MULTIS

Calvi19 · Post by **Calvi19** » Thu May 22, 2008 12:39 pm

HI, I´VE BEEN USING THE MULTI MODE LIKE A COMBI MODE, ONLY THAT IN THE MULTIS I HAVE THE POSIBILITIE TO PUT 16 SOUNDS TOGETHER, IT´S THIS OK? OR THE MULTIS WORK IN A DIFFERENT WAY? IT´S BETTER TO USE THE COMBI MODE TO PLAY MORE THAN ONE SOUND? WHY? THANKS.

kimu · Post by **kimu** » Thu May 29, 2008 8:49 am

combis are meant to play (from x50 keyboards) up to 8 sounds in split or layers or mix of slit and layers, while multis are meant to plays midi score received from an external sequencer connected via MIDI or USB. in multis you have 16 MIDI channel (and 16 programs) to use.
by the way, if i am not wrong, in x50 manual is described a way to play multis directly from x50 keyboard.

Calvi19 · Post by **Calvi19** » Thu May 29, 2008 9:54 pm

yes i know how to play the multis with the x50, my question is that if its the same if you use like that, what i mean is that if i use the multi mode like a combi only if i put 16 sounds it´s the same, because i do that and i dont have any problem, but i´m losing something??
thanks.

VEDAS - CUERNICABRAS

Bigs · Post by **Bigs** » Fri May 30, 2008 11:21 am

If I'm not mistaken (I haven't used multi mode that much), combi's allow more flexibility in assigning the programs to different key and velocity zones, while multi's only allow you to assign sounds to different channels.

Also, I'm not sure how about arpeggiators work in multi mode, compared to combi mode.

Calvi19 · Post by **Calvi19** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 12:17 am

no, sory, but you are mistaken because you can do that to in the multi mode. but i was playing live this weekends and the multis works perfectly. i see that it´s almoust the same, only that you can put 16 sounds, and you can reproduce midi songs. my questions it´s answer i think by playing it, that i can work the sounds in the same way, and it, response in the same way that the combi mode.

4NDRW · Post by **4NDRW** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 12:08 am

first, i'm glad you fixed your caps lock key after that first post.

i think multi mode allows more possibilities than combi mode
namely, as you said, you can control up to 16 programs instead of a combi's 8
however from memory it isn't as intuitive to set up, and i can't remember if the velocity switching and stuff still works.. tho i assume so
and i think you can only save i think 16 multis vs. the many banks you can save of combi's
though i could be wrong about all of that.

in the great scheme of things it really doesn't matter
it sounds like you're getting the results you're after
good luck with your music

Clauzii · Post by **Clauzii** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 6:08 am

The microX comes with space for 128 multis, 16 of them already setup.

guitarlegend · Post by **guitarlegend** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 6:29 pm

So, if i got that right. There is extra space in these two keyboards to save patches you wan't to use live! So in multis you can write your favourite patches and change them quickly. I don't need them for recording, so this would be ideal for me playing in a band!

fravius · Post by **fravius** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 5:23 pm

As far as I know, a MULTI is a COMBI with "8 extra sounds" made to play with an external sequencer or controller (this is the main difference). But you have empty slots to save Multis (127 plus 16 presets) while you have 384 slots already ocuppied by Combis (so if you want to save a new Combi, you must sacrifice another one).
I always have used Combis because I don't have any sequencer or controller to use a Multi with, but since I red the manual and discovered some things about Multis, I started to used them more and more as combis, mainly because of the 16 sounds instead of 8!

X-Trade · Post by **X-Trade** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:36 pm

there is nothing wrong with using Multis. I have a TR and the equliviant there is the Sequencer, which I use for all my live setups.

you are right that it is just like an expanded combi mode, but there is one other difference too. EXT and EXT2 timbres behave very dfiferently - they don't transmit unless they are the same channel as the current channel. so useless for playing other gear, but fine for just sending patch changes.

I don't know if MULTI mode has RPPR like in the rest of the triton's SEQ?

EvilDragon · Post by **EvilDragon** » Mon Nov 30, 2009 5:55 pm

X50 has no sequencer or song mode, and RPPR is connected to those two. So, no RPPR on X50 or microX.

X-Trade · Post by **X-Trade** » Mon Nov 30, 2009 8:34 pm

evildragon wrote:X50 has no sequencer or song mode, and RPPR is connected to those two. So, no RPPR on X50 or microX.

well, I asked because I've read about the use of RPPR in Multis on the Triton Rack, which also has multi mode instead of Song mode.

Multi Mode is basically Song Mode with the actual sequencer part taken out.

EvilDragon · Post by **EvilDragon** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 11:48 am

Well, the full blown Triton is another thing. X50 is a skimmed down one.

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