Section 12 — Sequencer and Audio Track Concepts
Recording a Sequence
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MIDI Sequencing on the ASR-10 — MIDI Connections
You can sequence any remote MIDI device exactly as you would a local ASR-10 instrument:
• On the Edit/System•MIDI page, set the TRANSMIT ON parameter to TRANSMIT ON= INST
CHAN.
• Create a MIDI instrument as shown in Section 17 — Sequencing/MIDI Applications and assign
the MIDI instrument to transmit on the MIDI receive channel of the remote MIDI device you
want to sequence from this track.
• Now select the MIDI instrument and proceed with recording the track just as you would any
other track. All keys, controllers and program changes you record will be transmitted out via
MIDI to the remote device. You can mix, mute, and solo these MIDI tracks on the Edit/Track
page.
Remote MIDI
Device #1
Remote MIDI
Device #2
MIDI Out
MIDI In
MIDI Thru
MIDI In
Remote MIDI
Device #3
MIDI Thru
MIDI In
To additional
MIDI devices
MIDI Thru
When sequencing multiple
remote MIDI devices, first
connect the various devices to
the ASR-10, and to each other,
as shown here. Connect the
MIDI Out jack of the ASR-10
to the MIDI In jack of the first
device. Then connect the
MIDI Thru jack of the first
device to the MIDI In jack of
the second device. Connect
the MIDI Thru jack of the
second device to the MIDI In
jack of the third device. An so
on, for as many devices as you
will be using.
ASR-10
With this arrangement, once you set up the proper MIDI channels, etc. (see below), each remote
MIDI device will receive and play only the data that is intended for it, and will “pass along” all
other data. Also, each remote MIDI device can be played from its own keyboard without
affecting the others, because MIDI Thru jacks only pass along incoming MIDI data, and do not
transmit what is played on the instrument.
The above set up is ideal for controlling everything from the ASR-10. Simply by selecting the
Instrument•Sequence Track that is set to transmit on the same MIDI channel as a particular
remote MIDI device is set to receive on, you can:
• Play the remote MIDI device from the ASR-10 keyboard;
• Record a track that will play back on the remote MIDI device when you play the sequence or
song; and
• Send the remote MIDI device program changes and adjust its volume (assuming the device
receives MIDI Volume).
Once you have made the appropriate connections, and set up the MIDI configuration of the
tracks and all remote MIDI devices, you can use the ASR-10’s keyboard and its front panel to
control and record all the MIDI devices in your rig.
