User manual ENSONIQ MUSICIANS

[. . . ] The plug must be plugged into an appropriate outlet that is properly installed and grounded in accordance with all local codes and ordinances. DANGER: Improper connection of the equipment-grounding conductor can result in the risk of electric shock. Check with a qualified electrician or service personnel if you are in doubt as to whether the product is properly grounded. Do not modify the plug provided with this product -- if it will not fit the outlet, have a proper outlet installed by a qualified electrician. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION : TO REDUCE THE DANGER OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electronic shock to persons. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. SEE IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ON BACK COVER! "INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR INJURY TO PERSONS" IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING--When using electric products, basic precautions should always be followed, including the following: 1. [. . . ] If youd like to cancel the renaming, press the No button. ENSONIQ MUSICIANS Musician's Manual 241 Chapter 7Recording Editing an Existing Song Playlist After youve created and listened to a song playlist, you may decide youd like to make some changes perhaps youd like to reorder some sections, or substitute a different sequence for one of its steps. The Song Editor allows you to edit the steps of an existing song playlist without creating a new one. To Edit an Existing Song Playlist 1. If the Song Playlist LED is not lit, press the Song Playlist buttonits LED will light and the ZR will display the song playlist page. If the Song Playlist LED is lit and the display is not showing the song playlist page, press the Song Playlist button twice. The display will show: The name of the selected song m The current bar and beat in the song m SOMESONG Step #1 i The first step in the playlist 1. 01 = Bank1: A i p The selected bank and sequence used in this step 2. 5. When this display is showing, you can edit the steps of the song playlist. Turning the left knob will select a step number, and turning the right knob will select a sequence for the currently selected step. Turn the left knob to select the step number whose sequence youd like to change. Turn the right knob to select a sequence for the step to play. You can select any sequence that has music recorded in it. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until the song playlist is the way youd like it. Press the 16 Track Recorder Play button to hear the new song playlist. Selecting Another Song The MUSICIANS can hold as many songs as memory will allow. The song youve selected will become the active songif there was a song in the Song Editor, it will be moved into the ZRs song memory. Copying a Song Each MUSICIANS song can have a song playlist. There may be times that youd like to experiment with different song structures by setting up different playlists and listening to the various versions one after another. At such times, youll want to have multiple copies of the same song in the ZRs Song Editor and song memorythis will allow you to compare the different song structures. To Copy a Song 1. Insert a formatted floppy into the ZRs disk drive (See Chapter 9 for information on formatting floppies and using the disk drive. ) Press the Disk/Global Save button. 3. Turn the Parameter knob until the display shows: Save to disk?1-SONG :MY_SONG i The underline shows that the first character in this songs name is editable This display allows you to give your song a new name in one of two ways: You can spell the songs name on the keyboard as if it were a typewriterthe character associated with each key is printed above the key on the ZRs front panel. The C# and D# keys in each octave move the cursor forward and back on the display (the character selected for editing is underlined on the display). The F# is always a lower case lock, the A# an upper case lock, while the G# types a blank space. 244 ENSONIQ MUSICIANS Musician's Manual Chapter 7Recording Note: The keys outside of the range shown above are not used for the naming of songs. You can also name your song using the front panel controls. The up/down arrow buttons are used to select the character position within the name. The up arrow moves the location to the right, and the down arrow moves it to the left. The underlined character is selected and may be changed with the Value knob. Tip: The Value knob provides access to characters unavailable on the keyboard. [. . . ] See Recording Sessions loading from floppy disk, 335 entire contents, 345 saving to floppy. See Sessions saving to floppy, 333 Set disk prefs/info?, 355, 356 Set Fill/Var tracks?, 122 Set rhythm params?, 122, 124, 125 Set system prefs?, 30, 31 Set up foot control?, 30, 46 Set up RAM memory?, 317 Setting up getting ready, 21 MIDI connections, 212 Settings button, 149, 156 Shaping sounds. See Envelopes Shift, 196 Shifting pitch. See Transposing, Sounds Show expander names?, 319 Show free memory?, 318 Signed insert effect parameters, 366 Silence between ideas, 149 Silencing tracks. [. . . ]