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owner's manual

genesys xp

Description:

Once a song is selected and play it is possible to visualize a page containing some important playing informations.

Select a GEM song in the song player main page and
play it, then press the button ESCAPE

The song player info screen appears in the display

Visualize the music
parts used in the
current song.

PART

Play mode single.
Only the current song
is played.

PLAY SINGLE

Selecting this option, all
the songs contained in
the selected folder are
played sequentially

PLAY ALL

TITLE OF THE SONG

BAR/BEAT POSITION

METRONOME SPEED

SONG PERFORMANCE NAME

Song screen, selecting a MIDI song format

Press the function buttons F1/F2 to visualize the song part
page

PART

Allows to enable the
countdown and the
metronome volume

OPTION

Return to the previous
page

BACK

The display visualize
a screen showing the
song performances
used in the song. (*)

SONG PERF.

The display visualize
a screen showing the
sounds used in the
song.

SOUND VIEW

Is the current page,
where the music time
reference data are
showed

TIME/TEMPO

Erase the selected
track or all the tracks
from playing

ERASE

Activate or disactivate
the metronome click

METRONOME

Select one of the option
with the cursor, then press
ENTER to confirm.

For further information on this topic, please refer to the SONG
EDIT chapter of this manual.

Press the ESCAPE button to
exit from each page

By double pressing ESCAPE
you return to the song player
main page

NOTE

NOTE (*)

Summary of Contents for genesys xp

Page 1: ...D I G I T A L K E Y B O A R D S English owner s manual genesys xp ...

Page 2: ...itchen sink in a wet basement or near a swimming pool or the like 5 This product should only be used by a stand or cart that is recommended by the manufacturer 6 This product either alone or in combination with an amplifier and headphones or speakers may be capable of producing sound levels that could cause permanent hearing loss Do not operate for a long period of time at a high volume level or a...

Page 3: ...mat Using Multicopy Function Page 12 Copy Mp3 Files Or Midifiles Using The Collect Function Page 14 Db List Creating Page 16 Perform with The Db List Page 18 Pre select Another Song File Page 18 To Change Db List Songs Visualization Order Page 18 Realtime Transpose The Midi Songs Using Db List Page 19 Visualize The Music Files Multimedia Contents Page 19 Fast Songs Searching In The Db List Functio...

Page 4: ... Page 36 F5 3D Effect Page 37 F8 Mixer Lock Page 37 To Edit The Effect Assigned To A Midi Songs Page 38 Description Edit Effect Page 38 Effect Type Page 39 Send Level Page 39 General Effect 1 Balance Page 39 Effects Programming Page 40 To Save On The Hard Disk The Edited Song Page 40 Description Disk Drives Page 42 F1 Load Page 42 F2 Save Page 42 F3 Copy Page 42 F4 Delete Page 43 F6 Rename Page 43...

Page 5: ...ys Xp Presets Page 57 The Keyboard Mode Pad Page 58 Presets Editing To Recall A Sound In A Preset Part Page 58 Section Edit Page 59 F2 Pedal Assign Page 61 Multipedal Mode Page 61 Sound Edit Quick Page 62 To Store The Preset Edit User Preset Area Page 62 Sound Edit Pro Page 63 Waveform Page 63 Volume And Balance Page 64 Utility Function Page 65 Amplitude Envelope balance Envelope Page 66 The Ampli...

Page 6: ...Menu Page 76 Chord Recognition Mode Page 76 To Change The Split Point Page 77 The Basic Structure Of A Style Page 78 Style Mixing Edit Page 78 Drum Kit Edit Page 79 Styles Presets Page 80 Store the edited style Presets Page 80 Memories Page 81 Memory Store Page 81 Memory Recall Page 81 The Music Library Page 82 The Recording Studio Section Page 83 New Stereo Wave Recording Menu Page 83 The Wave Ed...

Page 7: ...ge 102 The User Styles Locations Page 103 The Video Karaoke Section Page 104 About Video Connection Page 104 Midi Page 105 F1 Midi Channels Page 105 F2 Configuration Page 105 F3 Midi Filters Page 105 F4 General Set Page 105 F5 Common Arr Page 106 F6 Midi Dump Page 106 The System Setting Menu Page 107 The Programmable Pad Page 109 Insert Lyric in a Mp3 file Page 110 MP3 Lyrics editor Page 110 Displ...

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Page 9: ...et Connect the instrument to an external speaker system Please use stereo connections Genesys xp is a professional equipment In order to obtain high quality audio performance please use an adeguate amplification system VIDEO OUT connects a video monitor or a TV to display the multimedia contents of the music files RGB or S VHS connection LINE R MIC L connection for external source with gain contro...

Page 10: ...lling the different patterns STYLE TOOLS gives access to the Styles fine tune parameters an controls CD STUDIO a direct access button to enter the CD burning function of the instrument DISK DRIVES SYSTEM gives access to the disks menu the system data editing and the MIDI setup PROGRAMMABLE PAD a series of useful realtime functions can be assigned to these four buttons HEADPHONES sockets to connect...

Page 11: ...ong sequence of Genesys xp COMBO DVD CDRW driver this unit allows to read DVD ROM and read or write CD ROM or AUDIO formats It is also possible to use rewritable CD 320x240 graphic LCD backlit display the F1 to F8 function buttons selects or recalls data inside the display menu VIDEO KARAOKE buttons access and control the multimedia files information contained in the music file such as score chord...

