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Editing Mixes: Chapter 5
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IXES
What is a Mix?
Mix Mode is one of the most powerful features of the QuadraSynth Plus. While
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
patch and a string patch, 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.
• Transmit on several 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 QuadraSynth Plus.
• Set the relative level, panning, and effect send of each MIDI channel.
Mix Edit Mode
To edit a Mix you must select Mix Edit mode. Press [SELECT] from Mix Play
Mode. "Editing: Mix" should appear in the edit status section of the display:
PROG EFFECT
PRESET PRESET
EDITING: MIX
P AGE: 1
PITCH RANGE EFFECT NAME
MIDI
CHAN
M I X M I X
PRESET
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 16
PROGRAM – ASSIGN LEVEL EFFECT–LEVEL
Note: This illustration shows a Mix with all 16 MIDI channels enabled. If a channel is
not enabled, its number will not show in the display unless the MIDI cursor is under the
number.
Editing a Mix begins with using the MIDI [ ♦ ] and [ ∅ ] buttons to select the MIDI
channel you want, and assigning a Program number for the channels you want