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Song Mode and Sequencing
Getting Started with the Sequencer
rechannelized information and sends it out the MIDI port. This lets you hear an external
module while you are recording a track assigned to that module.
Tutorial: Recording a Song
In this tutorial, we’ll record a song by using the steps described below. Bear in mind, though,
that this is just one approach to sequencing a song. This example includes:
• Assigning programs to channels
• Recording a drum loop
• "Unlooping" the drum track and adding the remaining instruments
• Mixing the song
Assign Programs to Channels
Start by deciding what instruments you want to use in the song. Suppose you want to record a
bass /drums / organ rhythm track with a lead instrument on top. You’ve decided to use:
• Castle Drums (Program 34)
• Hammer Bass (Program 86)
• Ballad Organ (Program 122)
• Quillsichord (Program. 142)
Set up your K2000 so that each of these instruments is on a separate MIDI channel. Since Song
mode automatically assigns each channel to a separate sequencer track (1-16, consecutively),
you’ll then be all set when you start laying down tracks, and won’t have to go scrolling through
the program list. Don’t worry about changing your mind later, though, since you can always
make changes after you’ve recorded your initial tracks.
It will be most logical to assign Castle Drums to the drum channel, Channel 1. If you want to
put the drums on a different channel, though, you’ll have to change the drum channel on the
Master page (described in Chapter 11 of the Musician’s Guide). For the sake of simplicity,
however, we’ll put the drums on channel 1 and assign Hammer Bass, Ballad Organ, and
Quillsichord to channels 2, 3, and 4.
1. Press the Song mode button to enter Song mode. The display should resemble this:
SongMode:MAIN||Events:186K|||STOPPED||||
CurSong:1|NewSong||||||||||||Tempo:120||
RecTrk|:1||||Vol:127|Pan:64||Mode|:Merge
Program:1|3rd|World|Order||||Locat:||1:1
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Track||:R|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|
Channel:1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10111213141516
Record||Play|||Stop||Erase||MISC||MIXER|
Current recording
track is indicated in
two places.
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