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Parameters /

DX7 Edit Panel Window

• [16] AMPLITUDE

This is used to select the

Amplitude Modulation Sensitivity

parameter.

• [17] - [20] OSCILLATOR

These buttons are used to select the

Oscillator

parameters.

• [17] MODE/SYNC

These buttons are used to alternately select the

Oscillator Mode

and

Oscillator Sync

parameters.

• [18] FREQUENCY COARSE

This is used to select the

Oscillator Frequency Coarse

parameter, letting you make large

changes in the current operator's frequency.

• [19] FREQUENCY FINE

This is used to select the

Oscillator Frequency Fine

parameter, letting you make small

changes in the current operator's frequency.

• [20] DETUNE

This is used to select the

Oscillator Detune

parameter.

• [21], [22] EG

These buttons are used to select the

EG Rate 1 - 4

and

EG Level 1 - 4

parameters.

• [21] RATE

This is used to select the

EG Rate 1 - 4

parameters.

• [22] LEVEL

This is used to select the

EG Level 1 - 4

parameters.

• [23] - [25] KEYBOARD LEVEL SCALING

These buttons are used to select the

Keyboard Level Scaling

parameters.

• [23] BREAK POINT

This is used to select the

Keyboard Level Scaling Break Point

parameter.

• [24] CURVE

This is used to select the

Keyboard Level Scaling Curve

parameters.

• [25] DEPTH

This is used to select the

Keyboard Level Scaling Depth

parameters.

• [26] KEYBOARD RATE SCALING

This is used to select the

Keyboard Rate Scaling

parameter.

• [27], [28] OPERATOR

These buttons are used to select the

Operator

parameters.

Summary of Contents for DX200 Editor

Page 1: ...dden without the written consent of the manufacturer Copying of the commercially available music sequence data and or digital audio files is strictly prohibited except for your personal use Trade Marks and Registered Trade Marks OMS and are trademarks of Opcode Systems Inc The company names and product names in this Owner s Manual are the trademarks or regis tered trademarks of their respective co...

Page 2: ... sets of 128 patterns to floppy disks or your hard disk drive as DX200 Files The DX200 Editor also features a conve nient easy to use DX Librarian that lets you organize your patterns Generally editing on the DX200 Editor is done from the Main window the window that automatically appears when you call up the Editor However you can also use a sec ond window the DX7 Edit Panel to edit the Patterns T...

Page 3: ...of the newly selected pattern z Select DX200 Pattern List Click Edit on the menu bar then select DX200 Pattern List You can also quickly call up this dialog box by clicking any inactive part of the win dow pressing control key and clicking DX200 Pattern List in the pop up menu Or you can click Edit on the menu bar then select DX200 Pattern List x Select the desired pattern Click on the desired pat...

Page 4: ...rehensive at a glance display of all DX200 pattern parameters and allows you to easily change any desired parameter For more information see Editing a DX Pattern Alternately click Edit on the menu bar then select DX7 Simulator You can also call it up from the toolbar Opening the Various Windows ...

Page 5: ...play with a limited parameter set The smaller display leaves out many of the more detailed parameters making the editing display less clut tered and easier to handle Free EG Window This window contains the versatile Free EG function which gives you four tracks for recording complex real time parameter changes To call up the window click the FREE EG button at the top of the Main window ...

Page 6: ...op of the Main window DX7 Simulator Panel Window Select this window by clicking Edit on the menu bar then selecting DX7 Simula tor You can also call it up from the toolbar No editing functions are directly available from the DX7 Simulator window How ever from this window you can Audition the currently selected pattern by clicking on the keys of the keyboard Open a DX200 File by clicking on the car...

Page 7: ...des a virtual DX7 panel and lets you edit the patterns much as you would if you were operating the panel controls of an actual DX7 keyboard For more information DX7 Edit Panel Window To call up this window click anywhere on the panel control area of the DX7 Simula tor Panel window ...

Page 8: ...To select the Play mode Click one of the MEMORY SELECT buttons 1 32 or 33 64 Edit Mode In the Edit mode you can Edit the pattern using the Edit parameters printed in lavender above each but ton To select the Edit mode Click the EDIT button Function Mode In the Function mode you can Edit the Function global parameters of the pattern printed in yellow below the appropriate buttons These include othe...

