Korg microARRANGER Owner's Manual page 62

60 Style Record mode
Style Record procedure
• To insert a rest, just press the REST button. Its
length will match the step value.
• To tie the note to be inserted to the previous one,
press the TIE button. A note will be inserted, tied
to the previous one, with exactly the same name.
You don't need to play it on the keyboard again.
• To insert a chord or a second voice, see "Chords
and second voices in Step Record mode" below.
8. After inserting a new event, you may go back by
pressing the < button. This will delete the previ‐
ously inserted event, and set the step in edit again.
9. When the end of the pattern is reached, the "End
Loop" (End of Loop) event is shown in the first
two lines of the display (a), and the recording
restarts from the "M001.01.000" position. Any note
exceeding the pattern length, inserted at its end,
will be reduced to fit the total length of the pattern.
At this point, you may go on, inserting new events
in overdub mode (the previously inserted events
will not be deleted). This is very useful when
recording a drum or percussion track, where you
may want to record the bass drum on a first cycle,
the snare drum on the second cycle, and the hi‐hat
and cymbals during the following cycles.
10. When finished recording, press START/STOP to
turn off its LED. The Main page of the Style Record
mode appears.
When exiting, the "RT" recording mode is auto‐
matically selected. You may press START/STOP to
listen to the Style. Press START/STOP again to stop
the playback.
To enter the Step Record mode again, select the
"Stp" recording mode, and press START/STOP.
11. From the Main page of the Style Record mode,
press RECORD to exit the Record mode. You will
be prompted to assign a new name to the Style,
and select a memory location where to save it. See
"The Write window" on page 54 for information
on how to save a Style.
Chords and second voices in Step Record mode
With microARRANGER, you are not obliged to insert
single notes in a track. There are several ways to insert
chords and double voices. Lets look at some.
Inserting a chord. When the "key?" prompt appears in
the display, play a chord instead of a single note. The
event's name will be the first note of the chord you
pressed, followed by the "..." marking.
Inserting a chord with notes with different velocity
values. You can make the upper or lower note of a
chord, for example, louder than the remaining ones, to
make the most important note emerge from the chord.
Here is how to insert a three‐note chord:
1. Edit the Velocity value of the first note.
2. Press the first note and keep it pressed.
3. Edit the Velocity value of the second note.
4. Press the second note and keep it pressed.
5. Edit the Velocity value of the third note.
4. Press the third note, then release all notes.
Inserting a second voice. You can insert passages
where one note is kept pressed, and another voice
moves freely.
Ex. 1:
Step Time =
On
Press E and C
Step Time =
On
Press G
Ex.2:
Step Time = Step Time =
Tie
On
Press C Press G (continue holding C)
Ex.3:
Step Time = Step Time =
On Off
Press F and C Release F
(continue holding C)
Step Time = Step Time =
Off On
Press D
Release G
(continue holding C) (continue holding C)
Step Time = Step Time =
On
Press E
Release E and C
(continue holding C)
Off
Release E (continue holding C)
Off
Release G and C
On Off
Release G and C
Step Time =
On
Press G
(continue holding C)
Step Time =
Off
Release D
(continue holding C)
Off