Song Editing - Yamaha SY99 Owner's Manual

Song edit mode allows you to modify, insert, or delete individual events that have been recorded in tracks
1-15.
When to use song edit
Use Data Change mode to
modify the data
Use Data Insert mode to
insert new data
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Song editing

As explained earlier, a sequencer records not the sound of a musical perfor-
mance but the musical data. Notes, controller movements, program changes, and
other data are recorded as individual events. Song edit mode allows you to edit
individual events that have been recorded in tracks 1-15.
In this example we will assume that the piano part in track 1 was perfect
except for one F3 in the tenth measure that should have been an F#3.
From the song play mode or song record mode display, press EDIT. Press a
memory select button 1-15 to select the track to edit (track 1 in this example).
If you are in Data Insert or Graph modes as explained below, press F8
(Data) and then press F2 (Chng) to select data change mode. The following
display will appear.
In this mode you can view and edit data in numerical form. With the cursor
located at the measure number, use the dial or the -1 +l keys to move through
the data in the track. The lower part of the display will show the location
(measure, beat, clock) and parameters of each data event.
When you find the data you wish to modify (in this example, the mistaken
note F3), move the cursor to Note and press +1 to change the F3 to F#3. Press
ENTER to finalize the change.
Song edit also allows you to insert new data into the track. In this example we
will insert a program change at the beginning of measure 17 to change the voice
played by this track. Press F1 (Ins) to select data insert mode.
To specify the type of data to be inserted, press and hold SHIFT. Then press F2
(Prog) to insert a program change.
With the cursor at the far left, specify measure 17 as the location where the
program change will be inserted. Next, move the cursor to value parameter to
the right and specify the data (program change number 000...127). For this
example, specify a program change of 3 to select P1-A06 EP:Classic.