Page 9: ...e Store operation to store your newly edited pattern Then use the Save operation to save that edited pattern with other User Patterns to a DX200 File Both the Store and Save operations are necessary to ensure that your pattern is saved properly Failing to do so would be roughly similar to writing a letter but not putting it in an envelope Make sure to execute both operations when you wish to keep ...

Page 10: ...y and clicking DX Compare in the pop up menu In the Compare condition a check appears beside DX200 Compare in the menu All parameter values are ghosted in gray and cannot be edited Play the con nected MIDI keyboard or click the keys in the DX7 Simulator window to hear the original un edited pattern c Select DX200 Compare again to return to the edited condition Do this as often as you wish to go ba...

Page 11: ...nd Save functions z Select DX200 Pattern List Click Edit on the menu bar then select DX200 Pattern List You can also quickly call up this dialog box by clicking any inactive part of the win dow pressing control key and clicking DX200 Pattern List in the pop up menu x Select the desired pattern to be initialized Click on the desired pattern c Initialize the pattern Click the Pattern Init button in ...

Page 12: ...nu bar then select DX200 Store You can also quickly call up this dialog box by clicking any inactive part of the win dow pressing control key and clicking DX200 Store in the pop up menu x Select the destination pattern Click on the desired pattern in the dialog box c Store the pattern Click the Store button in the dialog box The specified pattern is replaced with the newly edited pattern This oper...

Page 13: ...Additional DX200 Files of 128 patterns each can be saved to floppy disks or your hard disk drive as DX200 Files giving you unlimited storage for your original patterns For organizing the patterns in the DX200 Files use the convenient DX200 Librarian func tion z Select Save DX200 File Click File on the menu bar then select Save DX200 File Save DX200 File can also be selected from the toolbar x Sele...

Page 14: ...and To create a new DX200 File use the New DX200 File command z Select Open DX200 File Click File on the menu bar then select Open DX200 File x Select the desired folder and file name then click Open Open DX200 File can also be selected by clicking on the cartridge slot in the DX7 Simulator window When a DX200 File has been opened a cartridge is shown in the slot Calling Up Patterns from a DX200 F...

Page 15: ...tart The Start button changes to Stop and the operation is set to standby waiting for incoming data v Transmit the data from the DX200 or other instrument See the owner s manual of the instrument for instructions Make sure that the MIDI connections and settings are appropriate This includes the DX200 Editor Setup b As soon as the DX200 Editor starts receiving data the progress bar moves indicating...

Page 16: ...the value from the keyboard and press ENTER You can also use the mouse to change the values or settings Click on the desired parameter move the cursor to the top or bottom of the box to select the up arrow or the down arrow respectively then click the mouse button to increase or decrease the value Clicking with the up arrow increases the value clicking with the down arrow decreases it Alternately ...

Page 17: ...r ator to another Operator Click on any inactive part of the panel in the Main window pressing control key and select DX Copy Tool from the pop up menu Then from the Copy Tool window click and drag the Operator or EG you want to copy to the destination Operator or EG For more information see DX200 Copy Tool dialog The Pitch EG is displayed in the DX200 Copy Tool window only for viewing the EG shap...

Page 18: ...and in the Setup menu It lets you make various important settings for configuring the DX200 Editor with the DX200 See Setup Menus DX200 Editor Setup Transmit DX200 Bulk Dump Data This is the same as the corresponding command in the Setup menu It lets you transmit the current DX200 Editor settings as MIDI data to the DX200 See Setup Menus Trans mit DX200 Bulk Dump Data Receive DX200 Bulk Dump Data ...

Page 19: ...ndow see Edit Panel Window Play and Edit Modes Combo boxes For combo boxes such as the EG select box in Main or Track Parameter in Free EG click the down arrow to expand the box then highlight the desired setting Parameter sliders For parameter sliders click and hold the slider then drag as desired Alternately click and hold any position along the slider path the slider automatically snaps to the ...

Page 20: ...pectively then click the mouse button to increase or decrease the value Clicking with the up arrow increases the value clicking with the down arrow decreases it The cursor keys on the keyboard can be used to move around the parameter grid of the DX200 Editor window Typing values directly Most parameters in the Main Window can also be set by typing the value directly in the value box Click on the b...

