I can't figure out how to save an SMF,melody off,with lead instruments from the SX900. I can do all individually,but how to save it as is. I want to sing and play over it.
Bernie
Hi Bernie,
you can switch off the desired Channel(s) in the Mixer display (Song tab) by touching their Channel name(s).
The made setting is automatically stored in a Registration if the "MIDI Song" item is checked when memorizing your Panel settings to a certain Registration memory button. If you want to memorize the Keyboard voice settings to a Reg as well, be sure to have checked "Voice" and "Keyboard Harmony/Arpeggio" items. (Finally you have to save the Registration Bank as a file, of course.)
Note: The Channel "Off" status can NOT be saved directly to a MIDI file. If you do not want to use Registrations (as mentioned before), the only way is to set the desired Channel Volumes (Ctrl. #7) to zero and save this to the MIDI file:
• First call up "MIDI Multi Recording" and call up your MIDI file, if needed. (Press "Exit" to come back to "MIDI Multi Recording".)
• Then touch the "Menu" icon and call up the "Mixer" display go to "Song" tab and make the desired (Volume) settings.
• Press "Exit" button to come back to "MIDI Multi Recording". Here press "Song STOP" button to set the MIDI file to the beginning.
• Touch "Setup" icon, make sure that all items in the first two rows are checked (Voice to Tempo), touch "Execute" and then "Exit".
• Finally touch "Save" to save the MIDI file. (I recommend to type in a new file name.)
Note: IF you want to save also the Keyboard Voice settings to the MIDI file (so that the voices of Right 1 - 3 and Left are changed when loading the MIDI file), you have to check also the item "Keyboard Voice" in the "Setup" window. But if you want to use
Registrations to set up your Keyboard voices, do NOT check this item in the "Setup" window when (re-)saving a MIDI file!
Hope this helps!
Best regards,
Chris