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Owner's Manual

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Appendix

WX SPECIFICATIONS

Keyboard

WX2 - 61 Keys (C2-C7)

WX400 - 88 Weighted Keys (A0 - C8)

Both with Dynamics and Aftertouch sensitivity (channel)

Sound Generation method PCM, Wavetables, Multiloop, Crossfade Multiwave and Subtractive Synthesis

Polyphony

32 Notes, 32 Oscillators (single mode); 16 Notes, 32 Oscillators (double mode)

Memory

6 Megabytes ROM, 256 KByte Static RAM (Ni/Cd battery-backed)

2 Megabyte RAM DISP (optional) for PCM Samples

Effects

Two digital multi-effects processors with Effects editor for custom effects

Sounds

472 ROM Sounds arranged in 16 Families (344 Sounds, 112 Percussion sounds, 16
Drumkits), up to 1472 user-programmable Performance Sounds and 184 user-
programmable Performance Drumkits

48 additional PCM Samples with optional Sample RAM DISP

Performances

184 Performances (24 Real-Time in 3 Banks, 64 Internal Style in 8 Banks, 32
Programmable Style in 4 Banks, 64 Song/Song Style in 8 Banks)

Sequencer section

16 Tracks, 16 timbres (dynamic voice allocation),1/192 quarter note resolution,
250,000 events, 8 Songs, 64 Internal Variation, 32 Programmable
Variation, Background Song Loading, Realtime and Step record modes, full Event
Edit facilities (Master Track, Copy, Move, Erase, Insert/Delete, Transpose/Dynamic,
Quantize, Microscope, Name, Undo)

Style/Sequencer controls

Start/Stop, Intro/End, Fill/Tap, Var/Cont, REC, >> (fast forward); << (fast rewind),
Tempo-Fix, Sync

Score

Possibility of displaying Melody-Chords-Lyrics, Chords only, Lyrics only (Zoom
edit), Get from Track function

Panel controls

Master Volume slider, Dial, Function Keys (F1…F8), Cursor Diamond (Up/Down/
Left/Right arrows) with Toggle (On/Off key), Track Ball (Modulation and Pitch
Bend)

Display

Graphic, Liquid Crystal, neon-backlit, 240x64 pixel resolution, Contrast control

Edit section

Disk, Performance, Sound, Mixer, Effect 1/2, MIDI, Status, Splits, Arrange, Clock

Floppy Disk Drive

3.5" 2DD/2HD Disk/SRam operations (for Sound/Drumkit/Effects/Performance
parameters/Sequence data/MIDI data, and for Standard MIDI Files), Load User
program, Preload, Load WS songs (WS SOFTWARE COMPATIBLE)

Miscellaneous

Backlit panel keys, resident Demo Song, Option facility for use with User Programs

Connections

Volume Pedal (fixed), Damper Pedal, Pedal 1, Pedal 2 (all programmable and polarity
reversible), Audio In Left-Right/Mono (mic-line), Output Left/Right, External Send/
Return, MIDI (In, Thru, Out 1 - Out 2), Pedalboard, Headphones, Video Out (RGB/
TV)

Amplification

WX2: 20W+20W Stereo

WX400: 40W+40W Stereo, 3 way, 6 Speakers

Dimensions

WX2: (HxLxW) 120x1090x370 mm - 4.7x42.9x14.5 inches

WX400: (HxLxW) 842x1440x470 mm - 33.2x56.7x18.5 inches

Weight

WX2: 13 kg (28.6 lbs)

WX400: 76 kg (167.5 lbs)

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Страница 1: ...OWNER S MANUAL ...

Страница 2: ...an the other This is a safety feature If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet contact an electrician to replace your obsolete outlet Do not defeat the safety purpose of the plug 11 The power supply cord of the product should be unplugged from the outlet when left unused for a long period of time When unplugging the power supply cord do not pull on the cord but grasp it by the plug 12 ...

Страница 3: ...Owner s Manual ...

Страница 4: ...copied or reproduced in part or in whole without prior written consent from Generalmusic S p A Generalmusic reserves the right to apply any aesthetic design or function modifications it considers neces sary to any of its products without prior notice Generalmusic declines all liability for damage to property or persons resulting from improper use of the instrument 1993 Generalmusic S p A All right...

Страница 5: ...y Internal Styles 1 4 Sing along with a Song using SCORE 1 5 Load a Song from the supplied WX Demo Disk 1 5 Preload 1 6 Load a Song Stylew from WS Songs Disks 1 6 How to record a Song 1 7 DETAILED START UP 1 8 BEFORE STARTING 1 8 THE REAR PANEL 1 8 Connecting the Power cable 1 8 Power Switch 1 9 Using the Internal Amplifier 1 9 Audio Out Left Right M outputs 1 9 The Ext send return Jacks 1 9 Audio...

Страница 6: ...mode 2 7 Song and Song Style mode 2 7 SELECTION using the modes 2 9 To select a Sound 2 9 Second and third banks 2 10 To select a Real Time Performance 2 10 To select an Internal Style 2 11 To select a Programmable Style 2 11 To select a Song 2 12 Conclusion 2 12 CHAPTER 3 PERFORMANCES TRACKS ROM SOUNDS 3 1 3 10 THE PERFORMANCES 3 1 SAVE PERFORMANCE how to memorise a modification 3 1 What paramete...

Страница 7: ...wing edit modes 4 2 DISK AND STATIC RAM 4 3 General information 4 3 Precautions to take when handling Disks 4 3 How to load a floppy disk into the Disk Drive 4 4 DISK OPERATING MODES 4 5 How to toggle between DISK and SRam 4 5 Loading data into SRAM 4 5 LOAD OPERATIONS 4 6 LOAD ALL DISK or all SRAM 4 6 Automatic loading 4 7 LOAD ALL SONGS 4 7 LOAD ALL STYLES 4 7 LOAD ALL PERFORMANCES 4 7 LOAD ALL ...

Страница 8: ...be given to a disk or to the SRam 4 22 LOAD USER PROGRAM 4 23 LOAD WS SONG 4 24 EDIT MIXER 4 25 The VOLUME Page 4 25 The PANPOT Page 4 26 The MASTER Page 4 26 The AUDIO IN Page 4 27 EDIT STATUS 4 28 The GENERAL page 4 28 The following functions are available 4 28 Functions assignable to the Pedals 4 29 The MICROTUNING Page 4 31 How to programme an Intonation Scale 4 32 The VIDEO MONITOR Page 4 33 ...

Страница 9: ...55 LOCK 4 56 Transfer a Sound to the Pedalboard 4 56 EDIT SOUNDS 4 57 General Edit Procedure 4 58 Navigation 4 58 The Display Commands 4 58 THE SOUND EDIT PARAMETERS 4 59 Single and Double Oscillator editing 4 59 The Edit Menu 4 59 Store the modified Sound 4 60 Drumkits and Sound Patch 4 61 The Drumkit Edit Menu 4 61 The Drumkit Menu 4 62 The Drumkit Commands 4 64 The Commands common to both Edit ...

Страница 10: ... 5 3 The Style Commands 5 3 The Style Tempo 5 4 The Tempo fix M Perf and Sync functions 5 4 Chord Split 5 5 Free and Lock 5 5 Deactivating the tracks engaged by the Sequencer SEQ 5 6 How to Mute a Sequencer track 5 6 How to disengage a track and play it in real time 5 6 Save a modified Internal Style Performance 5 7 Save to SRam or Disk 5 7 Restore Internal Style Performance 5 7 The ARRANGER optio...

