Playing, Creating, Editing, Naming, Arranging Songs - DigiTech STUDIOVOCALISTEX Manual

SONG MODE
Playing the Demo Songs
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The Song mode is a handy and effective tool for live performance that
enables you to switch harmony styles "on the fly". Song mode also pro-
vides a convenient way to select key or chord change sequences from a
Digitech FS300 footswitch. Choose different Styles, scales or special
effects by entering them into a list that can be stepped through, almost
like a manual sequencer. For example, you could assign "Silky
Thickener" to the first verse, "Everlys" to the second verse, "Eagles" to
the chorus and "Manhattan" to the bridge. The Song mode of the Studio
Vocalist EX song is arranged into sections in the same way as most pop-
ular songs. You construct each song from the building blocks of verse,
bridge, chorus etc. and then place them in the order you want. You can
create your own customized song list in any of the 50 song presets.
Song mode also lets you program chord changes which are needed in the
Chordal mode if you are not using MIDI. Simply press the FS300
footswitch at the correct musical points to step through the changes in
real time. Alternatively, MIDI can also be used to control the steps of
Song playback.
Pressing the Songs button presents the Song Performance screen which
will show you the information for the demonstration songs.
Song mode performance controls from the front panel:
• The Data Wheel is used to load songs
The Arrow buttons and footswitch are used to step forward and
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backward through the song sections.
Song mode control options using the footswitch:
Song up and down
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Song step up and down
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These options are configured in the Utilities menu under the Foot softkey.
You can step through the demo songs with the footswitch or Arrow keys
the to familiarize yourself with Songs mode. Choose a song you are
familiar with and sing it while you step through the chord changes. As
you step through the songs, you will hear and see the step number incre-
ment and the current chord names and styles change. Depending on