Page 12: ... all personal data stored in the internal memory of the Genesys xp Select number 2 using the cursor button DOWN 4 The following SYSTEM SET UP screen appears in the display Insert the operating system CD in the CD driver 1 Switch off the xp 2 3 5 Select the CD Rom as installation driver by turn the alpha dial Then press the ENTER button 6 After the confirm message press ENTER again The upgrade will...

Page 13: ...ined in the hard disk before its activation This option allows to control the hard disk and system ram memory integrity status Please run this option if you suspect some HD or Ram malfunctioning Select the option with the cursor Down then press Enter 1 Press F1 to execute or Escape to quit the function 2 A progressive check bar appear in the screen showing the operation working progress 3 Once the...

Page 14: ...aded This data is stored in the internal hard disk The Genesys RAM memory is a backed RAM memory type this means that switching the instrument on and off the memory data will be preserved The backing of the memory is ensured by a back up battery the recharge of this battery happens during the normal use of the the instrument The internal backup battery after a full charge has approx one week of au...

Page 15: ...ected from the respective support floppy disk CD Rom and audio CD hard disk in the exact way they re programmed see the note below All the operations analyzed in this section are in realtime then affect directly the files playing Genesys Gem WK series songs except WK2 WX songs Standard MIDI Files GM1 2 Lyric Tune 1000 format KAR Word Box Piano Disk DOC Disklavier IMPORTANT NOTE Genesys allows a fu...

Page 16: ... buttons to select the other song The CURSOR left button exit the current folder Once the new song is selected pressing STOP then PLAY the new song will be immediately play 1 2 It is possible to make this operation faster by pressing the ENTER keys two times The UP DOWN CURSOR buttons move through the song titles in the folder While a song is playing it is possible to select another one without in...

Page 17: ... the selected support no filter AUTO PLAY Pressing the function button F7 it is possible enable the AUTO PLAY function This function allows while a file in a directory is playing to move and play another file without pressing the STOP and PLAY buttons by simply selecting it WARNING Selecting different directory with the Auto Play function enabled the player stops executing the current file Please ...

Page 18: ... screen selecting a MIDI song format Press the function buttons F1 F2 to visualize the song part page 1 PART Allows to enable the countdown and the metronome volume F1 OPTION Return to the previous page F2 BACK The display visualize a screen showing the song performances used in the song F4 SONG PERF The display visualize a screen showing the sounds used in the song F5 SOUND VIEW Is the current pa...

Page 19: ...ent song is played F3 PLAY SINGLE Selectingthisoption all the songs contained in the selected folder are played sequentially F4 PLAY ALL Timer of the elapsed or remaining time of the song file C ELAPSED D REMAINING TITLE OF THE SONG SONG VOLUME It is possible ti control the global volume of a song using the apposite slider on the control panel MINIMUM LEVEL MAX LEVEL Adjust the global volume of th...

Page 20: ...formats Copy music files in the hard disk 1 2 Create a DB list 3 Use the DB list 4 DB List Edit Copy music files in the hard disk We suppose to copy GEM song files format first Insert the GEM music reference CD in the CD driver 1 Press the DISK button on the panel 2 Select the CD as source driver by pressing the function button C The following screen appears 3 Press the F7 M COPY Multicopy button ...

Page 21: ... the hard disk Once the procedure is over the display shows again the multicopy main screen Description Description SOURCE DRIVER DESTINATION DRIVER HD Add the selected folder to the copy list F1 ADD Add all the CD or Floppy disk content to the copy list F2 SEL ALL EXECUTE starts the multi list copy F4 EXECUTE Remove a selected folder from the copy list F6 REMOVE Erase the copy list F7 CLEAR F6 RE...

Page 22: ...panel 2 Select the CD as source driver by pressing the function button C The following screen appears 3 Press the F8 COLLECT button to enter the function 5 Select using the UP DOWN CURSOR the MP3 folder Once the folder is selected the COLLECT function is enabled 4 The subfolder LYRICS appears Press the CURSOR RIGHT twice to select the MP3 files contained in the folder 7 After some second the conte...

Page 23: ... the copy list F6 REMOVE Erase the copy list F7 CLEAR F6 REMOVE Select first destination driver by pressing E F function buttons 1 Select the file to remove using the UP DOWN CURSOR 2 Remove the selected file using the F6 function button 3 F7 CLEAR Select first destination driver by pressing E F function buttons 1 Erase the entire copy list using function button F7 2 3 1 Using the same procedure y...

Page 24: ...s Wav Press the DB list button in the Panel 1 2 Select DB list in the selection screen 3 Execute a DB scan 4 Select songs in the DB list Any type of compatible music files copied in the hard disk can be directly selected and played Type Number author title of each file are immediately showed in the display ready to play Very fast intuitive and easy to use Press the DB LIST button on the control pa...

Page 25: ...ned in the DB list F1 MP3 Pressing F2 you visualize only the Standard Midi Files contained in the DB list F2 SMF Pressing F3 you visualize only WAVE Files contained in the DB list F3 WAVE Pressing F4 you visualize only GEM songFilescontained in the DB list F4 GEM Pressing F5 you visualize all the files contained in the DB list F5 ALL Pressing F6 you enter in the search page of the DB list F6 SEARC...

Page 26: ... to search and select another music file without interruption even the change of visualizzation order is in real time To change DB List songs visualization order To immediately stop the current song starting the other one double press the ENTER button The DB list main page appears in a few seconds You can now control directly from this scree the entire music repertoire of the hard disk The DB list...

