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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 />

<br />

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 />

<br />

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 />

<br />

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 />

69<br />

Chapter 7

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