Part 1: Assign Instruments To Tracks - Kurzweil PC3LE6 Musician's Manual

Tutorial: Song Mode
Bars and beats should be familiar terms for musicians, but ticks are a term specific to MIDI
sequencers. Ticks provide fine resolution when recording and editing sequences. For example, if
you were to play along with the sequencer's metronome to record one note on each beat of a bar,
upon reviewing the sequence you would most likely find that each note was not recorded
exactly on each beat, but that each was recorded a different small number of ticks away from the
beats. (See Part 7, The Event List, below for a way to view note time position.) Ticks allow for the
sequencer to record these tiny differences in timing, thus retaining the original timing nuances
of the performance. When locating note values smaller than 1 beat, divide the number of ticks in
a beat by the appropriate number (a quarter-note is always worth 960 ticks, no matter the time
signature.) For example, in a 4/4 time signature there are 960 ticks in a beat (since a beat is worth
a quarter-note in 4/4.) To find the value of an 8th note, divide 960 by 2, since there are two 8th
notes in a quarter-note. Divide 960 by 4 for 16th notes, by 6 for 16th note triplets, by 8 for 32nd
notes, and so on. You can also use record quantization which automatically moves recorded
notes to the nearest set time division, such as 8th or 16th notes. (See Part 7, Quantizing, below for
details.)

Part 1: Assign Instruments To Tracks

1. Press the Exit button until you reach the ProgramMode page. Next, press the Song mode button,
Step 1 (above)
2. On the Song mode MAIN page choose 0*New Song* in the CurSng field (if not already selected).
3. Use the Chan/Zone buttons (to the left of the display) to Set the RecTrk parameter to 1. This sets
4. Use the cursor buttons to navigate to the Prog field and choose a program with the plus/minus
12-2
located with the mode buttons to the left of the display. This will bring you to the Song mode
MAIN page (see below.)
This loads an empty song file (see above.)
the track that you will be recording to (see below.)
buttons, alpha wheel, or by entering the desired program number with the alphanumeric pad. This
sets the instrument sound for the current track. For example, choose program 1 Standard Grand to
Step 2 (below)