Editing 16-track songs
E-60/E-50 Music Workstation
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BIAS (CPT) (–4800~4800)
This parameter sets the amount by which the duration (or
gate time) of the selected notes is to change. The shortest
possible GATE TIME value is “1” (used for all drum notes), so
that selecting “–1000” for notes with a GATE TIME value of
“1” in the specified time range still leaves you with the
same value.
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MAGNIFY (0~200%)
Use this parameter rather than BIAS to produce propor-
tional changes to the affected GATE TIME values.
Values below “100%” decrease the duration, while any-
thing above “100%” increases it. Select “100%” if you pre-
fer to work with the BIAS (CPT) parameter (see above).
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EXECUTE
Press this field to confirm your settings and edit the data.
Use this parameter to combine the data of two tracks
(i.e. of all data the two tracks contain – from start to
finish). The combined version can be found on the
destination track (DST). Be aware that all data will
use the same MIDI channel. The “SRC” track could
therefore be used for recording a new part.
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SRC TRACK (1~16)
Allows you to select the track whose data should be added
to those of the “DST” track.
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DST TRACK (1~16, except the track selected as
“SRC”)
Use this parameter to specify the track that should contain
a combination of its original data and those of the selected
source track.
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EXECUTE
Press this field to confirm your settings and edit the data.
This function allows you to make quick changes to
certain settings. The changes always apply to entire
tracks (you cannot use GLOBAL CHANGE for just a
few measures). Designed to help you “enhance” Stan-
dard MIDI Files, it is a wonderful tool for the follow-
ing applications:
• “Upgrading” older Standard MIDI Files to take advan-
tage of the E-60/E-50’s new sounds.
• Global changes to the Reverb and/or Chorus Send
values, which is very convenient when you suddenly
notice that the effect is too prominent or not strong
enough.
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TRACK (ALL, 1~16)
Allows you to select the track you wish to edit. You can
also select “ALL” here, in which case the operation applies
to all tracks.
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INIT VALUE
Press this field to reset all values on this page to their initial
state if you want to start again.
You will notice that there are two kinds of changes that
can be performed on this page: FROM/TO and INC/DEC.
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FROM/TO
Enter the original data value (i.e. the value that is being
used right now by the selected track(s)) in the FROM col-
umn. For TO, specify the new value that should replace the
FROM value. These are what we call “absolute” changes:
you don’t add or subtract values, you replace them with
other values. This system is only available for messages that
allow you to select sounds or sound banks, namely:
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CC00 (---, 0~127, ALL)—
This control change is the so-
called “MSB” bank select message. It allows you to select
the Capital Tone (select “0”) of a sound address if you
don’t want to use variations or to select another varia-
tion level. The TO value “CC00= 0” can be useful for
ensuring GM compatibility, because that standard
(unlike GM2 or GS) does not support tone variations.
Select “---” if the current setting must not change.
In the Tone list (see the “Parameter Reference” booklet),
you will see that most sounds are variations. The value
“8” for CC00 is probably the most popular one (as you
would discover if you studied the list of 1596 sounds).
To change any CC00 value to “8”, for example, enter
“CC00= ALL” for FROM and “CC00= 8” for TO. To change
all occurrences of CC00 value “8” to another value (e.g.
“16”), enter “8” for FROM and “16” for TO.
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CC32 (---, 0~127, ALL)—
This control change is the so-
called “LSB” bank select message. Select “---” if the cur-
rent setting must not change.
MERGE
GLOBAL CHANGE
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