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X3M

User Manual

www.excelvalley.com

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Specifications

•  Small form factor MIDI PCB: 80 mm x 36 mm
•  Black color PCB
•  Dream 5000 series synth chip with 54 voices polyphony, high quality 

effects engine

•  Real MIDI in through DIN connector.  Can be changed to MIDI out 

with the jumpers settings on pins J8.

•  Low latency <1 ms
•  64 MB flash for Soundbank data
•  USB connector for flashing the internal flash memory
•  USB connector functions also as a full MIDI interface.  Tested with 

Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 and 10.  Should also work on Linux, Mac 
OS X, …

•  Preloaded with a high quality 16 MB Dream General MIDI SoundBank 
•  X3M Preset Editor software: For creating and modifying profiles to 

tweak the sound signature

•  X3M Upload software : For flashing the X3M via USB

Latency

Low latency < 1 ms

Flash

64 MB, for soundBank data

USB

For flashing the internal flash memory
Functions also as a full MIDI interface

Output

Stereo line out, using a high quality 24 bit DAC

SoundBank

Preloaded with a high quality 16 MB Dream General MIDI SoundBank

Software

X3M Preset Editor software

: For creating and modifying profiles to 

tweak the sound signature

X3M Upload software

: For flashing the X3M via USB

PCB Color

Black

PCB Size

80 mm x 36 mm

Manufacturer

Serdaco B.V.B.A.

Country of Origin Belgium

Содержание X3M

Страница 1: ...X3M User Manual MIDI USB Sound Module Supports hardware wavetable synthesis audio playback multifunctional MIDI DIN connector ExcelValley www excelvalley com ...

Страница 2: ...ing the X3M 8 As a USB MIDI device 8 USB Audio Playback 10 USB Audio Digital Recording 10 X3M Upload Software 11 Overview 11 Uploading Soundbanks 11 SoundBank upload process 12 Uploading Presets 13 Preset upload process 13 X3M Preset Editor 14 X3M Routing 15 X3M Chorus Acoustic Settings 15 X3M Equalizer Amp Settings 16 ...

Страница 3: ... can also tweak the sound characteristic to their liking Reverb Chorus as well as Bass and Treble can be configured with great detail We hope you are satisfied with this product and enjoy it Resources The X3M is an advanced wavetable board having features and functions not found in other wavetable modules Because the flash memory is user upgradable check the product page for any updates informatio...

Страница 4: ...S X Preloaded with a high quality 16 MB Dream General MIDI SoundBank X3M Preset Editor software For creating and modifying profiles to tweak the sound signature X3M Upload software For flashing the X3M via USB Latency Low latency 1 ms Flash 64 MB for soundBank data USB For flashing the internal flash memory Functions also as a full MIDI interface Output Stereo line out using a high quality 24 bit ...

Страница 5: ...io DIN Connector MIDI in default or MIDI out J8 DIN connector jumper header Board Overview X3M Pinout X3M Connectors Mini USB interface used for flashing the X3M and as a MIDI interface J4 Proprietary program header for the Dream DSP chip J2 Bootup jumper header ...

Страница 6: ...IDI In or Out to the DIN connector By default the DIN connector has been configured to MIDI In The text MIDI IN MIDI OUT has been printed on the PCB to prevent any misunderstanding All 3 jumpers have to be positioned either on the left or either on the ride side J2 Bootup jumper header When a jumper has been connected to the J2 connector the X3M will boot clean This without loading any preset conf...

Страница 7: ...valley com 7 J4 Proprietary program header for the Dream DSP chip This jumper is a proprietary header for the Dream DSP Chip and is used with initial setup of the board by the manufacturer This jumper is irrelevant for the user ...

Страница 8: ...vices so it s important to configure the software so that the X3M is actually being used rather than the default Microsoft GS SoftSynth To ensure that the X3M is the default MIDI device it is recommended that you are using applications that let you select the MIDI device Examples of such applications are DOSBox Falcosoft SoundFont Midi Player Midibar midi player included with MIDI OX Under XP the ...

Страница 9: ...often referred to as MIDI Mapper to select the default MIDI device of your system We recommend the Cool Soft MIDIMapper Once you have configured the X3M as the default MIDI device you can use most media players to play MIDI files It will then also work with DOSBox and ScummVM without having to change the MIDI device inter nally The X3M will output music through the RCA stereo out connectors to spe...

Страница 10: ...no need for mixing anymore All the sound audio MIDI is provided by the same device It is quite interesting to use this device with a Raspberry Pi as it provides a complete sound card solution USB Audio Digital Recording The X3M is ideal for USB audio digital recording of MIDI Wave Output This is very useful for the digital recording of game soundtracks All sounds from the game sound effects MIDI a...

Страница 11: ...ream 16M GM Bank Copyright Dream S A S France Only to be used with X2 X3M GMBK5X64 DXB Dream 8M GM Bank Copyright Dream S A S France Only to be used with X2 X3M NES8 DXB NES Famicom Requires special MIDI files GRANDPIANO_100 DXB Salamander Large Piano Beta SoundBank First instrument piano X3M compatible Soundbanks are binary files in the DXB format The X3M and Dreamblaster X2 use the same Soundban...

Страница 12: ... firmware version In the Action section click on the button with the three dots and select a SoundBank in the DXB format The Destination address should update automatically to 0x80000 this is the default address for the SoundBank Press the Update button and the flashing procedure commences Uploading the GMBK5128 DXB takes approximately 120 seconds After the SoundBank is uploaded press Reboot butto...

Страница 13: ...he X3M in a USB port and the USB MIDI driver X3M will become available Start X3MUPLOAD and in the Select interface section select the right MIDI device X3M for OUT and IN Look under Target Device and confirm the model and firmware version In the Action section click on the button with the three dots and select a Preset in the DXP format The Destination address should update automatically to 0x7000...

Страница 14: ... provided Preset Editor With this utility you can create read edit and preset files Remember that you still have to flash the preset file to the X3M as described in the previous chapter For easy testing you can have the preset editor as well as X3MUPLOAD open at the same time Only checked ticked options are saved into the preset file When the X3M boots it will first load its default settings and t...

Страница 15: ...esizer to USB Host The MIDI input signal is sent over USB MIDI to the computer to both The MIDI input signal is sent directly to the synthesizer and is also sent over USB MIDI to the computer The X3M can be used as a MIDI interface and generate sound from a computer program The generated sound can be streamed back to the outputs X3M Chorus Acoustic Settings Chorus sounds like more of the same inst...

Страница 16: ...t loud music With this setting you can adjust the volume to avoid this Swap Stereo It can be necessary to correct left sounds coming out of the right speaker and vice versa You can use this option to swap them around and correct this behavior Equalizer This lets you adjust the low and high frequencies bass and treble further adjusting the sound signature to your taste ...

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