Korg PA1X User Manual page 176

172 Sequencer operating mode
Record mode: Step Record page
Note parameter area
Meter
Meter of the current measure. This parameter cannot be edited.
You can set a Meter change by using the Insert function of the
Edit menu, and inserting a new series of measures with a differ-
ent Meter (see "Song Edit: Cut/Insert Measures" on page 185).
Free Memory
Available memory for recording.
Duration
Relative duration of the inserted note. The percentage is always
referred to the step value.
50% Staccato.
85% Ordinary articulation.
100% Legato.
Velocity
Set this parameter before entering a note or chord. This will be
the playing strength (i.e., velocity value) of the event to be
inserted.
Kbd Keyboard. You can select this parameter, by turn-
ing all counter-clockwise the dial. When this
option is selected, the playing strength of the
played note is recognized and recorded.
1...127 Velocity value. The event will be inserted with
this velocity value, and the actual playing
strength of the note played on the keyboard will
be ignored.
Event list area
List of inserted events
Previously inserted events. You may delete the last of these
events, and make it ready for a new event, by pressing the Back
button in the display.
Position Position where the event has been inserted. The
value is shown in the "measure.beat.tick" format.
Note/RX Noise
Name of the inserted Note or RX Noise. When
entering a chord, a series of dots is shown after
the name of the root note.
Vel. Velocity of the inserted event.
Dur.% Percentage duration of the inserted event.
Buttons
Rest
Press this button to insert a rest.
Tie
Press this button to tie the note to be inserted to the previous
one. A note with the same pitch, and the specified length, will be
created, and tied to the previous one.
Back
Goes to the previous step, erasing the inserted event.
Next M. (Next Measure)
Goes to the next measure, and fills the remaining space with
rests.
Done
Exits the Step Record mode.
Step Record procedure
Here is the general procedure to follow for the Step Recording.
1. Press SEQUENCER to enter Sequencer mode.
2. Press the REC button, and select the "Multitrack
Sequencer" option to enter the Multitrack Record mode.
From the page menu, select the "Overdub Step Recording"
or "Overwrite Step Recording" mode. At this point, the
Step Record window will appear in the display.
3. The next event will be entered at the position shown by the
Pos indicator in the upper right corner of the display.
• If you don't want to insert a note at this position, insert a
rest instead, as shown in step 5.
• To jump to the next measure, filling the remaining beats
with rests, press the Next M. button in the display.
4. To change the step value, use the Step Time parameters.
5. Insert a note, rest or chord at the current position.
• To insert a single note, just play it on the keyboard. The
inserted note length will match the step length. You may
change the velocity and relative duration of the note, by
editing the Velocity and Duration parameters. See "Veloc-
ity" and "Duration" on page 172.
• To insert a rest, just press the Rest button in the display. Its
length will match the step value.
• To tie the note to be inserted to the previous one, press the
Tie button in the display. A note will be inserted, tied to the
previous one, with exactly the same pitch. You don't need
to play it on the keyboard again.
• To insert a chord or a second voice, see "Chords and sec-
ond voices in Step Record mode" on page 110 of the "Style
Record mode" chapter.
6. After inserting a new event, you may go back by pressing
the Back button in the display. This will delete the previ-
ously inserted event, and set the step in edit again.
7. When finished recording, press the Done button in the dis-
play. The main page of the Multitrack Recording mode will
appear again.
8. From the main page of the Multitrack Recording mode,
either select the "Exit from Record" command from the
page menu, or press the REC button to exit the Record
mode. While in the main page of the Sequencer mode, you
may press the
SEQUENCER 1 section to listen to the Song, or select the
Save Song command from the page menu to save the Song
to disk (see "Save Song window" on page 188).
(PLAY/STOP) button in the