Page 21: ...ired name Up to ten characters uppercase or lowercase can be entered 3 Store the pattern if desired FM Level Range 0 127 This determines the level of FM signal Noise Parameter Noise level Range 0 127 This determines the level of the Noise The higher the value the greater the Noise Level When not using Noise set the value to 0 Noise OSC Type Settings White Pink UpSlow UpMid UpHigh DownSlow DownMid ...

Page 22: ...g the algorithm may result in drastic changes to the pattern and could produce unex pectedly loud and noisy sounds Feedback Range 0 7 This determines the level of feedback Each algorithm provides a feedback operator in which the output signal of the operator is looped back to its input As its name implies Feedback produces harsh noise like harmonics in the pattern The degree of harshness or amount...

Page 23: ...PF 18dB octave LPF12 LPF 12dB octave BPF Band Pass Filter HPF12 High Pass Filter 12dB octave BEF Band Eliminate Filter LPF24 LPF18 LPF12 The Low Pass Filter passes only those frequencies below the specified cutoff point Cutoff curves of 24dB octave 18dB octave and 12dB octave can be selected BPF The Band Pass Filter passes only those frequencies in the specified range with a cut off curve of 12dB ...

Page 24: ...fre quency range The Resonance setting below determines the eliminate range Filter Cutoff Range 0 127 Determines the frequency at which the Filter effect starts The higher the value the higher the frequency Filter Resonance res Range 16 100 Determines the emphasis of the resonant peak of the Filter at the Cutoff frequency ...

Page 25: ...n and the distortion processed wet sound A setting of D W results in an equal balance of dry and wet sound In the display D indicates dry and W indicates wet Distortion Guitar Amp Type Settings Off Stack Combo Tube This determines the type of guitar amplifier simulated by the Distortion effect Each pro duces a slightly different distortion sound recreating the characteristics of an actual amplifie...

Page 26: ...ts maximum cutoff frequency level after a key is pressed key on Higher values produce a longer Attack time See illustration below Filter EG Decay Time Range 0 127 This determines the decay time of the Filter EG which is the time it takes for the signal to reach its sustain level from the maximum level while a key is held Higher values produce a longer Decay time See illustration below Filter EG Su...

Page 27: ...This flexible 2 Band EQ gives you comprehensive control over the sound with both Gain and Frequency parameters plus a Resonance control on the Mid Fre quency band 2 Band EQ Low Gain Range 12 0 12 dB This determines the gain or level of the low frequency band Positive values boost the level of the frequency and negative values attenuate it 2 Band EQ Low Frequency Range 32Hz 2 0kHz This determines t...

Page 28: ...ese are also related to the Modulation Sensitivity parameters LFO Waveform Settings TRI triangle SAW sawtooth down SAW sawtooth up SQU square SIN sine S Hold sample and hold This determines the waveform of the LFO triangle sawtooth down sawtooth up square sine or sample and hold LFO Speed Range 0 99 This determines the speed or frequency of the LFO with higher values resulting in higher frequencie...

Page 29: ...when applied to a modulator it produces a wah effect This has no effect if Amplitude Modulation Sensitivity is set to zero LFO FMD Filter Modulation Depth Range 0 99 This determines the amount of Filter Modulation Depth This sets the degree to which LFO modulation affects the filter of the pattern or how widely filter is modulated by the LFO LFO Delay Range 0 99 This determines the delay time for ...

Page 30: ...0 This means that when you play several notes in sucession the LFO will affect each note individually depending on when each note is played This creates an exceptionally rich and natural modulation effect for sustained notes in strings and pad patterns especially when LFO Delay is set to an appropriate value These illustrations show the various LFO conditions for different Sync and Mode settings L...

Page 31: ... 31 KEY TRANSPOSE 2 Select the DX200 Editor window 3 Click the desired key on the virtual keyboard The DATA ENTRY controls in the Edit Panel window cannot be used to change the value 4 Return to the Edit Panel window to continue editing or save the pattern Pitch Bend Parameters These parameters determine how the Pitch Bend wheel on the connected MIDI keyboard affects the pitch of the pattern The P...

