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What is a Mix?
Mix Mode is one of the most powerful features of the S4 Plus. While in Program
Mode you can play only one Program at a time, in Mix Mode you can play up to 16
Programs at once, either from the keyboard (as layers or splits) or from an external
sequencer (via 16 MIDI channels) or a combination of both.
With Mix Mode, you can do the following:
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Combine ("stack" or "layer") different Programs so they can be played
simultaneously from the keyboard. For example, stack a piano on top of a brass
patch and a string patch, adjusting the volume of each for a desirable mix. (Note
that the stacking of Programs in Mix Play Mode is in addition to any sounds that
may be stacked in the four sound layers of each Program.)
•
Split the keyboard into different zones--for example, the classic bass guitar on
the left-hand side of the keyboard and synth or piano on the right. You can split
the keyboard into as many as 16 zones.
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Transmit on several different MIDI channels simultaneously.
•
Receive up to 16 MIDI channels from an external sequencer, with each channel
representing a different instrument--piano on Ch. 1, bass on Ch. 2, drums on Ch.
10, trumpet on Ch. 16. Mix Play Mode is the multitimbral mode of the S4 Plus.
•
Set the relative level, panning, and effect send of each MIDI channel.
Mix Edit Mode
To edit a Mix you must select Mix Edit mode. Press [SELECT] from Mix Play Mode.
"Editing: Mix" should appear in the edit status section of the display:
MIDI
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
CHAN
MIX
PRESET
EDITING:
PROGRAM – ASSIGN
PITCH
PAGE: 1
Note: This illustration shows a Mix with all 16 MIDI channels enabled. If a channel is
not enabled, its number will not show in the display unless the MIDI cursor is under
the number.
Editing a Mix begins with using the MIDI [¨] and [Æ] buttons to select the MIDI
channel you want, and assigning a Program number for the channels you want to
use. Each channel may be enabled or disabled, without changing any of its
parameter settings. When a channel is disabled, its number will not appear in the
upper left display, except when it is selected for editing. You can set levels, effect
levels and bus assignments, pitch transposition, keyboard ranges (if making a split or
layer), and MIDI parameters for each individual channel. Each function is selected
S4 Plus Reference Manual
C
HAPTER
E
DITING
PROG
EFFECT
PRESET
PRESET
MIX
LEVEL
EFFECT–LEVEL
RANGE
EFFECT
NAME
Editing Mixes: Chapter 5
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IXES
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