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Recording
To learn how to create a “perfect take” by combining the
best parts from the different cycle laps after a stacked re
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cording, see “Comping operations” on page 77.
About the Automatic MIDI Record Quantize
function
If Auto Quantize is activated on the Transport panel (the
“Auto Q” button), the notes you record are automatically
quantized according to the current Quantize settings. For
more information about quantizing, see
“Quantizing MIDI
and audio” on page 108.
Recording different types of MIDI messages
Notes
When you press and release a key on your synth or other
MIDI keyboard, a Note On (key down) and a Note Off (key
up) message are sent out. The MIDI note message also
contains the information which MIDI channel was used.
Normally, this information is overridden by the MIDI chan
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nel setting for the track, but if you set the track to MIDI
channel “Any”, the notes will be played back on their orig-
inal channels.
Continuous messages
Pitchbend, aftertouch, and controllers (like modulation
wheel, sustain pedal, volume, etc.) are considered as MIDI
continuous events (as opposed to the momentary key
down and key up messages). If you move the pitchbend
wheel on your synthesizer while recording, this movement
is recorded together with the key (Note On and Note Off
messages), just as you would expect. But the continuous
messages can also be recorded after the notes have been
recorded (or even before). They can also be recorded on
their own tracks, separately from the notes to which they
belong.
Say, for instance, that you record one or several bass
parts on track 2. If you now set another track, like track 55,
to the same output and MIDI channel as track 2, you can
make a separate recording of just pitchbends for the bass
parts on track 55. This means that you activate recording
as usual and only move the pitchbend wheel during the
take. As long as the two tracks are set to the same output
and MIDI channel, it will appear to the MIDI instrument as
if the two recordings were made at the same time.
Program Change messages
Normally, when you switch from one program to another
on your keyboard (or whatever you use to record), a num-
ber corresponding to that program is sent out via MIDI as
a Program Change message. These can be recorded on
the fly with the music, recorded afterwards on a separate
track, or manually entered in the Key or List Editors.
System Exclusive messages
System Exclusive (SysEx) is a special type of MIDI mes-
sage used to send data that only makes sense to a unit of
a certain make and type. SysEx can be used to transmit a
list of the numbers that make up the settings of one or
more sounds in a synth. For details about viewing and ed
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iting SysEx messages, see the section “Working with
SysEx messages” on page 407.
Overwrite As soon as you play a MIDI note (or send any MIDI
message), all MIDI you have recorded on previous laps
is overwritten from that point. Make sure that you stop
playing before the next lap begins – otherwise you will
overwrite the entire take.
Keep Last Each completed lap replaces the previously recorded
lap. If you deactivate recording or press Stop before
the cursor reaches the right locator, the previous take
will be kept. If you do not play or input any MIDI during
a lap, nothing happens (the previous take will be kept).
Stacked Each recorded cycle lap is turned into a separate MIDI
part and the track is divided into “lanes”, one for each
cycle lap. The parts are stacked above each other,
each on a different lane. All takes but the last one are
muted.
Mix Stacked Same as Stacked, but parts are not muted.
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Use MIDI filters to decide exactly which event types
are recorded, see
“Filtering MIDI” on page 105.
Option Description