Page 32: ...aracteristics of the keyboard The particular effects available will change depending on the Poly Mono setting of the pattern The Portamento parameters are Function mode parameters in the Edit Panel window Step Settings 0 12 semitones When Glissando is set to 1 12 the glide in pitch occurs in discrete semitone steps This effect is best heard with a slower rate and when two widely separated notes ar...

Page 33: ...yphony meaning that sixteen notes can be played simultaneously In effect a pattern is made up of sixteen sound generating elements one for each note of polyphony The Unison parameters let you reconfigure the element assignment of the DX200 such that four elements sound together in unison when you play a single note The elements can be detuned from each other by a variable amount adding warmth and ...

Page 34: ...f the pattern changes over time The Pitch EG parameters affect all operators equally The four Level parameters determine the pitch of the operator at five different points and the four Rate parameters determine the amount of time that elapses between changes of pitch Range Rate Scaling and Velocity Switch parameters give you further detailed control over the Pitch EG effect Pitch EG can be used to...

Page 35: ...above In the Edit Panel window Click button 29 PITCH EG RATE repeatedly to call up Rate 1 2 3 and 4 in suc cession This includes the Pitch EG Rate Scaling parameter Likewise click button 30 PITCH EG LEVEL repeatedly to call up Level 1 2 3 and 4 in succession This includes the Pitch EG Level Range parameter Use the DATA ENTRY controls to set the value for each parameter Pitch EG Range Settings 1 2v...

Page 36: ...pending on key position Pitch EG Velocity Switch Settings ON OFF This determines whether Pitch EG intensity is touch sensitive or not When set to ON the range of pitch change of the Pitch EG is affected by key velocity This gives you exceptionally realistic and expressive control over Pitch EG changes Oscillator Parameters The Oscillator parameters give you detailed control over the pitch or frequ...

Page 37: ...erator Type in the desired value in the appropriate value box or use the mouse to change the value Detune Range 7 7 Detune is a super fine frequency adjustment for each operator Mild detuning between carrier operators can make the overall sound of the pattern more full rich and natural and reproduce the subtle pitch differences found in actual acoustic instruments Maxi mum detuning between carrier...

Page 38: ...th the pattern To actually turn an operator off set its Output Level to 0 Operator Key Velocity Sensitivity Range 0 7 This determines the touch sensitivity of an operator or how its level responds to your playing strength When Velocity Sensitivity is set to a value other than 0 the harder you play a key the greater the level of the corresponding operator The softer you play a key the lower the lev...

Page 39: ...1 6 Then click on one of the box joints and drag it to change the EG settings The current relevant EG values appear at the cursor as you drag it The EG Copy function in the Edit Panel window and DX Copy Tool in the DX200 Editor window let you easily copy all EG Rate and Level values of one operator to another opera tor Rate 1 4 Range 0 99 These determine the amount of time that elapses between cha...

Page 40: ...t at zero then none of the external controllers can affect the patterns Pitch Modulation Sensitivity Range 0 7 This determines sensitivity of the pattern all operators to LFO pitch modulation Higher values result in greater sensitivity or greater intensity of pitch modulation This parame ter setting affects all operators of the pattern equally Amplitude Modulation Sensitivity Range 0 7 This determ...

Page 41: ...lume change as you play in different octaves for more realistic acoustic instrument simulations Extreme settings can also be used for split keyboard effects The Depth of each curve can also be adjusted Keyboard Level Scaling Break Point Range A 1 C8 This determines the middle point for the curve The level is scaled up or down indepen dently on either side of the Break Point in the curve For most a...

Page 42: ...inear curves provide a straight line proportional relationship between the note played and the resulting operator level Keyboard Level Scaling Depth Left L Depth Right R Range 0 99 These parameters determine the depth of the selected left or right curve At a minimum setting 0 there is no scaling and you can increase or decrease for negative curves the level up to maximum of 99 For values near the ...

Page 43: ...pending on which range of the keyboard you play This param eter controls the degree of scaling a value of 0 produces no scaling and higher values produce a more pronounced scaling effect For values other than 0 the higher the note played the shorter its overall EG time Keyboard Rate Scaling is useful for simulating the natural scaling found on many acous tic instruments for example as on an acoust...

