Section 12 — Sequencing/MIDI Applications
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This section covers a number of advanced sequencer applications, including using the TS-12 with
a variety of external MIDI devices.
Using the TS-12 with a Drum Machine
When you use the TS-12 in conjunction with a drum machine or other rhythm sequencer, there
are basically three ways to go:
1) Sync the drum machine’s clock to the TS-12
2) Sync the TS-12’s clock to the drum machine
3) Sequence the drum machine from the TS-12 (just as you would a synthesizer)
To Sync a Drum Machine to the TS-12:
• Connect the MIDI Out of the TS-12 to the MIDI In of the drum machine.
• Set the drum machine to sync to MIDI clocks.
• Set the drum machine to receive on an unused MIDI Channel, OMNI Off; or disable Channel
information. You don’t want the drum machine playing TS-12 sequence data intended for
other instruments. MIDI Clocks, Start, Stop and Continue are real-time commands, and are
sent and received regardless of MIDI channel or mode.
• The drum machine should now sync to the TS-12’s clock. Pressing Play or Stop/Continue will
Start, Stop and Continue the drum machine, assuming it receives those commands.
To Sync the TS-12 to a Drum Machine:
• Connect the MIDI Out of the drum machine to the MIDI In of the TS-12.
• Set the TS-12 to sync to MIDI clocks. On the Sequencer Control page, select CLOCK=MIDI.
• Set the drum machine to not send channel info, or to send on a MIDI Channel that is not being
used by any of the TS-12 tracks. Again, MIDI Clocks, Start, Stop and Continue are sent and
received regardless of MIDI channel or mode.
• The TS-12 should now sync to the drum machine’s clock. Starting, Stopping or Continuing the
drum machine will Start, Stop and Continue the TS-12.
To Sequence a Drum Machine from a Track of the TS-12:
• Connect the MIDI Out of the TS-12 to the MIDI In of the drum machine.
• Set the drum machine to Tape Sync or External Clock, or any setting other than Internal or
MIDI Clock. This way it will not play it’s own patterns, but will act only as a sound-
producing device, sequenced from a track of the TS-12.
• Set the drum machine to POLY (OMNI Off) mode, and select a MIDI Channel.
• From the Track MIDI Page, assign a track on the TS-12 MIDI Status, and set it to the same
MIDI Channel you assigned the drum machine.
• You should now be able to play the drum machine from the TS-12 keyboard. You can then
record a track on the TS-12, from the TS-12 keyboard, which will play on the drum machine —
just as if you were sequencing an external synthesizer. The advantage of this approach is that
some drum machines respond better to velocity when played from MIDI than when played
from their own front panels. Thus you may get more dynamic range out of your drum
machine if you use this approach. The disadvantage is that you use up TS-12 sequencer
memory to sequence the drum machine.
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