Страница 11: ... 5 36 Preload 5 36 Song Playback Mode 5 37 Start a Song from any point 5 37 Playing along with a Song in playback 5 38 The SCORE function sing along with your Songs 5 38 The GET function 5 39 Connecting to a domestic TV or colour computer monitor 5 39 SONG RECORD mode 5 40 Songs can be recorded in two ways 5 40 Before entering Record mode prepare your Performance 5 40 How to Realtime Record a Song...

Страница 12: ...te an event with INSERT 6 5 DELETE EVENTS 6 6 The Master Track MASK function 6 7 COPY 6 8 To effect the Copy press ENT 6 9 MOVE 6 10 ERASE 6 11 INSERT DELETE 6 12 INSERT 6 12 DELETE 6 12 TRANSP 6 13 DYNAMIC 6 14 QUANTIZE 6 15 Quantize Procedure in Record mode 6 15 MICROSCOPE Event Edit 6 16 The Microscope functions 6 19 NAME 6 20 How to use the keyboard 6 20 UNDO 6 21 UNDO and FREE MEMORY 6 21 OPT...

Страница 13: ...ing Started Interface Basics which takes you through a guided tour of all the functions without going into details It s then up to you WX2 and WX400 what s the difference The keyboard and the aesthetics WX2 has 61 notes and has the classic keyboard appearance WX400 has an 88 note keyboard with weighted keys Hammer Action and has the typical digital piano look In all other respects both instruments...

Страница 14: ...in Fig 1 7 Place the instrument in its definite loca tion and adjust the adjustable leg K under the pedals cross bar until it rests firmly on the floor 4 Place the cabinet F on top of the assembled base fixing it into position with the thumb screws G as shown in Fig 2 5 Attach the 4 adhesive clamps H two at the back of the inner right flank and two under the cabinet and clamp the pedals cable as s...

Страница 15: ... pair of standard 1 4 inch audio cables Use Right M stereo jack for Mono reproduction If you prefer plug in a set of headphones using the appropriate jack located on the left front end of the panel below the Pitch Mod Track Ball Plug the optional Pedal s the multi switch or the Volume pedal into the appro priate pedal sockets Connect the instrument s power cable Power up and start playing The inst...

Страница 16: ...ccess the other Banks and return with PAGE Zoom in and see your Sound in large type Press the right arrow of the cursor diamond to zoom in on the active track in the left box of the display and view the Sound in large type Press the left arrow to return to the normal display Select some Real Time Performances Press one of the first three Performance bank buttons of the top row of the Performances ...

Страница 17: ...e it by pressing the Toggle The track status column will show OFF the sound assigned to it will not be displayed not will it play This status is called the mute condition Press the Toggle once more to re activate the track Select and play Internal Styles Access an Internal Style Bank by pressing one of the 8 buttons from the lower row ofthePerformance StyleBanksontheextremerightofthecontrolpanel D...

Страница 18: ...k select each option available on the lower part of the display All Lyrics Zoom Chord and observe the difference between each function Press SCORE or ESC to escape SCORE mode The Song stops automatically or you can stop it at any time with Start Stop Load a Song from the supplied WX Demo Disk 1 Automatic loading1 With the WX switched off insert the WX Demo Disk into the driver Turn WX on all the S...

Страница 19: ...nd is discussed in a later chapter Load a Song Style from WS Songs Disks Use this operation to load Song Styles from WS disks WS1 WS2 WS400 GWS400 Press DISK to access DISK mode check that SRam operations are not selected Press PAGE three times to access the UTILITY page and scroll down to Load WS song with the Down cursor arrow Press ENT and the WS disk directory will be displayed Rotate the Dial...

Страница 20: ...pty position Confirm SONG REC MODE Select a Track to record with the Up Down Cursor arrows and activate it for recording with the Toggle Press Start to start the recording and after a one bar count down start playing When you finish playing press Start Stop to stop recording Listen to the playback by pressing Start Stop again You can record additional events at this stage When you have finished re...

Страница 21: ...outlet If your power source does not have an outlet that matches the plug on the power cable do not defeat the safety feature by changing plug on the power cable but install the correct grounded outlet This will reduce the risk of a shock hazard and avoid problems with audio hum G E N E R A L M U S IC MOD SER AC MADE IN ITALY by GENERALMUSIC D Fl N COMPLIES WITH THE LIMITS FOR A CLASS B COMPUTING ...

Страница 22: ...SEND RETURN JACKS Ext Out 1 Out 2 Sound sources which connect to the WX Audio In L R cannot be processed by the WX Effects Processor The Effects Send Return outputs can be used to process instruments connected to the Audio In inputs and then return them to the main WX mix LEFT RIGHT M AUDIO IN OUT 1 OUT 2 EXT LEFT RIGHT M AUDIO OUT CONTROLS DAMPER PEDAL 1 PEDAL 2 VOLUME PEDALBOARD THRU IN OUT 1 OU...

Страница 23: ...IDI IN a MIDI THRU and two MIDI OUT ports Out 1 Out 2 The WX2 WX400 Keyboard will respond to Note messages transmitted to MIDI IN for all notes C 1 G9 note numbers 0 127 In some cases the higher notes will not sound HEADPHONES Both WX models have a headphone jack on the left front edge of the instrument below the Track ball Connect a pair of headphones for private listening without disturbing othe...

Страница 24: ...ilities MONITOR VIDEO OUT ACCESSORIES ATARI Colour RGB Standard Atari cable TV or Computer Scart RGB WX VIDEO CABLE TV Video input TV RCA VIDEO CABLE TV TV Video Recorder RCA Video cable POWERING UP ThepowerswitchonmodelWX2islocatednexttothepowercableconnectorontherear panel Model WX400 has the power switch located on the extreme right of the keyboard facia When you power up the display shows the ...

Страница 25: ... are also possible with diagonal movements obtaining both effects simultaneously Both controls are fixed and cannot be programmed However both controls can be enabled or disabled for each Track of any Performance Before getting to grips with your unit set the Internal clock and calendar Your WX has a digital clock and calendar which is backed by a re chargeable Nickel Cadmiumbattery Whentheunitiss...

Страница 26: ...in all respects with the laws currently in force c our software is original unedited programmed by highly expert technicians musicians who are perfectly acquainted with all Generalmusic equipment d the quality of our library in continuous expansion with the latest titles from the recording industry as well as the classics for all musical tastes is unanimously recognised and at your complete dispos...

Страница 27: ...pixel dimensions and each button pressed reflects a command or editing change Each mode displays functions and parameters organised into smaller related groups and the entire picture is called a Page Accessing a mode for the first time opens an entry level page and in many cases the current mode will have one or more additional pages selected with the PAGE navigation buttons Below we examine the e...

Страница 28: ...nd button The central button of the Cursor Diamond is used as a Data Entry control but its use is limited to toggling between On and Off situations Zoom in zoom out In Bank situations where Tracks are displayed the right cursor diamond zooms in on a single Track or two layered Tracks so that you can view them in larger type Normal size is restored with the left cursor diamond The Function buttons ...

Страница 29: ...donecharacteratatimebypressingtherelativekey After the entry the flashing cursor moves to the next position automatically If you make a mistake there is a Return key to cancel the last entry a Delete key to cancel the entry at the cursor position a Space key to create a space between two entries a back space key to move the cursor backwards one step at a time and a Shift key to toggle between uppe...

Страница 30: ...ssed edit mode to another without having to leave the currently selected mode The WX keyboard will always be active regardless of the mode you are in In fact the only time you can t play it is when you are in the middle of a Load All disk operation or while the unit is powering up THE SOUND BANKS These contain all the Sounds available in WX arranged in Family groups according to General MIDI Piano...