Page 27: ... a realtime function once enabled it remains active until a further edit NOTE Press the UP DOWN TRANSPOSE buttons at the same time TRANSPOSE RESET Just press the SCORE or LYRICS button on the panel and the display will show the multimedia contents of the file For further details please refer to the SCORE LYRICS chapter of this manual Select and play a MIDI song from the DB List 1 Press the LYRICS ...

Page 28: ...nput connector in the rear panel of the instrument NOTE Press the function button F6 SEARCH to enter the function 1 You can search a song by Number real position in the hard disk by Artist and Name Select with the UP DOWN CURSOR buttons the search field Artist In this example 2 Type the name of the artist you re looking for 3 Press the function button G SEARCH NOW to start searching 4 After some s...

Page 29: ... scan to create or upgrade the DB list DB SCAN Allows to modify the number artist title attributes of the files MODIFY Shift a position down a selected file in the Db list MOVE DOWN Shift a position up a selected file in the Db list MOVE UP Delete a selected file from the DB list DELETE Allows to add to the DB list a file selected from the hard disk ADD TO ADD A FILE TO THE DB LIST Select ADD then...

Page 30: ...ation data It doesn t modifify the data in the hard disk NOTE NOTE MODIFY FILE ATTRIBUTES IN THE DB LIST Select a file in the DB list 1 Select EDIT MODIFY then press ENTER 2 The song modify window appears Type the new data then press ENTER 3 The new data Number Artist and Title fields will affect the file position and visulization in the DB list NOTE DB SCAN We have already analyzed the DB scan pr...

Page 31: ...re and recall it according to your needs How to program a PLAY LIST Press the DB list button in the panel 1 Select PLAY LIST with the DOWN CURSOR then press ENTER 2 The very first time you enable the function a screen like this is showed in the display The new play list appears in the screen now press ENTER 6 Select a file in the hard disk using the CURSOR then press ENTER 8 Press the function but...

Page 32: ...s ENTER Each playlist can contain a special selection of your repertoire properly fitted for each type of performance wedding karaoke bar disco etc Select them with the UP DOWN CURSOR and press the ENTER button Select first the playlist you want to rename press F6 RENAME type the new name press ENTER Select first the playlist you want to delete then press F8 DELETE The PLAY LIST features a search ...

Page 33: ... Genesys Gem WK series songs except WK2 Standard MIDI Files GM1 2 Lyric Tune 1000 format GEM WX song files Load a Song in the internal memory 1 2 Execute the editing procedure 3 Store the editing 4 Save the edited song in the hard disk The MIDI file formats you can load in Genesys xp sequencer RAM file memory Genesys xp MIDI sequencer Genesys xp MIDI sequencer Up to 64 different songs Each song ca...

Page 34: ...screen In this way you can choose to load another song or to enter the editing procedure Press the SELECT button on the panel 6 Press the the function button D RAM 7 The drive s selection screen appears in the display Use the CURSOR BUTTONS to select the song in the folder 8 Use the UP DOWN cursor to select song in case more songs are loaded into the memory A song is now loaded in the Ramfile the ...

Page 35: ... the song you want to change key 1 Press the PRESET button on the panel 2 Press the PRESET button on the panel 3 Select EDIT PARTS in the menu using the LEFT RIGHT CURSOR 4 Using the DIAL or the INC DEC buttons input the semitones value you want to shift 60 semitones range 5 The TRANSPOSE is the first parameter in the edit menu Repeat the operation on the other tracks 6 Use the PART button to sele...

Page 36: ...ack F7 VELOCITY CURVE Assigns a selectable velocity play range to each track from 0 to 127 F8 VELOCITY RANGE F2 M TRANSPOSE EN MASTER TRANSPOSE ENABLE The EDIT PARTS menu is divided into two pages Press the PAGE NEXT button on the panel to visualize the second page Sets a MIDI delay in track playing range from 0 to 768 F2 DELAY Sets the range key response of the track from A0 to C8 range F3 KEY RA...

Page 37: ...lating the analog synth oscillators Press the function button F4 RANDOM PITCH 1 Select the track using the UP DOWN CURSOR buttons 2 Set the random pitch value using the DIAL or the INC DEC buttons 3 Press STORE then ENTER to confirm editing 4 F5 TOUCH SENSITIVITY This menu allows to disable the track s dynamic control from the external MIDI keyboard you are using Press the function button F5 TOUCH...

Page 38: ... track priority ON by rotating the DIAL 5 Setting this function ON the instrument assignes to the selected track a reserve of polyphony This ensures the other playing parts will never steal notes from the selected track F7 VEL CURVE VELOCITY CURVE In this menu it is possible to set the dynamic response of the keyboard 8 different response curves can be set Genesys xp Press the function button F7 V...

Page 39: ...0 to 127 recalled by default Move with the CURSOR RIGHT to the the max velocity value field 4 Set the max velocity value by rotating the DIAL 5 The sound assigned to the track will stop playing once the max velocity value 90 will be reached NOTE Using this features it is possible to create complex velocity switch presets Pressing the ESCAPE button the Preset Sound Edit main page will returns Move ...

Page 40: ... the MIDI note C4 to C8 Full key Range response from A0 to C8 recalled by default The sound plays all along the keyboard C4 C8 To set the key upper range move in the upper value field with the CURSOR RIGHT then input the value with the DIAL 3 Setting the upper key range value to C4 like in this example the selected sound will play from the MIDI note A0 to C4 A0 C4 NOTE Using this features it is po...

