DX7mega128
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User Guide v1.30
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Preliminary
2.1 Memory Bank Selection
Recall that the DX7 has 32 internal patches accessed by pressing the INTERNAL button and
then one of the patch numbers 1 though 32.
The DX7mega128 has four banks of these to make the 128 patches:
Bank 1
Patches 1 to 32
=
MIDI patch numbers 1 to 32.
Bank 2
Patches 1 to 32
=
MIDI patch numbers 33 to 64.
Bank 3
Patches 1 to 32
=
MIDI patch numbers 65 to 96.
Bank 4
Patches 1 to 32
=
MIDI patch numbers 97 to 128.
To select a Bank and patch from the front panel, press Function button to activate Function
Control. Using button 13 (Next Menu) or button 12 (Previous Menu), locate the menu item
Memory Bank:
FUNCTION CONTROL
Memory Bank = 4
You can then select which bank is active using the Data Slider or + / - buttons. The
next
patch
you select will come from the memory bank you chose. Even when you return to play mode (say,
by pressing INT and/or a patch number), this function remains active so you can continue to
change banks with minimal button pressing. Please also see the
caveat
below.
A convenient way to select banks from your now expanded memory is to leave the most recently
selected MEMORY BANK button "live" in Function mode. When you return to "play" mode the
data entry control remains active on the memory bank parameter thus making easy to access all
128 voices.
When you select a patch via the front panel, its patch number (1 through 128) will be transmitted
on the DX7's MIDI OUT.
Another way to select patches is through MIDI IN. The patch numbers correspond to the patch
numbers 1 to 128 in the table above. That is, on receipt of a MIDI Program Change message on
the correct MIDI channel, the correct bank and patch will be activated.
Note that if you have
cartridge installed it will be played in place of Bank 2
.
Each bank must be saved or loaded individually using a cartridge or over MIDI.
CAVEAT:
Keep in mind that this operating rule is the same for any function button. That means
for example, if the most recently selected Function is Volume, you could accidentally turn the
sound off without knowing the reason.
2.2 Patch Volume (can be saved per-patch)
FUNCTION CONTROL
Patch Volume = 7
The overall volume can be set to a value from 0 to 7. This allows you to trim the patch volume
levels for the appropriate impact when playing live or switching from patch to patch.
This data can be saved per-patch if the Function Data Per-Patch setting is turned on
.
