Step Recording - Yamaha SY99 Owner's Manual

SONG MODE
SONG RECORD
Summary: In song step record mode, notes will be
recorded one by one with the specified time
value, regardless of the actual timing at which
you play. This makes it possible to input very
complex passages which would be difficult to
play in realtime.
Procedure:
From: song record display
Press: F2 (Step) to select step recording.
To begin: recording specify the track to be
recorded and press RUN. The RUN
LED will light green.
Record: data as explained in the Recording
Procedure below.
To stop: recording and return to the song play
display press STOP.
Measure (001...999): To move to another mea-
sure, place the cursor here and modify the data.
Time (01-08/4, 01-16/08, 01-32/16): The time
signature is only displayed, and cannot be
modified.
The tempo is only displayed, and has no effect
in step recording.
Used (0...100%): This displays the amount of
sequencer memory already used.
This area indicates the currently selected note
value. At any time in step recording you can use
the numeric keypad to enter note values. You
can also move the cursor to this area and modify
the note values. If possible, the note values in
this area will be displayed as graphic symbols
for a whole note, quarter note, etc. Otherwise
the note value will displayed as a number of
clocks (1/384th notes).
When the cursor is located in this area you can
move backwards and forwards through the data
in time. If the current measure is longer than four
quarter notes (e.g., a time signature of 10/8), a
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number will be displayed here to indicate the
section of the measure now being displayed.
The measure bar represents one measure, and
vertical divisions represent one beat. A dot will
be displayed on the bar to indicate a 32nd note
area which contains data.
As you move backward or forward through the
data in time, an arrow pointing downward will
move in 32nd note steps to indicate the current
position in the measure.
If the currently selected 32nd note area contains
data, the notes in that area will be displayed on
the keyboard diagram.
To select an accent value, press F1-F4.
Subsequently entered notes will be given the
selected accent value. With the initial settings,
Acc1=24, Acc2=56, Acc3=88, and Acc4=120. To
change the accent value assigned to F1-F4 refer
to Song setup job 4. Accent level.
To delete all data in the 32nd note area where
the cursor is located, press F5 (Del). The cursor
location will not change.
This function, F6 (BDel) depends on the current
note length. If the currently selected note length
is 1/4 then data at the location 1/4 note previous
to the current position will be deleted. The cur-
sor will move back 1/4 note.
Note duration: To specify how long the note will be
held in relation to its note value hold SHIFT and
press F1-F3. To record normal notes which
sound for 80% of their note values press F 1
(Norm). To record staccato notes which sound
for 50% of their note values press F2 (Stac). To
record slurred notes which sound for 99% of their
note value press F3 (Slur).
Numeric keypad:
Note value (numeric keys 1-8): Use the numeric
keys 1-8 to specify the note value to be
recorded. Pressing each key will select the note
value printed above it, from a whole note (key 1)
to a 16th note triplet (key 8). This also deter-
mines the step time by which the cursor will
automatically advance after each note has been
entered.