Roland G-70 - Manual (Page 155)

General considerations
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General considerations
The 16-track sequencer can be used to record sequen-
tially onto 16 tracks (one track after the other). Since
the 16-track sequencer and the Recorder share the
same RAM memory (they are, in fact, different incarna-
tions of the same concept), you can lay down your first
tracks using the Recorder (with or without Arranger),
and then select the 16-track sequencer to add new
tracks or change existing ones. The Recorder allows for
simultaneous multitrack recording, which is not possi-
ble with the 16-track Sequencer where you can only
record one track at a time. While you are working with
the 16-track Sequencer, the Arranger is not available.
Tracks and MIDI channels
Tracks are assigned to MIDI channels on a 1:1 basis (i.e.
Track 1= MIDI channel 1,… Track 12= MIDI channel 12,
etc.). Since the Keyboard parts have been assigned to
the MIDI channels in such a way as to allow for easy
Minus-One playback using the Recorder (page 38), you
should take a minute to study the table below.
Obviously, if you record a song with Arranger backing,
the respective parts (ADR, ABS, etc.) are recorded onto
the tracks that are assigned to their MIDI channels.
There is yet another track, called “MASTER”, that is used
for recording the time signature, the tempo, as well as
general SysEx messages.
Example 1: Recording a song from
scratch
Let us now record a song from scratch using the 16-
track sequencer. If you already played back a song since
switching on the G-70, the s song RAM memory
already contains data we need to erase. (Even if the
G-70’s song RAM memory is still empty, using the INI-
TIALIZE SONG function would be a good idea.) Here is
how to:
(1) Press the RECORDER [16-TRACK¥SEQUENCER] but-
ton.
The display changes to:
(2) Press the [INITIALIZE¥SONG] field.
The display changes to:
(3) If you want the G-70 to set most parameters for
you, press one of the TEMPLATES fields.
Here is what the options mean:
Track (SMF part)
MIDI
channel
G-70 parts
Recorder Arranger
1 (Piano) 1 — Accomp 1
2 (Bass) 2 — A. Bass
3 (Chords) 3 — Accomp 2
4 (Solo/Melody) 4 Upper1 Upper1
5 Harmony 5 — Accomp 3
6 (Counter-melody) 6 Upper2 Upper2
7 (Not specified) 7 — Accomp 4
8 (Not specified) 8 — Accomp 5
9 (Not specified) 9 — Accomp 6
10 (Drums) 10 Drums* A. Drums
11 (Not specified) 11 Lower1 Lower1
12 (Not specified) 12 M.Bass*
[*] The MIDI channel of these parts depends on whether you are
working with the Arranger (page 52) or the Recorder.
M.Bass*
13 (Not specified) 13 Upper3 Upper3
14 (Not specified) 14 Lower2 Lower2
15 (Not Specified) 15 Melody Intell. Melody Intell.
16 (Not specified) 16 — —
ORCHESTR Selects orchestral sounds suitable for classi-
cal music and film scores.
BAROQUE Selects orchestral sounds suitable for cham-
ber music.
ROCK Selects sounds suitable for rock music.
FOLK Selects sounds suitable for folk music.
COUNTRY Selects sounds suitable for country music.
ELECTRONIC Selects classical sounds suitable for dance
music.
POP Selects sound often used in pop arrange-
ments.
16-TRACK
SEQUENCER