Sequential Max, Operation Manual

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Page 2: ...IDI VOICE EXPANDER COMPUTER PERIPHERAL OPERATION MANUAL By Stanley Jungleib Sequential Sequential POSTBUS16 3051 North First Street 3640 AA Mijdrecht San Jose CA 95134 2093 Netherlands U S A 4 02979 6211 408 946 5240 i TELEX 12721 SQNTL NL TELEX 4997150 SEQCIR ...

Page 3: ...MIDI VOICE EXPANDER COMPUTER PERIPHERAL OPERATION MANUAL by Stanley Jungleib Manual No CM620A Issued October 1984 Software Release PSIXO 0 0 1984 by SEQUENTIAL CIRCUITS INC All rights reserved CM620A 10 84 ...

Page 4: ...es Chart 7 SONG PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS 8 1 Start 8 2 Stop 8 3 Play Live with a Song 8 Display Track Sound Number 8 5 Adjust Speed 9 6 Adjust Volume 9 7 Change Track Sound 10 8 Transpose 10 9 Erase Track 11 10 Erase Song 11 MAKING SONGS 12 1 Maximum Memory Capacity 12 2 Erase Demo Songs 12 3 Set Recording Speed 12 4 Record Basic Track 12 5 Overdub Tracks 13 SONG EXAMPLE 14 MAXimum Blues 16 TROUBLE 20 G...

Page 5: ...cy range and adequate power ratings The MAX has a monaural mono audio output available from three jacks on the back panel The Main Headphone jack drives a standard mono phone cable used to connect most instrument amplifiers But you can plug stereo headphones into the Main Headphone jack Since this jack is a tip ring sleeve TRS type it drives both sides of the headphones The A and B RCA phono jacks...

Page 6: ... tuning When initial tuning is done 00 appears in the Sound Selection display This indicates that the MAX is ready to play and that sound number 00 Full Organ is selected Song 1 and Stop are also lit This means that the multi track recorder is ready 5 IF DESIRED TO ADJUST MASTER TUNE HOLD Record AND PRESS THE LOWER OR UPPER Track Volume SWITCHES The pitch will change very slowly Use this hidden fu...

Page 7: ...s Product Specialist John Bowen with some contributions from other SCI staff The SOUNDS chart on the MAX control p nel lists the general categories into which the sounds are organized A complete list is on the next page To select a sound simply enter the corresponding two digits using the SOUND SELECT numerical keypad The first digit appears in the left place When you enter the next digit the soun...

Page 8: ...ano II Electric Piano Synth clav I Synth clav II Acoustic Piano Part 1 Acoustic Piano Part 2 Deep Clav SOUND NAMES Bass Percussion 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 String Bass I String Bass II Res bass I Res bass II Clav bass Synth bass Snare Drum Log Drum Bass Drum Syn Tom Synthesizer I 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 Synth with resonance Loris Pulse Width Mod I Seraphim Echo I Full Synth Razor Sharp ...

Page 9: ...2 is not really a song but a sound effects piece You must stop one song before you can start the other In other words to switch songs Stop must be lit At the end of each loop the Track LEDs blink 3 DURING SONG PLAYBACK IF ANY TRACKS ARE NOT LIT YOU CAN PLAY THE KEYBOARD LIVE USING THE SOUND WHICH IS CURRENTLY SELECTED If any track is not lit this track is available for live accompaniment Since bot...

Page 10: ...eed value 01 61 is displayed b To raise or lower by one speed increment tap either Speed switch The song always plays at the speed to which it was last adjusted unless you have switched power off For example select Song 1 Press the upper Speed switch The display counts up from 04 04 is the initial speed value of Demo Song 1 If the song is running it gets faster To reduce speed hold the lower Speed...

Page 11: ...ect song Stop or Start can be lit Switch Record on It blinks b Press the Trade switch for the track or tracks you want to change It or they blink too If the song is playing when the current loop ends the Record LED stops blinking Ignore this You will learn more below about this indication c Enter the two digits for the desired sound even if the sound number is already displayed While Record is on ...

Page 12: ... wanted to keep When you erase the last track of a song the speed is not erased 10 TO ERASE A SONG SWITCH Erase ON THEN PRESS THE SONG SWITCH a Select song you want to erase b Either Stop or Start can be lit c Press the Erase switch It blinks CAUTION When Erase blinks do not press any SOUND SELECT switches d Press the song switch e Press Start Nothing plays proving that the song is erased NOTE As ...

Page 13: ...is initially set to 33 medium All track volumes are set to the value of the voice volume parameter of the selected sound For more information on sound parameters see the MIDIGUIDE 3 IF DESIRED ADJUST SPEED CONTROL If you leave the recording speed set to 33 the default value you may not have enough speed control range to allow the song to play really quickly So if you know that you are going to wan...

Page 14: ... sound desired for this overdub You can try various sounds by playing live on the keyboard e Switch Record on It blinks f Switch on desired overdub tracks Note Record and these Track switches now blink but only until the end of the current loop During this first loop while Record blinks anything played on the keyboard is ignored g While Record blinks hold keys for any notes which you want to recor...

Page 15: ... Track 5 60 Pleides Track 6 11 Brass II 2 ESTIMATE THE NUMBER OF NOTES You do not need an exact count just enough information to tell you that what you have in mind won t exceed 500 notes Looking at track 1 of the score we find four notes per bar for a total of 48 Tracks 2 3 and 4 each have fifteen notes making a total of 93 48 45 Track 5 has 30 This makes 123 total notes weil under the limit and ...

Page 16: ...ts with the first note you play Concentrate on placing the notes directly on each beat When you get to measure 10 prepare to press the Record switch c c 11 PRESS Record EXACTLY ON WHAT WILL BE THE FIRST BEAT OF THE NEXT LOOP THE BASS LINE PLAYS BACK Recording the ending is very important to making a loop that repeats accurately It is easy to do but may take a little practice All you have to do is ...

Page 17: ...n 2 8 o 00 MAXIMUM BLUES Blues Any Tempo F7 9 Bb13 Improvise on blues scale F7 9 F7 9 Bb13 2 1 _ Player Sound Number ty Stanley Bb7 ...

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Page 19: ...nk only through the end of the current loop The recorder plays through the loop to give you time to get ready to record If you hit the keyboard while the LEDs are blinking nothing is recorded But if you play or hold any keys at the end of this loop they are automatically recorded exactly on the first beat on the new recording loop This autocorrect downbeat recording is only possible on the first l...

Page 20: ...ecord notes on one track in sync with another track is to play them all in the same loop If necessary you can later change the track s sound 21 THE SOUND SELECTION IS STILL 07 If you wish to change the sound you can do it now 22 SWITCH Record ON Tracks 1 and 2 light because they have already been recorded 23 SWITCH TRACKS 3 AND 4 ON They blink because they are ready to record 2 HOLD THE OPENING NO...

Page 21: ... the transformer cable for damage There is no fuse to check Audio If the Sound Selection display lights but no sound is heard check that Master Volume is turned up Check that track volumes are not set too low Test the synth by simply connecting stereo headphones directly to the output Try substituting the audio output cable with one known to be good Check your amplifier by trying a high level audi...

Page 22: ... Six Trak to develop custom sound programs then send them to the MAX over MIDI For more information on programming sounds please see the MAX MIDIGUIDE The MAX sounds can be selected either with the keypad or by a MIDI sound selection command The second type of input to a voice are the notes Notes tell the voice when to play and what pitch to play A voice can be played by notes coming from three so...

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