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Playing Songs Playback
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Playing Songs
Playback
Inordertoplaybacksongdatainthesequencer,you
mustfirstrecord,loadordumpsongdataintothe
KROME.
Let’sstartbyloadingandplayingthedemosongdata.
Fordetails,pleasesee“Listeningtothedemosongs”
onpage 21oftheQuickStartGuide.
1. PresstheSEQbuttonorMODEbuttontoenter
Sequencermode.
TheP0:Play/REC–ProgramT01–08orT09–16page
willappear.Ifthisisnotdisplayed,presstheEXIT
buttonaboutthreetimes.
2. Use“SongSelect”toselectthesongyouwantto
playback.
YoucanpresstheSongSelectpopupbuttonand
choosefromalist.Ifyouselectanemptylist,anew
songwillbecreated.
YoucanalsoselectasongbyusingtheINC/DEC
buttonorVALUEdial.Howeverifthereisnosong,
youcan’tmakeaselectionusingtheVALUE
controllers.
3. PresstheSEQUENCERSTART/STOP()
button.
Alternatively,pulloutthetransportbarandpressthe
START/STOP()button.Thetransportcontrol
functionalityintheprocedurebe
lowisdescribedas
buttonoperations,butyoucanalsoperformthesame
operationsusingtheon‐screentransportbuttons.
Thesongyouselectedinstep2willbeginplaying.
Note: Thesongwillbeginplayingifyoupressthe
START/STOP()buttoninapageotherthanP10:
Pattern/RPPR.Ifyoupressthisbuttonwhileyou’rein
P10:Pattern/RPPR,thecurrently‐selectedpatternwill
beginplaying.(InP11:CueList,thesongsofthecue
listwillbeplayed.)
4. Duringplayback,youcanpresstheSTART/STOP
()buttontostopplayback.
IfyoupresstheSTART/STOP()butto
nonce
again,playbackwillresumefromwhereyoustopped.
FordetailsonthefunctionsoftheLOCATE(),
PAUSE(),REW(),andFF()buttons,please
seepage 54.
YoucanusetheFF/REWSpeedmenucommandto
specifythefast‐forwardandrewindspeed.
Changing the volume, mute, and solo
settings of each track
IntheSEQP0:Play/REC–ProgT01–08,T09–16,Mixer
T01–08,andT09–16pagesyoucanchangethevolume,
mute,andsolosettingsofeachtrack.
Muting a specific track/Monitoring a
specific track (Mute/Solo functions)
TheKROMEprovidesaMutefunctionthatletsyou
silencespecifiedtracks1–16,andaSolofunctionthat
letsyouhearthespecifiedtrackorchannelbyitself.
Thesefunctionscanbeusedinvariousways.For
exampleyoucanintentionallymuteorsolospecific
tracks,orlistenonlytotherhy
thmsectionofthe
previously‐recordedtrackswhileyourecordnew
tracks.Let’stryouttheMuteandSol
ofunctions.
1. Use“SongSelect”toselectthesongthatyouwant
toplayback.
2. PresstheSEQUENCERSTART/STOP()
button.
3. Presstrack1Play/Rec/Mute.
ThedisplaywillchangefromPlaytoMute,andthe
playbackoftrack1willnolo
ngerbeheard.Inthisway,
the“mute”functionallowsyoutosilenc
easpecified
trackuntilthetrackisun‐muted.
Presstrack2Play/Rec/Mute.Thedisplaywillchange,
andtheplaybackoftrack2willalsobemuted.To
cancelmuting,pressPlay/Re
c/Muteonceagain.
4. Presstrack1“SoloOn/Off.”
“Solo”willbehighlighted,andthistime
,onlythe
performanceoftrack1willbeheard.Toplaybackonly
aspecifiedtrackbyitselfinthiswayisknownas
“soloing”thetrack(turningSoloon).
IfbothMuteandSoloareused,theSolofunctionwill
begivenpriority.
Presstrack2“SoloOn/Off.”
Thedisplaywillchange,andyouwillhearthe
playbackoftracks1and2.Youwon’thearthesoundof
tracks3–16.
5. ToswitchSolooff,pressSoloOn/Offonceagain.
PressSoloOn/Offforbothtracks1and2.
Thedi
splaywillchange,andtheplaybackoftracks1
and2willbemuted.IftheSolofunctionisturnedoff
foralltracks,playbackwillbeaccordingtothePlay/
Rec/Muteset
tings.
TheSOLOsettingisnotstoredwhenyousavethe
song.
Popup
Location
Song Position Bar
Track Select
Song Select
Meter Tempo
Program Select,
& Popup
Category
Track 2
Solo
Play/Mute/Rec
Track 1