Page 41: ...etes a selected track from a song Press the function button F8 ERASE TRACK 1 Press ENTER to confirm 2 The selected track 6 is now deleted from the song WARNING This function like the CREATE and COPY track affects only the EMPTY track and the PLAY track the track assigned to a MIDI control infact trying to erase a track controlled by the sequencer a message like the present is showed in the screen ...

Page 42: ...controlled by the sequencer Press the function button A 2 Now the track is in MUTE status Press again the function button A 3 The track can be played by an external MIDI keyboard DEFINITION the structure which controls all the parameters related to a song sounds effects levels pan etc is called SONG PERFORMANCE Description THE STORE PERFORMANCE Description THE STORE PERFORMANCE Each time the STORE...

Page 43: ...eration as many time as you need 4 Once the volume editing is completed press the STORE button then ENTER to confirm Description MIXER PAGE Description MIXER PAGE Set the volume level of each track F1 VOLUME Set the pan level of each track F2 PAN Assignaprogrammablevalue of random pan F3 RANDOM PAN Assign the audio auxiliary out to the tracks F4 AUDIO OUT Access the 3D effect control menu F5 3D EF...

Page 44: ...omic pan effect Press the function button F3 RANDOM PAN 1 Select a track with the UP DOWN CURSOR then input the random pan by rotating the DIAL 2 F4 AUDIO OUT This menu assign the audio out to the sound of the selected track Repeat the operation as many time as you need Once your edit is complete remenber to press STORE and ENTER to confirm it Press the function button F4 AUDIO OUT 1 Select a trac...

Page 45: ... DIAL 3 Increasing the bass boost you ll add more punchness and loudness to the instrument The 3D dsp effect edit is a global effect so it doesn t need to be assigned to the tracks or to be stored in a song performance F8 MIXER LOCK This function disable the volume levels control by the data contained in the song performance In this way the volume level of each track will be controlled only in rea...

Page 46: ...ap Dealy 2 7 Chamber Ping Pong 8 Studio Room 1 Pan Mix 9 Studio Room 2 Chorus 1 10 Studio Room 3 Chorus 2 11 Club Room 1 Ensemble 1 12 Club Room 2 Ensemble 2 13 Vocal Phaser 1 14 Metal Vocal Phaser 2 15 Plate 1 Flanger 1 16 Plate 2 Flanger 2 17 Church Chorus Delay 1 18 Mountains Chorus Delay 2 19 Falling Flanger Delay 1 20 Early 1 Flanger Delay 2 21 Early 2 Dubbing 22 Early 3 Distortion 23 Stereo ...

Page 47: ...the value with the DIAL 4 Repeat the operation as many time as you need Once your edit is complete remenber to press STORE then ENTER to confirm it GENERAL EFFECT 1 BALANCE This useful function permits to reduce the global level of the reverb regardless of the song programming Imagine to play in a large hall having a high coefficent of reverberation using this function you can reduce the reverbera...

Page 48: ...DB list or the play list To save on the hard disk the edited song Press the DISK button on the main panel 1 Select the RAM pressing the function button D 2 At this point the SAVE option in the screen is enabled and you can select the type of data to save SAVE the entire Genesys xp RAM memory content In case other custom data like sounds presets style presets user styles memories are stored in ram ...

Page 49: ...pe the folder name 1 2 3 Enter the folder you have selected with the RIGHT CURSOR 7 Select a location using the UP DOWN CURSOR 8 OPTIONS To save the song in the same location A The song you have edited replace the previous version you have saved in the hard disk To save the song in a different location B Saving the song in a different location means updating the DB list you ll have two different v...

Page 50: ...a source driver where the data are currently stored and a destination driver where you want to load the data HARD DISK CD ROM RAM FLOPPY DISK MIDIFILES GEM Songs Genesys data Wav Mp3 SOURCE DESTINATION Mp3 can not be loaded in Ram HARD DISK FLOPPY DISK CD ROM RAM RAM HARD DISK RAM HARD DISK FLOPPY DISK F2 SAVE As the same as loading the save operation suppose you select a source driver where the d...

Page 51: ...lete the data 1 F6 RENAME This function allows to rename a folder in a selected support In this example we rename a folder in the hard disk Locate the folder in the hard disk then press F5 RENAME 1 Now type the new name you assign to the folder 3 The folder name is now open 3 PressENTERtoconfirm Thefolderisnowshowedwiththenewname 4 F7 MULTICOPY F8 COLLECT for the explaination about this topic plea...

Page 52: ...sk label Refresh the floppy directory B HARD DISK 1 2 Press B HARD DISK 1 Press G UTILITIES 2 Press ENTER to confirm 3 As a security precaution the formatting option request a further pressure of the ENTER key to confirm and start the operation WARNING The Hard disk formatting cause the missing of all the data Please avoid this operation if is not necessary C CD ROM D RAM 1 2 To select the CD util...

Page 53: ... H to visualize the property of the selected drive folder or file The property are different according to the features of the selected drive or data A FLOPPY DISK B HARD DISK 1 2 1 2 C CD ROM D RAM 1 2 1 2 VISUALIZE FOLDERS OR FILES PROPERTIES Select a drive and a file or folder 1 Press the H function button to visualize the properties 2 ...

Page 54: ...CTION CHAPTER Gem Song Standard midifile Tracks 32 16 Sound 1600 127 Banks 16 1 GM DSP Effects 4 2 reverb chorus Track edit yes not supported Song Perf yes not supported Load a song in RAM memory following the instruction already see at page 25 1 Press the button DISK on the panel 2 Select RAM as drive and select the song 3 Press the function button F2 SAVE 4 Press ENTER to confirm 5 Select A FLOP...

