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10-8

Song Mode and the Song Editor

Song Mode: The MAIN Page

TheStopsoftbuttonhaltstheplaybackorrecording,andresetsthesong’slocationtoeitherthe

defaultBar 1, Beat1value,ortowhateverlocationyoudefinedwiththeLocateparameter.Ifthe

locationisdefinedassomethingotherthanBar1,Beat1,pressStoptwicetoresetto1:1

PressingStopwhentheSongStatusisRECORDING willalwayspromptthe“Savechangesto

thissong?”dialog(describedbelow),andprovidesyouwiththeopportunitytolistentothenew

songandcompareitwiththeold,previouslysaved,songbeforeansweringYesorNo.

ThePC3LEalsohas

dedicatedfrontpanelbuttonsforRecord,Play/Pause,andStop.You’llfind

themjustbelowthesixmodebuttons.Additionallyyoucancontrolthesefunctions fromany

externalsequencerthatsendsMIDIMachineControl(MMC)messages.ThePC3LEwill

automaticallylistentoanyMMCmessagesreceivedattheUSB

orMIDIinport.ThePC3LEwill

alsoautomaticallysenditsownMMCmessagesfromtheUSBandMIDIoutport,enablingthe

PC3LE’stransporttocontrolanexternalsequencer.Thisworksfromanymode,thoughin

ProgrammodeyouwillwanttomakesurethattheDemoButtonfunction

issettooff.Youcan

dothisfromMasterMode,Page2.WhenDemoButtonissettooff,youcanstillhearProgram

demosbypressingthecursorupanddownbuttonssimultaneously.

Important Note About External Sequencers:

IfusingthePC3LEtransportcontrolstorecordtoanexternalsequencer,youmustbeinSong

modewiththeRecTrksettoNone.Ifthisisnotdone,youwillsimultaneouslyrecordtothe

externalsequencerandtheselectedRecTrkifinSongMode,oractivatetheQuickSong

Recording

functionfromothermodes.Thiswillcauseunwantedsequencestoberecordedinthe

PC3LE’ssequencer.

IfyouarealsotriggeringPC3LEsoundsfromtheexternalsequencer,youwillrunintothesame

issuewhenusingthetransportontheexternalsequencer(ifitissend ing MMC.)Inthiscase,

either

turnoffoutgoingMMContheexternalsequencer,orusethesameprecautionsasabove.

The Load, Save, and Export Soft Buttons

TheLoadsoftbuttoncallsupascrollinglistfromwhichyoucanquickly locateandloada

sequence.YoucanselectasequenceusingeithertheAlphaWheelor‐/+buttons,

oryoucan

enterasequence’sIDnumber.

TheSavebuttoncallsupthe“SaveAs”dialog.

TheExportbuttonexportsthecurrentsongtoaComputerorUSBdeviceasaStandardMIDI

File.SelectStandardMIDIFiletype1(saveswithmultiplechannels,)orStandardMIDIFiletype

0

(savesas1channel.)

The NewSng and ClrSng, and Delete Soft Buttons

TheNewSngsoftbuttoncreatesanewsongusingtheDefaultSequence(specifiedonPage2of

MasterMode)asaparametertemplate.Pressingthisbuttonisthesameasselecting0*New

Song*.

TheClrSngsoftbuttoncreatesanewsongwhoseparametersare

settothedefaultvalueslisted

inthetablebeneaththissection’sheader(SongMode:TheMAINPage).Keepinmindthatthe

selectedprogramforthenewsongwillbethecurrentlyselectedprogram.

UsetheDeletesoftbuttontodeleteausercreatedoreditedsong.Pressingthe

Deletesoft

buttonpromptsyoutocontinue bypressingDeleteortoreturntothepreviousscreenby

pressingCancel.

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