This section starts the actual tutorial, where
we step through the first start of Seq66,
creating a song, editing the patterns,
laying out a song performance, etc.
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First Startup.
Seq66 runs, a default setup loads, MIDI ports are
detected. When Seq66 exits, a number of configuration
files are created as discussed
here.
They are very readable and include explanations of
most of the settings.
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New Song.
Before making the first pattern, decide on the time
signature and precision, beats-per-minute, MIDI subsystem
(Linux), preferences, etc.
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New Patterns/Tracks.
Create a new pattern, decide its length,color, output bus,
and output channel. Record a track, or paint notes in the
track. Organize them into sets.
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Live Play.
Mute and unmute tracks on the fly, set up mute-groups.
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Song Performance.
Lay out the tracks to create a song that play without
the musician's input.
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Other Features.
The event editor; play-lists; set-master;
mutes-master; session information (see the picture at
right).
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Normal Session Info |
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Seq66 is a live-looping MIDI sequencer with a
hardware-sampler-like grid interface, sets and playlists
for song management, a scale and chord-aware piano-roll
interface, song editor for creative composition, and control
via MIDI automation for live performance.
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