Recording Midi; On The Vga; On The Lcd - Tascam SX-1 Quick Start Manual

Chapter 7 –Basic Moves

Recording MIDI

For both the following examples, make sure you
have the MIDI output of a MIDI controller of some
type (keyboard controller, drum machine, guitar
synth, etc.) connected to the
Also, make sure you have a sound source available if
your controller does not support sounds, and that the
SX-1's output jack is connected to this
MIDI A
devices's MIDI IN (if your controller is also your

On the VGA

Navigate back to the Track screen, and click
1
the icon on the next slot down from
with the mouse (next to the
Take
Select from the pulldown menu,
2
New MIDI Take
and release the mouse button.
Name your MIDI Take as
3
as the
OMNI MIDI input
already selected.
Select the one of the 16 channels on MIDI
4
Out A that you want to use. If you are not
using a multi-timbral sound source (meaning
that it can only play back one sound at a
time), select
A: MOut M1
Record arm your MIDI Take; either by
5
pressing the button to the left of the
icon, or by pressing the

On the LCD

On the screen, use the keypad's cursor
1
Track
keys to select the slot beneath
press the soft key.
TAKE/SLOT
Select from the menu that
2
New MIDI Take
appears.
Using the
3
Select Source
the input source. Using the
select
MIDI OUT A Mout A1
Record-arm your Take, either by pressing
4
the button (upper right) on the
RECORD
screen, or by pressing the
section, and immediately
FADER BANK
pressing the key of
REC
(the first fader).
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of the SX-1.
MIDI IN
Audio
icon).
, and select
MIDI Test
to this Take if it is not
.
key in the
MIDI A
, and
Audio Test
soft knob, select as
Omni
knob,
Select Dest
as the destination.
Track
key in the
MIDI A
Channel 1
MIDI A
sound source, just make both connections on the
same box).
Also, don't forget to connect the audio output of your
sound source to an audio input on the SX-1. For the
purposes of this exercise, use analog inputs 3 and 4.
These examples use the Test Project set up earlier.
section of the slanted front
FADER BANKS
panel, and then pressing the
for Channel 1.
MIDI A
Make sure you have remembered to bring up
6
the audio faders where your sound source is
returning, so that you can hear your MIDI
source. You connected your source to analog
inputs 3 and 4, so select the
and bring up the faders for channels 3 and 4.
With your channel record armed, you should
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be able to play notes on your controller and
hear them through the console.
Press and
8
PLAY RECORD
notes on your controller. They should appear
instantly on the
MIDI Test
Make sure you have raised the audio channel
5
3 and 4 faders (where your sound source is
coming into the console) so that you can hear
it.
With your Take record-enabled, you should
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now be able to hear your MIDI device when
you play it.
Press and
7
PLAY RECORD
thing on your MIDI controller. You should
see MIDI data immediately written on
.
Test
arm key
REC
fader bank,
1–16
, and play some
Take.
and play some-
MIDI