Страница 31: ...tains three banks of REAL TIME PERFORMANCES 24 a bank of SONG PERFORMANCES 8 and four banks of PROGRAMMABLE STYLES 32 The bottom row contains the INTERNAL STYLES 64 divided in eight families according to the type of music Folk Latin Pop THE SEQUENCER EDIT SECTION This section of primary importance unites all the Edit functions of the SEQUENCER where you can programme Songs and Styles and edit ever...

Страница 32: ...PERF 2 or PERF 3 The 8 available Performances within the accessed Bank are selected with the Function buttons F1 F8 OneinterestingfeatureofRealTimePerformancesisthatthey carry user programmed Sounds WX does not have a Sound Library where Sounds can be added moved or deleted The 472 resident WX Sounds can however be modified and stored in the Real Time Performances Each Performance can store up to ...

Страница 33: ...rincipal source of musical sequences recorded with the Sequencer and is accessed by pressing the SONGS button If Songs or Song Styles are present in memory they can be selected using the Function buttons F1 F8 Songsaremulti trackrecordings upto16tracks withouttheuseofrepeatingsequences such as those used in the Styles A Song Bank can contain 1 Song and up to 8 Song Performances Song Styles are use...

Страница 34: ...ions which can be recalled instantly You can play one or two tracks with factory programmed Rhythm and Arrangement patterns by selecting from the 64 available Internal Styles You can play and record your own Rhythm and Arrangement patterns using the 32 Programmable Styles which can be created internally or loaded from disk You can playback and record Songs and Song Styles ...

Страница 35: ... the display By pressing one of the F1 F8 selection buttons the sound corresponding to the button pressed will be immediately selected in the reverse highlighted track The same applies for the REAL TIME PERFORMANCES the PROGRAMMABLE STYLES the INTERNAL STYLES and the SONGS Let s go through some practical examples To select a Sound The simplest thing about WX is Sound selection Press one of the SOU...

Страница 36: ...Time Performance Press one of the PERFORMANCE BANKS Perf 1 Perf 2 Perf 3 in the Performance and Style banks PERFORMANCES STYLES BANKS PERF 1 PERF 2 PERF 3 P SONG STYLE 1 STYLE 2 STYLE 3 STYLE 4 DANCE BEAT ROCK n JAZZ LATIN FOLK ETHNIC POP The eight Performance names are shown in the lower display area Press the Function buttons F1 F8 to select the Real Time Performances Each Performance Bank provi...

Страница 37: ...t a Programmable Style Press one of the relative Banks STYLE 1 STYLE 2 STYLE 3 STYLE 4 from the upper row of buttons in the Performance and Style Banks PERFORMANCES STYLES BANKS PERF 1 PERF 2 PERF 3 P SONG STYLE 1 STYLE 2 STYLE 3 STYLE 4 DANCE BEAT ROCK n JAZZ LATIN FOLK ETHNIC POP Press one of the Function buttons F1 F8 to select a Programmable Style F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 You will be prompted t...

Страница 38: ...t recording the Song Press ESC no to escape from this display Conclusion From these very simple operations we can conclude that the two rows of buttons across the lower part of the control panel are selectors for the single elements sound style performance song and they provide a means of passing from one mode to another ThekeypadsonbothsidesofthedisplayareaareusedtogainaccesstoalltheEditmodes mod...

Страница 39: ...rrently set to its basic structure will always be a Performance SAVE PERFORMANCE how to memorise a modification All modifications made to the current Performance can be saved To memorise a parameter in a Performance press ENTER twice once to access and once to confirm to gain access to the SAVE PERFORMANCE command Therefore if you are playing with a Style you can modify one or more parameters to s...

Страница 40: ...es associated to the various playing modes differ in several aspects If you want to play Sounds in real time you must select a REAL TIME PERFORMANCE this recalls one or more Sounds up to 16 one assigned to each track together with a precise setting of all the elements of the panel which the Real Time Performance can memo rise To play a Rhythm and automatic Arrangement you must select an INTERNAL S...

Страница 41: ...the same button Start Stop The Fill Tap button Fill While a Style is playing this function interrupts the basic rhythm and arrangement patternwitha Fill In ashort sequence that breaks up a con tinuous pattern rendering it less monotonous If the varia tion patterns is playing it also triggers the basic Rhythm and Arrangement pattern Tap If the Style or Song is not playing this button provides a mea...

Страница 42: ...mbers and the names of the Sounds assigned to them 3 The TEMPO window where you can see the playing speed Metronomic tempo of a Style or Song and the status of the sequencer Clock INTernal or EXTernal In this display situation the DIAL affects on the TEMPO value at all times 4 The CHORD window where the chord played will be displayed when you are playing with Internal or Program Style modes The ch...

Страница 43: ...ect tracks and create multi track situations The tracks shown off can be selected with the Up or Down cursor arrow and they can be activated at will with the Toggle The easiest action is by using a combined motion of the thumb and forefinger on the Up or Down cursor arrow and on the Toggle to select and activate the Track An example is shown below using the Down arrow 1 THUMB ACTION 2 FOREFINGER A...

Страница 44: ...s can be split so that Acoustic Bass plays on the left side of the keyboard A0 A 3 while the WXGrand plays on the right B3 C8 Detailed explanations of the SPLIT function appear in the Edit section chapter Mixing the Sound volumes of a multi timbral situation Sound combinations can be mixed by accessing the Mixer Edit mode which shows a graphical representation of the status of each track Each trac...

Страница 45: ...ack Configuration TheTrackConfigurationreferstotheindividualstatusofeverytrackofthePerformance with respect to its reaction with the keyboard whether it accepts MIDI IN events and the destination internal sound engine or MIDI Out of the events it generates TheTrackConfigurationcanbeprogrammedintheEditPerformancemode seetheEdit section chapter from more details The number of Tracks in Real Time Per...

Страница 46: ...f a Song WX gives you the melody line written as music notes on the staff also called Stave together with the lyrics the LYRICS the LYRICS IN LARGE TYPE and the CHORD NOTATION All canbe viewedon theinstruments display orit can be projected on anormaldomestic TV or a colour computer monitor such as an ATARI and others You can also choose to see these elements singularly simultaneously or combined o...

Страница 47: ...lator Sounds are characterised by the use of a single oscillator for each sound The 32 oscillators are therefore fully exploited and the resulting sounds have a maximum polyphony of 32 notes Therefore if you play only one sound a single track you can obtain a maximum of 32 note polyphony using Single Oscillator sounds or a maximum of 16 note polyphony using a Dual Oscillator Sound Naturally in sit...

Страница 48: ...d Table is shown in the Appendix at the back of this manual The Drums Family The Drums family provides 16 Banks of 8 Sounds each Banks 2 and 3 contain 8 Drumkits each and the standard GM Percussion map in the form of the Drumkit DKStand1 shown below in Bank 2 All the WX Performances have a Drumkit assigned to MIDI Channel 10 Track 10 to comply with GM Standards Note if the WX General MIDI function...

Страница 49: ...and Down arrows on the extreme left refer to the Cursor diamond Up Down buttons The items listed in the display can be selected by using these two navigating tools 2 The DIAL symbol indicates that the Data Entry Wheel is active In this case it will operateasadataentrycontrol inothersituations itmovesthereverse highlighted zone up or down 3 The ENT ESC phrase indicates that the buttons of the same ...

