Chapter I: PRELIMINARIES
Section A: INTRODUCTION
A-1. The Composers Playpen
A-2: What you need to know
Section B: A BRIEF OVERVIEW
B-1: The two windows
B-2: Definition of MIDI loop/sequence
B-3: Ways to manipulate MIDI loops (or quasi-loops)
B-4: Ways to manipulate sequences
B-5: Manipulations shared by MIDI loops, sequences:, and improvisational quasi-loops
B-6: Definition of instrument/module
Section C: TECH REQUIREMENTS AND SETUP
C-1: Software/hardware requirements;
C-2: Installation.
C-3: MIDI Setup
Section D: DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLLERS
D-1: KB Controller, MIDI CH 1
D-2: KB Controller, MIDI Ch. 2
D-3: Continuous controllers
D-4: MacIntosh keyboard controllers
Section E: MORE PRELIMINARIES
E-1: Checking out your MIDI connections:
E-2: Keyboard thru, solo/mute buttons:
E-3: Solo/Mute button:
E-4: Play on/off
E-5: Setting up your sounds:
CHAPTER II: WORKING WITH THE THREE MAX PLAYPEN INSTRUMENTS
Sections F-G: INSTRUMENT #1:
F-1: Setting up to record a MIDI loop
F-2: Recording into the MIDI loop only
F-3: Clearing MIDI loops and stopping sequences
F-4: Loop lengths
F-5: Recording into the MIDI loop and sequencer simultaneously
F-6: The sequencer
Recap & Diversion
F-7: Recording an existing MIDI loop into the sequencer with Inst. #1
F-8: Capturing all loops into their respective Inst. 1 sequencers
F-8a: Restoring a MIDI loop from a sequence
F-9: Loading complete sets of MIDI files into the sequencers
F-10: Simultaneous sequencer playing
F-11: Retaining exact coordination between modules
F-12: Sequencer controls window
F-13: Sequence length
F-14: Starting and stopping
F-15: Saving to presets in Sequencer Controls Window
F-16: Editing sequences
Section G: MANUAL MANIPULATION OF INST. # 1 MODULES:
G-1: MIDI Loop length:
G-2: Sound program #:
G-3: Sound Bank #:
G-5: Play Status:
G-5a: Enhanced Play Mode: Using play toggles to initiate sequences from Instruments Control page.
G-6: Density:
G-7: Collapsed rhythm
G-8: Velocity:
G-9: Setting up your synthesizers to accept Modulation Wheel (cont. #1), Breath Controller (Cont. #2), Volume controller (#7) and Controller #70:
G-10: Modulation wheel (outputting to your synthesizer's MIDI controller # 1 or 70):
G-11: Volume (outputting to your synthesizer's MIDI controller # 2, or #7):
G-12: Random pitch controls: Bach counterpoint (at least on the same module)
G-13: Transposition
Section H: INSTRUMENTS #2 & #3:
H-1: To initiate recording
H-2: To record
H-3: : Enhanced Play Mode: Using white play toggle boxes to initiate sequences from Instruments Control page. In Inst. #2 &3:
CHAPTER III: GENERAL COMMENTS FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS
Section I: PRESETS:
I-1: Intro:
I-2: A Map of How to Enter Data in the presets:
I-3: Velocities in the presets
I-4: Presets controlling other presets
Section J: AUTOMATIC PROCESSES
J-1: Auto preset scan
J-2: Pulsed program change
J-3: Auto modulation wheel faders
J-4: Auto breath control faders
J-5: Auto velocity change
Section K: MISCELLANEOUS GLOBAL ITEMS
K-1: Transposing MIDI loops
K-2: Stopwatch
K-3: Saving music
K-4: Clearing MIDI loops and table information
CHAPTER IV: AUDIO PROCESSING/MSP
L-1: Intro.
L-2: Presets in the audio processing section:
L-3: Entering data
L-4: Dual delay processor
L-5: Dual pitch shifter
L-6: The Varipitch Sequencer
L-7: More audio processing presets: Setting a preset
L-8: Pedal:
L-9: The rest:
CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION & VERSION HISTORY
M-1: Conclusion
M-2: Version History
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