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Chapter 11: MIDI Functions

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MIDI Receive Channel, Local Mode, Soft Thru,

Note Variation Controller Assign and Sustain

Pedal Processing

Selecting option 2 (MIDI routing, note var cntl, sust pdl) from the MIDI

key menu will display a screen that provides access to a variety of MIDI-

related parameters:

============= MIDI Routing ============A

Active track receive channel:ALL

Local mode:ON Soft thru:ON

Assign Note Var slider to controller: 20

Convert sustain pedal to duration:ON

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The fields and soft keys are:

• The Active track receive channel field:

This choice field determines on which MIDI channel the active track

receives its data from the MIDI inputs. The choices are 1–16 or ALL (all

channels).

COMMENT: If using the MPC60 as a sound generator played

from the MIDI input, set this field to the MIDI channel you wish

the sound generator to receive on. Also, select a DRUM track in

the Play/Record screen. This will cause all incoming MIDI note

events on the selected receive channel to be routed to the

internal sound generator.

• The Local mode field:

This is a choice field with two options: ON or OFF. If ON, playing the

pads causes the internal sounds to play as normal. If OFF, then playing

the front panel pads does not send notes internally to the sound

generator but does send notes to the MIDI output (if the active track is a

drums track and the Play/Record screen’s Chn field is set to a MIDI

channel). In the OFF mode, the internal sound generator receives notes

from MIDI but not from the pads.

Setting this field to OFF is useful if you want to use the MPC60’s

pads and sound generator with an external sequencer. This allows the

pads to send notes out over MIDI without playing the internal sounds

directly, and allows the external sequencer to play the sounds from the

MIDI inputs.

• The Soft thru field:

If set to ON, any incoming MIDI data are routed in real time to the active

track’s assigned output MIDI channel. If set to OFF, they aren’t. If you

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