Reference • Song Play mode
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If there are already backing sequences
and a song in memory
If there is already a backing sequence (Backing
Sequence mode) or a song (Song Edit mode) in mem-
ory, before loading a SMF in format 1, a message will
appear asking you if you want to erase the backing
sequence or song in memory: “Ok to erase B.Seq &
Song Edit”. Press ENTER/YES, to erase the data in
memory and playback the new song. If you do not
wish to lose the contents on memory, press EXIT/NO.
If you are playing back a song list, as soon as you press
EXIT/NO the following SMF will be read. (If you want
to save the data contained in memory, follow the Save
procedure in the Disk/Global mode to save the back-
ing sequences, the Save function on “Page 13: Save” of
the Song Edit mode to save the song).
If the size of the file you wish to load is larger than the
size of the edit memory, the message “Can’t play all
tracks” will appear. Press ENTER/YES to continue
loading, or EXIT/NO to cancel.
If a file does not appear
In Song Play mode, only files with an extension of
“.MID” will be played back (for example,
MICHELLE.MID). You cannot view the SMF which
have been saved with a different filename extension.
Read the disk with a computer, and change the file-
name extension to “.MID”. The name of the file must
be 8 characters long, plus period and “MID” suffix
(MS-DOS® conventions).
If the file does not comply with the Standard MIDI File
specifications, it might be impossible to read the file
with the i40M, or it might be read incorrectly, with a
bad sound.
Parameters of the Play mode
= (Tempo)
[20…250]
Tempo or playback speed of the song. The tempo val-
ues can be between 20–250. If you tap the tempo with
the TAP TEMPO button, the values will be limited to
40–240. To change the tempo, move the cursor to the
Tempo parameter using the CURSOR buttons, then
change the tempo with the TEMPO/VALUE buttons.
When the song is played back from the beginning, the
tempo saved in the SMF will be selected. If you press
RESET while the sequencer is stopped, or if the song
ends and the sequencer goes back to the first measure,
the tempo saved in the SMF will be automatically
selected when the song is played back again.
M (Measure number)
[001…999]
Current measure. You can choose a different measure
both when the sequencer is in playback or when it has
stopped. If you change a measure while the sequencer
is in playback, the START/STOP leds will briefly flash
while the measure is being searched for, then the song
will start up again from that point.
If you choose a measure number following the last
measure number of the song, the sequencer will go to
the last measure and playback will stop. The message
“Measure not exists. Continue?” will appear. If you
press ENTER/YES playback will continue with the
next song. If you press EXIT/NO playback will stop
on the last measure of the current song.
If you move to a measure – or after a measure – that
contains tempo change, program change or volume
change data, the data for all the channels will be
updated, apart from the ones that are muted. If you
wish to update these channels as well, change their
channel status to Play.
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