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By scrolling through the list, any selected data can be copied from one track or part to
another. For example, if a track contained notes on many MIDI channels that had been
previously combined together, copying only one MIDI channel to a new track would allow
the parts to be separated out again. Also, copying NOTES ONLY from a track to itself will
effectively erase all pitchbend, controller, program change, after touch, and system
exclusive data from that track.
Copying a SONG to Itself
In SONG mode, pressing and holding the COPY button will result In the following display:
COPY FROM SONG
01 TO SONG Q1
The 01 display will actually show the currently selected song number. Like in PART mode,
pressing RECORD will append the current song to itself, making it twice as long.
Copying a SONG to another SONG
If a new song number is selected, the display will show the newly selected song number,
and pressing RECORD will append the source song number (the number selected before
pressing COPY), to the destination song number (the number selected while holding
COPY). This mode Is very useful, since a verse consisting of more than one part could be
entered Into a song, and then appended into another song when needed without having
to re -enter the parts for the verse. None of the eight track buttons will have any effect
when copying songs. The page up and page down buttons also have no effect when
copying songs.
In all cases, the copy is not executed until RECORD is pressed, and will be aborted if COPY
is released before pressing RECORD. The COPY button has no effect while a song or part
is playing.
EDIT
The EDIT button is an on/off switch with an associated LED. All operations as discussed so
far assume that EDIT Is off. When edit is on, individual note editing can be achieved in part
mode, and the list of parts in a song can be edited in song mode. To exit EDIT mode, press
EDIT again (the LED will turn off), or select PART or SONG, which automatically turns EDIT
off.
Editing a PART
When EDIT is pressed while in PART mode (PART LED lit), individual MIDI events can be
edited. The eight track buttons are used to select which track is being edited. Only one
track can be edited at a time (only one track is lit at a time). The display now shows the MIDI
information of the selected track as follows:
2.01/00: C#-2
002/00 CHAN 01
The first three digits are the beat number, followed by the sub-beat count (00-95), followed
by the note value, followed by the note velocity (01-127), followed by the note’s duration
(in beats and sub-beats), followed by the note’s MIDI channel (1-16). The cursor is under
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