# Changing Characteristics During Playback

A task can play a MIDI score using the Juggler, or it can play notes by directly calling MIDI playback functions. A third option is for the task to play a MIDI score using the Juggler and make direct calls to MIDI playback functions during the score playback to change playback characteristics. For example, a task can call `ChangeScoreControl()` during playback to set panning for one channel, effectively moving the notes played in that channel from one side of the stereo output to the other.

All of the MIDI playback functions can safely be called directly during score playback.