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SAMPLING YOUR OWN SOUNDS

3H SETTING SONG TEMPO

Each song can have its own programmed tempo from 40 to 240 Beats Per Minute.

1. To change tempo (the SP-1200 may be stopped or running and in or out of EDIT

mode), press TEMPO. (Note: If you change tempo while the SP-1200 is running, the

tempo setting is not stored and does not loop around if a song should repeat. For

best results, change tempo while the SP-1200 is stopped.) The cursor will flash under

the first digit of the tempo. There are five ways to enter tempo:

• Press the Right Arrow button once to increase the tempo by 1 BPM. Hold the

button down to increment through the tempo 1 BPM at a time.

• Press the Left Arrow button once to decrease the tempo by 1 BPM. Hold the

button down to decrement through the tempo 1 BPM at a time.

• Use the Keypad to enter the tempo directly, accurate to 1/10th BPM four digits).

Leading zeroes must be entered.

• Vary Slider #1

• “Tap” the tempo you want on the TAP/REPEAT button. The SP-1200 will

compute the time between taps and translate that to Beats Per Minute. If desired,

you can tap continuously and when the groove feels just right, stop tapping; the

last time between taps will be remembered as the tempo. The rear panel TAP/

AUTO REP jack accepts a momentary-action, normally open footswitch if you

want to tap with your foot instead of your hand.

2. When the display shows the desired tempo press ENTER.

3I PROGRAMMING TEMPO CHANGES WITHIN A SONG

The tempo change feature is very handy if you want to program the tempo to speed up or

slow down at specific places in the song. You may introduce tempo changes at any point in

a song; as you write out the song steps, allot a step for each tempo change instruction.

1. Make sure you are in song mode.

2. At the song step immediately prior to where you want the tempo to change, press

TEMPO CHANGE. If you have already programmed a song and want to add a

tempo change, insert a song step and then press TEMPO CHANGE. The display will

ask you to specify Accelerando (key in 1) or Ritardando (key in 2).

3. After selecting Accelerando or Ritardando, the display’s lower line will show the

song step number, a quarter note symbol, and +00/00 (for Accelerando) or -00/00

(for Ritardando). A cursor will be flashing under the first 0.

4. The first pair of digits signifies the tempo increase or decrease in BPM (up to 99,

within the constraints of the 40 to 240 BPM range); the second pair of digits signifies

the number of beats over which this change is to occur (up to 32 beats). Use the

keypad to key in the desired BPM change, then press ENTER. Next, key in the de

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E-Mu SP1200 User Manual Page 45