Creating songs (Sequencer mode)
MIDI tracks 1–16 each consist of “track parameters” that specify the starting state of the track, and “playback data.” The master track consists of tempo and time signature data.
MIDI tracks 1–16 Setup parameters Bank/Program No.*, Play/Rec/Mute, Pan*, Volume* Track Play Loop, Loop Start Measure, Loop End Measure, Play Intro, EQ (Bypass, Input Trim, Low Gain, Mid Frequency, Mid Gain, High Gain) Status, MIDI Channel, Bank Select (When Status=EX2), Force OSC Mode, OSC Select, Portamento*, Transpose**, Detune**, Bend Range**, Use Program’s Scale, Delay (Mode, Time, Base Note, Times), KARMA Track On/ Off Control, MIDI Filter, Keyboard Zones, Velocity Zones, Track Name, IFX/Indiv.Out Bus, FX Control Bus, AUX Bus, Send1 (MFX1)*, Send2 (MFX2)*, Drum Kit IFX Patch, X–Y Volume, X–Y CC, Enable RADIAS
Musical data Note On/Off Program Change (including Bank Select) Pitch Bend Aftertouch (Poly After) Control Change Pattern No. Exclusive Message
Master track Setup parameters/Musical data Time signature*, Tempo* * When you change the setting during realtimerecording, this will be recorded as musical data. This allows the starting settings to be modified during the playback.
There are two types of patterns: preset patterns and user patterns. Preset patterns: Patterns suitable for drum tracks are preset in internal memory, and can be selected for any song. User patterns: Each song can have up to 100 patterns. When using a pattern in a different song, use the Utility menu commands Copy Pattern or Copy From Song etc. to copy the pattern. The pattern length can be specified in units of a measure. Each pattern consists of musical data for one track. It is not possible to create patterns that contain multiple tracks. You can use these patterns by placing them in a MIDI track (Put to Track menu command) or by copying them (Copy to Track menu command). You can also use patterns with the RPPR function of a song.
How Sequencer patterns are related to Drum Track patterns The patterns of the Drum Track function you use with a Program or Combination are related to Sequencer mode patterns as follows. Preset patterns are a common library that can also be used by the Drum Track function. User patterns cannot be directly used by the Drum Track function, but they can be converted to user Drum Track patterns and used with a Program or Combination. If you convert a user pattern, it will be stored in internal memory, and this data will not disappear even when you turn off the power.
** Musical data (MIDI RPN data) can be used to change the starting settings during playback.
Cue List
Other parameters: You can adjust parameters during realtime recording and record these changes as MIDI System Exclusive messages. This means that the settings at the start of playback can change as the song progresses.
The cue list allows you to playback multiple songs in succession. The M3 lets you create twenty cue lists. Each cue list lets you connect up to 99 songs and specify the number of times that each song will repeat.
For details on Control Change messages and RPN, please see “Control change” on page 616, and “Using RPN (Registered Parameter Numbers)” on page 620 of the Parameter Guide. For details on MIDI System Exclusive messages, please see “About system exclusive messages” on page 621 of the Parameter Guide.
Song recording and editing Song recording is performed on tracks. You can record MIDI tracks in either of two ways; realtime recording or step recording. For realtime recording you can choose one of six recording modes. You can edit MIDI tracks by using Event Edit operations to modify the recorded data or insert new data, and by using Track Edit operations such as Create Control Data, which inserts pitch bend, aftertouch, or control change data.
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Patterns
The menu command Convert to Song lets you convert the songs in a cue list into a single song. For example you can use a cue list to create the backing, convert the cue list to a song, and then add solo phrases on unused tracks.