Page 55: ...ng a midifile into the Genesys Xp sequencer memory Once the file is loaded you can edit it with the same procedure as the GEM songs and save it on the hard disk or in a floppy in GEM song format Load a standard midifile in a memory location 1 During loading the midifile is converted by the Genesys xp in a Gem song 2 Edit the file parameters as a Gem song 3 Save the file on disk in Gem folder songs...

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Page 57: ...Input gain D A CONVERTER MIC LIMITER FBK SUPRESS 3 BAND EQ REVERB DELAY OUT MIC SIGNAL PATH MIDI CONTROL MIDI KEYBOARD SEQUENCER TRACK FREQUENCY SHIFT 1 FREQUENCY SHIFT 2 FREQUENCY SHIFT 3 FREQUENCY SHIFT 4 Before you start reduce the MIC volume in the VOCAL GENIUS section to the minimum Now you re ready to connect a microphone to the MIC L input on the instrument s back panel 1 Connect and switch...

Page 58: ...reverb and volume level in the microphone REV AND DELAY SEND Recalls 8 different reverb presets REVERB Recalls 8 different delay presets DELAY MIC LIMITER THRESHOLD con trols the internal compressor limiter circuit MIC LIMITER The N L parameter allows you to reduce and or eliminate the microphone feedback Larsen effect This function is very ef fective when the microphone is close to the loudspeake...

Page 59: ...ossible to program the audio level attenuation introduce by this features F7 TALKOVER F8 LOCK All the previous parameters can be stored in one of the Genesys xp performances song performances recalled by the se quencer and memories recalled in real time For particular performing situation you may find it more confortable to use the VOCAL GENIUS section in realtime disengaging the memory parameters...

Page 60: ...he currently showed page F1 VOLUME The pan of each voice can be edited F2 PAN Shows the edit menu F3 EDIT Change the harmony mode F5 F6 F7 Locks the harmony setting F8 LOCK Genius slider volume GENIUS F1 VOLUME Press F1 to enter in the harmony voices volume edit page Press the function buttons from A to F to enable or disable the selected voice from harmony Each of the harmony voices has an indepe...

Page 61: ...left as is FREE CHORD TYPE Set the way to assign the notes of a chord to the genius SMART CLOSE VOCODER TRACK Set the MIDI track controlling the vocal genius section TRANSPOSE Shift 1 octave the genius section F4 VOICE SET Press F4 to recall a page with 16 already fitted voices harmony presets To select any preset by pressing the respective function button The Vocal Genius VOICE SET page has16 fac...

Page 62: ... singing The Voices1 2 3 and 4 represent copies of your voice However each copy slightly differs from the others as they are detuned by a small amount You can modify the unison effect using the volume controls for each voice mix them together in different proportions or use just one or two of them F5 UNISON In Vocoder mode the harmony voices do not rec ognize the keyboard split NOTE Activate this ...

Page 63: ...recognize the classic vocoder effect In this way you can actually speak the words to a song while playing the correct notes on the keyboard At the moment we are only hearing Voice 1 from the four harmony voices available If you play two notes together on the keyboard you will hear Voice 1 singing the lowest note while Voice 2 sings the highest note Playing three notes will bring in Voice 3 and fou...

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Page 65: ...he dsp effects parameters You can select and recall PRESET while you play the Genesys Xp in realtime DEFINITION PRESET DEFINITION MEMORIES The memories or perfomance allow to realtime recall a snapshot of all the Genesys xp performing parameters presets styles mixing effects controls vocal genius settings to switch immediately between completely different musical genres and atmospheres Select Gene...

Page 66: ... on the left side of the split In this mode you can change the accompaniment chord voicing by playing chords on the right side of the split while your left hand plays the bass part in real time PRO SPLIT This innovative feature was custom designed for the Genesys xp In PRO SPLIT mode the chords recognition is divided into two parts bass and accompaniment The bass is controlled by the left side of ...

Page 67: ...the part 8 Playing along the keyboard the RHODES sound is now layered with a WARM PAD sound Section Edit The section edit hosts the menu to edit all the preset parameters Let s start from PRESET menu To visualize in the display the relative page press the PRESET button on the panel Press ENTER to enter in the edit parts menu As you can see the Edit Parts menu is the same as at page 28 in the song ...

Page 68: ...Enable disable the syncro function Intro Activates the Intro Fill Activates the Fill function Fill Activates the Fill function Fill Activates the Fill function Ending Activates the Ending function Variation 1 Switches to Variation 1 Variation 2 Switches to Variation 2 Variation 3 Switches to Variation 3 Variation 4 Switches to Variation 4 Var Switches to the next Variation Var Switches to the prev...

Page 69: ...connect up to three pedal units from the rear panel pedal input jacks up to eighteen programmable switch pedals at maximum In this way all the performers gain full controll of the Genesys xp realtime parameters MultipedALS 1 Select the MULTIPEDALS mode with the DIAL 1 Press the function button F3 MULTIPEDAL 1 2 To access the MULTIPEDALS mode functions an optional MULTIPEDAL unit has to be connecte...

Page 70: ...rs of the sound that can immediately be selected and modified Select a parameter then input the value with the DIAL F6 COPY TO Permits to copy the edit executed in a part on another part F7 RESTORE Resets the parameters value in the selected part F8 RESTORE ALL Resets the parameters value to all parts To store the preset edit user preset area Once your preset edit is completed you have to memorize...

