Song Mode and Sequencing
Getting Started with the Sequencer
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Press the Record soft button, observe the REC|READY indicator on the top line, then press
the Play soft button when you’re ready to begin. Remember to wait for the four beat count
off before you start to play.
Since you are in Merge Mode, you don’t need to do everything at once. A common
approach to making drum loops is to record a different instrument each time the loop
comes around. For example, on the first loop you could record snare hits on the back
beats (1:2, 1:4, 2:2, 2:4, etc.). Then you could add kick drum to the snare when the loop
comes around again; you’ll be able to hear the previously recorded part, as well as the
new part. On the third pass you might record ride cymbal, followed by hi-hat or other
percussive accents. Keep it simple at first, because you can always save the part while it’s
basic (but correct), then make additions later. To keep track of where you are, watch the
flashing Song mode LED or the Locat parameter on the SongMode:MAIN page.
12. Press the Stop soft button when you’ve finished recording the drums.
Confirm that you want to keep the changes to your song by pressing the Yes soft button
followed by the Replace soft button.
Record a Bass Line
When you’re satisfied with your drum loop, you can begin using it as the foundation for a song.
What we’ll do here is set Record Mode to “unloop” while leaving PlayMode set to Loop. This
means that the drum loop will keep playing while we record new material of any length. The
endpoint of the song will change to reflect the length of the newly recorded material.
1. Press the MISC soft button to bring up the SongMode:MISC page.
2. Set the RecMode parameter to Unloop. Leave the PlayMode parameter set to Loop.
Depending on the type of song you are recording, you may also want to turn quantization
off before you record your bass part.
SongMode:MISC||Events:186K|||STOPPED||||
RecMode|:UnLoop|Quant:100%||CountOff:1||
PlayMode:Loop|||Grid|:1/16||Click|||:Rec
KeyWait|:Off||||Swing:0%||||ClickCh|:16|
Locate||:||1:1||Sync|:Both||ClickPrg:198
AutoIn||:||1:1||Clock:Int|||ClickKey:C|4
AutoOut|:||1:1||Tempo:Auto||ClickVel:90|
Record||Play|||Stop|||New|||In/Out|MAIN|
3. Press the MAIN soft button to return to the SongMode:MAIN page.
4. Set the record track (RecTrk) to track 2.
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