Tascam Digital Audio Production Environment SX-1 Reference Manual

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Releases When enabled, notes are moved so that 
their end times align with the quantize grid.
Adjust Durations When enabled, the duration of 
the notes change to conform to the attack or release 
quantize settings. If both attacks and releases are being quantized, the notes will be stretched or shrunk 
to fit into the nearest quantize grid.
Record Quantize Check this box to have the 
quantize settings applied to all incoming MIDI notes. This...

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Swing The swing parameter causes every other 
note to be delayed by a specified amount to produce 
the “swing” effect. As the parameter value increases, 
the delay amount increases. At 100%, the delay 
amount is equal to one quantize grid length interval (for example, a 1/16th note (semiquaver) at a quan-
tize grid length of 1/16th note).
The figure below shows the effects of applying swing 
and quantizing attacks:
Randomize When Randomize is any...

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Sensitivity Sensitivity defines the region where 
notes will be moved to the grid. If 
Sensitivity is set to 
100%, notes will be moved to the nearest grid line 
regardless of where they originally play. If 
Sensitivity 
is less than 100%, only the notes within a certain dis-
tance of a grid line will be moved. For example, at 50%, only notes that are within 1/2 a grid interval 
will be moved. At 0%, no notes will be moved. 
The figure below...

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Offset The number of ticks added or subtracted to 
the start time of selected notes is the 
Offset. Use this 
parameter to add a set number of ticks to notes for a 
delay effect, or subtract a set number of ticks to cause 
notes to play earlier in time (for example, “ahead of the beat”). This field will accept ±960 ticks (in 4/4 
time, this equals one quarter note (crochet)).
The figure below shows the result of attacks quan-
tized and a small...

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Track Offset
Use the Track Offset field to apply a fixed offset to a 
whole track. The offset value can be up to ±10 sec-
onds.TIP
The Track Offset feature is useful for adjusting a track’s 
overall “feel” against the other tracks, and compensat-
ing for external MIDI gear with long latency times. 
RELATED LCD screens
There are several LCD screens that reflect the MIDI 
parameters found on the 
MIDI Track tab of the VGA 
Track screen. These...

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Step Record Mode
Step Record allows you to enter MIDI notes one at a 
time. The MIDI parameters for each note can be 
determined before entry, including velocity, duration, 
and offset. Then, with the SX-1’s sequencer in Step 
Record, each MIDI note received is dropped at the 
playhead’s position. The sequencer can also be set to automatically 
advance to the next beat in preparation for the next 
note. The following definitions cover the Step...

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Vel Random % This parameter randomizes the 
Base Velocity parameter. The greater the value, the 
more random the 
Base Velocity effect (as determined by 
the “
Base Velocity slider) is.
Auto Advance Check this box to have the 
sequencer automatically advance to the next beat 
after a note is played (as determined by the note’s 
Step Length). With this box unchecked, you will not 
move to the next grid line until you have pressed the 
STEP key....

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TIME/TEMPO Management
The SX-1 sequencer has screens for setting your 
project’s meter, tempo, and click track. These set-
tings are saved with your project.
VGA Control
Most of your project’s click track settings are made 
in the 
Time/Tempo tab (described here).
In order to record the initial tracks for a project, you 
often need some sort of click track to follow along 
with the project’s selected tempo. The SX-1 can gen-erate its own MIDI...

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when record or play is entered, the metronome will 
stop playing.
Mute During Countdown Mutes the metro-
nome during the Countdown period.
Metronome During Record Only Selecting 
this option will only play the metronome when the 
machine is in record mode. If not selected, the SX-1 
will generate a click when the transport is in motion.
Conductor This enables the Conductor Track (it 
works the same as the 
Conductor Track Key in the 
VGA’s Main...

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Managing MIDI Takes
Several MIDI performances can be assembled 
(imported or recorded) to form a take. The SX-1 has 
a pool of MIDI takes associated with a project. The 
takes within this pool can be assigned to any slot of 
the MIDI sequencer for playback (they are not fixed 
to the track that they were originally assembled on). 
Takes can also be imported and exported between 
projects. They are managed from the 
Take Browser tab 
of the VGA’s...