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Set the Gate Time and Velocity, Select the Desired Note Length, Dotted Notes, Triplets

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3. Set the Gate Time and Velocity Use the [F3] function key to select the gate time of the first note to be entered: "STAC" for short, staccato notes; "NORM" for normal-length notes; or "SLUR" for long notes that run into each other. The velocity of the notes to be entered is set via the "NORM" (PROGRAM [4]), "ACC1" through "ACC3" (PROGRAM [5] through [7]), and "FIX" (PROGRAM [8]) keys. The actual velocity values of the accents - "ACC1" through "ACC3" - can be set via the UTILITY SEQ SETUP mode SEQUENCER Accent screen, described on page 220 of the Feature Reference manual. If the "Fix" parameter is set to "kbd", then "kbd" will appear on the display when you press the FIX (PROGRAM [8]) key, and the notes will be entered at the velocity with which they are played on the keyboard. 4. Select the Desired Note Length Select the note length for the first note by pressing the corresponding GROUP key (standard notes are displayed above the keys), or by incrementing/ decrementing using the [-1] and [+1] keys. The number of 32nd-note segments corresponding to the selected note length will be emphasized on the display. If you select 8th notes in 4/4 time, for example, the display will look something like this: Four 32nd notes equal one quarter note. M001-01 Gate=NORM`Vel=norm[ERASE][PGM]=P¡A1 q Dotted Notes Pressing the dot key (PROGRAM key [1]) adds half the value of the currently displayed note length. If this results in a standard note length, it is displayed as a dotted note. Otherwise it is displayed as a numeric value. q Triplets 8th and 16th-note triplets can be entered via the GROUP [G] and [H] keys, respectively. When a note is being displayed "-3-" appears to the right of the note, while numeric values are divided by two-thirds (since triplets squeeze three notes in the space normally occupied by two, triplet notes are two-thirds the length of their standard counterparts). You should normally enter triplet notes in groups of 3, 6, 9, 12 or other multiples of 3, in order to end up with standard note lengths. q Ties Press the TIE key (GROUP key [2]) immediately after entering a note to tie that note to the next note entered. The tie function is cancelled if you move the cursor between pressing the TIE key and entering the second note. 5. The Sequencer 53

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5. The Sequencer
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3.
Set the Gate Time and Velocity
Use the [F3] function key to select the gate time of the first note to be
entered: “STAC” for short, staccato notes; “NORM” for normal-length notes; or
“SLUR” for long notes that run into each other.
The velocity of the notes to be entered is set via the “NORM” (PROGRAM
[4]), “ACC1” through “ACC3” (PROGRAM [5] through [7]), and “FIX” (PRO-
GRAM [8]) keys. The actual velocity values of the accents — “ACC1” through
“ACC3” - can be set via the UTILITY SEQ SETUP mode SEQUENCER Ac-
cent screen, described on page 220 of the Feature Reference manual. If the
“Fix” parameter is set to “kbd”, then “kbd” will appear on the display when
you press the FIX (PROGRAM [8]) key, and the notes will be entered at the
velocity with which they are played on the keyboard.
4.
Select the Desired Note Length
Select the note length for the first note by pressing the corresponding
GROUP key (standard notes are displayed above the keys), or by incrementing/
decrementing using the [-1] and [+1] keys. The number of 32nd-note segments
corresponding to the selected note length will be emphasized on the display. If
you select 8th notes in 4/4 time, for example, the display will look something
like this:
●
Dotted Notes
Pressing the dot key (PROGRAM key [1]) adds half the value of the
currently displayed note length. If this results in a standard note length,
it is displayed as a dotted note. Otherwise it is displayed as a numeric
value.
●
Triplets
8th and 16th-note triplets can be entered via the GROUP [G] and [H]
keys, respectively. When a note is being displayed “-3-” appears to the
right of the note, while numeric values are divided by two-thirds (since
triplets squeeze three notes in the space normally occupied by two,
triplet notes are two-thirds the length of their standard counterparts).
You should normally enter triplet notes in groups of 3, 6, 9, 12 or other
multiples of 3, in order to end up with standard note lengths.
●
Ties
Press the TIE key (GROUP key [2]) immediately after entering a note to
tie that note to the next note entered. The tie function is cancelled if you
move the cursor between pressing the TIE key and entering the second
note.
Four 32nd notes equal one quarter note.