Roland VIMA JM-8 Owner's Manual page 114

VIMA JM-8
Working with the SMF 16-track sequencer
COPY
The "COPY" function allows you to copy one track to
another or excerpts of one or all tracks to a different
location. The latter is useful if you need to repeat the
chorus several times at the end of the song but do
not feel like recording all those notes.
SRC TRACK (ALL, 1~16)
Allows you to select the track whose data you wish to copy.
FROM
BAR (1~[last measure of the track or song])—Refers to
the first measure to be edited. By default, the "FROM"
value is set to the beginning of the selected track(s).
BEAT (1~[number of beats per bar])—Specifies the
beat position. The number of available beats depends on
the time signature in the selected area.
CPT (1~119)—This is where you specify the CPT position
of the beginning of the track excerpt to be copied.
Unless you do not need all notes of the first bar, you
should keep the default setting.
TO
By default, the "TO" position is set to the last event of the
selected track (or the last event of the longest track when
you select "ALL").
BAR (1~[last measure of the track or song])—This is
where you specify the bar position of the last measure to
be edited.
BEAT (1~[number of beats per bar])—Specifies the
beat position. The number of available beats depends on
the time signature in the selected area.
CPT (1~119)—Refers to the last clock that should be
affected by the edit operation. Change this setting only
if your edit operation should not end exactly on the
selected beat.
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COPY MODE (Replace, Mix)
Allows you to specify how the data should be copied:
REPLACE—The selected FROM/TO range overwrites the
data (of the destination track) in the area to which the
selected data are copied.
Copy From 2.1.0 To 3.1.0 Into 4.1.0 SRC TRACK= 1/DST TRACK= 1
REPLACE
MIX
MIX—The data in the selected range of the source track
are added to the data on the destination track.
In most instances, "REPLACE" is probably a good choice
when you set "DATA TYPE" to "ALL" or when you wish to
substitute a given "message cluster" (modulation data,
for example) for other messages of the same type (thus
creating a perfect reproduction of a given control
effect).
"MIX", on the other hand, may be useful for adding data
to a number of beats or bars that were not there before,
while keeping the original notes in those places. You can
choose the kind of data to be copied using "DATA TYPE".
Note: The JM-8 has no Undo function. Saving your song
before copying will allow you to load the previous ver-
sion if something goes wrong.
COPY TIMES (1~999)
Sets the number of copies you wish to make. The value "3"
means that you will end up with 3 contiguous copies.
DATA TYPE
Allows you to select the data to be copied:
Option Meaning
ALL All parameters listed below.
Note Only note messages.
P.Bender Pitch Bend data.
Control Control change messages.
Change
Prog. C Program change messages.
NRPN Non-registered-parameter-number mes-
sages. These are parameter control func-
tions of the GS/GM2 format that are easier
to use than SysEx messages (but basically
have the same function).
RPN Registered-parameter-number messages.
They work like NRPN messages, and are
understood by many GM- and GM2-com-
patible tone generators.
CAF Channel aftertouch messages.
When you select "Note", a "FROM NOTE" and "TO NOTE"
field appear that allow you to set the upper and lower limit
of the notes to be copied. (See also "Fine-tuning the setting
range" on p. 113.)