10.9 SONG MODE
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# 10.9 SONG MODE 10. THE SEQUENCER The TEMPORARY SAVE PATTERN and TEMPORARY RELOAD PATTERN commands are great when improvising live. Any changes made to the active pattern, like adding bass line notes or using CONTROL ALL, can immediately be undone. And at the same time, the saves and reloads will not affect the pattern in a permanent way. The TEMPORARY SAVE PATTERN command will not save the pattern permanently and any changes will be lost if you load another project. If you wish to save your changes per manently, you should use SAVE TO PROJ in the PATTERN MENU. For more information, please see “14.3 PATTERN MENU” on page 76. 10.9 SONG MODE A song is an arrangement of patterns set up to play in sequence. Each row in the SONG mode arrangement can have separate settings for pattern, row repeat, row length, tempo, and mute. A song can be up to 99 rows in length, and each project can contain up to 16 songs. 10.9.1 THE SONG EDIT SCREEN Press [SONG] and then press [TRIG 1–16] to select a song and enter SONG mode. Press [FUNC] + [SONG] to open the SONG EDIT screen. Use the [ARROW] keys to navigate the song rows and col umns, highlighting the parameter you wish to edit, and then use LEVEL/DATA or any DATA ENTRY knob to edit the selected function. 1. SONG ROW (Range 01–99) 2. LABEL lets you select a keyword for the row. The keyword is related to song structure, e.g., Verse, Chorus, and Fill. It can also be the name of the pattern. 3. PTN lets you select the pattern to be played on the row. Press [FUNC] while turning the knob to change banks quickly. 4. ROW PLAY COUNT The number of times the row plays before the song advances to the next row. 5. ROW LENGTH (measured in sequencer steps). This setting defines how many steps the sequenc er plays from the selected pattern. The default value is the same as the pattern length. (Range: 2–1024, the last 25 values are written as K00–K24) 6. ROW TEMPO Here, you set the row’s BPM per row. You can also choose to have one BPM for the whole song. By default, the row inherits the BPM and swing set in the pattern selected for the row. Press [TEMPO] to open the TEMPO menu for the currently selected row’s pattern. Here you can also set the swing. You can also press [YES] while highlighting the BPM parameter to open the TEMPO menu. Selecting song tempo on any row overrides all the previously set row and pattern tempos. The swing settings are always set per row. 7. SONG POINTER Shows the current time and position of the playhead in the song arrangement. 8. ROW MUTE lets you mute the tracks of the pattern on the selected row. Highlight and press [YES] to edit. A mute icon is displayed in the rows that have tracks that are muted. Use the [TRIG] keys to mute and unmute the tracks. When selecting a pattern for the row, the row’s mute state initially reflects the pattern’s mute state 9. END row. This row is always added at the end of a song and determines what will happen when the song has played the last song row. By default, it is set to LOOP the song from the beginning and play it again, but it can also be set to STOP the song. 10. The currently selected row is highlighted between dotted lines. Use [UP] and [DOWN] to select row. 11. PLAYHEAD position shows the row currently playing (or set to play if the sequencer is stopped). 12. SONG SLOT and SONG NAME. 10. THE SEQUENCER 10.9.2 CREATING AND EDITING A SONG 1. Press [SONG] and then press [TRIG 1–16] to select a song and enter SONG mode. 2. Press [FUNC] + [SONG] to open the SONG EDIT screen. 3. If you selected an empty song slot, you are presented with a screen where you can choose: INSERT ROW Inserts the first row in the song. Press [FUNC] + [DOWN] to insert a row. CREATE ROWS FROM CHAIN Creates a song based on a chain. Press [YES] and then select to create rows from a previously created chain or to create a new chain by selecting patterns using the [TRIG 1–16] keys. Use [LEFT]/[RIGHT] to change bank. Then press [YES] to create a song based on the chain and open the SONG EDIT screen. 4. Press [FUNC] + [DOWN] if you want to add a new row to the song arrangement. The new row is added below the currently selected row and is a copy of the selected row. Press [FUNC] + [UP] to remove the selected row from the song arrangement. 5. Use the [ARROW] keys to navigate the song rows and columns, highlighting the item you wish to edit. For more information about editing the functions in SONG mode, please see “10.9.1 THE SONG EDIT SCREEN” on page 50. 6. To rename the song, navigate to SETTINGS > SONG > RENAME, and then edit the song name. 7. Press [NO] or [FUNC] + [SONG] to exit the SONG EDIT screen. • [FUNC] + [RECORD] copies the selected row. [FUNC] + [STOP] pastes a previously copied row to the selected row. [FUNC] + [PLAY] resets the selected row to the pattern’s default BPM, length, and mute state settings. [FUNC] + [UP] deletes the selected row. • Please note that there is always a row called END at the song’s end. This row can be set to either STOP the song or LOOP it from the beginning and play it again. • On the SONG EDIT screen, you can select a song row number and then press YES to move the playhead to this row. You can also use the [TRIG 1–16] keys to preview and play the track presets from the pattern on the playhead row. 10.9.3 PLAYING A SONG 1. Press [SONG] and then press [TRIG 1–16] to select a song and enter SONG mode. The song selected will be the one that was last played or edited. 2. Press [PLAY] to play the selected song. At the top of the screen, you see the song number, the row currently playing, the total number of rows in the song, the row’s LABEL, and finally the patterns bank/ number. This part of the screen is also used as a progress bar to show how far in the row the song pointer has progressed. 3. Press [STOP] to stop the playback. You can then press [PLAY] to continue to play the song from the current playhead position. Press [STOP] twice to move the playhead to the song’s beginning. 4. Select a pattern to exit SONG mode. • Press [SONG MODE] + [LEFT] (when in SONG mode) to loop the currently playing row. Press [SONG MODE] + [LEFT] again (when in SONG mode) to stop looping the row and return to normal song playback. • Press [SONG MODE] + [UP]/[DOWN] (when in SONG mode) to select a specific song row to jump to and to play next. • Press [PTN] and the [TRIG 1–16] keys to select a pattern to exit SONG mode and return to regular pattern play. 10. THE SEQUENCER The songs are automatically saved as they are created and edited. However, you must save the project if you wish to keep the songs before switching to another project. 10.10 PERFORM KIT MODE In PERFORM KIT mode, any changes made to the preset parameters are not auto-saved, and kits are not loaded when you change the pattern; instead, you keep the previous (tweaked) kit. It means you can keep your parameter tweaks over several patterns and have a smooth evolving performance without having the kits reloaded or inadvertently saving your kit when you change patterns. Press [FUNC] + [PRESET/KIT] to toggle PERFORM KIT mode on/off. When PERFORM KIT mode is on, a flashing “P” is shown next to the pattern name on the screen and the [PRESET/KIT] key is lit orange. 10.10.1 PERFORM KIT MODE ACTIONS • Press [PRESET/KIT] + [NO] to reload the current patterns kit instantly. • Press [PRESET/KIT] + [YES] to save the current patterns modified kit. This will open the SAVE (KIT) menu. For more information please see “9.3.6 SAVE (KIT)” on page 34. Pattern Temp save and Temp reload still works while in PERFORM KIT mode Actions done in PERFORM KIT mode are not automatically saved and will not remain when switch the device off. If you want to keep any changes done to the patten permanently, the pattern must be saved
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