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The Karma Music Workstation offers two very different types of sequencing; Linear sequencing, in which you record your song tracks straight through, much like in a studio, and Non-linear.
Non-linear sequencing entails chaining the contents of multiple song locations to create a complete song. In this method, song 1 could contain just the verse, song 2 the chorus, song 3 the bridge, etc. You could then arrange these mini sequences into a full song using the CUE LIST mode. Cue List is basically an ordered list of how you want these parts chained, to give you the final arrangement of your data.
You will first need to record your parts in SEQ mode as separate songs. When you have at least 2 songs, with at least 1 measure each recorded, you can begin creating your Cue List. When finished creating your Cue List, you may convert it to one completed Song.
NOTE: When creating new songs, make sure you set the song length of each song to only as long as you need it to be. Keep in mind the default song length is 64 measures. To set a song's length:
1. Press the Menu Button.
2. Press the F5 button twice to highlight "Edit"
3. Press the F8 button to enter the Track Edit screen.
4. Press F8 once again to open the menu.
5. Using the cursor buttons, select "Set Song Length".
6. Press F8 to enter the Set Song Length window
7. Using the value wheel slider or buttons, select the song length by measure.
8. Press F8 once again to confirm.
You should repeat this method for each song you intend to use in your Cue List.
To convert a collection of sequences into a full song:
1. Press the SEQ button
to enter the Sequencer Mode.
2. Press the Menu button.
3. Press the F2 button until "CUE" is highlighted.
4. Press the F8 button, which corresponds to "Open" on the screen.
5. Press F7, which corresponds to "EDIT" on the screen.
6. Using the value wheel, slider or buttons, select the song you want as the
first step.
7. Press F4 to insert that song.
The "Load FX" box: You can decide if the introduction of a new song in the Cue List also introduces that song's effect settings. In other words, if each of your songs has different effects, checking the "FX" box next to the song will load the effects for that song. If you just check the "FX" box for the first song entered in the Cue List, then that song's effects will be used for all songs to follow.
8. Press the cursor button
to select the next cue list step.
9. Repeat steps 6-8 until your songs are all in the correct order.
The "Repeat" feature: Next to each song is an area marked "Rep" with a number. You can tell the cue list how many times to repeat the current song until it moves on to the next. This makes it unnecessary to enter the same song over and over again in the Cue List.
10. Press the cursor button
to highlight "END" when steps, repeat indications, and Load FX settings
are complete.
11. Press the F7 button, which corresponds with "DONE" on screen,
.
NOTE: When converting to a finished song, make sure to write to a song number that is not being used. For example, if you have songs 0-5 being used for parts of the cue list, convert to song position 6, which leaves the initial song parts intact.
Once all your songs are in order and you're ready to convert them into a finished song:
12. Press F8 which corresponds
with "Utility" on screen.
13. Press F7 continuously until "Convert to Song" is selected.
14. Press F8 - "OK"
15. When the menu appears, select the song number that you wish to assign your
converted song to.
You may notice slight pauses in between each song in the Cue List: This is normal. Once the songs are converted they are "connected", and the pauses will go away. The reason you experience pauses in the Cue List is because the songs are still in their separate locations, and the sequencer needs time to jump from one location to the next. Past that, if a converted song still seems to have pauses, this may have to do with information not starting exactly at the beginning of a song, which depends on how it's played. Quantizing such parts should help tighten the gaps.