ENSONIQ SPM-1, Руководство музыканта

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ENSONIQ Corporation SPM-1 Musician’s Manual
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4, as in the illustration above, you can play whichever Bass sound was last selected by playing into the SPM-1 on
MIDI Channel 4, even if neither of the Bass buttons is lit. You can send Program changes on the Bass MIDI Channel
to switch Bass sounds (see the Program Number Chart below). All other Program changes will be ignored.
Note also that when using the Bass on its own MIDI Channel, the Piano (or any upper sound) can be played over
the full range of the keyboard on its MIDI Channel at the same time that a Bass Sound is played on its MIDI
Channel. This is particularly useful when working with a sequencer.
CONTROLLING THE SPM-1 WITH A MIDI SEOUENCER
The MIDI features of the SPM-1 make it ideal for use with a multi-track MIDI sequencer. You can use the sequencer
to control only the bass, only the upper keyboard, or the entire keyboard, depending on the MIDI Channel settings
discussed above.
When using the SPM-1 with a sequencer you will want to take advantage of its ability to receive on different
channels for the bass and the upper keyboard sounds.
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Assign the bass its own MIDI Channel, as shown in the previous section.
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Record (sequence) a bass line into the SPM-1 on the bass MIDI Channel.
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You can now play along with that bass line on the piano or other upper sound by playing into the SPM-1 on the
main MIDI Channel. Plus, you can have the piano over the full range of the keyboard, even the part normally
covered by the bass notes that are playing. Remember that the bass won’t steal voices from the upper sounds,
and the upper sounds won’t steal from the bass.
Shown below is one possible set-up using the SPM-1 with a MIDI sequencer, a master keyboard, an ENSONIQ
Mirage Digital Multi-Sampler (DMS-8), a drum machine, and any other MIDI instruments you might happen to have
on hand. With such a set-up, the sequencer can record, play, and send Program changes to, any instrument in the
rig.
Of course, the order of the instruments in the MIDI chain can be varied without affecting the performance of the
set-up. In other words, you could go from the sequencer to the drum machine, to the Mirage, to the SPM-1, etc.,
or any other variation.