Korg POLY-800 Owner's Manual page 30

The Sequencer can record up to 256 "events': If you're
recording a monophonic bass line where all notes are the
same lenglh. you can have up to 256 notes or rests in a
row in your sequence (at 1 event per note or rest).
Each note of a chord is recorded as a separate "event':
so a four note chord requires 4 events (even though it all
happens during 1 "step's" wonh of time). A sequence
made up only of 4 note chords could hpld up to 64 chords
(256 events/4 events per chord) before you ran out of
memory, and it would last for 64 steps.
note plus 1 event for each step which extends fhe length
of the chord. A four note chord TIED to last for 4 steps (i.e.
a quarter note, if a 16th note=1 step), will lake up 7 events.
(That breaks down to 4 events for the 4 note chord on the
1st step, plus 1 event each for the extensions to Ihe 2nd,
3rd and 4th steps).
Rests take up 1 event per step - so a q"e,ner rest would
take up 4 events (and 4 steps) with a 16th hole = 1 step.
Set the rear panel SEQUENCER WRITE switch to
the ENABLE position.
2. Press Ihe Sequencer START/STOP butlon. The
DISPLAY will show the following:
You can record "p lo 256 steps.
2.
Wrltlng a Note
Play the note and release il. When you release the note,
the note is recorded with a leng!h of 1 step.
Wrltlng a Chord
3.
Play the chord, either all notes at once. or adding notes
(for chords with large intervals) while keeping at leasI one
key depressed all the lime. The chord will be recorded
(with a length of i step) when all keys have been released.
4.
While holding down the key(s) for the note or chord, reach
over and press the STEP switch once for every step you
wan, 10 add lo the length of the note (chord). Then,
release all of the keys. For example, lo record a 'c'chord
that is four steps long:
. play and hold Ihe 'C' chord
press the STEP switch THREE limes (the Step Number
l
Display increases by 3 numbers)
1 more number, for a total length of 4 steps).
5.
Press the STEP button once WITHOUT playing any keys
to insert a rest that's 1 step long. Press STEP several
times to insen longer rests.
If You Make a Mlstake
6.
entered. If the mistake happened earlier (or if it's longer
than 1 step), press START/STOP several limes. until the
Step Number Display shows a number before the mistake
occurred.
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Return the rear panel SEQUENCER WRITE switch to the
DISABLE position to end the sequence and leave the
Record mode.