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Contents
Chapter 5 Use with MIDI devices
About MIDI ..................................................................................................................... 85
What is MIDI .......................................................................................................................................... 85
MIDI connectors ..................................................................................................................................... 85
MIDI channels ........................................................................................................................................ 85
MIDI messages ....................................................................................................................................... 85
MIDI implementation chart .................................................................................................................. 85
Using MIDI to switch the track status ............................................................................. 86
Synchronizing with a MIDI sequencer ............................................................................ 86
Using MTC .............................................................................................................................................. 86
Using the tempo map ............................................................................................................................ 89
Using the sync track .............................................................................................................................. 91
When you experience problems with synchronization ................................................... 92
Chapter 6 Use with a Zip drive
Connecting a Zip drive ................................................................................................... 93
Initializing the disk (Drive Initialize) .................................................................................93
Select the Zip drive as the recording destination (Drive Select) ..................................... 93
Saving performance data on a Zip disk (Song Copy) ..................................................... 94
Saving on a single disk (Playable) ....................................................................................................... 94
When the data cannot be saved on a single disk (Archive) ............................................................. 95
If you have problems saving the data ............................................................................. 96
Chapter 7 Use with a DAT recorder (DAT backup)
Saving performance data to a DAT recorder (Backup) .................................................. 97
Loading performance data from a DAT recorder (Recover) ............................................98
Checking the names of the performance data that was saved (Name) ......................................... 99
Checking the storage status of performance data that was saved (Verify) ................................... 99
Chapter 8 Using the internal effects
Examples of how the effects can be used .................................................................... 100
Applying reverb to a recorded performance (Loop) ...................................................................... 100
Applying reverb as you record (Loop) ............................................................................................. 102
Applying a vocoder while you record (Insert) ................................................................................ 104
Applying reverb while bouncing tracks (Loop) .............................................................................. 106
If the effect does not sound as you expect ................................................................... 108
Chapter 9 Other convenient functions
Sounding the metronome ............................................................................................. 109
Using an external MIDI sound source to play the metronome ..................................................... 109
Using a foot switch to playback/stop ............................................................................ 110
Stopping automatically (Marker stop) ........................................................................... 110
Changing the pitch during playback (Vari-pitch) ........................................................... 111
Listening only to a specific channel (Solo) ................................................................... 111
Simultaneously adjusting a stereo source (Channel Link) ........................................... 112
Undoing a recording or editing operation ..................................................................... 112
Recording/editing operations which can be undone (Undo) ....................................................... 112
Canceling the last-performed Undo (Redo) ..................................................................................... 113
Canceling only the last-performed operation .................................................................................. 113
When the disk has little remaining space ..................................................................... 113
Deleting only unneeded performance data (Song Optimize) ....................................................... 113
Deleting one song of performance data (Song Erase) .................................................................... 113
Chapter 10 Overall settings and status checking
If the display area is difficult to read (Contrast) ............................................................ 114
Switching the contents of the display (Bar Display) ..................................................... 114
Displaying measures/beats .......................................................................................... 115
Checking the size of a recorded performance .............................................................. 115
Restoring the mixer settings to the initial state ............................................................. 116
If there is no internal hard disk ..................................................................................... 116
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