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Using MIDI
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you can do is to try to record on fewer layers at any one time, or use simpler sounds with fewer control
mappings.
Since all MIDI channels are used for Native Mode sequencing, it's essential that it use the MIDI port that
isn't used for Master Channel input or output, or for the external MIDI layers. We suggest using MIDI port 1
for these purposes and reserving MIDI port 2 for Native Mode sequencing. Follow this setup procedure:
Ê
If you're using an external MIDI sound module, make sure it's connected to port 1, and that all your
presets that refer to it are set up accordingly.
Ë
Connect port 2's MIDI output to the input of the sequencer, and the output of the sequencer back to
port 2's input.
Ì Make sure the disk drive doesn't contain a disk with any sequences on it. If it does, it will be cued up
to play one of the sequences, and the Native Mode input (which shares the same set of sound
generation resources) won't work.
Í Press [MIDI] in the FUNCTIONS section.
Î Select “Native Language” = CC for multi-track recording. Either CC or NRPN is fine for 1 pass or
single track recording.
Ï Select the Mst Out Port parameter, and make sure it's set to 1; do the same for the Drum Out Port
parameter, if you're using manual drums.
Ð
Select the Native Out Port parameter, and set it to 2.
Ñ
Select the MIDI Output Initialize parameter, but don't invoke it yet. (This is the last parameter in the
[MIDI] menu, so can be quickly reached by pressing [MIDI] again to get to the first parameter, and
then pressing [PREV] to go backward one parameter.
Ò
Select the General Preset you want to start the recording with.
At this point, you're ready to begin recording. How you initiate recording depends upon your
sequencer, but once you've started recording, you'll need to do one more step before you begin to
play:
Ó Press [+] to invoke the MIDI Output Initialize function. This causes the current state of all controls to
be transmitted on all MIDI channels. If you fail to do this, when you play the sequence back, it will be
playing on whatever random sounds were left over from the last sequence.
When you're done recording, stop the recorder and play back the sequence to verify that it recorded
properly.
MULTI-TRACK RECORDING
The W-5000's Native Mode interface only sends data on those channels that correspond to layers that are
currently on. This means that if you record a sequence using only Tone 1 (for example) in the upper
keyboard, MIDI channels 1, 3, 4 and 5 will be silent. You can therefore do a certain amount of multi-track
recording, as long as in each track you use a different set of layers. (If you record with the same layer more
than once, and play the combination back, the two tracks will conflict with one another producing
unexpected results.)
There is, however, one other thing to watch out for when multi-track recording, and that is that the global
layer (MIDI channel 12) is always on. This can cause problems with some sequencers, because the MIDI
Output Initialize function will transmit global parameters at the start of each track, which may become
distorted if they become part of the actual sequence. (The PR-300S doesn't suffer from this problem because
you're required to specify different MIDI channels for each track.) The best solution to this problem is to use
your sequencer's controls to disable MIDI channel 12 on all but one track. This means, however, that this
particular track must contain all the necessary global controls, including such things as Rotary and Fast/Slow
changes.