Page 44: ...use DX200 Copy Tool z Select the source operator by repeatedly clicking the OPERATOR SELECT button The currently selected operator number is shown at the top right of the LCD x Click the STORE button c Click the desired EG COPY button 1 6 corresponding to the num ber of the destination operator The source operator values are automatically copied to the destination operator The LCD shows the source...

Page 45: ...attern A variety of drawing and editing tools are available for creating unique continuous parameter changes that would be impossible to achieve with conventional EGs Naturally Free EG parameters and data are stored as pattern data allowing each pat tern to have its own Free EG settings Individual Track Parameters These parameters apply to each individual track 1 4 of the Free EG function Each tra...

Page 46: ...value or setting for the selected Track Parameter Keep in mind that this is only a display indication the value setting cannot be changed here but must be changed from the appropriate parameter in the main control panel window or the Details page TRACK Display Buttons 1 4 Click on each of these to display the Free EG curves of two or more tracks simulta neously Each track s curve is shown in a dif...

Page 47: ...s the type of loop for play of the Free EG sequence as described below Off The Free EG sequence plays once but does not loop The parameter settings at the end of the Free EG sequence remain in effect Forward The Free EG sequence loops from start to end Forward Half The Free EG sequence loops from the middle to the end Alternate The Free EG sequence loops from start to end then end to start Alterna...

Page 48: ...immediately changed For the other tools a ghost curve temporarily appears along with the original one while you are drawing to indicate the new curve Release the mouse button and after a slight pause the newly drawn curve replaces the old one However for any area left undrawn the original curve remains pencil The pencil tool lets you draw the desired curve in freehand straight The straight tool le...

Page 49: ...ng the mouse affects the wave Dragging the mouse up or down increases the amplitude of the wave or the degree to which the parameter value will change Dragging up creates a waveform of normal phase Dragging down reverses the phase by 180 degrees Dragging to the right decreases the frequency or makes the parameter value change slower while dragging to the left increases the frequency ...

Page 50: ...at successive points in the curve To a certain extent this is the opposite of smooth above since it produces jagged jumps and edges in the curve 4 If using scale or move use the mouse to adjust the setting as desired For the scale and move tools hold down the mouse button and drag the mouse in the appropriate direction releasing it at the desired point scale This useful tool lets you compress or e...

Page 51: ...ity Gate Time and Con trol Change can be accessed and edited by a specific panel knob over a maximum of 16 steps The Step Sequencer features extensive memory as well letting you save one Sequence pattern with each pattern 128 total The Step Sequencer share a set of Common parameters for added flexibility and con trol Effect Block PARAM Parameter Settings 0 127 This determines the degree for the ef...

Page 52: ...ting of 50 produces no Swing and 83 produces maximum Swing For information about how the Swing levels affect the rhythm of the Sequence see the illustration below REVERSE Setting On Off This function lets you completely turn the Sequence around and play all the notes backwards GATE TM Gate Time Settings 1 200 This is an offset contol and determines the note length of the notes of the Sequence mak ...

Page 53: ...ble only for Rhythm tracks automatically and randomly specifies a Pan position for each instrument sound WET Settings 0 127 Changes the depth or degree of the Effect of each track When set to the 0 all the way left the Effect sound cannot be heard PLAY STOP buttons Click the PLAY button to start the Sequence The Sequence repeats loops until you click the STOP button to stop it NOTE NO INST SELECT ...

Page 54: ... length for each step of the Step Sequencer pattern To set the gate time you can use one of these methods Adjust the parameter normally by turning the appropriate knob Move the cursor to the value window above the knob and click in the top half of the window to step up through the values or click in the bottom half to step down You can also continuously fast forward reverse through the values by c...

Page 55: ...t directly do any edit ing from this window However you can do three things here 1 Play the virtual keys and hear the connected DX200 sounds 2 Open a new Pattern or store a Pattern that you ve been editing by clicking on the virtual cartridge slot 3 Click on the virtual panel controls and call up the Edit Panel win dow for editing in the fashion of an actual DX7 DX7 Simulator Window ...

Page 56: ...ts the overall output level DATA ENTRY slider This is used for making rapid or large changes Moving it all the way down and up covers the full range available for each parameter NO YES buttons These are used to increment or decrement parameter values to turn a function on or off answer display prompts and to move the cursor when naming a pattern STORE button This button calls up the Store operatio...

