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PART MODE

Selecting and Playing a PART

When power is first turned on, the sequencer will be in SONG or PART mode (SONG or

PART LEO iit), depending on the mode that was seiected before power was turned off.

The song or part number wili also be the same as when power was turned off.

PART Button

Press the PART button to enter PART mode if the sequencer is not currently in this

mode. The LED next to the PART button will light and the display will read:

SELECT PART 00

■ PART TITLE ■

Selecting a PART

The 00 is underlined to indicate that it will be changed if a new number is selected with the

keypad or the +/- buttons. The second line of the display shows the name of the part. If a

part is empty, the display reads EMPTY PART. Pressing the +/- buttons immediately

selects the next part number, with the numbers looping past 99 to 00 and looping down

from 00 to 99. If a single digit on the keypad is pressed (3, for example), the display will

change to:

SELECT PART 3_

• PARTTIUE "

The display is now indicating that the second digit of the part should be entered. After

entering the second digit, the new part is selected, and its name is displayed. If the

second digit Is not entered within 2 seconds, the display will revert back to the previous

part number, and no new part will have been selected. This type of keypad entry is

consistent with all entries made with the keypad described in this manual. The page up and

page down buttons have no function when selecting parts or songs.

Selecting TRACKS for playback

While in PART mode, the eight TRACK SELECT LEDs will display the tracks that are

turned on (not muted) on the selected part. These buttons can be turned on or off to

change the selected tracks to be played. Whenever a part is playing, the eight track select

LEDs will show which tracks are playing. When a new part is selected, all eight tracks are

turned on. At any time, the track selection can be changed with the track select buttons.

Pressing PLAY will start playing the selected part from its beginning, and the PLAY LED will

light. The display will read, for example:

PLAYING PART 00

____

BEAT 001

The display is now showing the current beat number and the part number that is being

played. As each beat (quarter note) occurs, the display will advance the beat count. While

the part is playing, the keypad and +/- buttons can be used to select a new part number,

which will then be displayed in the display as follows:

PART 00 NEXT 2.1

BEAT 001

At the end of the current part, the newly selected part number will play, with the beat count

starting again at 001. The NEXT part to play can be changed up until the end of the current

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