Yamaha MOTIF7 Owner's Manual - Page 220

Pattern Play mode ■ Creating Pattern Chains with Realtime Playback (Pattern Chain Recording) This function makes it possible to specify a sequence of patterns for pattern chain playback. Switching of styles/sections, track muting, scene/ mute changes, and tempo changes can all be recorded in real time. 1 In the Pattern Play mode, press the [F6] button to enter the Pattern Chain Play mode as shown below. Details about parameters in this display are same as in step #1 of the Basic Procedure on page 217. REC 5 Press the [■] button to stop recording. 2 Press the [REC] button to enter the Pattern Chain Record mode. The indicator lights and the Record Setup Display appears. REC ■ Pattern Chain Editing The Pattern Chain Edit mode makes it possible to edit the order of the patterns in a chain as well as inserting tempo, and scene/mute event data. Call up the desired display by following the instructions below and edit the events (Style/Section changes, Scene/ Mute changes, and Tempo changes) in each display. Pattern Chain Edit mode Reference Pattern mode 3 Set basic parameters for recording (e.g., Style number/Section, Recording Type, Track, Tempo and so on). • The Recording Type, Time Signature and Tempo settings are same as in the Song Record mode. • To record a track, select the desired track from "TMP" (Tempo), "SCN" (Scene), and "PTN" (Pattern). For details about the Pattern Chain track structure, see page 54. 4 Press the [F] button to start recording and play the pattern as you like. • When a Pattern track (1 - 16) is selected, you can record style and section changes. • When the Tempo track is selected, you can record tempo changes. • When the Scene track is selected, you can record track muting settings. 220 MOTIF Reference [PATTERN] button Pattern Chain Edit mode Pattern Track Edit [EDIT] button Scene Track Edit Tempo Track Edit [F4] button [F4] button [F4] button