify the velocity of each note with your

actual key press force on the keyboard, set this parameter to

“REAL.” Normally, a value of 60 would be appropriate for p

(piano), 90 for mf (mezzo forte) and 120 for f (forte). Refer to

these when setting an velocity value.

Press the key you wish to input.

When you press a key, the MIDI channel (Ch), note name

(Note), velocity (Vel) and gate time (Gate) of the note will be

displayed.

✳ The note will not be input until you release the key, so

you are free to modify the parameter values (Step

Time, Gate Ratio and Velocity).

Release the key and the note will be input.

Now you can input the next note.

Repeat steps 9 to 13 to input notes.

The parameter values of the most recent note input will be

maintained. If you wish to use existing settings for the next

note you input, no change is needed. Normally, Gate Ratio

and Velocity parameter values hardly have to be changed

once set. You just have to specify the Step parameter value

and the note you wish to input.

When you finish step recording, press [EXIT] or

[STOP/PLAY].

The display will return to the Microscope display

(SEQ/Micro).

Phrase track/

Pattern number

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