Страница 50: ...in the Chord box when playing with Styles PERF Gains access to the track configuration where you can configure the way each track reacts with the WX keyboard MIDI IN events the WX sound engine and MIDI OUT destination as well as all the programmable Performanceparametersassignabletoeachtrack suchasthemode poly mono detune transpose effects 1 2 assign pedal footswitch assign priority name and other...

Страница 51: ...ntroducenewcomerstothe common methods of working with floppy disks and the Disk Driver as well as some basic precautions to take when working in this environment Those already familiar are not obliged to read all but another minute of reading time may tell you something that you don t already know Onefactory presetDemoDiskissuppliedwiththeWX2andWX400 Itcontainsseveral Songs with Lyrics which can b...

Страница 52: ...ich might not be easy to replace Organise your saved data properly by identifying and documenting it correctly in order that you know exactly where to go and look for data quickly without wasting time Lastly remember that loading replaces the current memory contents with that of the disk Before loading from disk think twice as you may be about to erase data that still hasn t been saved on disk How...

Страница 53: ...press F5 corresponding to SRam to access the SRam operations Conversely ifSRamoperationsarecurrentlyselected pressF5 correspondingtoDisk to access DISK operations Loading data into SRAM It should be clear to the user that data cannot be loaded from a DISK directly into SRAM you can only go via the instrument s Memory For example if you want to load some Songs from DISK into SRAM first you must loa...

Страница 54: ...icating that WX is examining the type of disk inserted or the type of data in SRam 1 3 If the disk is a WX disk you will be asked to confirm the operation before proceeding If you are performing an SRam operation the same message will be displayed 1 4 Confirm with ENTER or quit the operation with ESC Confirmation of the operation is indicated by the Loading message2 the animated clock the green di...

Страница 55: ...l 2 Megabytes of RAM Sample RAM is available for the exclusive purpose of handling up to 48 additional Samples loaded from DISK In future an option to expand the Static RAM will be made available by GENERAL MUSIC 2 LOAD ALL SONGS This operation loads all the Songs present on Disk or in SRam into internal memory Up to eight Songs2 can be loaded simultaneously The procedure is the same as for Load A...

Страница 56: ... Bank containing up to 8 Programmable Styles Bank 1 Style 1 Bank 2 Style 2 and so on 1 1 Confirm the operation with ENTER After a short period a new display appears showing the disk contents on the left side and on the right the Memory contents 1 2 Use the Up Down cursor arrows and the Dial to select the Bank to transfer into Memory at this point you can also opt to load the Style Performance Bank...

Страница 57: ... to Bank 1 Bank 2 to Bank 2 and so on 2 LOAD A SINGLE BANK OF REAL TIME PERFORMANCES Use this operation to load a bank of Real Time Performances Bank1 Perf1 Bank2 Perf2 Bank3 Perf3 The procedure is the same as for Load Bank Style Important For what concerns the INTERNAL STYLES while it is possible to vary the Sounds assigned to all the tracks the volumes transpose parameter etc related to the Inte...

Страница 58: ...mable Style into internal memory For example if you load the Style 1 showing the name it was given from disk into the Memory destination number 29 it will appear in Style Bank 4 correspond ing to Function button F5 Load Single Internal Style Performance An optional operation is provided with the F8 function button This permits the loading of a Single Internal Style Performance You can choose a Sty...

Страница 59: ...lined on the previous pages differs in the type of files displayed What is a Standard MIDI File This standard makes it possible to use sequence data regardless of the source equipment or manufacturer Files of sequencer data created on equipment that conforms to this standard can be loaded and played back on the WX2 WX400 The WX recognises Format 0 and Format 1 MIDI files Format 0 All data from Tra...

Страница 60: ... DOS disk appears which may consist of several items as well as some MIDI Files which are identified by the MID extension1 5 2 Select the MIDI File to load as well as the destination to Memory 5 3 Press ENTER twice 5 4 The display updates to the new situation The internal Directory will show the converted MIDI File as a Bank Song but you can change its name using Name in the Sequencer Edit section...

Страница 61: ...isk s song directory without pressing ENT The song names will be displayed in correspond ence to the function buttons 3 At this point you only need to press one of the F1 F8 buttons to start the loading operation N B To escape from this option press ESC while to exit from this display without escaping the current option press the DISK button again You can therefore load a new song using only two m...

Страница 62: ...AVE ALL TO DISK or to SRAM This operation saves the entire contents of the internal memory to Disk or SRam Start the procedure with ENT and after the disk has been examined press ENT again to confirm or press ESC to cancel the operation without saving When the saving message disappears the operation will be complete 2 SAVE ALL SONGS This operation saves all the Songs present in Memory to Disk or t...

Страница 63: ...the Samples contained in MEMORY up to a maximum of 48 if the instrument is fitted with the optional Sample RAM1 The procedure is the same as for Save All Disk SAVE BANK MODE 1 SAVE A SINGLE BANK OF PROGRAMMABLE STYLES Use this operation to save a Bank of 8 Programmable Styles Bank 1 Style 1 Bank 2 Style 2 and so on to Disk or SRam 1 1 Press ENTER and select the Bank of Styles as well as the destin...

Страница 64: ...ations performed in Save Single mode are the same as those used in Save Single Bank mode By confirming the operation with ENTER the display allows you to select the single element to save as well as the position that it will occupy from the 8 available on Disk or SRam Save Single MIDI File WX converts sequence data to STANDARD MIDI FILES format 1 making it possible for instruments of other manufac...

Страница 65: ...e of your converted file using up to 8 characters 5 In this display situation the keyboard converts to an alphanumeric source where each key provides a letter or a number as well as other functions Shift Capitals Space Delete at the cursor position cancel previous entry move cursor one step back 6 Inserting the first character moves the cursor one step to the right 7 Continue in this way until the...

Страница 66: ...be converted to the MIDI FILE shown by the MID extension NOTE Some songs may be protected by a GENERALMUSIC copyright in this case attempting to convert to MIDI FILES will display an appropriate message informing you that the operation cannot be performed and inviting you to escape ...

Страница 67: ...SRam All Performances from Disk or SRam All Samples from Disk or SRam A Single Bank Style from Disk or SRam A Single Bank Internal Style Performance from Disk or SRam A Single Bank Performance from Disk or SRam A Single Song from Disk or SRam A Single Programmable Style from Disk or SRam A Single Internal Style Performance from Disk or SRam A Single Performance from Disk or SRam A Single MIDI File...

Страница 68: ...ection Disk SRam 3 Select the option INT with F8 to access the directory of the Internal Style Performances 4 Select the Performance to erase and press ENT twice When the Erasing message disappears the operation will be complete ...

Страница 69: ...ul not to format disks containing important data and use the Disk Write Protect slider to prevent accidents You are also recommended to label your Disks clearly After inserting the disk start the operation pressing ENT The formatting process takes just over a minute then returns to the main Utility display 2 DIRECTORY allows the contents of a disk to be examined The Directory is a list of items co...

Страница 70: ...k is inserted in the driver this function displays the amount of space available on the disk in the instrument s memory and if fitted on the optional RAM Press ENT to obtain the information required Note If SRam operations are active the display will show the free memory available in the Static Ram as well as the instrument s Memory and eventual optional RAM 4 DISK SRam NAME Allows a name to be gi...

Страница 71: ...shing cursor position Use the arrow left arrow to cancel the last entry Use the back space to move the cursor backwards Other symbols apostrophe comma etc are located on the extreme right side of the keyboard A name consisting of up to 11 characters can be written for Disk or SRam only all other name situations permit 8 characters Press ENTER to confirm the name Press ESC to escape the function an...

