Operation Tips - Yamaha Programmable Mixer 01 Getting Started Manual

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Chapter 6: Mixing and Automation
ProMix 01 Getting Started Guide
On your MIDI sequencer:
• Set the MIDI THRU (or ECHO BACK) function to OFF. Other-
wise, you'll have a MIDI feedback loop. That is, MIDI data trans-
mitted by ProMix 01 will pass through the sequencer and back to
ProMix 01, which is not recommended. Some Sequencers allow
you to set MIDI THRU to OFF on just one MIDI Channel.
• Some sequencers have MIDI filters that can filter out incoming
Control Change messages. If your sequencer has this type of filter,
turn it OFF so that Control Change messages are received.
• If you're using Register mode, set the sequencer track's MIDI
Channel so it matches the ProMix 01 Tx and Rx Channels. If
you're using Channel mode, in which Control Changes are trans-
mitted on several MIDI Channels, you can do one of two things:
set the track to OMNI, so that all Control Changes are recorded
in the track regardless of MIDI Channel. Or, record on several
tracks simultaneously.

Operation Tips

• This is probably the most important tip: always start an automated
mixdown by recalling a mix scene. This mix scene should contain
the initial mix settings that you want at the beginning of your song.
If you don't do this, mix parameters will not return to their initial
settings when the mixdown is replayed. For example, if you record
some faders moves, when you restart the song, the faders will
remain where you left them when you stopped recording, then
they'll jump to the recorded positions. Not very practical. Think
of this first mix scene as a starting point from which all mix moves
are referenced.
• If your MIDI sequencer has a Chase Events function, turn it ON
so that all Control Changes are updated to their correct values no
matter where you start playback.
• If your sequencer has a Reset on Stop function, turn it OFF so that
Control Changes are not reset every time you stop playback.
• Some MIDI sequencers allow you to thin out data in a track. If you
want to reduce the amount of ProMix 01 related Control Change
data, you can try this. However, the results are somewhat unpre-
dictable, so play your mix through to make sure that it still works
correctly. Remember the Undo function is always there just in
case.
• To ensure that only Control Changes are recorded, you could filter
all other MIDI data types.
• Don't quantize Control Change data. You'll ruin it.