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Chains receive MIDI input from a set of devices (sequencers, keyboards and other MIDI controllers) that can be configured for each chain separately. Each input device can work in 2 different modes:

Chains receive MIDI input from a set of devices (sequencers, keyboards and other MIDI controllers) that can be configured for each chain separately. Each input device can work in 2 different modes:

====ACTI mode====  

====Active mode====  

When an MIDI input device is configured in ACTI mode, the '''active chain''' (the highlighted/selected chain) receives all MIDI input from it and all MIDI events are translated to the active chain's MIDI channel. It's the default mode for all input devices. When using ACTI mode you don't need to worry about the MIDI channel your keyboard/controller is using. You change which instruments are played by changing the active chain in your zynthian (see below).  

When an MIDI input device is configured in active mode, the '''active chain''' (the highlighted/selected chain) receives all MIDI input from it and all MIDI events are translated to the active chain's MIDI channel. It's the default mode for all input devices. When using active mode you don't need to worry about the MIDI channel your keyboard/controller is using. You change which instruments are played by changing the active chain in your zynthian (see below).  

ACTI mode's behavior can be modified by the '''Active MIDI channel''' global flag ([[#blablabla|see admin menu]]):

Active mode's behavior can be modified by the '''Active MIDI channel''' global flag ([[#blablabla|see admin menu]]):

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* Active MIDI channel '''Disabled''' => Only the active chain receives MIDI input from the devices in ACTI mode. It's the default.

* Active MIDI channel '''Disabled''' => Only the active chain receives MIDI input from the devices in active mode. It's the default.

* Active MIDI channel '''Enabled''' => All chains with the same MIDI channel as the active chain receive MIDI input from the devices in ACTI mode. This is very useful for layering sounds without any extra routing. You simply create several synth chains with the same MIDI channel and they will play in unison. You can also create keyboard splits by adjusting note range and transpose for each chain from the chain options menu.

* Active MIDI channel '''Enabled''' => All chains with the same MIDI channel as the active chain receive MIDI input from the devices in active mode. This is very useful for layering sounds without any extra routing. You simply create several synth chains with the same MIDI channel and they will play in unison. You can also create keyboard splits by adjusting note range and transpose for each chain from the chain options menu.

====MULTI mode====  

====Multitimbral mode====  

When a MIDI input is configured in MULTI mode, only chains matching the input's MIDI channel will receive MIDI from the device. No MIDI channel translation is performed. MULTI mode allows receiving and managing each MIDI channel individually. Each MIDI controller drives the chains assigned to the controller's MIDI channel. If you are using an external sequencer or a MIDI controller that can sequence multiple tracks (Beatstep Pro, Keystep Pro, Novation Circuit, etc.), you may want to use ACTI mode for it.

When a MIDI input is configured in multitimbral mode, only chains matching the input's MIDI channel will receive MIDI from the device. No MIDI channel translation is performed. MULTI mode allows receiving and managing each MIDI channel individually. Each MIDI controller drives the chains assigned to the controller's MIDI channel. If you are using an external sequencer or a MIDI controller that can sequence multiple tracks (Beatstep Pro, Keystep Pro, Novation Circuit, etc.), you may want to use ACTI mode for it.

{{NoteBox|Note that MIDI CC (Continuous Controllers) events are handled differently and they are not routed to chains. See section on [[#MIDI-learning_.2F_binding|MIDI Learning & binding]].}}

{{NoteBox|Note that MIDI CC (Continuous Controllers) events are handled differently and they are not routed to chains. See section on [[#MIDI-learning_.2F_binding|MIDI Learning & binding]].}}