MX49 MX61 MX88 Reference Manual
Creating a Song with a
computer
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Setting up the instrument
1
Use the Quick Setup function to specify the “DAW Rec” connection.
Press [UTILITY]
[JOB]
Select “01:QuickSetup”
[ENTER]
Set “Type” to “DAW Rec”
[ENTER]. The
following parameters are set as shown. Local Control (
) is set to off. Use this setting when you want to
record your performance on this instrument (excepting Arpeggio data) to DAW software.
2
Store the settings, then return the Performance top display.
Press [STORE], then press [EXIT] repeatedly to return to the top display after storing the settings.
3
Make sure that the Layer and Split functions are off.
If the lamps of the [LAYER] button and/or [SPLIT] button are lit, press the buttons to turn them off.
Setting up Cubase
1
Start Cubase on your computer.
Important
Cubase cannot recognize the instrument if you turn the power of the instrument on after starting Cubase. Make
sure to start Cubase after turning on the power of the instrument.
2
On Cubase, open a new project.
Select the “Empty” project in the “More” area of the Project Assistant window, and then click [Create].
3
Confirm that MIDI Thru is set to “on” on Cubase.
Click “File” menu
“Preference”
“MIDI.” Confirm that “MIDI Thru Active” is checked. Then, click [OK] to close
the Preference window. When MIDI Thru is set to on, the MIDI data generated by playing the keyboard and
received by the computer is returned back to the instrument. As shown in the illustration below, this allows you to
play selected tracks on Cubase (each with a different MIDI channel) and have the respective Parts on the
instrument sound. For example, if Tracks 1, 2 and 3 are set to MIDI channels 1, 2 and 3, respectively, and the
instrument is set to play Piano, Bass and Strings on MIDI channels 1, 2 and 3, respectively—you can individually
select a track for playing/recording and have that respective instrument sound on the instrument. Select Track 1
and play/record the Piano part; select Track 2 to play/record the Bass, and so on.
DAW Rec
Direct Monitor switch
on
LocalCtrl
off
MIDI Sync
auto
Clock Out
off
Arpeggio MIDI output switch
off
JOB
*
QuickSetup
c
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Type=
*
DAW
*
Rec
USB [TO HOST] terminal
Tone generator block
(recognizing MIDI
Channel 3 data)
Keyboard
(output via MIDI
Channel 1)
Local Control = off
MX49 MX61 MX88
OUT
CH3
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CH1
Computer
(Cubase, etc.)
MIDI Thru = on
