FreeStyle lets you record into sections and also into songs. The Follow Song command affects the process of recording into a song.
When it is turned off (unchecked), FreeStyle only records into the currently record-enabled section in the Arrangement window (indicated by a red bar as shown below). To make a section record-enabled, just click it.
When Follow Song is turned on (checked), FreeStyle records into each section in the top row of the Arrangement Window as it plays as shown to the right. The top row is called the primary song structure row. Notice that the Verse 1 section is record-enabled because it is currently playing (the scrolling playback wiper is in it). When the wiper reaches the next section, Verse 2, it will become record-enabled.
As you can see, the Follow Song feature lets you set up sections in a song before recording and then record into them continuously from one to the next. FreeStyle automatically places what you play in each appropriate section. You can easily go back and forth between this style of “linear” recording within a song and loop-recording within a single section. The Follow Song feature gives you the best of both worlds.
The follow song command can be used any time you wish to record without being concerned about what section you are in. It is ideal when used with FreeStyle Stationery files, which are song templates with sections already set up in them, ready for you to record into when you start a new document.
