Roland CDX-1 Musical Instrument User Manual


 
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Arranging audio samples to create a song—Sequence
Arranging audio samples
to create a song
Recording pad operations at the
specified interval—Step Recording
The CDX-1 allows you to record pad operations on a sequence track while the
playback remains stopped. This is analogous to pasting the pad samples at
previously specified intervals (steps). This is called step recording.
Button functions during step recording
During step recording, the buttons have the following functions.
Pads [1]–[8]:
Record the sample of that pad, and advance the current location by one step.
PLAY [ ]: Extend (tie) the phrase of the preceding step by an additional step.
FF [ ]:
Record a rest for a length of one step, and advance the current location by
one step.
REW [ ]: Return to the previous step.
If You Become confused About Button Function
During Recording
In the following the Step Recording screen, press CURSOR [ ] once or twice so
that the display switches to “STEP REC USAGE INFORMATION.”
fig.34-05a
Recording continues even when you switch to this screen. Press CURSOR [ ] to
return the previous screen.