Page 57: ...endently for each of the operators EDIT COMPARE button This button is used to select the Edit mode or the Compare function MEMORY SELECT 1 32 33 64 buttons These buttons are used to select the four pattern banks of the User patterns 1 32 65 96 or 33 64 97 128 Clicking either of these buttons also activates the Play mode FUNCTION button This button is used to select the Function mode which lets you...

Page 58: ... you wish to copy certain envelope generator EG settings 7 ALGORITHM This button is used to select the Algorithm parameter 8 FEEDBACK This button is used to select the Feedback parameter 9 14 LFO These buttons are used to select the LFO Low Frequency Oscillator parameters 9 WAVE This is used to select the LFO Waveform parameter 10 SPEED This is used to select the LFO Speed parameter 11 DELAY This ...

Page 59: ...operator s frequency 20 DETUNE This is used to select the Oscillator Detune parameter 21 22 EG These buttons are used to select the EG Rate 1 4 and EG Level 1 4 parameters 21 RATE This is used to select the EG Rate 1 4 parameters 22 LEVEL This is used to select the EG Level 1 4 parameters 23 25 KEYBOARD LEVEL SCALING These buttons are used to select the Keyboard Level Scaling parameters 23 BREAK P...

Page 60: ...y parameter 29 30 PITCH EG These buttons are used to select the Pitch EG parameters 29 RATE This is used to select the Pitch EG Rate 1 4 and Pitch EG Rate Scaling parameters 30 LEVEL This is used to select the Pitch EG Level 1 4 and Pitch EG Level Range parameters 31 KEY TRANSPOSE This is used to select the Key Transpose parameter 32 VOICE NAME This is used to select the Pattern Name parameter ...

Page 61: ... BEND These buttons are used to select the Pitch Bend parameters 3 RANGE This is used to select the Pitch Bend Range parameter 4 STEP This is used to select the Pitch Bend Step parameter 5 7 PORTAMENTO These buttons are used to select the Portamento parameters 5 MODE This is used to select the Portamento Mode parameter 6 GLISSANDO This is used to select the Portamento Glissando Step parameter ...

Page 62: ...Recall function 10 VOICE INIT This is used to select the Pattern Initialize function 14 VERSION CHECK This is used to select the Version Check function 15 16 FILE These buttons are used to select the File Save and File Load operations 15 SAVE This is used to select the File Save operation 16 LOAD This is used to select the File Load operation ...

Page 63: ...rn 1 Click FUNCTION to enter the Function mode 2 Click VOICE INIT 3 Answer the display prompts VOICE INIT and ARE YOU SURE by clicking YES twice The resulting initialized pattern has the following settings Algorithm 1 No modulation Operator 1 Output Level set to 99 all other operators off Square envelopes EGs All frequency ratios set to 1 00 Although this operation pertains to the Edit Panel windo...

Page 64: ... the FUNCTION button 2 Click SAVE to call up the Save DX200 File dialog box Refer to Save DX200 File for detailed instructions LOAD This lets you load open a set of 128 User patterns from an existing DX200 File 1 Click the FUNCTION button 2 Click LOAD 3 Answer the display prompts 64 VOICES LOAD and ARE YOU SURE by clicking YES twice This calls up the Open DX200 File dialog box Refer to Open DX200 ...

Page 65: ...up the settings you need with the Open command and quickly insert them to a song or trans mit them to your tone generator sound card Before saving a set of User patterns as a DX200 File make sure to store the pattern currently being edited If a pattern is not properly stored it will not be contained in the DX200 File data Use this function to create a new DX200 File If the currently selected patte...

Page 66: ... File The Save As command lets you specify a different file name than the original one Save DX200 File can also be selected from the toolbar Open DX200 File Selects the desired folder Selects the desired file name Selects the desired file type Save DX200 File Save DX200 File As Selects the desired folder Selects the file name Type the desired name here Selects the desired file type Creates a new f...

