Roland Musical Instrument 用户手册
maxWerk - Copyright 2000-2007 Amanda Pehlke
Published by RedMoon Music - www.RedMoon-Music.com
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these work, but using them comes easily once you get a feel for
making looping tracks.
making looping tracks.
While maxWerk supports only one Meter choice per Werk, but
tracks based on step numbers that are multiples of 6 and 8 counts
are compatible in the same Werk, and may be included in either
Meter. In other words, besides steps in multiples of 8, you can
choose step numbers of 12, 24, and 48 in an 8-count Werk.
Similarly, besides 12, 24, and 48, the number of steps can be 8, 16,
or 32 in a 6-count Werk. To create a piece that has changes in
Meter, you can save a Werk to become a midifile source, change
Meter, edit as necessary, and save it again under a new name, so
that at a later time you can paste together music segments from
midifiles of each. You should take into account that decreasing the
number of counts may shorten some loops and Melody lines such
that notes may be lost, and increasing the count will of course add
empty steps.
tracks based on step numbers that are multiples of 6 and 8 counts
are compatible in the same Werk, and may be included in either
Meter. In other words, besides steps in multiples of 8, you can
choose step numbers of 12, 24, and 48 in an 8-count Werk.
Similarly, besides 12, 24, and 48, the number of steps can be 8, 16,
or 32 in a 6-count Werk. To create a piece that has changes in
Meter, you can save a Werk to become a midifile source, change
Meter, edit as necessary, and save it again under a new name, so
that at a later time you can paste together music segments from
midifiles of each. You should take into account that decreasing the
number of counts may shorten some loops and Melody lines such
that notes may be lost, and increasing the count will of course add
empty steps.
Tempo in BPM (beats per minute) is set from a Main Screen tempo
slider. You can adjust it by using key commands as long as you are
not in Performance mode, which refers to a Tempo Map. Next to the
Tempo slider is the tempo map button, which is described fully in
the "Main Settings" section of Part II. Briefly, the Tempo Map takes
effect when you engage Performance mode and allows a tempo
change at each bar. When you open Werk file, the Tempo setting
saved for bar 1 appears as the default.
slider. You can adjust it by using key commands as long as you are
not in Performance mode, which refers to a Tempo Map. Next to the
Tempo slider is the tempo map button, which is described fully in
the "Main Settings" section of Part II. Briefly, the Tempo Map takes
effect when you engage Performance mode and allows a tempo
change at each bar. When you open Werk file, the Tempo setting
saved for bar 1 appears as the default.
The round play status indicator below the Tempo indicator is also a
start/stop button, though it's easiest to use the spacebar to toggle
play. Play always starts at the beginning of the next bar after the
one that was in play when it was stopped. By means of a key
command you can switch playback from full tempo to half-timed
while editing. This lets you think about exact note positions if, for
example, you are working with a higher resolution pattern that has a
swing feel.
start/stop button, though it's easiest to use the spacebar to toggle
play. Play always starts at the beginning of the next bar after the
one that was in play when it was stopped. By means of a key
command you can switch playback from full tempo to half-timed
while editing. This lets you think about exact note positions if, for
example, you are working with a higher resolution pattern that has a
swing feel.
Below the play-status section of the information panel there is a
bank of function switch-buttons that have key command
equivalents. These always reflect the status of their respective
bank of function switch-buttons that have key command
equivalents. These always reflect the status of their respective