ENSONIQ MR Rack - Using Staks; To Create a Stak

Chapter 4—Parts
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The current Part’s MIDI channel
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Part MIDI Chan= 01
Tip: W h e n a s t a n d a r d S o u n d ( n o t a D r u m K i t ) i s a ss i g n e d t o a P a r t , r e p e a t e d l y
p r e ss i n g t h e P a r a m s b u tt o n w ill t o gg l e b e t w ee n t h i s p a r a m e t e r a n d t h e F X B u s
p a r a m e t e r . I f t h e P a r t u s e s a D r u m K i t , p r e ss i n g t h e P a r a m s b u tt o n w ill t o gg l e
b e t w ee n t h e P a r t M I D I C h a nn e l p a r a m e t e r a n d t h e D r u m K e y F X B u s p a r a m e t e r .
U sing St aks
T h e M R - R a c k o ff e r s a p o w e r f u l n e w d e v i ce f o r l a y e r i n g S o u n d s o r c r e a t i n g s p li t s — i t ’ s c a ll e d
a St a k — a n d t h e r e ’ s o n e a v a il a b l e i n e a c h P e r f o r m a n ce .
M u l t i - t i m b r a l M I D I m o d u l e s h a v e t r a d i t i o n a ll y o ff e r e d t h e p o ss i b ili t y o f c r e a t i n g l a y e r s a n d
s p li t s b y a ss i g n i n g m u l t i p l e S o u n d s t o t h e s a m e M I D I c h a nn e l . ( I n t h e c a s e o f s p li t s , t h e
S o u n d s a r e m a pp e d t o r e s p o n d t o d i ff e r e n t p i t c h r a n g e s . ) C r e a t i n g l a y e r s a n d s p li t s i n t h i s
m a nn e r c a n b e a w k w a r d , h o w e v e r , s i n ce a n y p r o g r a m c h a n g e s o n t h e c o mm o n M I D I
c h a nn e l w ill u n d o y o u r c a r e f u ll y - d e s i g n e d S o u n d c o m b i n a t i o n s , f o r c i n g a ll o f t h e S o u n d s t o
t h e s a m e p r o g r a m . I n a dd i t i o n , i f y o u d ec i d e t o c h a n g e t h e M I D I c h a nn e l y o u w a n t t o u s e f o r
t h e l a y e r o r s p li t , y o u h a v e t o i n d i v i d u a ll y r e s e t t h e M I D I c h a nn e l o f e a c h S o u n d i n v o l v e d .
W h il e y o u ’ r e f r ee t o u s e t h e t r a d i t i o n a l m e t h o d w i t h t h e M R - R a c k , S t a k s o ff e r a m o r e e l e g a n t
a pp r o a c h .
I n t h e M R - R a c k , y o u c a n c r e a t e l a y e r s a n d s p li t s b y a ss i g n i n g P a r t s — a n d t h e i r S o u n d s — t o
t h e S t a k M I D I c h a nn e l . T h i s a cc o m p li s h e s f o u r t h i n g s :
• A ll o f t h e P a r t s — a n d t h e i r S o u n d s — w ill r e s p o n d t o t h e s a m e M I D I c h a nn e l .
• B y c h a n g i n g a s i n g l e S y s t e m p a r a m e t e r y o u c a n s e t t h e e n t i r e g r o u p o f P a r t s t o r e s p o n d
t o t h e M I D I c h a nn e l o f y o u r c h o i ce .
• Y o u c a n p r o t ec t y o u r S o u n d c o m b i n a t i o n s f r o m u n i n t e n t i o n a l a l t e r a t i o n .
• Y o u c a n s t ill c u s t o m i z e e a c h P a r t i n d e p e n d e n t l y w i t h o u t a ff ec t i n g t h e o t h e r P a r t s i n t h e
S t a k .
To Create a Stak
1 . P r e ss t h e S y s t e m b u tt o n a n d t u r n t h e P a r a m e t e r k n o b u n t il t h e f o ll o w i n g d i s p l a y
a pp e a r s :
System parameters:
Stak MIDI Channel=01
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This number may be different on your display
2 . T u r n t h e V a l u e k n o b t o s e l ec t t h e M I D I c h a nn e l y o u w a n t t o u s e t o c o n t r o l t h e S t a k .
3 . P r e ss t h e P a r a m s b u tt o n .
4 . P r e ss t h e u p o r d o w n S e l ec t P a r t b u tt o n s u n t il t h e n u m b e r o f t h e f i r s t P a r t y o u w a n t t o