More Advanced Sequencing - E-Mu Vintage Keys Operation Manual

PRACTICE PROGRAMMING
••• The Preset, Volume and
Pan information for all 16
channels is included when
the Master Settings are
transmitted or received over
MIDI.
••• The MIDI specification
only allows for changing
presets
0-127. If you need to access
presets in locations above
127, use the Program Preset
Map (page 21). You can save
the Program Preset Map
along with your sequence by
saving the Master Settings
(page 22).
Move the cursor down to the second line and change the mode to
Multi as shown. Vintage Keys will now respond to multiple MIDI
channels.

MORE ADVANCED SEQUENCING

• Pre-Sequence Setup
Suppose that you want to have your sequencer set up everything for
you before the start of the song. Good idea. This will make the Vintage
Keys setup procedure automatic and prevent the wrong presets from
playing.
The basic idea of a pre-sequence setup is to send out MIDI information
just before the start of the song. This MIDI information will select all
the proper presets, adjust the mix, and pan positions of each preset.
Note: Vintage Keys setup information should be transmitted from the
sequencer before the song actually starts, perhaps during a lead-in meas-
ure or countdown. DO NOT send setup information just before the first
beat of the song or MIDI timing errors could result.
• Initial Setup
In the Master menu:
1) Turn ON Multi-Mode
2) Turn ON Preset Change enable for each channel.
3) Turn OFF MIDI Enable on MIDI channels that are to be used for
other synthesizers.
• Preset, Volume & Pan Setup
Program your MIDI sequencer to transmit the following information
before the song starts.
1) Select the proper presets for each MIDI channel used on Vintage
Keys.
2) Send MIDI volume information (controller #7) for each MIDI
channel used on Vintage Keys.
3) Send MIDI pan information (controller #10) for each MIDI channel
used on Vintage Keys.
Now your song will play perfectly every time using the proper presets,
volumes and pan positions. In addition, presets, volumes and pan
positions (or anything else for that matter) can be adjusted in realtime
during the song. Note: If the wrong presets are being selected, check the
MIDI Program -> Preset map.
To carry the pre-sequence setup even further, you can even include
preset data for each preset used in the sequence. See page 22 for details.
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