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Technics KN7000 · Sequencer and recordingPlay back, loop a section and set the playback volume

From the manual Not yet tested on a KN7000.Also called: sequencer play, playback, play a song, loop, cycle play, repeat bars, practise a section, medley, sequencer volume, playback tempo.

Sequencer playback

The sequencer is the KN7000’s built-in recorder. It holds 10 songs of up to 16 tracks each. Source: Manual, p. 207

Each track holds one part of the recording, such as the right-hand sound, the drums or the chords for the accompaniment. Source: Manual, p. 78

The sequencer’s PLAY button opens the SEQUENCER PLAY screen. There a song is chosen, its tracks are switched on or off, and a section can be set to repeat. Source: Manual, pp. 83–84

SEQUENCER RESET is printed under the FILL IN 1 button. With PLAY on, that button takes the song back to its start. Source: Manual, p. 83

The KN7000 panel, above the keysVOLUMEAUTOPLAYCHORDRHYTHM GROUPPERFORMANCEPADSVARIATIONONE TOUCHPLAYFILL ININTRO & ENDINGSTART/STOPSOUND GROUPPART &GLOBALEFFECTSEQDISKSDTEMPO/PROGRAMTRANSPOSEPARTSELECTPANELMEMORYCUSTOMPANELPOWERSD CARD SLOT AND PLAYERDISPLAY
Where the sequencer's PLAY button is. Drawn from a KN7000.

Playing a song

The SEQUENCER, DISK and SD buttonsSEQUENCERPLAY1EASY RECDISKPROGRAMMENUSLOADDISKIN USESDLOAD
The sequencer's PLAY button. The yellow number matches the steps. Drawn from a KN7000.
The buttons for variations, fills, intros, endings and START/STOPMUSIC STYLEARRANGERONE TOUCHPLAYSPLITPOINTVARIATION1234FADEINOUTTAPTEMPOSYNCHRO& BREAKFILL IN124SEQUENCERRESETCOUNTINTROINTRO & ENDING12START/STOPBEAT6
FILL IN 1 (SEQUENCER RESET) and START/STOP. The yellow numbers match the steps. Drawn from a KN7000.
  1. Press PLAY in the SEQUENCER section. It lights, and the screen shows SEQUENCER PLAY.
  2. Choose the song with the SONG ∧ and ∨ buttons at the right of the screen.
  3. Choose the tracks to hear with the buttons below the screen. PLAY shows above each track that will play.
    • Recorded tracks have highlighted numbers. Only those can be set to play.
  4. Press FILL IN 1 (SEQUENCER RESET). The song goes back to its start, and the panel changes to the song’s starting settings.
  5. To start from a later bar, choose it with the MEAS ∧ and ∨ buttons at the left of the screen. MEASURE= shows the bar number.
  6. Press START/STOP to play.
  7. Press START/STOP to stop. Pressing it again carries on from the same point.
  8. When finished, press PLAY to turn it off.

Source: Manual, p. 83

  • Playback started from a bar that holds a recorded intro, count intro, fill or ending skips that section. Source: Manual, p. 83
  • MIXER on the screen opens each part’s settings during playback. Source: Manual, p. 83
  • While PLAY is on, the style doesn’t start for ordinary playing. Turn PLAY off after playback. Source: Manual, p. 201

Changing the tempo

  • The TEMPO/PROGRAM dial and TAP TEMPO change the playback tempo, even in a song with recorded tempo changes. Every tempo in the song moves by the same proportion. Source: Manual, p. 83
  • To go back to the recorded tempo, press FILL IN 1 (SEQUENCER RESET) while the song is stopped. Choosing another song, or loading one, also cancels the change. Source: Manual, p. 83
  • Recording into the song again writes its original tempo, not the changed one. Source: Manual, p. 83

Looping a section (CYCLE PLAY)

  1. On the SEQUENCER PLAY screen, set PLAY on the tracks to hear.
  2. Press CYCLE: OFF at the top right of the screen. The CYCLE PLAY screen opens.
  3. Set the first bar of the loop with the START MEASURE ∧ and ∨ buttons.
  4. Set the last bar with the END MEASURE ∧ and ∨ buttons. It can be the bar where the recording ends.
  5. Press START/STOP. The chosen bars play over and over.
  6. Press START/STOP again to stop.

Source: Manual, p. 84

  • The style’s rhythm normally doesn’t play during the loop. Source: Manual, p. 84
  • With the loop stopped, FILL IN 1 (SEQUENCER RESET) goes to the loop’s first bar. Pressed again, it goes to bar 1. Source: Manual, p. 84
  • EXIT returns to the SEQUENCER PLAY screen. Playback there still loops while CYCLE: ON shows. Pressing CYCLE: ON turns it to OFF and ends the looping. Source: Manual, p. 84

Setting the playback volume

The volume slidersMAINVOLUMEMAXMINAPC/SEQUENCERVOLUMEMAXOFF2MICVOLUMEMAXMINLINE INVOLUMEMAXMIN
The APC/SEQUENCER VOLUME slider, second from the left. The yellow number matches the steps. Drawn from a KN7000.
  1. Start the song.
  2. Move the APC/SEQUENCER VOLUME slider down to lower the recording under what’s played live. At MAX, the recording plays at its own levels.

Source: Manual, p. 85

  • The slider lowers all the playback parts together. It also lowers the performance pads (the six buttons that play short phrases) and anything coming in over MIDI. Only the keys played live stay as they are. Source: Manual, p. 85
  • At the bottom of its travel, the playback is silent. Source: Manual, p. 85
  • The volume of each part can also be set on its own. Source: Manual, p. 85
  • While recording, the slider has no effect: the volume stays at maximum. During playback, lowering it takes the parts below their recorded levels, so the manual advises leaving it at MAX. Source: Manual, p. 85
  • When neither the sequencer nor a song played straight from a disk is playing, the same slider sets the volume of the style’s accompaniment. Source: Manual, p. 85

Playing several songs in a row (MEDLEY)

  1. On the SEQUENCER PLAY screen, press MEDLEY. The INTERNAL SONG MEDLEY screen opens.
  2. Choose a song with the buttons below the screen, then press ADD. Repeat for each song. M01, M02 and so on show the order.
    • ALL adds every song in number order. Pressing it again clears them.
    • To take a song off the list, choose it and press ADD again.
  3. Set LOOP to ON to repeat the medley, or OFF to play it once.
  4. Press START. SKIP jumps to the next song.

Source: Manual, p. 84

Manual pages

KN7000 owner's manual, pp. 83–85.

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Guide Q4 · last checked 13 Nov 2026