Modifying The Multi - Akai S3000XL User Manual

MULTI MODE
string part. It was suggested that you have a few pianos, basses and string/pad sounds -
this is so that we have a choice of alternative sounds for each part.

MODIFYING THE MULTI

The beauty of the S3000XL's MULTI mode is that, as the sequencer is playing back your
sequence, you can interact with the parts, assigning different programs to parts 'on the fly'
within the context of the sequence (you can also edit program parameters such as
envelope and filter settings, etc., within the context of your tune as we shall see later).
The MULTI mode has no separate edit mode (the EDIT key is used to edit the actual
programs in the parts) so, as the song is playing from the sequencer, you can make
changes immediately if needs be. For example, you might like to see how PART 2 sounds
with different piano sounds - move the cursor to PART 2 and, as the sequencer is
running, scroll through the different piano programs you loaded using the DATA wheel.
You can try alternative piano sounds and hear how they sound. Do the same for the
basses. For example, you may have loaded some acoustic basses, an electric bass, a
slap bass and some synth basses - as the sequence plays, scroll through them, trying out
different ones till you find one that suits the track. The same, of course, can be done with
the string part.
HINT: When loading the programs from disk, try to load certain types together. For
example, load all the piano sounds you think you may need one after another so that
they are all grouped together in memory. Similarly, load all your basses one after another
so that these are all grouped together. This is suggested as it will make selection and
comparison of different sounds in any given part easier.
If you forget to load them in order, don't worry as you can renumber each program to
something more suitable as we shall see in a moment.
You may decide that you want the strings to play the same part in unison with the piano.
To achieve this, simply set part 4 to MIDI channel 2, the same as the piano.
You may also decide you want to add some percussion from the DRUMS+PERC
program. You could do that in part 1 on MIDI channel 1 but, if you prefer, you may like to
separate the drums and percussion so, in part 5, assign the DRUMS+PERC program. You
will see this:
Even though the same drums program is used twice in different parts, you may record
sequence data on a separate MIDI channel (giving you more flexibility for editing the part
on your sequencer) plus, the DRUMS+PERC program assigned to part 5 may have its
own independent mix settings, effects sends, etc..
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