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6. Song mode
Playing a song (Song Play)
Press the Play/Pause key to begin playing the song. The song will
begin playing from the pattern of the currently selected position.
When the song ends, playback will automatically stop.
It is not possible to save edited sounds in a song. Please use
Pattern mode to edit sounds.
What is Position?
"Position" refers to the playback or recording order of the pat-
terns within the song, and is the unit by which you edit a song.
Pattern A08
(32Steps)
...
Pattern B01
(36Steps)
Position
1
End
Pattern A01
(16Steps)
Position
2
Position
3
Position
4
Position
5
Position
6
Position
50
Position
51
Pattern A01
(16Steps)
Pattern B20
(24Steps)
Pattern A10
(64Steps)
Pattern B01
(36Steps)
Fast-forward or rewind a song
During song playback, you can use the select keys to fast-forward
or rewind. To fast-forward, press the [ ] SELECT key. To rewind,
press the [ ] SELECT key.
Rewind Fast-forward
Switching songs
It is not possible to switch songs during playback, but it is pos-
sible to select the song number beforehand. If you select a song
number during playback, the display will blink to indicate the
selected number. When the currently playing song ends, playback
will stop, and the newly selected number will now be steadily lit.
Press the Play/Pause key to playback the selected song.
Playing from the beginning of a
position or song (Reset & Play)
While a song is playing, you can hold down the Shift key and
press the Play/Pause key to start playback from the beginning of
the pattern specified for the currently-playing position. In addi-
tion, you can press the Play/Pause key while a song is playing to
pause the playback, and then hold down the Shift key and press
the Play/Pause key to playback from the beginning of the song.
6. Song mode
A song consists of patterns arranged in the desired order of play-
back.
You can create and save up to sixteen songs in the internal memory
of the ES-1mk
II
. In addition to pattern playback, songs can also record
rhythms and knob movements.
Press the Song mode key to enter Song mode.
SONG (S01)
S01...S16 16 songs
+ Event data
Pattern A08
(32Steps)
Pattern B01
(36Steps)
Position
1
Pattern A01
(16Steps)
Position
2
Position
3
Position
4
Position
5
Position
6
Position
50
Position
51
Pattern A01
(16Steps)
Pattern B20
(24Steps)
Pattern A10
(64Steps)
Pattern B01
(36Steps)
Selecting a song
SONG S01...S16
Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate
SONG.
Rotate the dial to select one of the sixteen songs S01 to S16.
Setting the playback tempo
TEMPO 20.0...300.0
• Using the dial to set the tempo
Use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs indicate
TEMPO. Rotate the dial to set the tempo.
If you wish to change the tempo units below the decimal place,
hold down the Shift key and rotate the dial.
• Using the Tap Tempo key to set
the tempo
While the song is playing, strike the TAP key three times or more
in succession at the desired tempo. The ES-1mk
II
will calculate the
interval at which the Tap key was pressed, and will set the tempo
accordingly. The tempo can be set in the same way even when
playback is stopped.
When you use the cursor keys to make the parameter select LEDs
indicate TEMPO, and the tempo you modified will appear in the
display.
If you modify the tempo of a song but then switch to another
song without Writing, the first song will return to its original
tempo. If you wish to keep the tempo setting you modified,
you must perform the Write operation (☞p.52 "Saving a
song").