5.12. STATUS ARRANGER
ARRANGER STATUS
START
• With the Arranger stopped, pressing START starts the arranger (right or left click), the button will turn green and the label changes to STOP. The measure indicator is activated, the first of four LEDs indicates highlights (red light), the other, green, show time low.
• With the Arranger running, pressing STOP (right or left click) will immediately stop the arranger . The button returns to its orange colour and label changes to START (ready for a new start).
TEMPO
By successively pressing the "+" and "-" keys, you may increase or decrease the tempo value in steps of + or - 1. The limit values are between 40 and 250. The orange-red arc is proportional to the value of TEMPO and provides coarse adjustment TEMPO, buy click and sliding the mouse along a vertical axis.
A first double click on the displayed value changes appearance as below:
The small padlock in the centre and the yellow circle indicates that the tempo is locked at this rate, from one style to the next. This TEMPO LOCK function allows chaining of other styles on the same TEMPO.
A second double-click cancels the TEMPO LOCK function
Note : TAP TEMPO: You can define a new tempo by time-clicking with the right mouse button on the TEMPO button.
You may also use OPTIONS -> CONTROLLERS to assign the TAP TEMPO function to a key.
SYNC
This Frame offers two options:
Note: These two options are not mutually exclusive, checked simultaneously vA2 will play only when it receives notes from the LEFT section.
COUNT IN
When the Arranger is Off, this function gives a metronome (drummer) count-in on the quarter notes of a measure before the arranger starts.
When the Arranger is On, the COUNT IN button changes to RESTART. A click on RESTART will immediately reset the arranger on the first beat of the measure.
The functions COUNT IN and RESTART are enabled with either right or left clicks.
You may also assign this button to a control or key by using OPTIONS -> CONTROLLERS.
FADE
• With the arranger OFF, pressing FADE IN (the button turns red) causes a fade in, upwards from the zero level to the configured sound level. When the sound level reaches the configured level, the changes to FADE OUT and the button returns to grey.
• With the arranger running, pressing FADE OUT (the button turns red) causes a sound fade out from the noise programmed to zero. When the sound level reaches zero the label changes back to FADE IN, the button becomes grey and the Arranger is stopped.
Note : The behaviour of the FADE function is identical in a MIDI sequence or Kar.
HOLD
The HOLD function, when activated, remembers the last chord played in the LEFT part, even after the keys are released.
When playing a style, it keeps the activation of all the accompaniment, bass and drums tracks.
Otherwise, when the keys are released only the drums tracks keep playing.
ARRANGER STATUS commands are all assignable in the menu OPTIONS -> CONTROLLERS, in the TRANSPORT section.