Part VII–MIDI Sequencing
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TASCAM SX-1
Reference Manual
TIME/TEMPO Management
The SX-1 sequencer has screens for setting your
project’s meter, tempo, and click track. These set-
tings are saved with your project.
VGA Control
Most of your project’s click track settings are made
in the
Time/Tempo
tab (described here).
In order to record the initial tracks for a project, you
often need some sort of click track to follow along
with the project’s selected tempo. The SX-1 can gen-
erate its own MIDI click track for just this purpose.
The MIDI click track’s operation is determined by
the settings in the
Time/Tempo
tab. This tab is part of
the VGA
Track
screen.
Metronome Enable
Check this box to enable
the metronome/click.
Accent
Choose the output port and channel that the
accented click (a bar’s first downbeat) is sent to.
Note
Select the MIDI note for the accented click.
Octave
Choose an octave for the accented click’s
note.
TIP
Many popular units put a click sound on C# 1 for a drum
instrument.
Velocity
Choose a velocity value for the accented
click’s note.
Length
Select a duration (given in note values) for
the accented click’s note.
Non Accent
Choose the output port and channel
that the non-accented click (all beats following a
bar’s first downbeat) is sent to.
Note
Select the MIDI note for the non-accented
click.
Octave
Choose an octave for the non-accented
click’s note.
Velocity
Choose a velocity value for the non-
accented click’s note.
Length
Select a duration (given in note values) for
the non-accented click’s note.
Accent First Note
When enabled, the metronome
will play a bar’s first note (or click) with the
Accent
metronome settings. All of the bar’s following met-
ronome notes are played with the
Non Accent
settings.
When disabled, the
Accent
settings do not apply and
only the
Non-Accent
settings are used for the metro-
nome notes.
Countdown
Check this box to have the metro-
nome perform a countdown. When enabled, the
countdown plays before entering record or play.
NOTE
The transport will move during the countdown.
Beats
Select the number of beats you want for the
countdown.
Countdown Only
Check this box to have the
metronome play only during the countdown. Then,
