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Using the Sequencer
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USING THE SEQUENCER
USING THE SEQUENCER
The E4K's sequencer was originally designed as a “scratchpad” to quickly and
easily capture your musical ideas. With key features such as Standard MIDI
File Import/Export, 16 track operation and the ability to resample a sequence,
the sequencer becomes a powerful composition and synthesis tool.
Before you begin…
Load a bank from the
Multis
folder. Loading a bank gives you a variety of
sounds to work with when sequencing.
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To Record a Sequence:
1. Press
Record
, then press
Play
. Start playing the keyboard.
2. Press
Stop
when you are finished recording. Press
Play
to play back the
sequence. That's it!
3. To record another track, repeat step one.
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To Record a Multitimbral Sequence:
1. From the main screen, press the
Arrow
function key (F6) in the lower left
corner of the display. Four additional soft key choices will appear.
2. Press the
Multi
function key (F6). The following screen will appear.
3. Use the up/down cursor keys to select the MIDI channel you want to
record. (Ch 1 might be a good place to start.) Press
SetKybd
(F2) to select
the MIDI channel. The selected channel will be recorded on track one.
4. Move the cursor to the preset field and select a preset.
5. Now press the
Sequencer
key, then the
Trnsprt
key (F3). The following
screen will appear.
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Tip:
The sequencer can be
programmed to start recording
immediately or when you play
the first note. This function is
located under Sequencer
Utilities, Setup.
TIP:
Program
Assignable Key #1
to the Sequencer Transport screen to save
time jumping back and forth. Press and Hold
Assignable Key 1
for 2 seconds.