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Playing the Songs

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Basics Section Quick Guide Reference Appendix Playing the Songs You can directly play back the Song files stored on Memory Card. Up to 100 Song files can be played back end-to-end by using the Chain Step feature. This Chain Step data can also be saved to Memory Card. n A Memory Card containing Song files must already be slotted in the Card Slot. n Make sure to read the section "Handling the Memory Card" on page 53. n Format 0 Standard MIDI Files (SMFs) on the highest directory of the Memory Card can be played back. With the included software "Card Filer," you can convert Standard MIDI file on your computer from format 1 to format 0. Never attempt to remove/insert the Memory Card in the SEQ PLAY mode. Setting the Chain You can set up to 100 Steps in a Chain here. Each Chain Step is assigned a Song file. You can play back one particular Chain Step or multiple Chain Steps endto-end. ■ Chain Step Number Change each Chain Step by using the [ ]/ [ ] buttons. If you choose a Step Number here, the screen for the selected Chain Step will be displayed. Chain Step Number Song File SongFile Seq PAGE PART ELEM KEY ❏ Settings: 00 ~ 99 n You can jump to the next Chain Step screen and change the Chain settings in advance, even while a Song is being played back. n When a Song is being played back, a [P] indicator appears in the PART/ELEM/KEY column of the Chain Play screen for the current Song. ■ Song File Assign a Song file to the Chain Step. Any Song files with the ".MID" extension can be selected. When you select a file Number here, the file name is shown in the top line of the display. For continuous (chained) playback of multiple Chain Steps, you can specify how to play this Chain Step after playback of a previous one by selecting an option from among "skip," "end" and "stop." If you select "skip," the Chain Step is skipped and playback will jump to the next Chain Step. If you choose to skip the 99th Chain Step, playback will jump back to the first Chain Step after the 98th Chain Step. If you select "end," when the Song reaches this Chain Step, chained playback is stopped and you are returned to the first Chain Step. If you select "stop," the Song stops when it reaches this Chain Step. ❏ Settings: skip, end, stop, song file 1 Press the [SEQ PLAY] button to enter the Sequence Play mode. Song1 ⁄110 PAGE PART ELEM KEY 2 Use the [ ] and [ ] buttons to select the chain step number, then press the [ENTER] button to specify it. 3 Use the [DEC/NO] and [INC/YES] buttons to assign the song file or skip/end/stop to the chain step, then press the [ENTER] button to specify it. 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 above to set up the chain. Song Playback 1 Select a Song file you wish to play back, in the same manner as you did 1 to 3 above. n When playing back a single Song, you do not need to select a Chain Step Number (You can have any Chain Step screen open). 2 Set the tempo (if necessary). 3 Press the [PLAY/STOP] button to playback the Song. 4 Press the [PLAY/STOP] button again to stop the Song playback. Chained Playback 1 Use the [ ] and [ ] buttons to select the Chain Step Number of the first Song you wish to play back. 2 Set the tempo (if necessary). 3 Press the [PLAY/STOP] button to play back the Song. When the Chain Step playback has finished, the Song of the next Chain Step Number will automatically be started. Songs can be played back continuously this way. 4 Press the [PLAY/STOP] button again to stop the chained playback. Also, if an "end" or "stop" Chain Step is reached, playback will stop. Playing the Songs 51

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Basics Section
Quick Guide
Reference
Appendix
Playing the Songs
Playing the Songs
You can directly play back the Song files stored on
Memory Card. Up to 100 Song files can be played back
end-to-end by using the Chain Step feature. This Chain
Step data can also be saved to Memory Card.
n
A Memory Card containing Song files must already be
slotted in the Card Slot.
n
Make sure to read the section “Handling the Memory
Card” on page 53.
n
Format 0 Standard MIDI Files (SMFs) on the highest
directory of the Memory Card can be played back.
With
the included
software “Card Filer,” you can convert
Standard MIDI file on your computer
from format 1 to
format 0.
Never
attempt to remove/insert the Memory Card
in the
SEQ PLAY mode.
Setting the Chain
You can set up to 100 Steps in a Chain here. Each
Chain Step is assigned a Song file. You can play back
one particular Chain Step or multiple Chain Steps end-
to-end.
■
Chain Step Number
Change each Chain Step by using
the
[
]/ [
]
buttons. If you choose a Step Number here, the screen
for the selected Chain Step will be displayed.
❏
Settings
: 00 ~ 99
n
You can jump to the next Chain Step screen and change
the Chain settings in advance, even while a Song is being
played back.
n
When a Song is being played back, a [P] indicator appears
in the PART/ELEM/KEY column of the Chain Play
screen for the current Song.
■
Song File
Assign a Song file to the Chain Step. Any Song files
with the “.MID” extension can be selected. When you
select a file Number here, the file name is shown in the
top line of the display.
For continuous (chained) playback of multiple Chain
Steps, you can specify how to play this Chain Step after
playback of a previous one by selecting an option from
among “skip,” “end” and “stop.”
If you select “skip,” the Chain Step is skipped and
playback will jump to the next Chain Step. If you
choose to skip the 99th Chain Step, playback will jump
back to the first Chain Step after the 98th Chain Step.
If you select “end,” when the Song reaches this Chain
Step, chained playback is stopped and you are returned
to the first Chain Step.
If you select “stop,” the Song stops when it reaches this
Chain Step.
❏
Settings
: skip, end, stop, song file
1
Press the [SEQ PLAY] button to enter the Sequence
Play mode.
2
Use
the [
] and [
] buttons to select the chain
step number, then press the [ENTER] button to
specify it.
3
Use the [DEC/NO] and [INC/YES] buttons to
assign the song file or skip/end/stop to the chain
step, then press the [ENTER] button to specify it.
4
Repeat steps 2 and 3 above to set up the chain.
Song Playback
1
Select a
Song file you wish to play back, in the
same manner as you did
1
to
3
above.
n
When playing back a single Song, you do not need
to select a Chain Step Number (You can have any
Chain Step screen open).
2
Set the tempo (if necessary).
3
Press the [PLAY/STOP] button to playback the Song.
4
Press the [PLAY/STOP] button again to stop the
Song playback.
Chained Playback
1
Use
the [
] and [
] buttons
to select the
Chain Step Number of the first Song you wish to
play back.
2
Set the tempo (if necessary).
3
Press the [PLAY/STOP] button to play back the
Song.
When the Chain Step playback has finished, the
Song of the next Chain Step Number will
automatically be started. Songs can be played
back continuously this way.
4
Press the [PLAY/STOP]
button again to stop the
chained playback.
Also, if an “end” or “stop” Chain Step is reached,
playback will stop.
SongFile
Seq
KEY
ELEM
PART
PAGE
Chain Step Number
Song File
Song1
⁄110
KEY
ELEM
PART
PAGE