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Chapter 3: Recording Sequences

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• The MIDI Channel/Port fields (Chn:OFF

-(off) in the example screen):

There are actually two fields here, which together are used to determine

which MIDI channel and MIDI output port the active track will output its

data to. The to fields are:

1. The MIDI Channel field (Chn: 1

A-(off)):

This field determines which of the 16 MIDI channels the

active track will play through. If you don’t want the track to

play through any MIDI channels, select 0 and the word OFF

will appear.

2. The MIDI Port field (Chn:

1A-(off)):

This choice field determines which of the four MIDI output

ports (A, B, C, or D) the active track will play through. (On

earlier units, outputs A–D are labeled 1–4 on the back panel.)

If OFF is selected in the MIDI channel field to the left, this

field can’t be seen.

COMMENT: If OFF is displayed in this field (no MIDI output

assignment) and you want to select a MIDI channel or port, first

move the cursor to the letter “O” of OFF and turn the data entry

knob one step to the right.

• The MIDI Channel/Port Name field (Chn:OFF-(off)

in the example

screen):

This is the eight-character name for the currently selected MIDI output

channel/port combination. This would commonly contain the name of the

synthesizer that is being played from the displayed MIDI channel/port

combination. There are 64 names—one for each of the 64 output MIDI

channel/port combinations. The name is changed in exactly the same

way as the sequence name field.

COMMENT: These 64 names are intended to be used to identify

the MIDI devices that are externally connected—not the data

contained in the track. For this reason, they are not saved within

sequence files or ALL files. They are, however, retained in

memory after power is removed and are also saved within

Parameter files.

• The Auxiliary MIDI Channel/Port fields (& OFF

in the example screen):

These two fields have exactly the same function and operation as the

MIDI Channel/Port fields shown to the left. These two fields allow the

active track to play simultaneously through an additional channel/port

combination. If no additional output channel/port is desired, select OFF

here.

• The Velocity% field (Vel%:100

in the example screen):

This is an overall output volume control for the active track. However,

unlike a normal volume control, this function actually scales the velocities

of all notes that play from the track in real time, acting as a real-time

dynamics control. The range is from 0 to 200%. Values from 0 to 99

reduce velocities; values from 101 to 200 increase them. Select 100 for

no effect.

• The Program Number field (Pgm:OFF

This field permits a MIDI program number (1–128) to be assigned to the

active track. To select no program assignment for the active track, enter

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