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matje
Total Posts: 45
Joined 12-12-2012 status: Regular |
Hello, I am totally new in midi, so please forgive me when I ask an strange question. First I imported a midi files into the Motif XS. Next I muted some channels. The I changed the voice of the channels I want to hear and saved the song. When the midi file is played, the voices change again. How do I make sure the voice on a channel keeps the voice I selected? |
5pinDIN
Total Posts: 11891
Joined 09-16-2010 status: Legend |
OK, but please forgive me - we have to agree to use the same terminology which relates to the XS, or we won’t be communicating. Â :-)
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I presume you mean that you loaded a .MID file to an XS Song location. If not, please tell us.
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The term “mute” is often misused - it has a particular meaning with reference to the XS. An XS Part/Voice or Track can be “muted”. Exactly what did you do?
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You apparently changed the Voices related to certain Parts, which are assigned to certain Tracks, and then saved the edited Song.
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I presume you mean that when you played the previously edited and saved Song, the Voices reverted to what they were before you changed them.
I presume you are referring to the Voice for a Part. If the change you made isn’t remaining after it was stored, then the file you loaded might be a General MIDI (GM) one. In that case there can be a GM Reset message at the beginning of the file. That will cause the Voices to revert. To prevent that, the GM Reset has to be removed from the sequence.
See http://www.motifator.com/index.php/support/view/a_short_tutorial_creating_proper_gm_files
I hope that helps. Please ask further questions and/or supply additional information as needed. |
matje
Total Posts: 45
Joined 12-12-2012 status: Regular |
Thanks, thats was the answer I needed.
I edited the song and stores it into the Motif XS. When I power off and on again the song is lost.
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5pinDIN
Total Posts: 11891
Joined 09-16-2010 status: Legend |
You’re welcome.
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It’s possible that the Utility mode Power On Auto Factory Set setting is turned on. (See page 269 of the XS Owner’s Manual.) If so, remove the check mark and press [ENTER], as shown on the display. That will, of course, do a factory reset, and should turn off Power On Auto Factory Set as well. (First save a backup “All” file if you want to keep any of your own data.) Please verify at that point that Power On Auto Factory Set is unchecked. Another possibility is that you are using Auto Load. (See page 262 of the XS Owner’s Manual.) If so, the file being loaded will overwrite all the User data in the XS. Auto Load can be turned off. STORE changes if wanted. You can then load your “All” file - do not load it using Auto Load - and be sure to select â€without system†to avoid possibly turning Power On Auto Factory Set back on. If you want to use Auto Load, and there are Utility settings you want to have in your Auto Load file, make and store them. Resave the Auto Load file (if any) and your “All” file(s) - once that’s done, they can be be loaded “with system” without a problem. |
matje
Total Posts: 45
Joined 12-12-2012 status: Regular |
Thanks again! If you don’t know those things, you can search for a long time. I have a final question. On channel 16 in the song I made a click for the person on the drums. Output for channel 16 is asL. When the song is played you can hear the click still on the normal outputs. On the assL output you can hear the click also, but also the other channels of the song. When assR is selected for channel 16, things go correct. |
5pinDIN
Total Posts: 11891
Joined 09-16-2010 status: Legend |
No problem - I’m glad to help.
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Your XS likely has leaky output muting transistors on the affected channels (assignable L, Main R and L). I’ve written about the problem numerous times.
Rather than my repeating the information, I suggest that you do a Google search on…
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