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Playing Cyclone
Now that we have added loops and adjusted some of the pad group controls, let’s
use Cyclone as a real-time instrument and as a synth device.
To Play an Existing MIDI Track Through Cyclone
First, we’ll create a MIDI track which will trigger the pads in Cyclone.
1. In the Track view, select an empty MIDI track. If you don’t have a blank MIDI
track, select Insert-MIDI Track.
2. In the MIDI track’s Output field, select Cyclone 1.
3. Select the MIDI track and open the Piano Roll view.
4. In the Piano Roll view, right-click on the Snap to Grid button to open the Snap
to Grid dialog.
5. In the Snap to Grid dialog, click the Musical Time radio button and select
Measure.
6. In the Mode section of the Snap to Grid dialog, select the Move To radio button
and click OK.
7. Click the Draw tool button.
8. Use your mouse to move the Draw tool over the Notes pane in the Piano Roll
view.
9. Enter a C5 note at the beginning.
10. Enter a D5 note at the fifth measure.
11. Enter a E5 note at the beginning.
12. Enter a F5 note at the beginning and fifth measure.
13. Drag the ends of the notes on C5 and E5 until their duration is eight
measures. (If you have Auto Erase enabled, you have to disable it to drag out
the duration of the note. Disable Auto Erase by clicking on the black arrow to
the right of the Draw tool and clicking the Auto Erase command. The
command appears unchecked when disabled.)
14. Drag the end of the D5 note until its duration is four measures (through
measure eight).
15. Drag the ends of the F5 notes until their duration is two measures (through
measures two and six, respectively).
16. Rewind the project and play it back.
17. Experiment by changing the note start times and durations.
You can “play” Cyclone either using your mouse to trigger pads and clicking them
once again to shut them off, or by using an external controller. Let’s try both.
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