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34. In sequence mode, how come certain sounds like sounds such
as Combination s do not show up (are not available to be assigned
for recording)?
Because a Combination is a collection of up to 8 timbres, each using its
own Program. All that you can select in the Program field is a Program.
If you want to use a Combi in Sequencer Mode, you must use the “Copy
From Combi” UTILITY. See Section 5, #11.
35. How can I record over the same track without erasing the
data? I want to add kicks to a recorded hi-hat track, for example.
This is called “Overdub” recording. Just change the Record Mode to
“Overdub”. (1.1-6) [Prefs] -> Record Setup. Now whatever you record will
be added on top of the other data.
36. When I stop a song in [my external sequencer] and restart it,
all the instruments are screwed up, I need to stop the song, go
back to the beginning and start playing it from there.
One thing you have to understand about Sequencer Mode: a Song stores
a Program number, pan setting, and other data for each track. A default
song has A000 in every track. Any time you reset the Song to the
beginning or send it a MIDI Start/Stop, it will send out the program
changes that are stored in the song. Now, let’s say you are playing a
Standard MIDI File from your external sequencer. Your SMF file has
program changes in the tracks. So what happens is: you press start, the
Karma resets everything to A000 on all tracks, then your sequencer
sends program changes and sets all tracks to the correct programs. If
you stop in the middle of the song, then continue, the Karma resets
everything to A000, but your sequencer doesn’t send the program
changes again apparently. The only way around this is to manually
enter the correct program numbers into the Song Setup itself, track-by-
track, so that when Karma resets it sends out the correct program
changes to itself.
37. When I play a MIDI song from [external sequencer] in
Sequencer Mode, it doesn’t sound as good as in Song Play Mode.
As if there’s no reverb or chorus…
You point out that it sounds like there’s no reverb and chorus. Indeed,
that is the difference between a default song in Song Play Mode, and a
default song in Sequencer Mode. A default Song Play song has a basic
GM Effects set up already chosen in the MFX, with a certain amount of
reverb pre-assigned to each track. A default Sequencer Song has no
effects set up at all.