Страница 72: ...ppropriate conversion It is therefore possible to insert a WS disk directly into the WX drive Pressing ENT after selecting the function shows the WS disk directory Select the required Song and press ENT The same procedure is already discussed in the GETTING STARTED chapter on page 1 6 N B The WS library contains more than 500 GENERALMUSIC songs not to mention many others throughout the world ...

Страница 73: ...UP DOWN cursor arrows Rotate the dial to regulate the volume of a track on a scale that runs from 0 to 127 To save the modifications Once the required volume levels have been set press the ENT button to save the settings in the current Performance AwindowwillbedisplayedwhichpromptsyoutoconfirmtheoperationwithENT or cancel it with ESC If the operation is confirmed the new data will be stored in the...

Страница 74: ... this generates positive values indicating a movement towards the RIGHT output The values range from 31 all to the left to 31 all to the right Press ENT to save the modifications in the current Performance 3 The MASTER Page Press the PAGE button to access the MASTER page This page contains general controls for the keyboard comprising the following parameters 1 TREBLE a gain attenuation of the high...

Страница 75: ... means of the AUDIO IN Left and Right inputs This page contains the following parameters 1 TREBLE a gain attenuation of the high frequencies 2 BASS the same type of control but for the low frequencies 3 VOLUME adjusts the general volume of the connected instrument and is linked to the MASTER potentiometer located on the panel 4 INPUT This controls the input gain and provides a choice of two option...

Страница 76: ...tinthechangeofsound fromCymbal to Snare for example 3 Key Sens controls the keyboard sensitivity to dynamic variations A scale of 1 to 5 is available where the higher values provide increased sensitivity while the lower ones give the inverse effect 4 Chord Display allows you to choose between Italian or English chord notations displayed in the right hand corner when playing with Styles 5 Auto Bank...

Страница 77: ...tones Pitch provides a pitch increase with an excursion from standard Pitch to 2 semitones Pitch provides a pitch decrease with an excursion from standard Pitch to 2 semitones Modulation provides the same effect as the Track Ball when moved in Up Down directions Volume provides a master volume control covering the complete range of level values 0 127 Pan moves the sounds between the Left and Right...

Страница 78: ... Cont when pressed while a Style is playing it provides a Variation of the Basic Fill In and triggers a Variation of the Basic Rhythm and Arrangement pattern In Song mode pressing the pedal provides the Continue function which starts the song from the point it was stopped Intro End when pressed it starts a Style with an Introduction if a Style is playing pressing the pedal provides an Ending of th...

Страница 79: ...d temperament and is the scale currently in use since the Bach era it provides the standard for modern Western music based on the note A 440 Hz INVERSE invertsthekeyboard thehighernotesontheleft thelowernotes on the right MESOTONIC temperament in use during the 16th and 17th centuries which favoured the perfect major third interval with respect to that of the fifth Calculated from the note C the c...

Страница 80: ...s the current standard patch 0 2 Rotate the Dial to set the required pitch This will affect all the same notes across the entire keyboard 3 Repeat the procedure for all other notes required 4 Memorise the new Scale by pressing ENTER 5 Confirm the new scale by pressing ENTER again or cancel the operation with ESC Now each time you want to play with your Programmed scale simply select it in the rela...

Страница 81: ...puts RGBandTV onanexternalmonitor computer type colour monitor or normal domestic TV 1 VIDEO DISPLAY provides a choice of four viewing modes ECHO LCD shows exactly what is displayed by the instrument SCORE in SONG mode it shows a score complete with a melody line on a musical staff with chord symbols and lyrics LYRICS ONLY isolates the lyrics from the rest Status ...

Страница 82: ...you to select up to 4 different colour combinations SETUP 1 2 3 and 4 N B in the SCORE and CHORDS ONLY modes an animated graphic symbol indicatesthecurrentpositionoftheSONGor moreprecisely thebarbeingplayed at that particular moment In the LYRICS ONLY mode the synchronised change of colour of the words indicates precisely when they should be sung AND NOW THE ENDISNEARAND SOIFACE THEFINALCURTAINMYF...

Страница 83: ...th the Page buttons 1 CONFIGURATION The Configuration parameter determines the status of a track with respect to its reaction with the keyboard with MIDI IN data and the destination of the events it generates The UP DOWN arrows select the various tracks while the various fields in the left part of the display are selected highlighted by rotating the DIAL F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 Connect Disconnect ...

Страница 84: ...he currently selected track Hit the Toggle to prevent all MIDI IN events from reaching the currently selected Track The track status relating to this condition is displayed in the left track column as KYB provided that Local is not disconnected Repress the Toggle to restore the connection Connect Disconnect the internal Sound generator TheWXSOUNDSfieldiswheretheeventsoriginatingfromthecurrentlysel...

Страница 85: ...ntlyselectedtrackcan be sent to one or more external units through one of the MIDI OUT ports or they can be prevented from being transmitted This also applies to the events originating from MIDI IN when MIDI MERGE in Edit MIDI is active ON Hit the Toggle to disconnect MIDI OUT transmission Repress the Toggle to restore the connection 2 MODE Selects the playing modes of each track The parameters to...

Страница 86: ...urrently selected track in steps of 1 64th of a semitone Values range from 64 0 64 This setting is not transmitted on MIDI OUT 4 TRANSPOSE Transpose adjusts the Pitch of the sound assigned to the currently selected track in chromatic steps over a range of 60 0 60 where 0 is equivalent to standard pitch This setting affects the pitch of the Sound as well as the Note message transmitted on MIDI OUT ...

Страница 87: ...ofthecurrently selected track move freely between the left and right speakers The values range from 0 7 where 0 is equivalent to Off and the higher values reflect a faster oscillation between the audio channels At high speed this parameter can obtain some interesting effects caused be the sound s random movement 7 TRACKBALL This parameter determines how the trackball influences the sound of the cu...

Страница 88: ... 1 the sound is processed by Effect processor 1 reverb types 2 the sound is processed by Effect processor 2 delays chorus etc 1 2 the sound is processed by both Effects processors simultaneously Pass to the second page with PAGE 9 DAMPER Enables On or disables OFF the function assigned to the damper pedal for the sound assigned to the currently selected track 10 VOLUME PEDAL Enables ON or disables...

Страница 89: ...aling andthefreelyeliminatednotes will be lost elsewhere Three different settings are available OFF ON and SMART PRIORITY ON gives the enabled track polyphonic priority over all the others For example if whileyouareplayingaSong therearemomentswhen the enabled track may require a polyphony higher than the maxi mum currently available this track will steal notes from other tracks with the sole inten...

Страница 90: ... the Footswitch control pedals Analog This will permit you to change Performances automatically without taking your hands off the keyboard Copy Performance procedure 1 Select COPY PERFORMANCE 2 Hit the Right cursor arrow to pass to the right edit zone of the display Perf Bank and select the Performance Bank to copy to by rotating the Dial 4 Hit the Down cursor arrow to select the Performance edit ...

Страница 91: ... are located on the extreme right side of the keyboard A name consisting of up to 8 characters can be written Press ENTER to confirm the name Press ESC to escape the function and cancel all entries Note YoucannotchangethenameoftheINTERNALSTYLEPERFORMANCES because they are permanently resident in ROM 15 RESTORE This parameter is only available if you access Edit Performance when you are in ROM Inte...

