Part 1: Assign Instruments To Tracks - Kurzweil PC3A User Manual

Tutorial: Song Mode
Bars and beats should be familiar terms for musicians, but ticks are a term specific to MIDI
sequencers. Ticks provide fine resolution when recording and editing sequences. For example, if
you were to play along with the sequencer's metronome to record one note on each beat of a bar,
upon reviewing the sequence you would most likely find that each note was not recorded exactly
on each beat, but that each was recorded a different small number of ticks away from the beats.
(See Part 7, The Event List, below for a way to view note time position.) Ticks allow for the
sequencer to record these tiny differences in timing, thus retaining the original timing nuances of
the performance. When locating note values smaller than 1 beat, divide the number of ticks in a
beat by the appropriate number (a quarter-note is always worth 960 ticks, no matter the time
signature.) For example, in a 4/4 time signature there are 960 ticks in a beat (since a beat is worth
a quarter-note in 4/4.) To find the value of an 8th note, divide 960 by 2, since there are two 8th
notes in a quarter-note. Divide 960 by 4 for 16th notes, by 6 for 16th note triplets, by 8 for 32nd
notes, and so on. You can also use record quantization which automatically moves recorded
notes to the nearest set time division, such as 8th or 16th notes. (See Part 7, Quantizing, below for
details.)

Part 1: Assign Instruments To Tracks

1. Press the Exit button until you reach the ProgramMode page. Next, press the Song mode
Step 1 (above)
2. On the Song mode MAIN page choose 0*New Song* in the CurSng field (if not already
3. Use the Chan/Zone buttons (to the left of the display) to Set the RecTrk parameter to 1.
15-2
button, located with the mode buttons to the left of the display. This will bring you to the
Song mode MAIN page (see below.)
selected). This loads an empty song file (see above.)
This sets the track that you will be recording to (see below.)
Step 2 (below)