> 2) if your using any internal sounds, it will hickup when changing styles
> (not section, just styles)
If you didn't hear, we found a pretty decent way around this! I'll post the
message on how to do it below...and then a small quick way I kind of derived
from it.
(Taken from DJ Rock 2000)
Here's how I avoid the delay between switching styles on the RM1x. First
go into the Setup menu and turn off Voice Setup to TG and Voice Setup to
MIDI. Normally, when you switch to a new style in the RM1x, is looks at
what all the voice settings are for that style and then tells the TG to
reconfigure to all these settings, plus any tracks that are set to output to
MIDI are sent a program change message. All of this happening is what
causes the dealy. The TG takes a split second to load all the new voice
settings for the style, and any external gear usually delays for a sec when
it is sent a program change. I've also had trouble with some MIDI
patchbay/mergers haveing trouble when they recieve 16 program changes all at
the same time.
Now, once you turned Voice Setup for TG and MIDI off, you'll notice that as
you switch through styles, your gear doesn't automatically switch to the
right programs anymore. What I usually do to overcome this is to use a
blank pattern (Usually the last one, "P"), and I make a bunch of 1 measure
phrases containing only the program changes and any other MIDI messages
needed to set up everything for this song. If I want to sit down and work
on a specific song, all I do is start with Pattern P, let it play through
once, and then all my gear is set up for that song.
Now, for live use I can't use my blank Pattern P, since this would be even a
longer delay than normal. What I do is arrange my songs in the RM1x like
this... I put all my actual songs in the odd numbered styles, i.e., 1, 3,
5, 7, 9, etc. And I put transitions in the even numbered styles, i.e., 2,
4, 6, 8, 10, etc. The transitions work as follows. My first song ends on
Patttern J. When this pattern is in its last measure, I turn the style knob
up one click. Since "Voice Setup to TG and MIDI" is off, the RM1x switches
to the next style seemlessly. The next style is my transition, and I've
set this up so that Pattern J is the first pattern in the transition. The
transition then works its way back down the patterns. Going from J to I to
H to G and so on... If the transition is short I might skip a few patterns,
but the point is to have the transition finish up on pattern A, so that when
you switch styles again you'll be back at the beggining of your next song.
(This is considering that you start your songs with Pattern A.) I place all
the appropriate Program changes for the next song throughout the preceding
transition. By spreading all the program changes over a bunch of patterns,
you never have a point where all your gear has to stop playing, and by the
time you finish the transition and hit the next song, all your gear is setup
up to start playing it. I recently recorded a 1 hour continous mix using
the RM1x as my only sequencer. I didn't hit stop once, and all the style
changes were smooth. Later.
---
Positronica
:::MY BASIC WAY:::
Follow the same way he does it, but basically he means turn off anything
you're not using, and gradually work your way through section changes, for
instance,
Say style 001 contains 3 drum tracks (1,2,3) and one bassline (9), and you
some how manage to get all the way through P on it...what you need to turn
off is the TG sounds and all the midi on tracks 4-8, and 10-16...since
you're not using them anyway (assuming you're not using anything but the
RM1x). Then copy section P from 001 to P 002, and add in another track or
two (remember to turn the TG back on on those numbers), and basically slowly
changed your patterns through there...I don't recommend making more than
three to four big changes at once, or else you'll get the delay which is
caused by too many changes and it needing to load them. This way if you turn
stuff off, it doesn't have to look for as much stuff to load.
Dustin Zahn
----- Original Message -----
From: Dizzy J. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2000 12:45 PM
Subject: Re: Hello
> biggest dissadvantages:
>
> 1) can only hear the part your working on in step mode
> 2) if your using any internal sounds, it will hickup when changing styles
> (not section, just styles)
> 3) have to stop the sequencer to enter/leave record mode (my pet peve)
>
> the advantages are quite nice tho :)
>
> On Wed, 9 Aug 2000, Switch Flipper wrote:
>
> > heheh just saying,
> > i have yet to find anything relaly "wrong" with this great piece of kit,
> > although I wish it had two midi outs (32 channels) .. but even so, 16 is
> > really just about enough and i can work around the problem in many ways.
> >
> > simply put: i love this thing, best money I have spent to date.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Olaf Molenveld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2000 11:56 AM
> > Subject: Re: Hello
> >
> >
> > > what a negative attitude!! why do you want to know the disadvantages
when
> > > you've already bought one?
> > > Just relax, enjoy the ride and make some great music with your RM1x!
> > >
> > > Olaf (in his positivity mood ;-)
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Switch Flipper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2000 5:47 PM
> > > Subject: Hello
> > >
> > >
> > > Greetings - I'm new to this list, just picked up a brand spanking new
rm1x
> > > at the local music store this friday. Returned my event Layla and
used
> > the
> > > store credit for the rm1x -- and I don't regret it one bit! Can
anyone
> > tell
> > > me some serious disadvantages of this machine because so far it seems
to
> > > just be a GODSEND. After years of struggling with software sequencers
and
> > > still getting nowhere, I think I've finally found my mate.
> > >
> > > Some of you might know me from the a-series forum or the fs1r forum,
and
> > > well, it's true - I've become a complete yama-whore. They are simply
> > making
> > > the coolest, most unique and versatile products out there today, imho.
> > >
> > > At any rate, thanks for having me and I hope I don't annoy anyone with
my
> > > inevitable barrage of questions as I learn to use this beast to it's
full
> > > potential.
> > >
> > > all the best!
> > >
> > >
> > > -dean/qm
> > > http://quasimojo.i.am
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
