ENSONIQ EPS-16 PLUS, Musician'S Manual

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EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual
Section 8 — Sequencer Basics
With this arrangement, once you set up the proper MIDI channels, etc., each device
will receive and play only the data that is intended for it, and will "pass along" all.
other data. Also, each can be played from its own keyboard (as well as from the
EPS-16 PLUS') without affecting the others, because MIDI Thru jacks only pass
along incoming MIDI data, and do not transmit what is played on the instrument.
This set up is ideal for controlling everything right from the EPS-16 PLUS.
Simply by selecting the track which is set to the same MIDI channel as to a
particular instrument, you can:
• Play that instrument from the MIDI keyboard connected to the EPS-16 PLUS;
• Record a track that will play back on that instrument when you play the sequence
or song; and
• Send the destination device program changes and adjust its volume (assuming
the device receives MIDI Volume).
In other words, once you have made the appropriate connections, and set up the
MIDI configuration of the tracks and all destination devices, you can use your main
keyboard and the EPS-16 PLUS'S front panel to control and record all the
instruments in your rig.
MIDI Mode and Channel — Destination Instruments
The next step is to set up each destination instrument to receive only the MIDI
information that is intended for it When each of the receiving units is set to
receive on a different MIDI channel (or a number of them, for multi-timbral units)
you can control them all right from the EPS-16 PLUS.
For each destination instrument:
• Set to POLY (OMNI OFF) or MULTI Mode. Each destination synth
must be in a mode where it receives only on its selected MIDI channel (or
channels). This is usually referred to as POLY (or OMNI OFF) mode for
receiving on a single channel, or MULTI mode for receiving independently on
multiple channels. Consult the owner's manual if there is any question about a
particular instrument
• Select a MIDI channel or channels. The best idea is to assign each
destination instrument its own MIDI channel(s) and leave it that way. If you
know, for instance, that a certain synth is always set to receive on MIDI channel
4, you can quickly set up a track to drive that synth by simply selecting an
undefined track, then assigning that track MIDI Status and MIDI channel 4. Also
when each destination instrument is always set to its own distinct MIDI channel,
it means that different sequences and songs recorded at different times will always
play the right instrument on the right track.
Once you have assigned MIDI channels to each instrument in your rig, write
them down, and keep the paper handy for quick reference.
Recording a Sequence
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