Recording A Tempo Track - Kurzweil MARK 12 V2.0 - ADDENDUM User Manual

KURZWEIL MARK 12 USER'S GUIDE ADDENDUM
RECORDER Miscellaneous Changes/Features

Recording a Tempo Track

You can now record a Tempo Track (sometimes referred to as a Conductor Track) along
with your song data on the Mark 12. This special track has no musical notes or MIDI
controllers on it; instead, it contains one or more tempo markings which vary the speed at
which your song is played back. This allows you to record music in careful, metronomic
fashion (which may make it easier to get separate parts lined up correctly) and then add
back a certain amount of natural feeling, the way a conductor would while leading an
orchestra.
To record a Tempo Track, press Record, and then press Set Tempo (instead of selecting a
numeric track button to choose the track to be recorded). The Set Tempo light will flash.
Note that the tempo marking remains at the song default tempo. To adjust the tempo, you
can either press the Continuous Controller Pedal, move the bottom slider in the Auto
Accompaniment section, or use the Up/Down buttons on the Menu display. It is generally
best to adjust one of these to match the default tempo for the song before starting the
recording.
Now press Play. You will hear the music of the song, starting at its default tempo. To
change the tempo, adjust the pedal or the slider. It is advised that you choose one of the
two controllers, though both are active. You can either adjust the tempo slowly, creating a
subtle but powerful musical effect, or dramatically, depending on the music. The tempo
marking in the display will adjust after each measure to give you visual feedback. You
will hear an immediate change in the Recorder as the tempo adjustment happens
simultaneously.
Mark 12 songs may have a tempo ranging from 20 to 300 beats per minute, but it is very
unlikely you would want to have such a huge variation of tempo in any one song. To
allow you to make better use of the range of the pedal or slider, a Tempo Track Menu
function allows you to set a range for the top and bottom ends of the controller. To select
the range of the tempo variation, press Menu after selecting the Tempo Track but before
starting the recording. The Tempo Range menu allows you to choose a minimum and
maximum tempo for the track. Use the soft buttons to select the field, and Up/Down to
adjust the values. Press Menu again to return to the recording display.
The Tempo Track can be edited using the Event Editor. Press Set Tempo when choosing
a track in the Track Edit menu, or scroll past Track 16 using the Up button.
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