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XSMercedes
Total Posts: 62
Joined 07-03-2007 status: Experienced |
I am basically a pianist and primarily use the XS8 (soon to be the XF8) for live playing, especially in performance mode. I also enjoy creating songs from Performance Record. However, I am limited in what I can improvise when a piano part in a performance has an active arpeggio in that I cannot play any additional notes using the piano voice other than what the arp is playing. This limits my ability to improvise/jam. I recognize that I can deactivate the arpeggio in the piano part/voice, but I like what that arpeggio is doing. I also recognize that I can trade off one of the other parts for an additional piano voice and play that voice across the entire keyboard, but I do not want to eliminate any pre-programmed parts. An example of what I am describing can be found in one of my favorite performances, “Hot Sauce†which is U1, C8 on my keyboard. So I was wondering, if I connect via MIDI cable a CP1 to the XF, set the XF to performance mode and select a performance with active arpeggios, assuming both keyboards are on the same send/receive channel, if I play the CP1 will the XF performance with its active arpeggios respond just the same as if I was playing the XF’s keyboard itself? If so, I can jam a full 88 note piano voice (from the CP1) over the performance without altering the set performance and in essence add a fifth part to the performance.
Sorry, but I only have one keyboard so I cannot run the experiment myself to test this out.
Thanks in advance. |
JLPG
Total Posts: 34
Joined 06-16-2009 status: Regular |
Hi! We can forget now for a while external MIDI keyboards ( CP1 ,CP5 etc)and work with the Motif XS8 alone ( I think XF8 will do the same that I propose you). . Possible “partial” solutions : A) Go to Performance called “Hot-Sauce” (that you told and like; me too!)
1. Press EDIT button.
3. Afterthat press F2 (ARP Main) (button below screen)
But… What happens selecting those arpeggio options?
The solution? Remember you are in the screen that I told you before: “ARP Main”. You can see the “virtual” keyboard on the screen and moving data-wheel you can select in “Note Limit” range keyboard function what part of the keyboard you want that works the arpeggio. You can test it until you reach a part that allows you to shoot the piano-arpeggio ( perhaps with little finger or 2 fingers of the left hand) and at the same time to play (with the rest of the left hand fingers or inmediately after )the not-arpeggiated piano sound that you needed for aditional notes. Of course I don´t know how do you play .You are the boss for experimentize ... B) SONG MODE Option
1.Go to Performance mode “Hot Sauce”
In audition terms this partial solution is similar to the A) solution but here you can add more instruments ( until 16: 16 tracks) all in the same internal midi channel for creating super multi layered performances (with the limit of the 4 arpeggios at the same time) and experimenting with limit note range of each of the 16 sounds and of the 4 arpeggios for creating very interesting performance -ambiences in the same style for example than a virtual VST computer instrument called “Morphestra” ( see Youtube videos of Morphestra: you can do similar multilayered ambience and arpeggiated performances)
C) PATTERN MODE option.
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XSMercedes
Total Posts: 62
Joined 07-03-2007 status: Experienced |
Thank you very much Jose for taking the time to write your very comprehensive explanation. I understand your instructions and both solutions actually accomplish what I am trying to achieve. I must say that I never would have figured out your “A” solution and I look forward to trying both out. It is very appreciated that you would take so much time to help out a stranger. Thanks. |