iMS20 Help

Navigation Bar

Use the bar shown at the top of the screen to switch between the synth/drum/mixer screens, to switch the song or pattern between play/stop, and to load/save sessions and presets.

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SESSION section

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1
Session name

Indicates the name of the session that you're currently using.

2
BROWSE

Shows the browser screen where you can load a session. >

3
SAVE

Shows a dialog box where you can save your session.

PLAYBACK section

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1
Song position / Pattern number

If the play mode is "SONG," this indicates the song's playback position and the number of the pattern that's playing. If the play mode is "PTN," this indicates the number of the pattern that's use.

2
Play mode

Switches between song playback and pattern playback.

3
Start/Stop

Plays/stops the song or pattern.

COMPONETS section

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SYNTH

Shows the synth screen. >
When you press this button, the right side of the bar will switch to a synth-related display.

2
DRUMS

Shows the drum screen. >
When you press the drum machine's "SOUND EDIT" or "SEQ EDIT," the right side of the bar will switch to a display related to the corresponding edit mode.

3
SONG/PTN

Shows a screen where you can arrange patterns to create a song, or select the pattern that you want to play or edit. >

4
MIXER

Shows the mixer screen. >

SYNTH EDIT/DRUM EDIT/DRUM SEQ EDIT section

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ZOOM MS-20

Zooms the display to the synth/drums edit screen. >

2
EFFECT

Shows the synth/drums effect panel. >

3
SOLO

Plays back only the synth or drum sound. If another part's SOLO is on, that part will also sound.

4
BACK

If you entered "SOUND EDIT" or "SEQ EDIT" while "DRUMS" is selected, this button takes you back to the drum machine screen.

SOUND PRESET

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Sound name

Indicates the name of the sound that you're using.

2
BROWSE

Shows a browser screen where you can load sounds. >

3
SAVE

Shows a dialog box where you can save your sound.

CONTROLLERS section

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1
KEYBOARD

Shows the performance keyboard. >

2
KAOSS PAD

Shows the Kaoss pads. >

GLOBAL/UTILITY section

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GLOBAL

Allows you to adjust settings for the entire app, and to export audio files. >

2
UTILITY

Allows you to execute various convenient editing functions. The available commands will depend on the screen from which you select this. >