Recording Setups To A Sequencer - Kurzweil PC88 A Step By Step Manual

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24. Recording Setups to a Sequencer

Again, this is less of a tutorial than an explanation. The thing that you need to remember
about a Setup is that it transmits MIDI information on multiple MIDI channels, playing
different programs on different channels. This is the same thing a sequencer does - you
have different tracks, sending information on different channels. But on most sequencers,
a track can only be assigned to a single channel. Therefore one track can't play a Setup,
it can only play a Program since it is sending on one channel.
Therefore in order to record a Setup, you must set a sequencer to multi-record. Typically
this involves recording to 2 or more tracks simultaneously, with each track set to a
different channel. (There are some sequencers which let you multi-record to a single
track, and the sequencer keeps the various channels of information separate even though
they are on one track.) As you record into the sequencer, the data is then routed to
different tracks depending on what channel the information is on. Then once you play
back the sequence, each track plays the individual programs on the different channels,
exactly the same way you played them in the Setup.
You will have to consult your sequencer manual to find out how to set it up for multi-
recording.
You should also remember that if a zone in your Setup has the Destination parameter set
to Local, the information wonÕt be sent to the sequencer.
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