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Your First Session: Chapter 2
C
HOOSING
P
ROGRAMS IN A
M
IX
In this section, we will choose Programs for the 16 channels in a Mix, for playing back
tracks from a MIDI sequencer. There are many other aspects of a Mix we may wish
to edit, however. Refer to Chapter 5 for more information about Mix editing.
tracks from a MIDI sequencer. There are many other aspects of a Mix we may wish
to edit, however. Refer to Chapter 5 for more information about Mix editing.
You do not have to access Mix Edit Mode to select Programs for a Mix (i.e. you don’t
have to press the [EDIT SELECT] button). Instead, you simply use a two step
process:
have to press the [EDIT SELECT] button). Instead, you simply use a two step
process:
A) Use the [
PAGE] and [PAGE
] buttons to select one of the 16 channels in the
Mix.
B) Use a combination of the [
BANK] and [BANK
] buttons, the [00] – [120]
buttons and the [0] – [9] buttons to choose a Program for the selected channel.
Here’s the process broken down into simpler steps:
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Press [MIX] and select Mix 00 from the GenMIDI Bank using one of the methods
described on page 16.
described on page 16.
MIX GenMIDI ºº
GM Multi ´´´´
GM Multi ´´´´
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Press [PAGE
].
The display will look like this:
Channel
Bank
Program Number
Ø
Ø
Ø
CHå: GenMIDI ºº
GrandPiano ´´´´
GrandPiano ´´´´
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Program Name
The [
PAGE] and [PAGE
] buttons are used to select one of the 16 channels
in the Mix.
The actual channel number (shown in the display at half-size) will be whatever
channel was last selected. In the illustration above, channel 1 is shown. If the
The actual channel number (shown in the display at half-size) will be whatever
channel was last selected. In the illustration above, channel 1 is shown. If the
channel number in your display is not “å” (1), press both [
PAGE] and
[PAGE
] buttons simultaneously to select channel 1.
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Use the [
BANK] and [BANK
] buttons to select a Program Bank.
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Use the [00] – [120] buttons to select a Program Group.
Example: Press [00] for pianos, [20] for organs, etc.
Example: Press [00] for pianos, [20] for organs, etc.
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Use the [0] – [9] buttons to select a Program.
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Press [PAGE
] to select to the next channel up.
If channel 1 had been selected, pressing [PAGE
] will select channel 2.
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Repeat steps
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–
≈
as needed to select Programs for the remaining channels.
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Changes you make to a Mix are temporary and will be lost if another Mix is selected.
To make changes permanent, you must store the Mix into the User bank (see next
page).
To make changes permanent, you must store the Mix into the User bank (see next
page).
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