Roland KF-7 - Manual (Page 122)

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Chapter 6 Creating and Editing Songs
Chapter 6
→ ”PC” stands for “Program Change,” which is a command that
tells an instrument to change the sound it’s using. With songs
that rely on the use of a variety of sounds, a “PC” needs to be
located at every point within the song where the Tone is to be
changed
* Some edits can’t be undone, not even by choosing “Undo.” We
recommend saving songs to floppy disks or to user memory before
editing. For more on how to save songs, refer to “Saving Songs”
(p. 101).
Editing
4.
Touch the item to be edited.
The value for the item being edited is highlighted.
5.
Set the value with the [-] [+] buttons or the dial.
To cancel the operation once it is underway, touch
.
6.
When you’re done making all the settings, touch
.
When you are finished editing the setting, return to the
“Song Edit screen.”
Touch to return to the Menu screen.
■ Undoing Edits (Undo)
You can cancel an editing operation that you’ve just carried
out. This is handy when you want to undo an edit and
restore data to the way it was before.
* There are some edits that can’t be restored.
At Step 3 of “Selecting the editing function” (p. 121), select
.
Editing functions that can be undone appear on screen.
fig.d-e-undo.eps_50
If you touch , the undo is cancelled, and you’re
returned to the Song Edit screen.
If you touch , the confirmation message appears on
screen. Touch to undone the most recent edit.
■ Copying Measures (Copy)
You can copy a portion of a performance to a different bar in
the same Part or to a measure in another Part. This is handy
when you’re composing a song that repeats a similar phrase.
fig.e-copy.e
At Step 3 of “Selecting the editing function” (p. 121), select
.
A screen like the one shown below appears.
fig.d-e-copy.eps_50
Item Content
From
Measure number of the first measure of the
segment to be copied
For Number of measures to be copied
Src
Copy-source Track button or part number
Choosing “All” copies all Parts. “---” appears in
the column.
Choosing “R.Pattern” copies the KF-7’s built-in
Rhythm Patterns. For more information, take a
look at “Copying Rhythm Patterns to Create
Rhythm Parts” (p. 123).
If you choose a Track button, you can only copy
to the selected Track button. You cannot copy
to the other Track buttons.
To
Copy-destination measure number
When “End” is selected, the data is copied to
the end of the song.
Times Number of times the data is to be copied
Dst Copy-destination part number
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ex. To copy measures 5-7 to measure 8.