Multi-Track Sequencing; What Is Multi-Track Recording; Parallel Digital Imaging™ Organs With - Rodgers PR-300 Owner's Manual

Multi-Track Sequencing
Although the PR-300 has many useful features, Multi-Track Recording will be the most exciting to many
people. The Multi-Track Recording capabilities of the PR-300 allow parts to be layered, so even the most
difficult music can be broken down into small pieces and then recorded in easy-to-manage steps.
All Rodgers organs and keyboards equipped with MIDI can be used to create Multi-Track Sequences. This
next section will take you through this process step-by-step for the following Rodgers products:
1) Parallel Digital Imaging™ organs with Personal Memory Card™ slot, and all Classic Keyboards™
organs
2) Parallel Digital Imaging™ organs without Personal Memory Card slot (730, 735, 785 and 945)
3)
MIDI Phase II (LTG) organs
4) C-lOO and C-220 Classic Keyboards™
Please refer to the section of this Owner's Manual which corresponds to the particular instrument you are
using with the PR-300. Also, you will need to perform some functions which are outlined in the Owner's
Manual for the Rodgers organ or keyboard you are using, so be sure to keep it handy also.
If you are using a non-Rodgers keyboard with the PR-300, read through Section 4 ("C-IOO and C-220
Classic Keyboards"), and follow the necessary operating procedures for your particular keyboard to achieve the
same result.
What is Multi-Track Recording?
Multi-Track Recording (or "Multi-Track
Sequencing") is the process of building a sequence in
small, easy-to-manage steps. Complex or difficult
music can be broken down into small pieces and
recorded a part at a time.
Each of the different sounds used in a Multi-Track
Recording will use different MIDI channels. For
example, if you wanted to record an arrangement for
Harpsichord and Strings, you could first record the
Harpsichord part on MIDI channell, then record the
String part on MIDI channel 2. Using two separate
MIDI channels allows you to control two different
sounds.
The next few pages will show the operating
procedures to build a Multi-Track Recording.
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Single-Track Recording
Anything that can be played at one time is
captured in the recording.
Multi-Track Recording
allows you to build a musical
arrangement by combining
easier, smaller recordings
(called "tracks") into a larger
more complex recording.