MR-200 – Owner’s Manual
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Finding out which MIDI channel the
external instrument is using
If you want to find out on which channel(s)
your keyboard is transmitting, proceed as
follows:
A
Press and hold the
[TRACK]
button until the
display looks as follows:
B
Play a few notes on your external instru-
ment.
If it transmits on MIDI channels “1” and
“12” (like a Rodgers organ, for example),
the display now looks as follows:
C
Select one of the displayed tracks, by press-
ing
[TRACK]
,
[BEAT]
or
[TEMPO]
. That track is
selected for recording.
About track 10 (drums)
Track 10 (MIDI channel 10) is usually used
for the drum/percussion part of an arrange-
ment. That is because the corresponding
“part” (MIDI channel 10) of a multitimbral
tone generator uses a so-called “Drum Set”
(or “Drum Kit”) rather than a melodic
sound. The MX-200 uses that system, for
example.
Drum Sets contain separate drum/percus-
sion sounds for each note. The note C2
allows you to play a bass drum, the D2 a
snare drum, etc. See your module’s or syn-
thesizer’s owner’s manual for details.
This usage is only useful if you work with a
multitimbral tone generator whose Drum
Sets are controlled on MIDI channel 10.
Though track 10 could also be used for
melodic parts, pay attention to the follow-
ing:
track 10 is not affected by the Trans-
pose setting
(see page 25). This is perfect
for drum/percussion parts, but leads to odd
results if track 10 contains melodic data.
Re-recording the Tempo track
Re-recording the Tempo track can be used
for the following:
• To change the original tempo value after
recording the music.
This is useful if you set a slow tempo for
recording (because of the piece’s technical
challenges).
• To program tempo changes (ritardando,
accelerando, etc.) to make the music sound
more natural after recording with the met-
ronome.
Typically, this step should be performed
after completing the “musical part” of a new
piece.
A
Load the song whose tempo you want to
change.
See pages 17 and 38.
B
Press
[TRACK]
below the display.
C
Use the
[VALUE]
knob to select the “
Tmp
”.
D
Press the
[REC≈∏]
button.
It starts flashing and the display looks as fol-
lows:
E
Press the
[TEMPO]
button below the display.
F
Set the initial tempo value using the
[VALUE]
knob.
G
Start recording by pressing
[PLAY¥®]
.
H
While listening to the music, change the
tempo to your liking with the
[VALUE]
knob.
I
Press
[STOP¥ª]
at the end of the song.
You can also stop recording well before the
end of the song if the tempo no longer needs
to change.
Do not forget to save your song. See pages 22 and
37.
Track Detect 1/7
Tr Tr Tr
Tracks detected:
Tr 1 Tr12 Tr
Sng:LoadedSng
001
Tmp®
4/4
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