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Chapter 7. Using a sequencer to create an ensemble
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Before you record
This section explains the general process from record-
ing to playback, and the settings that you need to
make before recording.
Recording procedure
When recording your playing on a sequencer, you
will play each Part from the keyboard while listening
to a "click" (rhythmic guide) produced by the
sequencer's metronome. It is a good idea to record the
drum part first, so that you can listen to it as you
record the rest of the parts on other tracks of the
sequencer.
If you have difficulty playing the drum part on the
keyboard, you can use the sequencer's Step Input
function to create the data for the drum part, or play
back a rhythm machine (R-8mkIl, R-70, etc.) together
with the sequencer.
By performing the following operations while you
record, you can record the data that corresponds to
each operation.
1. Select the Tone of the Part you are playing on the
keyboard
2. Operate a controller such as the pitch bender or
modulation lever
Operations such as switching the Tone of a Part or
operating the controllers can also be recorded later
("overdubbed") on a different sequencer track, while
you listen to the previously-recorded tracks play
back.
Turn off the XP-10's Local Control
What is Local Control?
The "Local Control" setting determines whether or
not the keyboard controller section (the keyboard,
panel buttons, controllers such as the pitch bender or
modulation lever) will be internally connected to the
sound source section.
When Local Control is on, playing the keyboard will
produce sound, and moving the pitch bender will
control the pitch. When Local Control is off, playing
the keyboard will not produce sound, and moving the
pitch bender will not control pitch. The sound source
of the XP-10 will produce sound only in response to
messages received from an external MIDI device.
The basic settings to make when recording your play-
ing on a sequencer are as follows.
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1. Turn the XP-10's Local Control setting OFF.
2. Turn the sequencer's Thru function ON (refer to
the following section).
With these settings, the flow of musical data will be as
follows.
Sequencer
Recording
Set to Thru
Function On.
All performance data
that arrives at MIDI IN
will be output from
MIDI OUT.
MIDI IN MIDI OUT
MIDI OUT | MIDLIN
Sound Generating
Section
Set to
Local Off. While at this setting,
the XP-10's keyboard
and controllers are
disconnected from
the sound generating
section, so they will not
directly control it.
Keyboard Controller
Section
XP-10
The musical data from the XP-10's keyboard con-
troller section will be transmitted from MIDI OUT
and recorded by the sequencer. This musical data is
then transmitted from the sequencer's MIDI OUT to
the XP-10, and will play the sound source of the XP-
10.
If Local Control were ON, each note would be played
twice; once by the musical data from the keyboard
controller section, and once again by the data sent
from the sequencer. In order to prevent such double
triggering, the Local Control setting is turned off to
separate the keyboard controller section from the
sound source section.
* If your sequencer does not have a Thru function, set
the XP-10's Local Control to ON.
* In order to prevent problems (such as no sound
being produced), the Local Control setting is auto-
matically turned ON when the XP-10 power is
turned on.
* Regardless of the Local Control setting, musical
data from an external MIDI device is always
received and will play the internal sound source.