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Song Mode and the Song Editor
Song Editor: The COMMON Page
The top line of this page displays the selected track or tracks. Select the available current track
for editing by using the Chan/Bank buttons. Press both of the Chan/Bank buttons together to
select all tracks.
Although the current track information is displayed on the top line, the COMMON pageÕs
parameters are global settings for the song and do not directly affect individual tracks.
Tempo
This is another place where the songÕs initial tempo can be set or modiÞed.
TimeSig
Affects the click, playback looping, and locate function as well as some editing operations. Does
not change the recorded data.
EffectChan
If the FX Mode and FX Chan parameters in Effects mode are set to Auto and Current, this
parameter speciÞes which channel will control effects (studio and FXMods) while in Song mode
and during playback of a song. In this situation, youÕll hear the studio assigned to the program
thatÕs on the channel designated as the EffectChan will be heard.
Every song can have its own setting for EffectChan. This makes it convenient to change studios
every time you change a song, but youÕll need to pay more attention to which programs are
controlling the studiosÑespecially if youÕre creating arrangements with lots of steps. If you
want to limit changes in studios as you change songs, you can do it easily. See Effect Selection
During Recording and Playback on page 12-20 for more information.
ChainTo
The ChainTo setting is only used when the PlayMode parameter on the MISC page is set to
Chain. Another song object is selected as the ChainTo value and will playback immediately after
the current song has played for its entire length.
Parameters Used with the Arrangement Feature
The remaining parameters, as well as the Drum Track parameter, are used in conjunction with
the Arrangement feature (via the ARRANG soft button). This feature allows you to create a
song by arranging it in a series of sections, called steps. You can save the various sections of your
sequence as separate songs, then assemble them using the Arrangement Editor. This method
allows you to save memory, since you can repeat steps without having to duplicate the actual
song data.
Another great feature within the Arrangement Editor gives you the ability to trigger steps by
striking a speciÞc note or group of notes on your controller. See page 12-63 for more information
on arrangement features.
StartStep
The value for this parameter determines which step in this songÕs arrangement is played Þrst. If
set to None, the playback of the arrangement, using the transport buttons, will be disabled,
though steps can still be triggered from Note events.
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