
THE SEQUENCER - BASICS
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Recording
To record MIDI from an external MIDI instrument, proceed as follows:
1. Make sure MIDI is routed to the desired track.
See page 54.
2. Move the song position to where you want the recording to start.
Recording always starts at the song position.
To move the song position, drag the P marker or click directly in the ruler.
✪ You may want to start a few bars early to get time to start playing.
3. Click the record button or press [*] on the numeric keypad.
The record button lights up to indicate “Record Standby” mode.
4. Click the play button or press [Enter] on the numeric keypad.
Recording starts.
5. When you are done, click the stop button or press [0] on the nu-
meric keypad.
Recorded notes are indicated as red “bars” in the Arrange window.
At this point, you may want to move the song position to the beginning of the
recording (by rewinding or by moving the song position marker in the ruler),
and click the play button to listen to what you recorded. You can undo the re-
cording if you like.
➜ It is also possible to activate recording during playback (“punch
in”), by starting playback and then clicking the record button.
Similarly, you can deactivate recording without stopping playback
(“punch out”).
Recording more tracks
Once you have recorded something, you can continue recording on other
tracks, while hearing the first recording play back. Just remember to route
MIDI to the desired recording track.
➜ You can change the MIDI routing during recording if you like.
This is especially useful when recording in loop mode: record the first
track, then click in the In column for the next track you want to record,
and so on. Everything you record will be played back on the next loop
lap.
For more info about the loop mode, see page 60.
Recording more on the same track - Overdub/
Replace
If you like, you can continue recording over the same area on the same track.
This can be useful for adding elements to a loop, for recording automation of
multiple controls or for replacing a faulty part of an otherwise good take.
Whether the previous recording is kept or removed depends on the Overdub/
Replace setting.
➜ In Overdub mode, the new recording is added to whatever was on
the Track before.
When you play back, you will hear both recordings. This is the mode to
use when you want to add elements to an existing recording (e.g. add
controller data to recorded notes).
➜ In Replace mode, the new recording replaces any previously re-
corded notes.
Only the notes in the actual recording area are replaced.
! It’s probably best to use Overdub mode as your default mode, to
avoid removing material by mistake.
! The Overdub/Replace switch affects notes only - not recorded con-
trollers! See the electronic documentation for details.
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