Step Recording - Korg i40M User Manual

Page 2: Step recording
Step recording (recording step by step) allows you to
insert an event at a time. It can be used for all the
tracks (keyboards, chords, controls, extra tracks). Step
recording erases the data of the measures you are
recording on.
Track in record
When in this page, first select the track to be recorded,
then press REC/WRITE/LYRICS and START/STOP.
To go out of the step recording sub-pages and go back
to this page, press START/STOP. To playback the new
backing sequence go back to Page 1 and press START/
STOP.
Track in record
[KBTr, CHRD, CTRL, ETr1...ETr8]
Track to be recorded.
KBTr Real time tracks.
CHRD Chord track.
CTRL Control track.
ETr1–ETr8 Extra tracks 1-8.
M (Measure number)
[001...999]
This indicates the measure where recording will begin.
Each track of a backing sequence can record up to 999
measures. Press RESET to bring the measure indicator
back to 001.
Step recording the chord track
In order to step record the control track go to page 2 of
the Backing Sequence mode, select the CTRL track,
press REC/WRITE/LYRICS, and then START/STOP.
The following page will appear.
Measure
Reference • Backing Sequence mode
Chord Tension
1. Select the chord using the CURSOR and the
TEMPO/VALUE buttons, or play it with the MIDI
controller connected over the Global, Chord 1 and/
or Chord 2 channels.
2. Press ENTER/YES to enter the chord. The chord
will be input at eighth-note steps (
you need a greater precision, input the events and
then adjust their location with "Page 8: Event edit".
3. If necessary, move to a different location using the
< and > buttons. You can replace the chord you
have already entered.
Warning: If you go back with the < button and input
or edit data, the remaining part of the track will be
erased.
4. When finished, press START/STOP to go back to
Page 2 of the Backing Sequence mode. To listen to
the new backing sequence, go back to Page 1 and
press START/STOP.
M (Measure number)
Current measure.
Location
This indicates the location where the next chord will
be entered. The number to the left of the colon (:) indi-
cates the beat within the measure. The number to the
right of the colon (:) indicates the position within the
beat, in 1/96th quarter note units.
Chord
Chord to be entered.
Location
Measure
Bass note
= 48 tic). If
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