Страница 92: ... 2 the Delays and Modulations etc Press the EFF1 2 button to access the entry page1 where the Effects can be selected Use the LEFT RIGHT arrows to pass from Effect 1 to Effect 2 and rotate the DIAL to select the Effect type The Effect types available EFFECT 1 Reverb types Hall_1 Hall_2 Hall_3 St_Hall_1 St_Hall_2 St_Hall_3 Concert_1 Concert_2 Church_1 Vocal_1 Plate_1 Plate_2 SmallRoom1 Med_Room2 La...

Страница 93: ...rding to the type of effect How to Edit the Effects The editing procedure is very simple If you want to tweak an effect slightly simply adjust the values of one or more parameters 1 Access the editor of the currently selected Effect with Page 2 Use the Down or Up cursor arrows to scroll to the required parameter 3 Rotate the Dial to change the parameter value 4 Save the edited Effect in the curren...

Страница 94: ...hat elapses between the first and last Reverb wave reflection In practice this is the most impor tant parameter of those that give a dimension to the environ ment Value range 1 0 1 sec 100 10 sec 3 DELAY Contributes to the formation of the dimensions of the sur roundings stabilising the period that elapses between the sound emission and the first reflection Value range 0 99 ms 4 H F DECAY Contribu...

Страница 95: ...ameter configu rations The Effects listed below all provide the same edit parameters Delay1_1 Delay1_2 Delay2_1 Delay2_2 Panecho1 Panecho2 Panecho3 Dubbing_1 1 VOLUME The primary Delay level setting this parameter to 0 cancels the action of Delay PanEcho or Dubbing Value range 0 63 50dB 127 0 0dB 2 DELAY Determines the time lapse between repetitions Value range 0 510 ms 3 FEEDBACK Determines the n...

Страница 96: ...horus effect Value range 0 Bypass 1 0 1 khz 12 16 khz A third parameter variation is displayed by the next six Effects Flanger1_1 Flanger2_1 Phaser1_1 Phaser2_1 Phaser3_1 Ensemble_1 1 VOLUME The primary Flanger level setting this parameter to 0 ex cludes the action of the Effect Value range 0 63 50dB 127 0 0dB 2 FREQUENCY MODULATION Determines the modulation speed of the Ef fect Affects only the h...

Страница 97: ...R Sets a static lowpass filter Value range 0 Bypass 1 0 1 khz 12 16 khz Finally the remaining Effects provide another configuration Fladel_1 PanMix_1 PanMix_2 PanMix_3 1 VOLUME The primary Fladel level Setting this parameter to 0 excludes the action of the effect Value range 0 65 50dB 127 0 0dB 2 DELAY The time that elapses between one Delay repetition and another Value range 0 510 ms 3 FREQUENCY ...

Страница 98: ...s Press COMPARE again to return to the new version and modify the parameters again if necessary Continue in this way until you obtain the required Effect Save to the current position with Enter only if you want to recall the modified Effect on all subsequent occasions or Copy to a different location using Store If you want to cancel all modifications use Restore Restore Use Restore to recall the o...

Страница 99: ...ress ENTER to save the modifica tions Complete the operation with ENTER a second time or cancel with Exit Both operations will escape the edit and return to the starting display 2 Copy the modified Effect to another Performance using STORE Press STORE The display shows the location of the currently selected Performance and in the bottom left hand corner the Effect currently assigned to it Usingthe...

Страница 100: ...e in the bottom left hand corner Press ENTER to confirm and the display will update to the new situation ThepreviousEffect inthiscaseSt_Hall_2 willbesubstitutedbythemodifiedone Hall_1 Press ESC to cancel the operation and retain the original effect in the selected Performance Don t forget to save your modifications to disk if you want to re use them ...

Страница 101: ...ws a graphical representation of the status of split each track for the current Performance in this case a Song Performance How to modify the keyboard extension of a track There are two ways of carrying out this operation 1 Press the keys that delimit the portion of the keyboard Select the track requiring the modification Press a key at the lower end of the keyboard to specify the left limit Press...

Страница 102: ...imit is already selected therefore rotate the Dial Select the right limit with the Right cursor arrow Rotate the Dial to specify the required note Inthelowerdisplayarea animageofakeyboardisdisplayedthatshowstwosmallpoints representing the split points for the currently selected track Example of markings showing keyboard extension for Track 10 ...

Страница 103: ... the display where you can control the Chord Split point If you play chords below this point Styles recognise them and provide arrangements based on the chords played This is a general parameter and cannot be saved at different values for different performances therefore the selected Chord Split point is valid for all the styles However there are two options LOCK and FREE FREE When FREE is selecte...

Страница 104: ... split point between these two tracks If you want to memorise the modifications press ENT Pressing ESC will escape from the edit without memorising any modifications Transfer a Sound to the Pedalboard Any track can be transferred to a Pedalboard if connected to the rear panel Pedalboard socket Simply press the TOGGLE and the Sound assigned to the selected track will be transferred Press the TOGGLE...

Страница 105: ...r which does not intervene on the Sound Parameters but on Performance parameters The edited sound is not memorised in the instrument s Sound library it is internally stored in a Performance and is carried until it is substituted with a new modification or even a different Sound Each Performance can carry up to 8 modified sounds and a Drumkit Thishighlyoriginalsystempermitsyoutohavetherighttypeofso...

Страница 106: ... first level Press F2 Edit 2 to access the higher dynamic level of the Drumkit Sound Patch Navigation As in all display situations that show multiple sets of parameters you can navigate with the four cursor arrows select the parameters and use the Dial as the main data entry source Various display commands are also provided which are selected with the Function buttons The Display Commands Both typ...

Страница 107: ...ee Edit Status You can open and close the Filters by operating the pedal RESONANCE 1 2 Resonance creates a peak of emphasis at the cutoff frequency specified above This parameter determines the amount of Resonance to apply Values range from 0 127 The effects obtained are varied and depend how much Resonance is applied on the sound s waveform on the filter type incorporated in the sound s waveform ...

Страница 108: ...lated in real time by assigning Attack to a Pedal in the Status Edit Pedal Function Assign option 8 RELEASE intervenes on the Amplitude Envelope s Release rate in other words the time taken for the sound to decay to zero level after releasing the key Key off Values 0 127 The 0 value cuts the sound s envelope instantly after release The higher values increase the time taken for the sound s volume t...

Страница 109: ...he normal sounds For example if you examine the Drumkit DKJazz pressing SOUNDS in the Edit section shows the following display This display example shows the Tambourine assigned the note F3 The parameters available intervene on the sounds of all the notes of the drumkit The above display example refers to the lowest dynamic level determined by the SWITCH LEVEL To pass to the second dynamic level s...

Страница 110: ...sound on the second dynamic level make sure that the Dynamic Switch in the first level is set to 126 or lower If it is at 127 you will not hear the sound by hitting the keys hard In a Drumkit the Sound differs for all the notes of the keyboard and in most cases only one dynamic level is active In sounds such as Rhodx the sound is usually the same for all the notes of the keyboard both dynamic leve...

Страница 111: ... a specific note on the keyboard Therefore the idea is to transpose a percussion sound to its correct sample note after assigning it to a particular keynote Example StartingwiththeDrumkitDKJazz let ssupposethatyouwantthesoundBRUSHtoplay at note E2 in place of the programmed SDBRUSH2 From the Percussion Sample table you can see that the sample note for BRUSH corresponds to C5 Select CATCHNOTE and p...

Страница 112: ...yer to the Effects Eff 1 Eff 2 Eff 1 Eff 2 or disengages it from both Off 9 SWITCH LEVEL determines the dynamic threshold that divides the two dynamic levels Value range 0 127 This value sets the maximum dynamic limit for the 1st level and the minimum dynamic level for the 2nd level The assigned value represents the point at which the second dynamic level is triggered by hitting the note s harder ...

