Using as a Multitimbral Tone

Generator (Performance Mode)

Basics Section

Performance Mode lets you use your synthesizer as a multitimbral tone generator for use with computer-based music software or external sequencers. If each track in a song file uses a different MIDI channel, then the Parts in a Performance can be each assigned to those MIDI channels correspondingly. Therefore, you can play back a song file on an external sequencer and have different Voices playing on different tracks simultaneously.

In the following example, we will create a Performance suited to playing back a song file consisting of three Parts: piano, bass and drums. The piano track is assigned to MIDI channel 2, the bass track to channel 3, and the drums to channel 10.

Song File

 

 

Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Track 1

Piano

Transmit Ch. 2

 

 

Part 2

Piano-type Voice

Receive Ch. 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Track 2

Bass

Transmit Ch. 3

 

 

Part 3

Bass-type Voice

Receive Ch. 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Track 3

Drums

Transmit Ch.10

 

 

Part 10

Drum Voice

Receive Ch.10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or

Sequence

 

Tone generator

player

 

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Computer (sequencer software)

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The synthesizer’s internal sequencer can be used to play back the song file. The included XGworks lite computer sequencer software can also be used for this, though you need to make sure that the computer has been connected to your synthesizer correctly (Page 12).

1After pressing the [PERFORM] key, press the [EDIT] key (the respective LEDs will light). You are now in Performance Edit Mode.

Before entering Performance Edit Mode, you need to select a Performance for editing. Also make sure that the [MASTER KEYBOARD] key LED is not lit.

2Use Knob [A] to select Parts. Here, you can select Part 2 for the piano, Part 3 for bass and Part 10 for drums. First, we will select Part 02.

3Use the [PAGE] knob to switch to the MIX Vce (Mix Voice) screen, then specify the Voice to be used as the piano Part.

MIX’Vce) Memory Number Ctgry Search￿

Part02 PRE1:128(H16)[Pf:GrandPiano]

4Next, use the [PAGE] knob to switch to the Mix Level screen, then set the volume for the piano Part as well as, if necessary, its pan position, chorus and reverb Send levels. Details are given on Page 115.

5Continue using the [PAGE] knob and switch to the LYR Mode (Layer Mode) screen. Set the Mode parameter to “poly” (polyphonic), the Layer parameter to “off,” and the RcvCh parameter (MIDI receive channel) to 2.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LYR’Mode)

Mode

Arp

Layer

RcvCh￿

 

 

Part02

poly

on

off

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For Parts that do not require polyphony, the

Mode parameter can be set to “mono” (monophonic).

By following steps 2 to 5 above, when you play back a song file in the sequencer, the piano track is transmitted through MIDI channel 2. The MIDI data is received by the synthesizer which then plays the Voice for the Part assigned to MIDI channel 2.

6Repeat steps 2 to 5 above, but set up Part 3 for bass and to receive on MIDI channel 3.

7Repeat steps 2 to 5 again, setting up Part 10 for drums and to receive on MIDI channel 10.

To avoid situations where the Voices of unused Parts are suddenly played back, you should set the MIDI receive channels for unused Parts to “off.”

There are many other Part-specific parameters in Performance Edit Mode. Details are given on Page 106.

8Before exiting Performance Edit Mode, you need to store the settings for the Performance. Details about storing Performances are given on Page 124.

Now, when you select this Performance in Performance Play Mode, you can play back the song file on computer (sequencer) or internal sequencer, and the piano, bass and drum Parts will be played back according to each track’s MIDI channel.

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