Yamaha AW1600 Owner's Manual - Page 172

Using the AW1600 with a "workstation synth" Recording/playing AW1600 mix operations on the workstation's sequencer Here's how you can synchronize the AW1600 and the built-in sequencer of your workstation synth, and use the sequencer to record/play the fader and pan operations you perform on the AW1600. Since operating the AW1600's mix parameters will cause a large number of control change messages to be transmitted, we will use MIDI Clock (which uses less data) as the synchronization signal rather than MTC. 1 Connect the AW1600 and your workstation as shown in the following diagram. MIDI Clock Control change AW1600 MIDI OUT MIDI IN MIDI IN MIDI OUT Control change REC SONG SCENE MUSIC PRODUCTION SYNTHESIZER Integrated Sampling Sequencer Real-time External Control Sur face Modular Synthesis Plug-in System Synthesizer with built-in sequencer 2 In the Work Navigate section, use the [UTILITY] key to access the MIDI 2 page of the UTILITY screen. Turn on the MASTER button in the MTC MODE area, and turn on the CLK button in the SYNC OUT area. With these settings, the AW1600 will transmit MIDI Clock, Start/Stop/Continue, and Song Position Pointer messages from its MIDI OUT/THRU connector when it is running. ● Example settings for synchronization using MIDI Clock and Start/Stop/Continue Using the AW1600 with external devices 3 Move the cursor to the CTRL CHG MODE area, and turn the [DATA/JOG] dial to select 1 out of the possible range of 1-3. 15 The CTRL CHG MODE lets you choose one of three combinations (1-3) that specify how control changes will correspond to the mix parameters of the AW1600. (For details on the contents of each choice, refer to page 160.) If you want to divide your operations into a separate MIDI channel for each of the AW1600's track channels, choose 1. If you want all track channels to be controlled on a single MIDI channel, choose 2 or 3. If you chose 2 or 3, you will also need to set the MIDI CH field to specify the MIDI channel that will be used to transmit and receive the control changes. 4 Make settings on your workstation synth so that its built-in sequencer will follow external MIDI Clock messages. Also set the sequencer to record-ready mode. For details on how to make these settings, refer to the manual for your workstation synth. NOTE • If your workstation synth has a function by which MIDI messages received at its MIDI IN connector are retransmitted from its MIDI OUT connector (a function called "MIDI Echo" or "MIDI Thru"), you must turn it off. If this function is turned on while you are recording, the control change messages transmitted when you operate the AW1600 will be immediately returned to the AW1600, causing malfunctions. 5 Play back the AW1600 song from the beginning. When the AW1600 begins playing, it will transmit a Start message and MIDI Clock messages to the sequencer, and the sequencer will begin running in synchronization with the AW1600. 6 Operate the AW1600's mix parameters such as fader and pan. The control changes assigned to each parameter will be recorded on the sequencer. The type of mix parameters that can be recorded will depend on the setting of the CTRL CHG MODE field (→ p. 160). 7 When you are finished recording, stop the AW1600 song. 8 Switch the workstation's sequencer to playback-ready mode, and play back the AW1600 song from the beginning. The recorded control changes will be transmitted to the AW1600, and the corresponding mix parameters will change. If necessary, you can use the editing functionality of your sequencer to edit the values and timing of the control changes that were recorded. NOTE • If you set CTRL CHG MODE to 1, operating track channels 1- 16 will transmit control changes on the corresponding MIDI channel 1-16. For this reason, you should normally record operations only for a single channel at a time, unless your sequencer is able to record multiple MIDI channels simultaneously. 172 AW1600 Owner's Manual