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Editing Mixes: Chapter 5
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C HAPTER 5
E
DITING
M
IXES
W
HAT IS A
M
IX
?
Mix Mode is one of the most powerful features of the QS. Although in Program
Mode you can play only one Program at a time, in Mix Mode you can play up to 16
Programs at once, either from the keyboard (as layers or splits) or from an external
sequencer (via 16 MIDI channels) or a combination of both.
With Mix Mode, you can do the following:
•
Combine (“stack” or “layer”) different Programs so they can be played
simultaneously from the keyboard. For example, stack a piano on top of a brass
sound and a string sound , adjusting the volume of each for a desirable mix.
(Note that the stacking of Programs in Mix Play Mode is in
addition to any
sounds that may be stacked in the four sound layers of each Program.)
• Split the keyboard into different zones--for example, the classic bass guitar on the
left-hand side of the keyboard, and synth or piano on the right. You can split the
keyboard into as many as 16 zones, which may overlap.
• Transmit on as many as 16 different MIDI channels simultaneously.
• Receive up to 16 MIDI channels from an external sequencer, with each channel
representing a different instrument--piano on Ch. 1, bass on Ch. 2, drums on Ch.
10, trumpet on Ch. 16. Mix Play Mode is the multitimbral mode of the QS.
• Set the level, panning, transpositions and effect send of each MIDI channel.
P
ROGRAM
A
SSIGN FOR EACH
MIDI C
HANNEL
Once a Mix is recalled, you will likely want to choose different Programs than the
ones the Mix has stored with it. This does not require that you be in Mix Edit Mode.
Assigning Programs to the 16 channels of a Mix is done by first using the [
▲ PAGE ]
and [PAGE ▲ ] buttons (which are also labeled [PROGRAM CHANNEL SELECT]) to
select a channel and then using the [0] – [9] and [00] – [120] buttons to select a
Program. If desired, you can use the [
▲ BANK ] and [BANK ▲ ] buttons to select a
Program from any of the internal or card banks.
M
IX
E
DIT
M
ODE
Editing a Mix begins with using the [ ▲ PAGE ] and [PAGE] buttons to select the
MIDI channel you want, and selecting a Program number for each of the channels
you want to use (as described above). Beyond Program selection, you may control
many other aspects of a Mix by accessing Mix Edit Mode. This is done by pressing
the [EDIT SELECT] button while Mix Play Mode; “
ED:MIX ” should appear in the
upper left section of the display:
EDIT MODE PAGE _____________________________ _______
MODE BANK NUMBER ________ ______________ __________
ED:MIX CHAN 01„
PROG ENABLE: O N
_______________________ ____ ___________
NAME ABCD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
________________________________________
PARAMETER