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Re: Can anyone explain how to use the triggers?

2007-05-02 by mrigit123

Thanks much Mauricio, that was very insightful and will help me out a 
lot!


--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, Mauricio Balma <balmaproducer@...> wrote:
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> There are three uses for the triggers:
>    
>    
>   1.To mute/unmute the tracks of the sequencer. That`s the main 
function, when the light indicator of the button is at the left, on 
the  Track Enable Indicator
>    
>   2. When the light is on the triggers, you can:
>    
>   1. Activate desactivate the "tracks" of the beats mode.  When the 
preset is "bts" category, you can use the 16 triggers to activate the 
tracks of the beats mode
>    
>   2. To select patterns.  You can assign 16 patterns to each one of 
the triggers.  This setup is stored with the multisetup
>    
>   3. To assign patches of the current pattern you`re playing.   In 
this way, you can assign a patch to be triggered, on latch mode, or 
with the arp on, and also select the note you want to use.
>    
>   You have to program these features, from the controllers 
section.  You can also change the triggers mode, holding Tap button 
and presssing track enable (correct me if I`m wrong)
>    
>   Hope it helps
>    
>   
> 
> mrigit123 <mrigit123@...> wrote:
>           Hi, 
> 
> Still fairly new to using my MP-7. I had read and re-read my MP-7 
> manual but I can't figure out exactly how to activate triggers to 
> select which tracks I want to play and which tracks I'd rather 
start 
> later in the song or pattern. Can someone explain how to control 
> which tracks play in simple terms, I'd much appreciate it! 
> 
> 
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