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Re: Help, playing the command station's patterns on a software sequencer?

2005-12-30 by gonzinigonz

Hi

> I want to learn how play the command station's patterns from the 
> software sequencer (Logic 5, pc), edit them there, and then load 
> them to the command station for live gigs or print wav to sequence 
> as audio...

For drums:-
Well you can create a drum map (i used to use cubase, guess logic has 
the same?) in Logic using its drum editor (it does have one dosent 
it??)  
Label up your drum names and asign note numbers to them.
Most kits start at C1 (Kick) with is note number 36.
Some quick examples:-

http://www.pianofinders.com/educational/WhatToCallTheKeys1.htm
http://www.voidaudio.net/percussion.html

The emu wont match these drum maps exactly so you will have to work 
it out, which aint a bad thing.. ;o)
Make sure there all on the same midi channel, and then once you've 
set up the command station correcly (and the midi cable..) you can 
write drum tracks in your software in real time.
Then you can either record them directly into the command station by 
syncing it to midi clock or save in logic as a midi file and transfer 
it to the command station using E-Loader.
This works the other way round as well.
The same also for non drum tracks in your seq.
Then you could record the output from the command station back into 
logic, again synced via midi clock. (look in the manual)
 
Hope that help a little
Gonz

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