Edit operations, Part vii–midi sequencing – Teac SX-1 Reference Manual User Manual

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Part VII–MIDI Sequencing

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TASCAM SX-1

Reference Manual

A selected event is colored gray; the playhead’s cur-
rent position is indicated by light blue—double-
clicking an event locates the playhead to that event
and highlights it dark blue.

Track

Selects the track you want to view in the

Event List window.

SCROLL

When

Scroll

is enabled, the event list fol-

lows the playhead. When

Scroll

is disabled, it does not

follow the playhead.

Event Display Filters

Click on the arrow to open

a menu from which you can select the type of MIDI
data you do not want see. If no MIDI data is filtered,
then all the MIDI for the selected track appears in the
Event List window.

TIP

Use the filter function to hide extraneous MIDI data
that may be cluttering the Event List window. This way,
you see just the information you want to edit.

Edit Operations

The Edit operations that are available from this tab
are identical to those found on the

Piano Roll

, with the

exception of

Change Tempo

,

Add Lyric

, and

Add Time

Signature

. These three operations are only available for

the Conductor Track, and can only be instantiated
from the

Event List

tab.

The explanations for the other edit operations can be
found starting on page “MIDI Editing” on page 155.

Add Lyric

Allows you to add lyrics to the project’s

Conductor Track.

Time

This field allows the start time of the lyric to be

entered.

Lyric

Add your lyrics in this field. After adding lyrics

and pressing the

DONE

key, the lyrics will appear in

the Event List after their respective time stamps.

Add Time Signature

This operation lets you

change the time signature at different points within
your project, by inserting a new time signature on the
Conductor Track.

Time

Use this field to set the point where the meter

change will occur.

Numerator

This field sets the number of beats in the

bar.

Denominator

This field designates what type of

note receives a full beat.

Click Interval

This field sets the metronome’s Click

value (1/8 (quaver), 1/4 (crochet), or dotted 1/4 note (dot-
ted crochet)) for the selection.

Tempo Change

This operation allows the SX-1

to effect a tempo change.

Type

This field allows you to determine whether the

type of tempo change will be a single change or an
accelerando/deaccelerando. Selecting accelerando/
deaccelerando allows you to set a beginning and an
ending value, smoothly increasing or decreasing the
tempo during the time you have set.

Start BPM

This field sets the tempo at the beginning

of the change.

End BPM

This field determines the tempo at the end

of the change.

Start Time

This field determines the position (rela-

tive to the EDL) for the start of the change.

End Time

This field determines the end of the

change.

Duration

This field determines the duration of the

change.

Curve

This field lets you to select the type of curve

the tempo change will follow (

Linear

,

Logarithmic

,

Exponential

, and

Cosine

).

Steepness

Determines the grade of the tempo

change’s curve.

Randomize

Determines the amount of variation

introduced into the tempo change’s curve.

Event Density

This field determines the amount of

tempo change MIDI data that makes up the curve.
Higher values produce smoother tempo changes
while lower values yield more stepped changes (but
require less MIDI data).

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