Yamaha IIs Owner's Manual - Page 63

Song Recording and Editing Step Recording 1. Press the Start/Stop button to call up the timeline display. The following blank timeline appears if no MIDI data has been recorded previously. 1 2 M001-01-16 Empty 3 4 n A dot (•) in the display indicates that MIDI data already exists at the location. 1 Measure/Beat/Clock Shows the current entry (cursor) position. 2 Data Area Each measure is separated by a vertical line, where entered data is represented by a dot. The displayed resolution will vary according to the specified Quantize setting. 3 Cursor You can enter a MIDI event at the cursor position. You can also edit or delete an existing event by moving the cursor to a dot position. 4 Empty This will be shown indicating there is no data at the current position, instead of each MIDI event. 2. Move the cursor to a position where you want to enter a MIDI event or where there is a MIDI event you want to edit. You can move the cursor in any of the following manners: • Leftmost knob: Moves the cursor in the specified resolution (shortest note length). • Forward button: Moves the cursor to the beginning of the next measure. • Rewind button: Moves the cursor to the beginning of the previous measure. • Reset button: Moves the cursor to the beginning of the timeline (song). n If you move the cursor to a position where multiple MIDI events exist, turning the knob will alternately show each event. In this case, the cursor does not move to the next position until the last event at the current position has been reached. 3. Enter, add, change, or delete MIDI events as necessary (see below). 4. Press the Start/Stop button again to end recording. Entering or Adding a MIDI Event Press the RHYTHM/INSERT button. One of the MIDI event options will flash at the current cursor position. Enter the desired event, referring to the section Available MIDI Events in Step Recording below. M001-01-16 Ch=10 NoteOn ff C#4 1 2 n Use a song job feature (page 70) if you want to set a new beat (time signature). Specify a MIDI channel (1 to 16) 1, event type, and other parameters 2 for the MIDI event being entered, using the corresponding knob. When you press the ENTER/YES button to determine the event, it will be added to the current cursor position and displayed as a dot (•) in the timeline. Changing or Deleting a MIDI Event To change parameter values for an existing event: Move the cursor to display the target event. Change the value using the corresponding knob. When the value flashes in the display, press the ENTER/YES button to actually enter it (the value stays lit). To delete an existing event: Move the cursor to display the target event. Press the BASS/ DELETE button to delete it. n You cannot change the event type of existing data to another type. Instead, just delete it, and enter the desired event as a new one. 63