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Getting Started
Recording MIDI
Now you'll record a new track in the song. Do the following:
Listening to the Recording
LetÕs play back your performance on your sound card. For an added
dimension, weÕll open a few other views in the process. Do the following:
1. Make sure your instrument is turned on and set up to transmit
MIDI data.
2. Double-click the Name column in track 8 and type a name for
your new track.
3. Make sure the Source column in track 8 is MIDI Omni. If it isn’t,
double-click the Source column and set the Source in the Track
Properties dialog box to MIDI Omni.
4. In track 8, click the Arm button .
5. On the Transport toolbar, click Record , or press R.
You'll hear two measures counted in by the metronome, then playback
and recording will begin. Go ahead and start playing!
When you finish recording, click the Stop button , or press the
space bar. If you've played any notes, a new clip will appear in the
Clips pane in track 8. If no new clip appears, see “I Can’t Record from
My MIDI Instrument” on page A-2 for some troubleshooting hints.
1. Double-click in the Source, Port, Channel, or Patch column in
track 8 to open the Track Properties dialog box.
2. For Port, select your sound card’s MIDI synthesizer.
3. For Channel, select an unused channel, such as 7.
4. For Patch, select any instrument.
5. Click OK.
6. Choose View-Piano Roll to open the Piano Roll view.
7. Choose
View-Staff to open the Staff view.
8. Choose View-Event List to open the Event List view.
9. Choose
Window-Tile in Rows to tile the views.
10. To return to the start of the song, click the Rewind button .
11. Click Play .