Technics Digital Ensemble Sx Pr604 Owners Manual

MEASURE COPY
Copy recorded data of specified measures to a specified
point.
•On the destination track, the new data replaces the current
measure contents.
1.Specify the measures you wish to copy from
the source track (FROM).
•On the FROM side, specify the settings with the corre-
sponding buttons.
TRACK: Specify the track number you wish to copy the
measures from.
•You cannot select the track for the RHYTHM part or
CHORD part in which a repeat command has been
stored.
•If ALL is selected, the specified...

MEASURE INSERT
Insert specified measures at a specified point.
•The length of the performance accordingly increases by
the number of inserted measures.
1.Specify the measures you wish to copy from
the source track.
•On the FROM side, specify the settings with the corre-
sponding buttons.
TRACK: Specify the track number you wish to copy the
measures from.
•This function does not work for the CHORD or
RHYTHM track in which the repeat function has been
stored.
•If ALL is selected, the measures are inserted...

VELOCITY CHANGE
Modify the recorded velocity in specific measures of specific
tracks.
1.Use the TRACK ∧ and ∨ buttons to select the
track you wish to edit.
•You cannot select the track for the CONTROL, RHYTHM
or CHORD part.
•If ALL is selected, all tracks will be edited.
2.Use the FIRST MEASURE ∧ and ∨ buttons
to specify the start point (measure number) of
the velocity change.
3.Use the LAST MEASURE ∧ and ∨ buttons to
specify the end point (measure number) of the
velocity change.
4.Use the VELOCITY ∧ and...

ADVANCE/DELAY
Speed up or delay the sound production of specified per-
formance data.
1.Use the TRACK ∧ and ∨ buttons to select the
track you wish to edit.
•You cannot select the track for the CONTROL, RHYTHM
or CHORD part.
•If ALL is selected, all tracks will be edited.
2.Use the FIRST MEASURE ∧ and ∨ buttons
to specify the start point (measure number) of
the change.
3.Use the LAST MEASURE ∧ and ∨ buttons to
specify the end point (measure number) of the
change.
4.Use the ADVANCE/DELAY ∧ and ∨ buttons
to...

Outline of the Composer
The COMPOSER enables you to create your own accompaniment patterns. A pattern is comprised of 8 parts: DRUMS 1, 2, BASS
and ACCOMP1–5 parts. These parts would form the backing of a song.
Rhythm components which can be stored
Different INTRO 1, 2, VARIATION 1 to 4, ENDING 1, 2 pat-
terns can be created for each MEMORY (A, B, C).
•Each VARIATION is made of a PATTERN, FILL 1 and FILL
2.
•A Maj (major) and Min (minor) pattern is available for each
of the INTRO and ENDING 1 and 2.
•The...

Three ways to record in the COMPOSER
There are three ways to create and record a rhythm.
Simple recording method
Use EASY COMPOSER to quickly create a unique rhythm
just by selecting a pattern for each part.
Create a completely new rhythm
Compose all the parts of a completely new rhythm from
scratch.
•You can use either realtime recording or step record for
any part of the recording.Pattern Copy (page 92)
Copy a preset rhythm or SEQUENCER data to a COMPOSER
memory, edit it as you like, and then store it...

3.On the RECORD MEMORY display, press the
OK button.
•The display looks similar to the following.
4.Press the CLEAR THE ENTIRE PATTERN
button.
•The display looks similar to the following.
5.Press the YES button.
•All the data for the selected pattern is erased.
6.Use the MEASURE ∧ and ∨ buttons to specify
the number of measures in your new rhythm
pattern (1 to 16).
7.Use the TIME SIGNATURE ∧ and ∨ buttons
to specify the meter of the pattern (1/4 to 8/4).
•When the settings for the MEASURE and TIME...

4.Record the part.
•The specified number of measures are repeatedly played
back, during which time any newly played notes are added
to those already recorded. The current measure number
is shown on the display as “MEASURE=”.
•Record the performance in C major for correct chord
progressions during playback. Follow the KEY SETTING
procedure if you wish to record the performance in a
different scale.
•The sustain pedal operation or PITCH BEND and MOD-
ULATION effects when MIDI data is received are also...

Part Setting
You can make detailed settings for each part.
1.On the REALTIME RECORDING display,
press the PART SETTING button.
•The settings comprise three pages of the display. Use
the PAGE buttons to switch pages.
2.Use the PART 
 and  buttons to select a
part.
3.Use the ∧ and ∨ buttons to set the correspond-
ing item.

PITCH POINT:
The pitch at which the pattern progression sound is
lowered by one octave.
•When the root note of the specified chord is higher than
the set pitch point, the pitch of that...

Step Record
Use STEP RECORD to store the notes one-by-one on the display. This is a convenient way to store complicated patterns that
are difficult to play.
Recording procedure
1.While you are recording, press the STEP RE-
CORD button.
•The display changes to the STEP RECORD display similar
to the following.
2.Use the CURSOR buttons to move the cursor
to the note position you are going to store.
•Each dot represents one-eighth of a quarter-note (a thirty-
second note).
•When storing triplets, it may not...