Basics Section

Performing Live while Playing Back a Song File

While playing back the song file with the piano, bass and drum Parts assigned earlier, you can set up the Performance so that you can also play another Part live.

 

 

 

 

 

Playback using

 

 

 

Performance

keyboard

Song File

 

Part 1

Solo-type Voice

Layer=on

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

This is the same as the Performance created earlier, but with the addition of another Part for live playback. Regarding settings, the important points are as follows.

•In the Performance created earlier, Parts 2, 3 and 10 were being used. As an example, we will now assign another Part (Part 1) to a solo- type Voice.

•At the LYR Mode screen, set the Layer parameter for Part 1 to “on,” and make sure it is set to “off” for Parts 2, 3 and 10.

If you want to manually play multiple (up to four) Parts using some Voices from Parts 4 to 9, 11 to 16 and a Plug-in Part, set those Parts’ Layer Switch parameters to “on.”

•At the GEN MIDI screen, set the LayerCh (Layer Channel) parameter to BasicCh. The Voice for Part 1 can now be played live using the keyboard.

When you play a song file bearing the XG/GM logo (available in the market), you may want to install an optional XG Plug-in Board on the instrument, to enjoy a best playback quality with a wide variety of Voices and Effects. Note that you can install an additional XG Plug-in Board to double polyphonic notes and Effects. In such cases, you do not only enjoy the playback of a song, but also can mute a specific Part from the song file for a “minus-one” setting, which is convenient for practice of solo performance.

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