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Chapter 7. Playing and Creating Songs<br />
Playing a song<br />
A song consists of two or more patterns connected in the<br />
desired order of playback.<br />
When you play back a song, the patterns will be selected<br />
automatically in the specified order, so you do not need to<br />
select them yourself. For each song, you can register up to 50<br />
patterns in the desired order of playback.<br />
1. Press [SONG] to enter Song mode.<br />
The number of the currently selected song will appear in<br />
the NEXT display.<br />
2. Turn [VALUE] to select the song that you wish to<br />
play.<br />
3. When you press [ ], the song will begin playing.<br />
When the song begins playing, the displays will indicate<br />
the current pattern and next pattern in the same way as<br />
when patterns are played back. The BPM can also be<br />
adjusted in the same way as when playing patterns.<br />
–> Changing the BPM (tempo) (p. 16)<br />
4. Press [ ] to stop song playback.<br />
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Songs do not actually contain the musical data of the<br />
patterns; they contain only the order in which the patterns<br />
are to be played back. This means that if you modify a<br />
pattern that has been registered in a song, the playback of the<br />
song will also be affected. If you delete all of the musical data<br />
of the pattern, playback will stop at the moment that pattern<br />
is selected.<br />
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Each time you press the [ ] button, the cursor moves to<br />
the beginning of the next pattern.<br />
Each time you press the [ ] button, the cursor moves to<br />
the beginning of the previous pattern.<br />
Press [ ] button while the song is stopped to return to the<br />
beginning.<br />
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1. Press [ENTER] during song playback.<br />
The CURRENT display will indicate the currently<br />
playing step, and the NEXT display will show its pattern<br />
number.<br />
2. Press either [ENTER] or [EXIT].<br />
You are returned to the previous screen.<br />
* This screen will also appear when you use [<br />
move between steps.<br />
][ ] to<br />
<br />
1. Press [ ] during song playback.<br />
The CURRENT display will show the currently-playing<br />
pattern number, and the NEXT display will show the<br />
measure and beat.<br />
2. Release your finger from [ ].<br />
You are returned to the previous screen.<br />
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Chapter 7