Roland Musical Instrument manual MaxWerk Copyright 2000-2007 Amanda Pehlke

maxWerk - Copyright 2000-2007 Amanda Pehlke

Published by RedMoon Music - www.RedMoon-Music.com

Chord files, which may be saved and imported to the Transposer, consist of data for any or all of the four graphically represented transposition types along with any mid-bar changes. Chord files may be up to 128 bars in length.

maxWerk can make Standard midifiles (SMF's) for import to other sequencers. Its internal recorder temporarily imposes a recording Tempo of either 60 or 120 BPM (a Global Setup parameter) and disables the Tempo Map. maxWerk applies this Tempo constraint during recording only, so that the resulting file can receive the most accurate possible event time-stamps on transfer to a full-featured sequencing environment. The spacebar press that stops play also stops recording. As an alternative to manual stopping, if you are recording a fully automated Werk Performance, you can specify in the Automute window an automatic end bar number to be the last bar played. Without either setting, maxWerk stops recording by itself after 128 bars. When recording finishes, Tempo reverts to the initial value stored with your Werk, and maxWerk offers to save the midifile. After you import a maxWerk midifile to a linear sequencing application, adjust playback tempo and map tempos to your liking in that environment.

In GS mode, maxWerk's parts use the following layout for Basic Loops, Drum Loops, Melody, Improv, and live controller play.

Basic Loops 1-9	MIDI channels 1-9
Drum Loops 1 and 2	MIDI channels 10 and 11
Improv	MIDI channel 12
Melody	MIDI channel 13
Basic Loops 10 and 11	MIDI channels 14 and 15
Noodle	MIDI channel 16

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