Editing A Song - Korg microARRANGER Owner's Manual

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Editing a Song

3 Press the A (S1:) VOLUME/VALUE button to
open the Song Select window.
Page commands
Note: You can also access the Song Select window by
pressing the PAGE+ button from the main page. You can
exit this window either by pressing EXIT or PAGE‐.
4 Press the F-1 button to select the SD card (SD).
The card content appears.
5 Use the TEMPO/VALUE controls, or the VOL-
UME/VALUE (E–H) buttons to scroll the list.
The E–F buttons are the Scroll Up ( ), while the
G–H buttons are the Scroll Down ( ).
Move the file you are looking for to the first line of the
display.
6 If the file you are looking for is in a folder (a file
whose name begins with "
folder to the first line in the display, then select
the F-3 (OPEN) command. Select the F-4
(CLOSE) command to close a folder and go
back to the upper level.
7 When the file you are looking for is in the first
line of the display, press the F-2 (SELECT) but-
ton.
8 When the Song appears
in the S1 line on the main
page of the Song Play
mode, press the left (SEQ 1) PLAY/STOP button
to start the playback.
Note: If the BALANCE slider is all the way to the
right, Sequencer 1 is at the minimum volume and
can't be heard.
If you wish to play a different Song on Sequencer 2
at the same time, press the B (S2:) VOLUME/
VALUE button (press it twice if a Song is already
selected for Sequencer 2), and repeat the above
procedure to select a Song for Sequencer 2. Use the
right (SEQ 2) PLAY/STOP button to start/stop the
second Song. Use the BALANCE cursor to mix
between Sequencer 1 and Sequencer 2.
Stop the Song(s) using the PLAY/STOP button for the
corresponding Sequencer.
Need more information?
Go to "Backing Sequence operating mode" on page 82. The
Reference Guide includes all the information you need.
EDITING A SONG
You can edit a Song, either a Standard MIDI File
bought at the shop, or one of your Songs made in Back‐
ing Sequence mode.
What about changing those boring General MIDI
sounds with those gorgeous original KORG sounds?
You can do it—in Song mode.
1 Press SONG to go to the Song mode.
This is the Song garage, where you may find tools to
reshape your Song.
2 Insert in the card slot the card containing the
midifile you wish to edit.
Midifiles are files generated by a computer sequencer
or a musical instrument, usually after a conversion. For
example, if working with a computer, you should find
a command whose name could sound a little like "Con‐
"), move the
vert to .MID". A midifile has a ".MID" or ".KAR"
extension.
3 Load the Song.
Press one of the B VOLUME/VALUE buttons (corre‐
sponding to the Load Song command). As expected,
the Load page will appear.
If you replaced the card, press F‐1 (SD) to read the SD
card again.
Move the midifile to load to the first line of the display.
Use the DIAL or the UP and DOWN buttons to scroll
the list; or use the E–F (Scroll Up) or G–H (Scroll down)
VOLUME/VALUE buttons.
When the midifile is on the first line of the display,
press F‐2 (LOAD) to load it. The "Are you sure?" mes‐
sage will appear. Press ENTER to confirm.
Note: When loading a Standard MIDI File, the first MIDI
events are converted to the Song Performance events. You
will see them as the Programs, Volume, Pan, Effect settings
assigned to the tracks.