Page 71: ... the waveform menu then press ENTER Select the way the wavetable is read into memory Forward Readsthewavefromthe startpointtotheend Reverse Reads the wave from endtostartpoint Alternate 1 Reads the wave from start point to the end loops back to the beginning and repeats continually Alternate 2 AvariationofAlternate1 WAVE VECTOR Waveform is the basic sample of the sound Here you can select the basi...

Page 72: ...ted Point A straight line running from point 1 to point 2 corresponds to the lowest possible resolution F1 VOLUME Links the Volume response to velocity variations Values range 7 Positive values increase the Volume with increased key velocity while negative values create the inverse effect 0 no DYNAMIC SENSITIVITY F2 VOLUME TRACKING F6 SEGMENT Using the SEGMENT option you can divide the Tracking cu...

Page 73: ... velocity and key ranges for each layer allowing you to create splits and velocity switching between layers UTILITY FUNCTION F8 SAVE Saves your modified sound to the RAM F7 COPY Copies the recalled parameter status to the Sound in edit cancelling all the modifications made in the current edit page and escapes F8 COMPARE EXIT Escapes from Compare and retains the modifications made to the sound in t...

Page 74: ...ive highlight Press again to deactivate Sustain Values range 0 127 AMPLITUDE KEY ON AND KEY OFF ENVELOPES The Envelope Key On and Key Off Envelopes can be defined using the 3 display parameters Segment Time and Level Segment Allows you to select the segments with the Dial The one selected corresponds to the flashing terminal point Time Determines the duration of the Segment The initial level of th...

Page 75: ...nuate certain frequencies of the Waveforms The sound changes according to the type of filter selected The Genesys xp filters are 2 pole filters with roll off curves at 12 dB per octave If both filters are programmed with identical parameter values they become a single 4 pole filter with a roll off curve of 24 dB per octave perfect for those classic analog synth sounds FILTER CONTROL PARAMETERS TYP...

Page 76: ...By applying aftertouch pressure to the keys the Delay parameter is ignored and the oscillation starts immediately toggles between open and closed filter The positive and negative values indicate an opposed sense of opening and closing otherwise the choice between a positive or negative value give perfectly equivalent results Higher positive or negative values increase the Filter modulation depth V...

Page 77: ...ew Sound in the Genesys xp sound database 1 RAM Sounds based on internal Wavesamples are saved with an asterisk attached after the name to identify the Sound from the original New sounds based on new Wavesamples loaded from disk or created with the Sample Translator are called RAMSounds identified by the small graphical representation of a wave Select Bank and Program change with the CURSOR and ro...

Page 78: ... the selected Sample from the main Sample editor display ASSIGN Assigns the selected sample to a keyboard range This assigned sample plays together with the other assigned samples that make up the Waveform Sample keyboard range overlaps are not permitted DEASSIGN Cancels the extension limits of the selected sample EDIT Opens a page showing information regarding the Waveform Sample name and type pr...

Page 79: ...om disk you can use this parameter to specify the key which will play the sample at its normal pitch the pitch at which it was sampled To help you with this operation use the Tuning function activated with the F1 soft button which plays the original sample pitch with a sinusoidal that is superimposed on the sample You can also use this parameter to make the sample play its normal pitch on a differ...

Page 80: ...es to the Genesys xp A Waveform can contain one or more assigned samples provided that each is assigned to a specific keyboard range Once your samples have been assigned press the SAVE button F2 to save the Waveform to the Genesys xp Wave Library The Save Sample dialog window appears Storing Samples F2 SAVE Here you can write a name for the waveform Wave name and a name for the new RAM Sound Sound...

Page 81: ...owner s manual genesys xp Realtime use of the Genesys xp Page73 GENESYS XP RESOURCES ARCHITECTURE ...

Page 82: ...ave below No left hand chord required Peterson Doubles the note of the right hand with a note two octaves below No left hand chord required Jazz Adds two notes above the note played by the right hand at intervals of a fourth and a minor seventh No left hand chord required Rock Adds three notes of the perfect chord below the note played with the right hand No left hand chord required HARMONY TYPE P...

Page 83: ...e presets selection screen 1 the button 1 8 Recall the Styles familes The function buttons A H F1 F8 recall the Style in the selected families Currently recalled preset name Genesys xp has 128 internal styles 128 user styles divided in 8 STYLES FAMILIES In Each screen you can recall 16 styles Pressing the PAGE PREV NEXT button you can enter the User styles area Function controlling the styles The ...

Page 84: ...zed Styles by selecting the Memories This will allow you to change the entire sound configuration of both keyboard sections as well as accompaniment tracks FADE I O This function automatically fades out the styles while it is played Activating the function before starting to play the style will be faded in Enter the Style Tools function edit EDIT Styles Tools edit menu Pressing the button EDIT in ...

Page 85: ...s Increased chord note velocity increases the volume of the accompaniments When Off the accompaniment volumes remain unchanged with changes in chord note velocity F3 F4 AUTOBACKING Switching to a new style the mix would normally be replaced by the preprogrammed mix that has been stored in this style To avoid this turn on the MIXER LOCK function Now the mixing control of each style you select has t...

Page 86: ...ive FILL INTRO or ENDING buttons A Riff can vary in length from one to sixteen measures long Each Riff consists of up to 8 Style tracks Drum Bass Acc1 Acc2 Acc3 Acc4 Acc5 Acc6 THE BASIC STRUCTURE OF A STYLE Select the style variation Start the intro riff Automatically start the style playing a chord on the keyboard Pressing RESTART The current style pattern will jump back to beat 1 regardless of w...

