At the start of the first recording of a sequencer session the first
three tracks are automatically activated. To ensure the most
convenient recording procedure, this default setting takes into
consideration the most complex assignment for the melody voice,
namely the activation of all three components: Right 1 for track 1,
Right 2 for track 2, and Left for track 3.
If, as is usually the case, the track has been recorded exclusively
with Right 1, the first recording indicates track 2 and track 3 as
"recorded", even though they remained empty during the
recording.
Regarding the recording procedure you should keep in mind,
therefore, that in the case described above a new recording can
be immediately made on tracks 2 and 3. If you want to prevent
tracks 2 and 3 from running concurrently with the recording on
track 1, you can deactivate the Rec. function for these tracks in
the Track window.
The uniform method of assigning the symbol > to a track which
was activated during the recording but does not contain any MIDI
events may confuse you at first when checking the actual
contents of the tracks. This method, however, offers a practical
advantage during the editing of tracks: since it is not possible to
edit an unused track, a track can be provided "pro forma" with
contents in this way, thus preparing it for subsequent edit
operations.
If, for example, you intend to edit a track by manually inserting
notes or other MIDI events, you prepare this track by activating it
for recording and then briefly starting the recording.
The sequencer in practice
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