Song Mode and the Song Editor
Song Mode: The MAIN Page
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Song Status, also on the top line of the display, is always one of the following:
STOPPED The default sequencer status; also appears when you press the Stop or Pause
button.
PLAYING Appears when the Play button is pressed, but only if the following conditions
are true: the Record was not pressed prior to pressing Play, the Key Wait
parameter is set to Off, and the Clock parameter is set to Int (or Clock is Ext
and MIDI clock is detected).
REC READY Appears when the Record button is pressed while Song Status is STOPPED.
REC READY ßashes, indicating that the sequencer is waiting to start
recording.
RECORDING Appears when the Play button is pressed while REC READY is ßashing
(unless Key Wait is On or the Clock is set to Ext). RECORDING also appears if
the Record button is pressed while Song Status is PLAYING.
KEY WAIT Appears when the Play button is pressed, while Song Status is STOPPED or
REC READY, if the KeyWait parameter on the MISC page is set to On.
KEY WAIT ßashes, indicating that recording or playing will begin when you
strike a key.
EXT. CLOCK Appears when the Play button is pressed, while Song Status is STOPPED or
REC READY, if the Clock parameter on the MISC page is set to Ext.
EXT. CLOCK ßashes to show that the K2600 is waiting for an external MIDI
clock message to start recording or playing.
Current Song (CurSong)
This shows the ID and 16-character name of the song currently selected for recording, playback,
or editing. When a song is selected, Program Change, Volume, and Pan information is sent to all
MIDI channels assigned to tracks that have data on them, and the internal clock is set to match
the setting of the Tempo parameter.
Tempo
Controls tempo for the selected song. You can make temporary changes, record real time tempo
changes, or set an initial tempo for the current song.
Whatever the tempo is set to when you record your Þrst track will be the songÕs initial tempo.
Temporary changes may be made during playback, but the tempo will reset to the initial tempo
when the sequencer is STOPPED.
To change a songÕs initial tempo, press Record (the Song Status will change to REC READY), set
the tempo desired, then press Stop. The initial tempo can also be changed with the Tempo
parameter on the COMMON page in the Song Editor. The song will always start playback at the
initial tempo, even though this tempo marker does not get recorded as a tempo event on any
track.
If the sequencer is RECORDING, any tempo value changes will be recorded in real time. Unlike
the special case of setting the initial tempo, any tempo changes recorded in real time are
recorded as tempo events.
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