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setting, use the AN Expert Editor. For example, if
you want to change the source waveform or
change the routing of the model. This kind of
editing is done on the computer. The parameters
that you manipulate form the S30/80 and CS6
are those that are performance oriented.
Hook up to the computer when you are
ready to sound design…put the Voice in a
condition that is performance ready…download
the results to your keyboard or module…back the
data up on a SmartMedia card…leave the
computer home and go rock-out at the gig.
Loading user RAM Board Voices
Copy the file provided with this document
‘
AN1xorig.ans
’
to a convenient location on your
computer. This is a file type that can be opened
by the AN Expert Editor. Open XGworks 3.0 Lite
(for PC) and launch the “AN Expert Editor” (found
under the
Plug-in
pull down). If you are using a
Mac, boot up the AN Expert Editor program. On
your S/CS select the [PLG] button that contains
your PLG150-AN board. Let’s send a bank of
Voices from the AN Editor to the User RAM bank
in the S/CS.
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You will find the AN Expert Editor on the Windows
package under the PLUG IN pull down. If you do
not see it on the PLUG IN list you must install this
component from the CDROM. (Follow those
instructions and then come back here).
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When the Editor launches it will ask you for a Part
No. – Part No. is 1. We are in VOICE mode which
equals Part 1.
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On the main editor screen of the software click the
[VOICE] button in the lower right-hand corner.
This will open a list of Preset and User Voices.
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Click on the icon of the Open Folder on the toolbar
of the AN Expert Editor.
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Locate and open the file called
AN1xorig.ans
that
was included with this document – this is a file of
the original AN1x Voices.
Once you have loaded this file you can view the
names under the ‘USER’ heading in the Voice
box. The first sound should be ‘Relaxx’. When
you highlight a name in your computer it will be
sent to the S/CS edit buffer and you will
immediately be able to monitor your edits as you
make them. Be sure to make all of your edits via
the software (
not
the front panel of the
keyboard/module – otherwise the software will
not accurately reflect all your edits). If you are
not getting communication between the software
and your host check your connections in/out and
check System Setup of the Editor). Store your
edits to the AN Expert Editor software – the
[STORE] button is in the lower right hand corner
of the virtual front panel. Be sure to back this up
to disk by clicking on the disk icon on the editor’s
toolbar.
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On the toolbar you will see an icon for ‘Check
Setup’ – open this dialog box. You will find that
you can select whether you send 1 Voice at a time
to the keyboard or ALL VOICES (128). Select ALL
VOICES.
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Click on the icon of a ‘MIDI con arrow’
pointing to the right. This will
send
the data to the
PLG150-AN board bank 036/002.
You will see a progress graphic as 128 custom
board voices are loaded to the PLG150-AN User
RAM bank (036/002)*. Now you have reason to
play through bank 036/002.
*These Voices are now in the RAM area of the PLG150-
AN board and will revert to the default Voices after
power down. You must save these voices and reload
them each time you want to use them. These Voices
show off the immense potential with AN synthesis. For
example, Voice 002 ‘Terraform’ is a split where the
lower half of the keyboard selects a sequence pattern
and the upper part transposes that pattern.
Those of you that know the AN1x will recognize these
sounds. However, the AN1x was 10-note poly (two 5-
note systems) and could play 2 Scenes simultaneously
when set to Dual mode. The PLG150-AN and the Voices
here represent only Scene 1, therefore, if the original
AN1x Voices was a DUAL sound you only are hearing
Scene 1 of that set.
Edits can be made in the software on the virtual
front panel of our analog synthesizer. Explore the
front panel of the software, with its virtual
wooden sides – a nice touch of the 70’s. The
word “detail” denotes a more comprehensive
screen below. When a sound is completed you
can store it in the software (click on the disk
icon) and/or transfer it to the user RAM of the
PLG150-AN (as outlined above). From there we
can make an S/CS Plug-in Voice. The PLG_Native
parameters that you see in the screen of the
S30/80-CS6 allow you to apply offsets to what
has been programmed in the Expert Editor. You
can assign different parameter control to various
physical controllers and you can set the depth
(effective range) of the controls movement. You
have an arsenal of controllers available in the
S30, S80 and CS6x and you can work out a
controller assignment arrangement that works
for you. The PLG150-AN has as many as 16
assignable control setups and 8 assignable
control devices. The software will allow you to set
many parameters to “direct” control. This allows
the position of the controller to absolutely control
the amount of the parameter applied. For
example, if in the Voice Editor, you select Filter
Cutoff and assign it to Knob 1 (cc16) with ‘
direct
’
control,
-
The knob minimum setting (7 o’clock) will
equal 0, filter closed