Page 67: ...X200 Pattern List DX200 Copy Tool DX200 Store DX200 Compare In the DX200 Pattern List dialog box you can Select a pattern for editing Initialize a pattern to the default settings Copy or swap patterns in the Preset pattern banks DX200 Pattern List is only available from the DX200 Editor window It can also be selected from a pop up menu by clicking any inactive part of the DX200 Editor window press...

Page 68: ...2 Click the desired pattern and drag it to pattern you wish to swap it with This simply moves the pattern to the selected location it does not affect the actual data Copy and Swap operations can also be executed from the DX200 Librarian dia log box Pattern Init Click this to initialize the selected pattern to its default parameter values This gives you a blank slate from which to create a new patt...

Page 69: ...MOD SENS This directly calls up the DX200 Copy Tool box It can also be selected from a pop up menu by clicking any inactive part of the DX200 Editor window pressing control key DX200 Copy Tool is only available from the DX200 Editor window To use the Copy Tool Click on the desired operator or EG and drag it to the operator EG to which you wish to copy For example to copy the EG settings of Operato...

Page 70: ...ser patterns to a DX200 File DX200 Store is only available from the DX200 Editor window It can also be selected from a pop up menu by clicking any inactive part of the DX200 Editor window pressing control key 1 Click the desired location for the newly edited pattern 2 Click Store to store the pattern to the selected location Keep in mind that this replaces and erases the pattern at the location wi...

Page 71: ...X200 Com pare in the pop up menu In the Compare condition a check appears beside DX200 Compare in the menu All parameter values are ghosted and cannot be edited Play the connected MIDI keyboard or click the keys in the DX200 Editor window to hear the original un edited pattern 3 Select DX200 Compare again to return to the edited condition Do this as often as you wish to go back and forth between t...

Page 72: ...72 Edit Menus DX7 Simulator Selecting this calls up the DX7 Simulator Window You can also call up the DX7 Simulator window from the toolbar DX7 Simulator ...

Page 73: ...xit the Librar ian and save the new set of patterns as a DX200 File You can open different DX200 Files one by one and freely copy the desired patterns to the Destination before saving Copying a pattern from the Source box to the Destination box 1 Click the desired pattern in the Source box This is the pattern you will be copying 2 Drag the highlighted pattern to the Destination box and drop it at ...

Page 74: ...erases all previous patterns in the Destination box and replaces them with the Source patterns Init All Clicking this button initializes all the Destination patterns to their default settings See Initial Pattern Default Settings This operation erases all previous patterns in the Destination box and replaces them with identical initialized patterns OK Click this to actually execute any of the Libra...

Page 75: ...f the DX200 Editor are transmitted to the device selected here The device corresponds to the DX200 s MIDI IN is selected here MIDI Thru When this is checked the MIDI signal received from the MIDI IN will pass through the device selected with MIDI Out see above before being sent to tone generator The names of devices vary with the setup files Use the setup file appropriate to your system You need t...

Page 76: ...e external device If you have multiple tone generators in your MIDI setup and each is set to a different Device Number this parameter lets you select which tone generator will be affected by the DX200 Editor If you are using only one tone generator this should be set to 1 Output when edited When this is checked any edits that you make with the DX200 Editor are instantly and automatically transmitt...

Page 77: ...ill be transmitted Bulk Dump Interval Range 0msec 1 5sec This parameter is available when User Patterns above is selected Bulk Dump Interval determines the amount of time in clocks that separates each data transmission If the DX200 chokes on the incoming MIDI data or DX200 Editor has trouble sending all the data properly or some other trouble occurs try setting the Interval to a higher number Tran...

Page 78: ...rting the bulk receiving on Receive DX200 Bulk Dump dialog Refer to the MIDI Data Format in the DX200 Owner s Manual about the data compatibility with transmitting device Receive Method 1 Pattern Voice When this is selected only the data for one pattern voice will be received This data is loaded into the edit buffer temporary memory storage Make sure to store the received pattern voice after execu...

Page 79: ...a from the DX7 Series Receive DX200 Bulk Dump Start First click this button to start reception of the data Then start transmitting the bulk data from DX200 The progress bar indicates how much data has been received When the bar is com pletely filled all data has been received OK Click this to exit from the dialog box once all data has been received ...

Page 80: ...80 Appendix Initial Pattern Default Settings ...

Page 81: ...81 Appendix Algorithm List Algorithm List ...

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