SP Studio Systems SP-12 - Manual (Page 31)

RECORDING SEGMENTS
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2E SETTING AUTO CORRECT
To set Auto Correct, the SP-12 must be in segment mode. The SP12 can be stopped
or running (recording).
1. Press AUTO CORRECT. The display shows the current Auto Correct value
(default is 1/Il).
2. The Right Arrow and Left Arrow buttons step through the various Auto Correct
options: 1/4 (quarter notes), 1/4t (quarter note triplets), 1/8 (eighth notes), 1/8t
(eighth note triplets), 1/16 (sixteenth notes), 1/16t (sixteenth note triplets),
1/32 (thirty-second notes), 1/32t (thirty-second note triplets), and HiRes (no
auto correction).
3. When the display shows the desired Auto Correct value, press ENTER.
Note: Changing Auto Correct does not affect any parts recorded prior to the
change.
2F RECORDING A SEGMENT IN REAL TIME
Now that you’ve selected a segment and dimensioned it, you’re ready to record drum
patterns into the segment.
1. If necessary, program the metronome and Auto Correct resolution. Set pitch,
mix, and other parameters as desired.
2. While holding down RECORD, push RUN/STOP so that the RUN/STOP light
glows; the metronome will start. The RUN/STOP LED will blink off at the
beginning of the segment, and there will also be an accented metronome beat
at the beginning of each measure.
3. Play the various drums where you want them to occur in the segment. The
segment will repeat over and over, so you may “overdub” as many drum
beats as you like. For example, record a basic bass drum part first, then
snare drum sounds, then some differently tuned snare drum sounds, cowbell,
etc. Any drum sounds you record during one cycle of the segment will play
back on the next cycle of the segment.
4. For drum roll effects (repeat recording), hold down the TAP/REPEAT button
and the Drum Play button. The drum sound will repeat, at the rate set by Auto
Correct, for as long as you hold the TAP/REPEAT and Drum Play buttons. If a
drum is multileveled or multipitched, you can obtain some great effects by
holding down the TAP/REPEAT button and sequentially pressing down the
various Play buttons for the multileveled or multipitched Bank. Plugging a
momentary-action, normally open footswitch into the rear panel TAP/AUTO
REP enables auto repeat for as long as the footswitch is pressed down.
5. Several parameters can be changed while recording for special effects (or
just to make your life easier, for that matter).
a. Switch banks to change drum sounds.