Yamaha QY700 Owner's Manual - Page 126

Step Recording: PATTERN track Measure no. Meter Style no. Section Location 5. Song Recording sSONG PLAY eSong Recording 6Step Recording TR1~TR32 PATTERN CHORD 2 SHIFT F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 SHIFT EXIT • You use this method to write settings into the PATTERN track one item at a time. For each measure you can set the meter, the style, and the section. 1. Starting from the SONG PLAY screen, press e. w The QY700 displays the Recording Standby page. The RE- CORDING indicator comes on. 2. Press 6 (STEP) to select step recording. 3. Press u or d as necessary to set the recording track to PATTERN. 4. Press p. w The PLAY indicator comes on. The QY700 displays the step recording page for PATTERN-track recording. 5. Select the measure you want to work on, using either of the following methods. • Press d [D1] to move to the location parameter. Select the measure using the data dial, n/y, or the numeric keypad. • With the cursor in the Meter, Section, or Style column, press u or d to scroll up or down. 6. Press r or l to move the cursor to the appropriate Meter, Section, or Style entry area, and enter the desired value. You can enter any of these values using the data dial or n/y. In addition: • You can enter the style number using the numeric keypad. • You can enter the section letter by pressing a microkeyboard key from E2(A) to E3(H). 7. You can delete any incorrect entries by moving the cursor back to the entry area and pressing 6 (Clear). 8. When you have finished, press s to terminate the session and return to the SONG PLAY screen. • Set the style number at the end of the song to 65 (=end). If you set a different value, the song will not end. (→ p.113) The remainder of this section describes the various screen settings, and the use of the 6(Clear) function. Location • The location area indicates the measure at which the cursor is located. • You can jump the cursor to a different measure by entering the corresponding measure number into this area. 1. Press d [D1] to move the cursor into the location-setting area. 2. Select the new location using the data dial, n/y, or the numeric keypad. Chapter 2. SONG MODE 125