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Backing Track Functions
2. Use [ ] [ ] to select the playlist that you want to play.
3. When you press [ ], the songs in the selected
playlist will be played in the specified order.
Press [EXIT] to return to the Main screen.
4. To stop the song playback, press [ ].
If you then press [ ], playback will start from the
point at which you stopped.
Selecting and playing a song from
within a songlist
1. In the Main screen, move the cursor to “SONG” in the
upper line of the screen, and press [ENTER].
The songlist for the currently selected playlist will appear.
Alternatively, you can view the songlist by selecting a
playlist in step 2 of “Selecting a playlist and playing it”
(above), and pressing [ENTER].
2. Use [ ] [ ] to select the song that you want to play.
3. Press [ ] to play the selected song.
Press [EXIT] to return to the Main screen.
4. To stop the song playback, press [ ].
If you then press [ ], playback will start from the
point at which you stopped.
Selecting and playing back ‘external’
songs without creating a playlist
1. After placing the SMF or Audio files in the root directory of
your USB memory, connect it t the Prelude and press the
[USB MEMORY PLAYER] button.
2. Use [ ] [ ] to select the USB memory folder.
3. Press [ENTER]
The list of the songs that you placed in the root directory
appears in the display.
4. Use [ ] [ ] to select the song that you want to play
and press [ENTER].
5. Press [ ] to play the selected song.
6. To stop the song playback, press [ ] again.
Songs you play back directly from the root directory of a USB
memory are not available for re-recording operations. To use
such SMF songs as a starting point for parts you want to add
or replace, you first need to import the song in (p. 48).
Performing along with a song
([MINUS ONE/CENTER CANCEL])
By pressing [MINUS ONE/CENTER CANCEL] you can perform
the following operations depending on the type of song data.
Each time you press [MINUS ONE/CENTER CANCEL], the
function will turn on (button lit) or off (button unlit).
File Function Explanation
SMF
Minus
One
Mutes the specified Part. To
specify the Part that will be muted,
refer to “Specifying the Part that
will be muted” (p. 30).
Audio file
Center
Cancel
Minimizes the playback volume
of the sound that’s heard from the
center (e.g., vocal or melody
instrument).
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