Roland JX-3P Owner's Manual page 9

9
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Aiso, the indicators of the
Tone
Selec-
tor
buttons
@
tell
you
the
steps
(1
to
16}
and the measures
(1
to
8)
that
you
are writing.
(The
flashing indicator
shows the measure and
the
lighting
one
the
step.)
[e.g.]
Writing the 3rd step
in
the
1st
measure
pwinpzripwr-jrnT-jpizr
•No
matter
how
you
play the key-
board, the time
values
will
all
turn out
the
same
{the shortest
time
value).
It is
important
to play
in
a
non
legato
man-
ner
(i.e.
releasing
the key each time
you
play
a
key).
If
you
play
in
a legato
manner
(i.e.
pressing another key
with-
out
releasing
the key that
you
are pres-
sing
now),
a
chord
will
be written
as
shown
below.
legato
*Thls
applies to the Tie and
the Rest
buttons
as well.
i.e.
releasing the key,
then
pressing
the button.
*
7 (eighth
rest)
is
indicated above the
Rest button on
the
panel,
but
it
varies
depending on
the shortest time
value
you
set.
In
the example,
the
shortest
time value
is i*
(1/16 note), so
the,
value of the Rest button
will
be?
(sixteenth
rest).
(5)lf
writing
is
completed,
press the Start/
Stop button
@
to leave the writing
mode
(the Indicator
of the
Sequencer
Write button
@
wijl
go
out and
that of
the Start/Stop button
will
light
up).
At
this
time, the phrase written
will start
playing.
If
pressing
the
Start/Stop but-
ton once more, the
indicator
will
go out
and the sequencer
will
stop
(
-*
Refer to
B) Playing).
Nf you wish to stop
writing
in
the mid-
dle, press
the Start/Stop button
twice.
Slvl/Slop
-^h-
Stvt/Stup
^h-
twics
If
you
press
the Sequencer Write button
@
again after this,
all
the
data pre-
viously written
will
be
erased.
(6)
Return the
Ext. Selector switch to the
Memory
Protect
On
position.
PrDgnnvrwr
1
Memwy
Protecl
On
When
the
shortest
time
value
is
J*
(1/16
note),
J
(1/4 note)
and
J^
(1/8 note) can
be
replaced as follows.
•
iJ ^J
yy^i
y
7 ?
i>7
7
?
•
y
r?
If
J!
is 1
step,
J) is
2
steps
and
J is
4
steps.
Also,
the
rests will
be counted
just like
the
notes
(
?
=
1
step,
7=2
steps,
J
=
4 steps).
The
maximum
capacity of
this sequencer
is
128
steps,
and
as
soon as
all
the 128
steps
are used up, writing
will
automatically stop
(the indicator of the
Sequencer
Write
button
@
will
go
out),
and
writing steps
Is
no
longer
possible.