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Tutorial: Song Mode

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Chapter 13

Tutorial: Song Mode

InSongmode,youcanusethePC3LE’ssequencertorecordsongsusingmultipleinstrument

sounds.Youcaneasilychangeyoursong’s tempo,fixmistakes,andadjustthevolumeofeach

instrument.

Thefollowingguideincludesinstructionstochoosespecificinstrumentsoundsandtrack

numbers,simplyasexamples.Whenyouare 

readytomakeyourownsong,followthesame

methodsandchooseanyinstrumentandtrackselectionthatyouwant.

Thestepsbelowexplainthesimplestwaytorecord,inalinear, track‐by‐trackfashion.Thereare

manymethodsforrecordingsongs,andtherearerecordingoptionsthatyoumay

wishto

changeonceyoubecomefamiliarwiththeprocess.SeetheSongmodechapterformoreoptions.

Recording Overview

Inthisguideyouwillbeinstructedtorecordintotracksinasong.Atrackislikealayerinasong

containingtherecordedpartforoneinstrumentprogram.You

canrecordupto16tracks,and

eachcanbeseparatelyeditedoradjustedinvolumelevel(withmanyotheroptionsavailableas

well).

About MIDI

InSongmodethePC3LEfunctionsasaMIDIsequencer.MIDI(MusicalInstrumentDigital

Interface)isastandardizedsystemthatallowsdifferentelectronicinstrumentstoworktogether,

amongothermusicaluses.AMIDIsequencerdoesn’trecordthesoundofyourperformance,

justmessagesthatcausetheinstrumenttoplaynotes.When

youplaybackasong(a.k.a.aMIDI

sequence)inSongmode,thePC3LEtriggerseachofthenotesthatyouhaverecorded,sortoflike

aplayerpiano.MIDIisveryusefulforrecordingsongswithelectronicinstrumentssuchasthe

PC3LE,becauseyoucaneasilymakechangesto

recordedsequences.Forexample,youcan

changeindividualnotes,transposeparts,orchangetheinstrumentationoftracksthathave

alreadybeenrecorded.SinceMIDIsequencesonlyplaybackmessagesthattriggernotes,ifyou

startrecordingorplayingbackfromthemiddleofyoursong,youwillnotheartheresult

of

notesbeforethatpoint(suchasnotessustainingfromthepreviousbar.)Inthesecases,make

suretostartplaybackorrecordingbeforethenotesthatyouwanttohear.

About The Time Position Format

Inthisguideyouwillbeinstructedtoselectspecifictime positionsinasong.InthePC3LE’s

sequencer,timepositionsaremeasuredfromthebeginningofthesonginBars,Beats,andTicks.

Dependentonthetimesignature,theseunitsofmeasurementscanhavedifferentvalues.In

theseexampleswe

willbeusinga4/4timesignatureinwhichaBarcontains4beats,andabeat

contains960ticks(from0to959,seebelowformoreaboutticks.)TheSongmodeMAINpage

displayssongtimeintheLocatfieldasBarsandBeats,forexampleaLocat

positionof1:3

wouldcorrespondtoBar1,Beat3.TheSongmodeBigTimepagedisplayssongtimeinlarge

numbersonthetophalfofthescreenasBars,Beats,andTicks.ForexampleaBigTimeposition

of1:3:480wouldcorrespondtoBar1,

Beat3,Tick480(in4/4Tick480wouldbethesecond

eighth‐noteofthebeat.)

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