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2. Select a MIDI Track to record the Mutes on.
You should
not
select a MIDI Track onto which you have recorded music. We
strongly recommend you to use a separate Track for recording Mutes, to avoid
confusion (see later in this chapter). You can then record all the different mute
settings for any and all other Tracks on this single Track.
3. Activate recording at some point.
If you want to mute a Track from the beginning, put your Mute Events one or
two ticks before the first notes, so that you are sure the first note also gets
muted.
4. When you reach the point where you want the mute to happen, perform
it by clicking in the Mute column, by pressing [Alt]+[Control] and [F2] to
[F11] or by activating the Solo function.
5. Keep on muting and un-muting Tracks for as long as you wish.
The Record switch (Overdub/Replace) applies, so that you can overwrite or
add Mute and Un-mute Events as you wish.
6. Terminate recording as usual.
About recording Mutes
There aren’t really any restrictions to what you can do. Things can get quite in-
volved if you indulge in complex mute setups. Observe the following:
• Muting silences
all output
from a Track, notes, Continuous Controllers,
MIDI Mixer data, System Exclusive, everything - including the mute
Events themselves!
This means, that you should avoid recording mute Events for the very Track
you are recording on.
An example might clarify this: Let’s say you are recording mutes on Track 1,
and happen to record a mute Event followed by an un-mute Event, both for
Track 1. When you play back the Track and the song position reaches the first
Event, the Track will mute itself. The un-mute will never happen since the
Track is muted for all output. This is why you should always record mutes on
a separate mute-Track, and never record any mutes for that Track.
• A mute Track may of course be muted by another Track, which leads to
the same confusion as above.
• Notes that have started before the mute are not cut off by the mute itself.
They always play to their end.
• Mutes are chased (see page 71 and the Online Help) if the Chase Events
function on the Options menu is activated, but only within one Part.
Make sure to end your Mute recording with the Track in the right status
(muted or un-muted).
• You can only use Tracks 1 to 128 for Mute recording.
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