Mox8 midi
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It would help a lot if you had mentioned the keyboard you are using. So many models around!
The Y_man
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It would help a lot if you had mentioned the keyboard you are using. So many models around!
I 'm assuming Yamaha MOX8 from the title.....
The Y-man
I 'm assuming Yamaha MOX8 from the title.....
The Y-man
GGGrrrrrr
Sorry!!! Missed that one. Senior moment
The Y_man
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Ok, I just read through the MOX8 ref manual.
At first guess, try Page 84-85 and insert a Program Change into the track.
The Y-man
At first guess, try Page 84-85 and insert a Program Change into the track.
The Y-man
It looks like the way to assign 'instruments' or 'voices' to the midi tracks is through the song/pattern-mixing mode.
You have to go to the editing window then select the 'tracks' tap. Then start selecting voices for the separate tracks.
the trick is figuring out what goes where.
it's kinda hit or miss figuring out which is the drum, the bass etc. So, it takes a little while.
But, I did import and load my midi file and assigned drums bass guitar keys etc. It sounds great.
I also took a step further and created a template.
the only problem now is that whenever i play the song from the beginning it reverts to the unsaved template. Then I have to go back in and mix the template and song every time the song starts from the beginning.
You have to go to the editing window then select the 'tracks' tap. Then start selecting voices for the separate tracks.
the trick is figuring out what goes where.
it's kinda hit or miss figuring out which is the drum, the bass etc. So, it takes a little while.
But, I did import and load my midi file and assigned drums bass guitar keys etc. It sounds great.
I also took a step further and created a template.
the only problem now is that whenever i play the song from the beginning it reverts to the unsaved template. Then I have to go back in and mix the template and song every time the song starts from the beginning.
The Y_man
Moderator
Keep going Driven! You'll get there, and one day someone's going to find these posts very valuable. Good work.
The Y-man
The Y-man
Well last night was a long night at MOX8 school of the real.
I pulled down another manual, the Synth Parameters, the Facebook MOX people recommended. It wasn't that helpful. Plenty of descriptions of switches and things to control the unit. But, no explanation where these things are.
Then i found a block diagram on page 125 of the Ref Man that showed the midi file being loaded, going to pattern or song then an output going to the arp..called Put Track to Arp. So, I figured this is a way to save all my settings in one place that i could refer to while building a performance track or something. So, I 'Put the track to Arp". Now I can't find whatever it is that i saved. The Ref Man doesn't say where it is stored. So, I'm searching.
Whenever I start a midi track from the beginning it resets all the 'Voice Numbers' to 1. If I can figure out how to get the right voices under voice number 1 then it would theoretically not reset at the beginning of each song/pattern replay.
In the meantime, I go back to my midi patterns i downloaded and see about loading up the template. At least I know I have that saved and ready to call up.
Nope! I go to Mix the template of settings, it loads up fine. Then I play it and it's all garbled. i have no idea why. All the setting I saved are there. The midi file is there. but put together it's like all the instruments are playing all at once.
After finding this out this morning, I am starting to think about just skipping the midi/song/pattern routine and recreate my songs from scratch using the MOX voices and settings.
I pulled down another manual, the Synth Parameters, the Facebook MOX people recommended. It wasn't that helpful. Plenty of descriptions of switches and things to control the unit. But, no explanation where these things are.
Then i found a block diagram on page 125 of the Ref Man that showed the midi file being loaded, going to pattern or song then an output going to the arp..called Put Track to Arp. So, I figured this is a way to save all my settings in one place that i could refer to while building a performance track or something. So, I 'Put the track to Arp". Now I can't find whatever it is that i saved. The Ref Man doesn't say where it is stored. So, I'm searching.
Whenever I start a midi track from the beginning it resets all the 'Voice Numbers' to 1. If I can figure out how to get the right voices under voice number 1 then it would theoretically not reset at the beginning of each song/pattern replay.
In the meantime, I go back to my midi patterns i downloaded and see about loading up the template. At least I know I have that saved and ready to call up.
Nope! I go to Mix the template of settings, it loads up fine. Then I play it and it's all garbled. i have no idea why. All the setting I saved are there. The midi file is there. but put together it's like all the instruments are playing all at once.
After finding this out this morning, I am starting to think about just skipping the midi/song/pattern routine and recreate my songs from scratch using the MOX voices and settings.
Okay, I have no solution to this issue in the MIDI input. So, I moved my sights over to the A/D input. DUh!
I just connected my laptop to the A/D input and it feeds straight three. Took me a second to get that but. Success!!
Okay, off to rock! Peace!
I just connected my laptop to the A/D input and it feeds straight three. Took me a second to get that but. Success!!
Okay, off to rock! Peace!