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midifi le edit upgrade Page16
release notes Genesys series
STANDARD MIDIFILE EDITING UPGRADE
It is now possible to edit a standard midifi le (“.mid” format) music parameters (sounds, levels, pan,
transpose etc.) without loading it into the sequencer memory. In this way the entire editing procedure
became more fast and simple, then it is possible to maintain meta event data such as the lyrics info
contained in the fi le. (*)
Concept:
A Locate the midifi le to edit
Steps:
Description
B Edit the music parameter (sounds, levels, transpose etc.)
(*) IMPORTANT NOTE: The meta event data format inside the midifi le is not unique and these data could be
write in different way. The previous Genesys Ensemble operating system allows the meta event info (eventually)
contained in a standard midifi le to be visualized in the display and from video out. The instrument during the use
of the player (direct to disk, DB List or PLAY List) allows to visualize the Lyrics even in different format. This was
not allowed loading a midifi le in memory for mix and sound editing, in fact the lyrics info if not corresponding to
the TUNE 1000® format (the one of Genesys internal text editor), was missed. In this way the O.S. V 1.02 allows
to edit midifi les music parameters without the meta event data are missing.
C Save the edited midifi le
Floppy/CD
Hard Disk
From:
To: Hard Disk
LOCATE THE MIDIFILE TO EDIT
It is possible to edit a standard midifi le directly in the support where it is memorized (fl oppy or CD),
before copying it in the hard disk, or after it has been copied in the hard disk
1 Insert the fl oppy in the driver
A THE MIDIFILE IS STORED IN A FLOPPY DISK (CD)
2 Press the SELECT button in SONG PLAYER
3
Select the Floppy disk driver by pressing the function button [A], then select
the title of the midifi le you want to edit using the cursor
4
Let the midifi le play by pressing the PLAY button on the panel.
NOTE : as we will see in the next chapters the possible editing procedure are basically the same
already analyzed in the section edit of the manual. The actual news consist of the possibility offered
by this O.S. release, to STORE the edited data directly in the midifi les, without loading them into
RAM memory and maintaining their original format (.mid) as well.
BEWARE : using this procedure pay attention that the parameter you’re editing is supported by the GEN-
ERALMIDI standard, then correspond to: GEN. TRANPOSE, VOLUME, PAN, PROGRAM CHANGE. The
other Genesys parameters present in the edit menu are supported by the GEM songs format only.