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The MediaBay
Previewing files
Previewing presets via MIDI input
MIDI input is always active, i. e. when a MIDI keyboard is connected to your computer
(and set up properly), you can directly start playing the notes to preview the selected
preset.
Previewing presets using a MIDI file
Proceed as follows:
1. On the Sequence Mode pop-up menu, select “Load MIDI File”.
2. In the file dialog that opens, navigate to the desired MIDI file, and click Open.
The name of the MIDI file is displayed on the pop-up menu.
3. Click the Play button to the left of the pop-up menu.
The notes received from the MIDI file are now played back with the settings of the
track preset applied.
Ö The recently used MIDI files are kept on the menu, for quick access. To remove an
entry from this list, select it on the menu and then select “Remove MIDI File”.
Previewing presets using the Memo Recorder
The Memo Recorder function continually repeats a given sequence of notes as a loop.
To use the Memo Recorder, proceed as follows:
1. On the Sequence Mode pop-up menu, select Memo Recorder.
2. Enter the notes via the MIDI or computer keyboard.
The Play button is automatically activated and you will instantly hear the notes you
play with the preset settings applied.
• When you stop playing notes and wait for 2 seconds, the note sequence you
played until this moment will be played back in a continuous loop.
To use another sequence, simply start entering notes again.
Ö You cannot use the Memo Recorder when previewing presets using a MIDI file.
Previewing presets via the computer keyboard
Proceed as follows:
1. Activate the “Computer Keyboard Input” button.
The keyboard display in the Previewer section works in the same way as the Virtual
Keyboard, see
“The Virtual Keyboard” on page 108.
2. Enter the notes via the corresponding keys on the computer keyboard.
!
When you activate the “Computer Keyboard Input” button, the computer keyboard is
used exclusively for the Previewer sections, i.
e. the usual key commands are blocked.
The only exceptions are: [Ctrl]/[Command]-[S] (Save), Num [*] (Start/Stop Record),
[Space] (Start/Stop Playback), Num
[1] (Jump to left locator), [Delete] or [Backspace]
(Delete), Num [/] (Cycle on/off), and [F2] (Show/Hide Transport panel).