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MP-7 Owners Manual 297
Preset Programming
There is so much you can do with the MP-7 it’s impossible to describe it all.
This chapter is will give you a few ideas for programming your own custom
sounds and contains step-by-step instructions to help you get started. In
order to get the most from this chapter, we recommend you actually try
each example.
Editing Presets
One of the easiest ways to make a new preset is to edit an existing preset.
This is also an excellent way of becoming familiar with MP-7. If you don’t
like what you hear, simply select a new preset, then MP-7 reverts to the
original sound. Changes are not permanent until you Save them (see
“Saving a Preset” on page 286).
Let’s experiment and modify a few parameters of an existing preset. We’ll
start with functions that have an obvious effect on the sound: Instrument
Select, Tuning, and Chorus.
Changing the
Instrument
Changing the instrument is the easiest and most dramatic way to modify
an existing preset.
To Change the Instrument for the Current Layer
1.
Choose any cool preset, then press the Preset Edit button.
2.
Press the #1 Jump button twice to jump directly to the Instrument
page. See “Preset Menu Jump Keys” on page 41.
O O
O O
The Preset Edit Jump
Buttons are located in the
“Command Functions” section
of the front panel.
3.
Move the cursor down to the bottom line (using a Cursor button).
4.
Use the data entry control to change the instrument. This changes the
instrument for the current layer (in this case it’s L1).
5.
Play the keyboard as you scroll through the various instruments.
L1
INSTRUMENT ROM:MP-7
0320 str:RapOrchRiff