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A I D I C h a n n e l 1 (thi s i s aut o mat i c al l y d o n e w h e n t h e c o m p u t e r i s t u r n e d on).
I I D I C h a n n e l s 2 , 3 a n d 4 respect i v el y . W e' l l ref e r t o t h e s e a s T X 7 - 2 , T X 7 - 3 a n d T X 7 - 4
2 , a s n o r m a l .
t t r ack 2 to M I D I C h a n n e l 2, a n d sel e ct t h e r e q u i r e d voi c e o n T X 7 - 2 .
3 , a s n o r m a l , whi l e l i s t e ni n g to t r ack 2.
t t r ack 3 to M I D I C h a n n e l 3, a n d sel e ct t h e r e q u i r e d voi c e o n T X 7 - 3 .
4 , a s n o r m a l , whi l e l i s t e ni n g to t r acks 2 a n d 3.
t t r ack 4 to M I D I C h a n n e l 4, a n d sel e ct t h e r e q u i r e d voi c e o n T X 7 - 4 .
1 as n o r m a l , whi l e l i s t e ni n g to t r acks 2, 3 a n d 4.
< a s n o r m a l . T rack 1 wi l l pl a y b a c k t h r o u g h t h e D X 7 .
) r o c e d u r e i n v o l v e s recordi n g al l dat a vi a M I D I C h a n n e l 1 usi n g o n e M I D I d e v i c e
h i n g t h e M I D I C h a n n e l of e a c h track, as it i s r e c o r d e d , so that it c a n pl a y b a c k
I d e v i c e (a T X 7 ) . T h e i d ea of recordi n g o n t r acks 2, 3, 4 t h e n 1 i s c h o s e n onl y s o
n i c e n e a t a r r a n g e m e n t : t r ack 1 control l i n g t h e D X 7 ( o n M I D I C h a n n e l 1 ) a n d t r acks
t h e 3 T X 7 ' s (on M I D I C h a n n e l s 2, 3 a n d 4 respect i v el y ).
e y b o a r d that c a n t r ansmi t o n a n y M I D I C h a n n e l (for e x a m p l e , a D X 2 1 ) a di f f e rent
i l t i - track r e c o r d i n g p r o c e d u r e i s possi b l e .
1 " f u nct i o n, w h i c h e n a b l e s y o u to act u al l y r e c o r d t h e M I D I C h a n n e l n u m b e r a l o n g
' o act i v at e t h e "M" f u nct i o n, m o v e t h e c u r s o r t o t h e M I D I C h a n n e l s e c t o r of a t r ack,
( o r t h e l e ft m o u s e key). m wi l l a p p e a r i n t h e M I D I C h a n e l sect o r , i n di c at i n g that
ct i v at e d.
) r d a track i n the n o r m a l way , the M I D I C h a n n e l n u m b e r that t h e k e y b o a r d i s
) e r e c o r d e d al o ng wi t h t h e m u s i c dat a . T h e track wi l l " r e m e m b e r " thi s n u m b e r ,
c o r d i n g onl y o n that M I D I c h a n n e l . O u r 4- track recordi n g p r o c e d u r e w o u l d go
A .
a n s m i t o n M I D I c h a n n e l 2, a n d t h e T X 7 ' s to M I D I C h a n n e l s 2 , 3 a n d 4 respect i v el y .
; e a s T X 7 - 2 , T X 7 - 3 a n d T X 7 - 4 respect i v el y .
7 as n o r m a l .
c k 2 r e m a i n s set t o "M". Y o u j u st n e e d to sel e ct t h e r e q u i r e d v o i c e o n T X 7 - 2 .
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9 ) Set t h e D X 2 1 to t r ansmi t o n c h a n n e l 1 and r e c o r d o n track 1 as n o r m a l , whi l e l i s teni n g to t r acks
2 , 3 a n d 4.
1 0 ) Fi n al l y , pl a y b a c k as n o r m a l . S e t t h e D X 2 1 to r e c e i v e o n c h a n n e l 1 so that track 1 wi l l pl a y b a c k
t h r o u g h t h e D X 2 1 .
T h e i d ea of recordi n g on t r acks 2, 3, 4 t h e n 1 i s c h o s e n onl y so that w e e n d up wi t h a ni c e neat ar-
r a n g e m e n t : track 1 control l i n g t h e D X 2 1 (on M I D I C h a n n e l 1) a n d t r acks 2, 3 a n d 4 control l i n g t h e 3
T X 7 ' s (on M I D I C h a n n e l s 2, 3 a n d 4 respect i v el y ).
T h e b e a u t y of h a v i n g e a c h track wi t h i t s o w n M I D I n u m b e r i s that w e c a n act u al l y m i x t r acks t o get h er
o n t o a si n gl e track, a n d retai n t h e s e i n di v i d ual M I D I n u m b e r s , so that dat a st o red on a si n gl e track
c a n cont r ol s e v e r a l M I D I i n s t r u m e n t s , e a c h wi t h di f f e rent v o i c e s . Y o u c o u l d m i x 3 t r acks o n t o a 4 t h t r ack
i n t h e s a m e b a n k , t h e n c o n t i n u e t o r e c o r d o n t h e n e w l y - a v a i l a b l e t h r e e t r acks (j u st l i k e "pi n g-pongi n g"
o n a 4 t r ack t a p e d e c k ) . Y o u c a n e v e n fill al l 4 t r acks a n d m i x t h e m ont o a t r ack i n a di f f erent b a n k .
T r a c k m i x i n g i s d o n e t w o t r acks at a t i m e, a n d i s ful l y e x p l a i n e d i n t h e T R A C K F U N C T I O N S chapt e r .
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