Editing 16-Track Songs; Editing One Or Several Tracks (Track Edit) - Roland VIMA JM-8 Owner's Manual

VIMA JM-8
Working with the SMF 16-track sequencer
Display button
MASTER TRACK
INITIALIZE SONG
SAVE
110
Reference
see page 120
see page 127
see page 130

Editing 16-track songs

Editing one or several tracks (TRACK EDIT)

The "TRACK EDIT" environment of the 16-track
sequencer provides 12 functions that allow you to edit
entire tracks or short passages of the selected track:
Quantize, Erase, Delete, Copy, Insert, Transpose, Change
Velo, Change Gate Time, Merge, Global Change, Shift
Clock and Track XChange.
Note: There is also a MICRO EDIT environment that allows you
to add, delete or change individual events. See page 123 for
details.
Here is some information that may help you decide
whether to use a "TRACK EDIT" or the "MICRO EDIT"
function:
• If you don't need to see the events you want to
change, choose a "TRACK EDIT" function.
• If the "TRACK EDIT" level does not provide the func-
tion you need or if you want to see the notes, MIDI
messages, etc., choose the "MICRO EDIT" environ-
ment.
Here is how to select functions:
(1) If necessary, select the SMF song you wish to edit
(see p. 23 and following).
(2) Select the 16-track sequencer page.
See page 109.
(3) If you have already made some changes, save your
song before continuing by pressing the [SAVE] dis-
play button.
That way, you can always return to the original if
your changes do not work out as expected. See
page 130 for details.
(4) Press the [TRACK¥EDIT] display button in the right
column of the display.