[A6] Re: MIX Mode --- was (SoundDiver and the a6

[Chris Pickett]

>I don't really think that you are going to be able to get 4-5 parts unless
>you are using polyphony wisely.  Just having part 1 for example with a
>release slightly longer than the note hit, raises the polyphony, that
>including a sequence playing could result in 3 to 4 voices for one part
>alone.... Forget about throwing in a pad to top it all off, because pads
>love polyphony.  The only time I used more than 3-4 channels on the A6 was
>for a drum machine Mix Patch I made, and even that was limited to 10
>channels.
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Personally, I just record one part at a time, so I get the maximum 
number of voices.  If I want to hear one part playing while I record 
another part, I play back the best MIDI take and record it to audio.  I 
think I would only use mix mode live.

However ... why can't you record MIDI in mix mode, to get the 
arrangement sounding right, even if some patches sound weak, and 
afterwards filter different regions of the keyboard and different 
channels to different tracks in Logic (I think there should be some way 
to do this).  Then when it comes time to record audio you can use 
program mode.  Of course it's different if you're playing live I suppose ...

Cheers,
Chris