Conflicts Between Bands and Continuous Controllers

Volume and pan settings can be included in Continuous Controllers contained in a Sequence Track, Pattern Track, or a pattern part in Pattern Editor. Such settings can create unexpected results when you play a segment or style. For example, if you make changes to volume and pan settings in a band file, they can appear to work only for a short time. This is because they are overridden by settings in the continuous controllers, which are hidden from view unless you open the track or part for editing.

This problem occurs frequently with imported MIDI files. When you import a MIDI file as a segment or a style pattern, a band containing instrument sound assignments is inserted into the first measure of the band track. However, the volume and pan settings in the PChannel Properties window for all PChannels in the band are inactive. These settings are actually controlled by continuous controller curves.

Note The track might contain only a single instantaneous curve at the beginning of the first measure. This can be difficult to see, but you can click on it and open its Properties Window.

Continuous controller settings are not overridden by settings in a band. As a segment or style plays, the most recent settings are used for volume and pan, regardless of whether those settings occur in a band or in a continuous controller track. To use volume or pan settings in a band without their being affected by settings in continuous controller tracks, you must delete the curves in the tracks, or delete the CC tracks themselves.