Page 87: ...st the filter cutoff frequency values range 64 maximum decrease 0 unchanged 63 maximum increase A linking number between two notes that exclude each other Playing a note will interrupt another note with the same exclude number For example if a Closed Hi Hat and an Open Hi Hat have the same exclude number they interrupt each other exactly as occurs in reality You can create as many linked percussiv...

Page 88: ...een shows the selection page The 5 to 8 locations are left empty by the factory for your own Style preset programming Anyway all the style preset are fully editable Press the Function button close to the style preset to recall it STORE EDITED STYLE PRESETS Once your style preset edit is complete press the button STORE on the panel Use the RIGHT CURSOR to select STYLE PRESET 1 Edit the Preset name ...

Page 89: ... where you can memorize ALL the realtime instrument parameters is right the MEMORIES Type a name to your memories the press ENTER to confirm The operation can be repeated as many times as you need MEMORY RECALL Press the MEMORIES button on the panel to recall memories the display enter the memory selection page Select the memories BANK using the BANK buttons or select them with the function button...

Page 90: ...a series of already programmed set ups to start playing immediately using Genesys xp Each set up is prepared to play a famous evergreen song FUNCTION BUTTON FROM A TO H SELECT THE MUSIC GENRES SELECT A SONG TITLE WITH THE UP DOWN CURSOR PRESS ENTER TO RECALL 2 3 4 START PLAY THE INSTRUMENT 5 RECALL THE FUNCTION 1 ...

Page 91: ... format to use in order to later create an audio CD Press C or D function buttons to enter the menu You can previously select any of Genesys xp musical resource To select a song in the sequencer an audio CD track an MP3 song Or to play realtime with style singing and processing your voice with the Vocal Genius SOURCE SELECT VOLUME Visualize the level at the hard disk recording input INPUT LEVEL VU...

Page 92: ...ormance is complete press STOP to stop record The following screen appears in the display Type a name for your recording session Press ENTER to confirm name Select or create a destination folder for your file then press ENTER to confirm Press PLAY to start play the audio file 1 Press F1 or F2 to STOP recording 2 3 3 4 ...

Page 93: ...ayer section then press the button EDIT 1 2 INSERT SILENCE Allows to insert a programmable amount of time at Wave file start and end INSERT SILENCE The function automatically removes the silence al the start and the end of the audio file NORMALIZATION Optimizes the recording level increasing it if it s too low COPY TO FILE Copies a programmable part of your wave file to another wave file Very usef...

Page 94: ...as been replaced by the processed version When you want to play it in the future it can be found in exactly the same place with the same name Since a CD track is just a normal stereo recording it does not have a separate vocal part which can simply be switched off The Vocal Remover has to process the file by making certain assumptions about the way the track was recorded This means that the succes...

Page 95: ...enesys xp In this way you can acquire exernal sounds using the MIC LINE input of the instrument This function also permit to sample the other resource of the Genesys xp sequencer audio CD Mp3 Press F1 REC to start sample 1 Press STOP once completed Type a name for your sample then press ENTER to confirm 2 Press again ENTER 3 The instrument open automatically the Sample Editor page 3 At this point ...

Page 96: ...CD ROM cd support This function is useful for back up your hard disk to make copies of files to export to archive your performances CD DATA Creates an audio CD compatible with most of common cd player CD AUDIO Select CD DATA pressing ENTER The CD ROM main page will appears in the display Operations Operations Select the files or folders to store in the CD in the Genesys xp hard disk 1 Once the fil...

Page 97: ...nk CD which can be written more than a time TO BURN AN AUDIO CD Basically the CD audio menu is very similar to the previous Creating a CD audio you access only the folder WAVE in the hard disk The cd audio burning process convert wave audio file in cd audio format files F6 MOVE UP F7 MOVE DOWN These commands move UP or DOWN the position of a selected file in the CD layout Use these keys to arrange...

Page 98: ...e metronome tick Settings Off 10 127 Tempo To record the Tempo variations Settings On Off P Volume To record the general Volume of the instrument using the Damper pedal programmed to operate as a continuous control Volume These events are recorded as CC07 Settings On Off Effect To record the changes of the assigned effects and respective effect volume levels These events are captured as CC16 CC17 ...

Page 99: ...Linear causes the Song to play or be recorded once only from the beginning to the point at which you press STOP Forced Stop causes the song to play or be recorded from the specified start locator to the end locator Loop allows you to play or record in a cyclic manner from the Start point to the End point START END Starting indicator If Loop is active Play Rec Mode Loop this parameter indicates the...

Page 100: ... TRACK Erases from the the score the lyrics track F8 MUSIC TRACK Erases all tracks NOTE RANGE defines the highest and lowest limits of the note range to cancel To cancel a single percussive instrument from the Drum track assign the same value to the from and to parameters For example to cancel the snare D2 set the parameter as Note range from D2 to D2 Assignable values C 1 G9 FROM LOCATOR TO LOCAT...

Page 101: ...Use the Soft buttons F1 F8 to select the track from which events will be copied Depending on the type of track selected the following parameters will appear or not COPY MODE Determines the copy mode MERGE unites the copied events to those already present at the destination REPLACE substitutes the events present at the destination with those copied Options Merge Replace FROM TO TRACK Specifies the ...

Page 102: ...an differ to the Time Signature of the Song the Insert Measures parameter permits the creation of a Song with multiple Time Signatures MEASURE TO INSERT Specifies the number of measures to insert Values range 1 999 TIME SIGNATURE Determines the Time Signature of the measures to insert INSERT FROM LOCATOR Specifies the measure at which the new measures will be inserted Assignable values from the fi...