Страница 113: ...he required zone for the selected sound Press ENT to confirm the entry Press ESC will cancel the command CATCH NOTE assigns the note that is going to be programmed to the KeyNote Pressing CatchNote displays a message inviting you to Press a key Press a note and the relative sound and parameters for the KeyNote will be displayed NOTE You can also use the Up Down cursor arrows to select the edit zon...

Страница 114: ...ss the EFF 1 2 button to access the EFFECTS menu then select the Effect required If both Effects are enabled go into Performance Edit and set the Effects parameter to the required status Note when you temporarily escape the edit you will not hear the Sound in its current editedform buttheoneassignedtothetrackofthecurrentperformance TheSoundmust be Stored to the current Performance before being hea...

Страница 115: ...edit 2 Press LIBRARY and select a sound rotate the Dial or use the Sound Banks to go directly to a Sound Family and rotate the Dial Press ENTER and the sound will be copied to the edit buffer Press EDIT to access the edit of the newly selected sound NB When COMPARE is selected all other options are disabled LIBRARY Press this option to enter the instrument s Sound Library This is where you can scr...

Страница 116: ... arrows Press ENT to substitute the sound currently in edit with the selected one Press EDIT to access the Edit of the selected sound N B The substituted sound will also be assigned to the selected track of the current Performance RESTORE use this option to restore the original parameter values of the sound currently in edit NOTE This is only valid for the Sound in edit for the current Performance...

Страница 117: ...he loaded Sample directly from the Sound Library or it can be currently in edit HOW TO DELETE A SAMPLE Select the loaded Sample in the Sound Library and press ENT Press DELETE Press ENT to confirm the operation After a short period the Sample will be cancelled NOTE The Delete option does not apply to ROM sounds or to edited sounds If you attempt to delete any sound other than a Sample loaded from ...

Страница 118: ... point you can choose to store the modified sound in as many other Performances as required IMPORTANT Only one variation of the source ROM Sound can be stored in the same Perform ance A Performance makes no distinctions between two or more variations created from the same ROM Sound If after storing a modified sound you try to store a second variation of the same sound in another position of the sa...

Страница 119: ... number of tracks it will always be the modified WXGrandP previously stored in that Performance until changed or substituted by a different sound The WXGrandP recalled in all other Performances that have not stored a WXGrandP variation will always recall the original ROM sound when the relative Family bank is opened NOTE THAT THE POSITION STORED TO IS OF NO IMPORTANCE The modified sound will alway...

Страница 120: ...n you left An attempt to return to the Edit with a different sound however will display the following message PressENT yes toconfirmtheAbortcommandandtoenterEditSoundwiththedifferent Sound Suggestion Use this method for a quick way of substituting the sound currently in Edit with another one if you are not satisfied with the current sound Press ESC no to refuse the option and remain in edit of the...

Страница 121: ...ting to all Real Time Performances If you scroll the tracks and activate them you ll see that each track number corresponds to the same channel number Style mode shows situations like this Song mode shows The one thing in common in all modes is the Drum track this is assigned MIDI Channel 10 in conformity with General MIDI Standards Navigation Use the cursor diamond s Left and Right arrows to pass...

Страница 122: ...annel and the relative Out port Out1or2 toeachtrackofthecurrentPerformance WXissuppliedwithfactorysettings see margin but they can be changed to suit any particular requirement Procedure Select the track with the Up Down Cursor arrows and rotate the Dial to specify the required channel 1 16 or set the track to Off Go to the right column with the right cursor arrow to select the Out port and specif...

Страница 123: ...te modulation sustain volume etc AlsoincludedareBankChangedata transmitted and received on the MIDI Common WX generates this type of data by selecting a Bank and its associated element Real Time Performance Int Style etc The control change messages transmitted and received by WX Channel Pressure Pressing a key affects the entire MIDI channel Poly Pressure Poly affects only the note to which pressu...

Страница 124: ... 0 23 Effect 1 Select Reverb 0 Hall 1 2 Hall 2 22 Stereo3_1 23 Stereo4_1 49 0 23 Effect 2 Select Delay Chorus Modulation 0 Delay1_1 1 Delay1_2 22 PanMix_2 23 PanMix_3 In addition the WX also receives the following data ONLY on MIDI Common generated by the older instruments not capable of transmitting Bank Change data In this case the transmission of Bank 0 controller 0 is optional Bank Program Cha...

Страница 125: ...ase of the last two menu items when specific data is specified it is eliminated from the MIDI stream The Filter parameters Poly pressureThis is an Aftertouch message that WX cannot generate but it can receive through MIDI IN Filtering this message from the MIDI IN stream prevents its reception In more complex situations WX can process MIDI data by merging MIDI IN data with MIDI OUT using MIDI Merg...

Страница 126: ...er 05 Portamento time 06 Data Entry MSB 07 Main Volume 08 Balance 09 Control 9 10 Panorama 11 Expression 12 Attack GEM 13 Release GEM 14 Filter 1 GEM 15 Filter 2 GEM 16 Gen purp Contr 1 17 Gen purp Contr 2 18 Gen purp Contr 3 19 Gen purp Contr 4 20 Filter 1 2 GEM 21 31 Control 21 31 64 Damper Pedal 65 Portamento 66 Sostenuto 67 Soft Pedal 68 Control 68 69 Hold 2 70 79 Controllers 70 79 80 Gen purp...

Страница 127: ...und parameters 12 Attack GEM affects the Attack sound parameter 13 Release GEM affects the Release sound parameter 14 Filter 1 GEM affects the Cut off 1 sound parameter 15 Filter 2 GEM affects the Cut off 2 sound parameter 20 Filter 1 2 GEM affects both Cut off 12 and 2 sound parameters 90 Rotary Slow Fast change of speed slow fast of the Rotary effect this control transits on the MIDI Common chan...

Страница 128: ... to MIDI Common overrides all Channel settings for all the Performances The setting is valid for transmission as well as reception The MIDI Common is a special channel which transmits and receives messages such as Bank Change data the Program changes for the Real Time Performances the Progr Styles the Songs etc Control Change data relating to the Sequencer functions Var Cont Fill Tap Rec Manual Pe...

Страница 129: ...e is Off messages received on MIDI IN are directed to the instrument s internal generator WX Sounds and redirected to the MIDI THRU in the same form as they entered The incoming MIDI data cannot be transmitted on MIDI OUT it can only be directed to the WX internal Sound engine When On Merge directs messages originating from MIDI IN to the MIDI OUT ports merging them with the LOCAL source data orig...

Страница 130: ...rument as a whole This function is valid for transmission and reception fixing a Channel configuration for all Performances Real Time Style and Song overriding the individual MIDI channel assignments for the instrument s Performances In practice MIDI CHANNEL LOCK provides the instrument with a means of commu nication with all connected units across a standard MIDI configuration programmed in the M...

Страница 131: ... receive data via MIDI the above stipulations will be respected if the parameter GENERAL MIDI is ON Furthermore all the Program Change numbers relating to the GS Drumkits or GM Percussion sounds received on Channel 10 will be converted and addressed to the WX Drumkits to guarantee the correct sound on the drum track Conversion table for GS or GM Standard transmitted to WX on MIDI Channel 10 Drumki...

Страница 132: ... releasing the keys has no effect the Style continues to play see Memory below In default Key Start is Off If you activate Key Start Memory is deactivated automatically if active CHORD MODE This parameter provides three options ONE FINGER recalls the principal chords in a simplified manner FINGERED plays the notes effectively pressed FREE allows chord to be recognised across the entire keyboard ov...

