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Re: MusicTrack vs. MIDI Channel
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Re: MusicTrack vs. MIDI Channel


  • Subject: Re: MusicTrack vs. MIDI Channel
  • From: Joel Braverman <email@hidden>
  • Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 11:50:26 -0800

Typically use of a sequencer is to record separate midi tracks for each channel, and to play back the contents of each track using one channel. This can also typically be overriden in most midi sequencers so that multiple tracks can play back from a single channel. The idea of forcing a single channel on each track is to more accurately emulate a multitrack tape recorder and mixer, where the level and pan for each part can be controlled separately. Editing of midi data when it is all on one track is more difficult, since you need to filter out the events that are on the other channels, which brings you right back to the concept of tracks!

Joel

On Feb 8, 2006, at 11:58 PM, Peter Stewart wrote:

Hi,

Currently I am saving my multiple (3 piano, 1 drum track on ch10) channel MIDI input into one MusicTrack. And then I save this. It sounds fine in QuickTime. But when I add the MIDI file to GarageBand its mashed into one instrument (pop flute), rather than the 10 or so independent channels I recorded. Is this because they don't have a "Channel Message" message (to change instrument) at the start of the track for each channel? What is the difference between recording each channel on a separate track and recording all the channels into one track? Isn't the notion of channels enough to keep things separate?


Sorry for the newbie questions...


thanks, peter.

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