Page 103: ... the upper and lower limits of the notes to be To transpose a single percussive instrument of the Drum track assign the same note to the highest and lowest limit For example to change the snare D2 set the parameter to Note range from D2 to D2 Values range C 1 G9 FROM LOCATOR TO LOCATOR Determines the start and end point of the part to be affected It is possible to specify Measure Beat and tick Ass...

Page 104: ... START PARAMETERS Enters the edit of the Song s start parameters Press F1 again to return to the edit of the successive parameters F1 START PARAMETERS F2 SHOW Recalls a dialog window where it is possible to select the events that will be displayed by the Event List Set the events that you want to mask to OFF Inserts the specified event type at the cursor position To position the inserted event pre...

Page 105: ... to add an alternative bass extension to the chord Select a chord and press the function button F then play a complete chord which contains the alternative bass root required to insert F EXTENSION This command allows you to modify the root note of a chord and its related abbreviation separately Select a chord and press F7 repeatedly to place the chord parts in edit first the root then the abbrevia...

Page 106: ...ord page activates showing a negative highlight page A new Song and Song Performance are created based on the starting memories if modifications were previously applied entering record mode saves the modifications to the new Song Performance 1 Select a Style a Preset and set the accompaniment controls 2 If necessary activate KEY START INTRO FILL or ENDI 3 Press START STOP to start the recording Th...

Page 107: ...off with the soft button F8 3 Start playing after the lead in The recording proceeds in a cyclic manner once the end of the riff is reached the recording starts again from the beginning The number of bars recorded will depend on the setting in the initial RecView display in the Measures parameter in this case 2 4 When you have finished recording the first track stop the recording with START STOP T...

Page 108: ...ME SIGNATURE Valid for the entire Style This parameter can be modified only before starting a recording If the Style contains recorded events this parameter cannot be modified MEASURES Determines the length of a riff expressed in measures max 16 TEMPO Sets the playing speed metronomic Tempo Valid for the entire Style KEY NOTE Sets the reference key for the recording KEY NOTE indicates the key in w...

Page 109: ...ons A H To track can be modified using the DIAL Assignable values any accompaniment track 9 16 Fromlocator Tolocator Sets the start and end point of the part to be copied Only the measure bar can be specified Assignable values within the actual limits of the riff Start locator Sets the new position of the copied part Assignable values within the actual limits of the destination riff Copy times Set...

Page 110: ... the respective accompaniments The Bass tracks rest unchanged and cannot be altered Program the Intro Ending and Fill of the 4 Variations to create a complete Style PARAMETERS Mask Activates the Mask function When the Mask parameter is enabled ON the Basic Variation 2 automatically generates Basic Variation 1 while Basic Variation 4 generates the Basic Variation 3 Options On Off Arranger tracks De...

Page 111: ...s you have created in the NEW STYLE menu are located in the USER STYLE memory area Press the respective function buttons to recall and the buttons 1 to 8 on the panel select the USER families Up to 128 USER STYLES can be stored in this memory area THE USER STYLES LOCATIONS ...

Page 112: ...his requires a special S VIDEO cable available from most TV stores While S VIDEO offers superior quality it can only be used when the TV or video projector is positioned relatively close to the instrument up to a maximum of about 20 feet In situations where the TV or video projector is a long way from the instrument better results will be obtained by using the TV output connected to VIDEO IN with ...

Page 113: ... to select whether the styles and SONG PLAYER tempo will synchronize to the internal clock or to an external clock Clock send Selects whether or not the Genesys internal MIDI CLOCK information will be sent via MIDI OUT Midi merge Allows the MIDI data received to by processed by the internal setting This means that the MIDI IN data can be processed by the volume transpose MIDI filters etc before be...

Page 114: ...ting on the instrument where the left hand region is set to the same channel as the Genesys Program change messages received on the COMMON CHANNEL will select the MEMORIES instead of individual sounds The COMMON CHANNEL should also be used when you want the entire instrument to transmit on one channel only The screen options here allow you to select which midi port and channel to use for the COMMO...

Page 115: ... footswitches which you will connect to the DAMPER PED 1 and PED 2 jacks There are two different types of footswitches available called Normally Open and Normally Closed You may need to adjust the settings in this screen so that your footswitches will work correctly You don t need to be a technician to decide which are the correct settings If you connect a footswitch and find that it works backwar...

Page 116: ... not want the current style to change as soon as you hit a different STYLE FAMILY button Setting this function to OFF will stop this from happening BATTERY RELEASE This menu visualizes the OPERATING SYSTEM RELEASE DATA see in the first section of the manual UPGRADE GENESYS XP THE OPERATING SYSTEM and the internal back up battery charge status This is a service utility showing the devices connected...

Page 117: ...lue is not used for internal sounds For example to select the DROP sound 123 3 set the first value to 123 and the second value to 3 Once you have the sound you want you can adjust its level by selecting DYNAMIC Set the appropriate volume level for this sound The sounds you select can either be factory sounds or new samples you have created ROTARY S F This will set the pad to control speed of the r...

Page 118: ...e as many time as you wish Making a mistake select the line using the up or down arrows and then press F2 EDIT Use the DIAL to locate the error and re type the line Press ENTER when finished Synchronization tags move the highlight cursor on the next line Whether you ve entered the text manually or by typing directly into the editor adding the synchronization tags is easy Use the F8 ADD TAG button ...

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