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Song Mode and the Song Editor

Song Mode: The MAIN Page

Volume (Vol)

Youcansetavolumelevelforeachtrackasavaluebetween0and127.Ifthechannelofthe

RecTrk(orthecontrolchannel,ifRecTrkissettoMultiorNone)containsanyrecordedvolume

change(controller7),thechangewillbereflectedastheVol parameter’s

valueinrealtime,as

wellasontheMIXERpage.Also,changingtheVolvaluewhilerecordingwillwritevolume

automation(controller7messages)tothecurrentRecTrk’seventlist.

Initial Volume Settings

Eachsongfiledoesnotautomaticallysaveyourvolumesettingforeachtrack.Tomakeasong

saveyour

volumesettingsforeachtrack,youmustwriteaninitialvolumeforeachtrack.Initial

volumeisthevolumesetting thatwillbeusedwhenyoursongisplayedbackfromthestartof

bar1.Aninitialvolumesettingisessentiallyavolumeautomationmessagethatiswritten

before

thefirsttickofatrack.Initialvolumesettingsarenotautomatically writtenduring

recordingbecausetheymakeithardertotryoutdifferentvolumesettingsforatrack.For

example,aninitialvolumewillresetanyvolumeadjustmentsthatyoumakeduringplayback

eachtimethesongisstoppedand

playedfromthestartofbar1,orifthesongisstoppedand

playedfromanypointiftheControlChaseparametersettoOnontheSong:MISCpage(see

SongMode:TheMISCPage on page 10‐17.)Ifyouplantotryoutdifferentvolumesettings,itis

easierif

youwriteaninitialvolumeafteryouhavefoundthedesiredsetting.

Setting Initial Volume Per Track

FollowthesestepstochangethecurrentRecTrk’sinitialvolume.Whilethesequenceris

stopped,pressRecord,changethevalueofVol ,pressStop,andsavethesong(followthesame

methodtoquicklysetinitial

programorpansettings.)Initialprogram,volume,andpancanalso

besetatthetopofeachtrack’seventlist(seeSongEditor:TheEVENTPage on page 10‐31.)

Setting Initial Values For All Tracks

AnimportantlaststepbeforesavingafinishedsongistostoreinitialvaluesofProgram,Volume

andPanforall

tracks.Thiscanbedoneatanytime,butisbestdoneasalaststepifyouplanto

makealotofadjustmentstothesesettings.Towriteinitialsettingsforalltracks,presstheKeep

softbuttonontheSong:MIXERpage(seeSongMode:TheMIXERPage on page 10

‐12.)After

pressingtheKeepsoftbuttonyoumust saveyoursongtosavethesesettings(youare

automaticallypromptedtosaveuponexitingtheSong:MIXERpage.)PressingtheKeepsoft

buttonstoresthecurrentvalueofeachtrack’sProgram,VolumeandPansettingsasinitial

settings.Besurethat

thesevaluesoneachtrackaresettothevaluethatyouwishtostore,asthe

settingsmayhavechangedifyouhavewrittenanyautomation.

Note:Don’tusetheKeepsoftbuttonifyouwouldlikecertaintrackstonotbestoredwithinitialvalues.

Inthiscase,only

setinitialvaluesforeachdesiredparameterasdescribedabove(seeSettingInitial

VolumePerTrack.)

Volume Sources When An Initial Volume Is Not Set

Ifaninitialvolumeisnotstoredwitheachtrack,thevolumeforeachtrackofyoursongwillbe

setdependingonwhatmodeyouwereinprevioustoloadingthesong.If

youareinSongmode

andhaveplayedasong,andthenyouloa dasongwithoutinitialvolumes,thevolumeofeach

trackofthenewlyloadedsongwillbesetbythepreviouslyplayedsong.Volumesettingsare

tiedtoMIDIchannels,sothevolumeofeachtrackwill

bedependentonwhichMIDIchannelis

assignedtoeachtrackineachsong.IfyouareinSongmodeandyouloadasongthatdoesnot

haveinitialvolumeswithoutplayinganothersongfirst,thevolumeoftheMIDIchannelfor

eachtrackissetdependingonwhich

modeyouenterSongmodefrom.IfyouenterSongmode

fromProgrammodeorQuickAccessmode,thevolumeofeachtrackissetbasedonthevolume

foreachMIDIchannelsetinthosemodes.IfyouenterSongmodefromSetupmode,thevolume

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