Loading the midi song demo, Midi instrument track assignment, Chapter 4 –midi basics – Teac SX-1 Quick Start Guide User Manual

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Chapter 4 –MIDI Basics

TASCAM SX-1

Quick Start Guide

Loading the MIDI Song Demo

In the same way that the SX-1 makes a copy of the
audio demonstration piece, the MIDI demonstration
is also copied automatically and the copy is then
loaded (preserving the demonstration song). If you
change the demonstration, and want to keep it, you
must save the project under a different name other-
wise it will be overwritten next time you load the
demonstration piece.

From the

MAIN DISPLAY MODES

section on

the SX-1's front panel, press

PROJECT

. The

Project page will appear (“Loading the
Audio Demo Song” on page 18).

In the

Manage Projects

tab, on the currently dis-

played screen, select the project titled,

SX-1

MIDI Demo

Press the

LOAD

button in that same window

and the SX-1 will load the currently selected
project, and then display the song's

Track

window.

If your MIDI sound modules are already set
to receive General MIDI performance data,
then just press

PLAY

to hear the MIDI song.

If not, read the directions below on how to
change a MIDI track's channel to match
your sound module's MIDI channel.

TIP

To hear sound from your MIDI modules, don’t forget to
connect their audio outputs to the line inputs of the
SX-1 (“Basic Wiring Diagram” on page 16).

MIDI Instrument Track Assignment

The MIDI channel assignments for the individual
tracks of the

SX-1 MIDI Demo

song follow General

MIDI (GM) guidelines (for example, the piano is on
MIDI channel 1, the drums are on channel 10 and the
rest of the instruments are on the other 14 channels).
However, if your sound module does not have a GM
preset, then you may need to change a track's MIDI

channel assignment to match specific patches on
your sound module. To change a track's MIDI chan-
nel, follow the steps below.