Sequential Max Operation Manual page 16

5. TUNE UP.
Don't forget to press Tune occasionally.
6. SELECT SOUND 42.
This bass sound is used for recording the basic track on track 1.
7. SWITCH Record ON.
Record and Track 1 both blink. If you decide to not record, you can switch
Record back off at this point.
8. START YOUR METRONOME.
Especially when laying down a bass line such as this track it is important to play
at a steady rate. If you vary the timing of this part, it may sound nice by itself
but unless you remember exactly what you've done it may be impossible to later
synchronize the other tracks to it.
9. PRESS Start.
Record goes solid.
10. PLAY THE BASS LINE.
Because this sound is very low, you should play it on the keyboard one octave
higher than written. Recording starts with the first note you play. Concentrate
on placing the notes directly on each beat. When you get to measure 10. prepare
to press the Record switch. c—c—
11. PRESS Record EXACTLY ON WHAT WILL BE THE FIRST BEAT OF THE NEXT
LOOP. THE BASS LINE PLAYS BACK.
Recording the ending is very important to making a loop that repeats
accurately. It is easy to do but may take a little practice. All you have to do is,
after counting 1, 2, 3, 4 for measure 12, press Record on beat 1 of measure 13
(which becomes the first beat of measure 1).
During playback you may hear that some notes have an initial "pluck," while
others do not. This results from playing two keys at once. When recording one
track, if you press two keys at the same time, however briefly, the MAX only
records the last key played. To ensure that each note receives its proper
articulation, you have to be careful to play very cleanly--not staccato, but not
too legato, either.
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