Страница 133: ...cts the Style patterns in particular situations If Automacking is Off your automatic Styles will play normally with normal chord changes but if you provoke the recorded pattern with quick chord changes you will notice gaps inthepatterns Thisisduetothefactthatthereisnotenoughtimetoupdate to the new situation before introducing a subsequent one You can correct this inconvenience by setting Autobacki...

Страница 134: ... the keyboard to affect control panel changes This function is excluded automatically when KEY START is enabled Three options are available Off Memory not active Chords Memorises only the Style Chords Chords Track5 memorises the Style Chords and the notes relating to Track 5 Note The Arranger settings are valid for all Styles Rom Prog and Song Styles ...

Страница 135: ...t in ROM and cannot be recorded1 The Internal Style Performances can however be modified and saved for future use A Style Performance consists of several distinct parts which are appropriately recorded with WX s on board Sequencer to provide a perfect simulation of several musicians playing together A Drum track a recorded sequence of percussion sounds A Bass track a recorded sequence of Bass soun...

Страница 136: ...ailable Basic pattern Major Minor 7th Intro pattern Major Minor 7th Fill in pattern Major Minor 7th Ending pattern Major Minor 7th Basic Variation Major Minor 7th Fill Variation Major Minor 7th All recognised chords are displayed in the Chord box in the top right corner when a Style is playing and the current riff being played is monitored in the right part of the display In practice pressing only...

Страница 137: ...e tracks will be split one on the left and the other on the right hand if they are both On NB You can mute any track 1 6 by selecting it with the Up Down cursor arrow and hitting the Toggle 8 Stop the Style with Start Stop The Style Commands These commands have been discussed in detail in the Style and Song commands section on page 3 3 To be more precise these are all Sequencer controls1 which aff...

Страница 138: ...his will permit you to maintain the same playing speed while changing Styles The Manual Performance function Normally selecting a Style recalls an appropriate sound for each Track including those assigned to the two free tracks 5 and 6 When you change Style the Sound in track 5 and 6 will also change If you press the M Perf button button illuminated you can change Styles without changing the sound...

Страница 139: ...y rotating the Dial or pressing a key Tracks 5 and 6 also have default keyboard extensions which can be modified in the first page of Edit Splits Free and Lock When FREE is selected in the Chord Split page of Edit Splits you can modify the Chord Split point for all Styles without altering the relative keyboard extensions of tracks 5 and 6 If you select LOCK tracks 5 and 6 will be locked to the Cho...

Страница 140: ...In this condition these tracks are disconnected from the Keyboard and from reacting with MIDI IN events the configuration parameter in Edit Perf confirms this To Mute a track select the one required and press the Toggle The track is shown as OFF For example you can mute both accompaniment tracks 3 4 if you want to play the Rhythms with Bass accompaniment only How to disengage a track and play it i...

Страница 141: ...yboard Save a modified Internal Style Performance AnymodificationtoanInternalStylePerformance suchastheoneexplainedabove can be memorised using the Save Performance operation simply press ENTER twice Save to SRam or Disk If you want the modified Style to play as memorised every time you turn on your WX you can save the modified Int Style Performance to SRam or Disk for future loading Restore Inter...

Страница 142: ...o play NB The chords played are displayed in the Chord box of the main Style display Remember that in Edit Status you can opt to change from English to Italian chord notation and vice versa Bass Follow When Off the automatic bass line follows the recorded pattern irre spective of the chords played If Bass Follow is On you can change the course of an automatic bass pattern in real time by changing ...

Страница 143: ...o each melody note taking into consideration the chord played and the level of the scale relative to the melody note played Duet adds only two notes Open adds three notes but in open position Octave adds one note an octave lower Double octave adds one note two octaves below NB Harmony only affects Track 6 of all styles Memory provides three options Off Chords and Chords Tracks When set to Chords a...

Страница 144: ...r Minor 7th Fill Variation Major Minor 7th You are not obliged to programme all the Riffs you can obtain excellent results by recording for example the Major chord of the Basic Intro Fill and End Riffs Styles can be programmed in three ways Real Timerecording thenotes you play on thekeyboard and thevelocities appliedwill becapturedinthetimingthatyouplay Unlikerealtimetrackrecording realtimepattern...

Страница 145: ... etc 7 Press Start Stop to start the recording2 The Metronome will tap a one bar count down or lead into the recording 8 After the one bar lead start recording the Riff for the specified number of bars 9 When you have finished the recording the Riff press Start Stop to stop the recording RepressStart Stoptolistentotheplaybackand ifyouaresatisfiedpress the Toggle to assign the recorded track to the...

Страница 146: ...yle1 the display will show STYLE 1 in correspondence with the Function button F1 The Style 1 is merely a means of accessing the selected Prog Style bank directly without entering Record mode This will permit you to create new Performances by modifying the current one and exploiting the Copy functioninEditPerformancetocopythemtotheotherProgStylepositions1 To record Style 1 or any Style X after bein...

Страница 147: ...ur arrangements will achieve musical uniformity using this function meaning that changing key when you play your programmed style will provide the correct transposition for the chord The MODE function The recording mode provides three options DUBB NORM and PNCH Dubb refers to Overdubbing and is the default recording status This mode permits you to add new events to those already recorded For examp...

Страница 148: ...e riff loops back to the beginning the original starting sound will not be recalled because the last change will remain You can rectify this by changing back to the original sound at the very last instant just before riff loops back to the beginning The change will be recorded in the track and the Riff cycle will start with the original sound 6 Access the Master Track to specify your required Time...

Страница 149: ...y this value only before recording the new value will be automati cally memorised You can vary the Tempo in real time in playback or during the recording but this will not alter the memorised value of the parameter in the Master Track COUNT DOWN default On This parameter enables or disables the one bar lead into the recording after pressing Start When set to On the Count Down is executed by the Me...

Страница 150: ...recording using Undo you can undo the Normal recording and restore to original Riff Undo also undoes an undo operation it can be used as a means of comparing a modified Riff with the original one it helps decide which of the two recordings you prefer How to use UNDO see UNDO in the Edit Sequencer section If after recording a Riff you want to cancel it press UNDO the display will show the following...

Страница 151: ...w events to both tracks What to do if you are not satisfied with the recording If you are not satisfied with the recording you can choose from the following options to optimise your Riff A You can repeat the recording in NORMAL mode Simply select NORMAL while still in REC mode and start to record the Riff Play your new Riff all previously recorded events will be replaced by the new ones even if yo...

Страница 152: ... optimise the recorded Riff This function is discussed in detail in the Quantize section of Edit Sequencer Quantize is an auto correct function which optimises your recording by adjusting the timing of each recorded event Note Several other Event Edit functions are available in the Edit Sequencer section Refer to the relevant chapter for more details 10 Select the next track to record Use the Down...

Страница 153: ...by the Sequencer SEQ with the Toggle Name your Prog Style Give the new Prog Style a name by pressing the NAME button in Edit Sequencer The display changes to Write your new name in the appropriate space using the keys of the keyboard Confirm the new name with ENT or cancel the operation with ESC Save your new Prog Style to SRam or to Disk If you want to re use your Programmed Style you can save it...

Страница 154: ...a bar that already contains data the new step events will cancel the old Procedure 1 Select a track to record after accessing Prog Style record mode and activate it with the Toggle1 The display example shows Track 3 WXGrandP activated F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 2 After specifying the bar length and any other parameter settings in the Master Track access Step Record mode by pressing F6 STEP F1 F2 F3 F...

Страница 155: ...d parameters in the Microscope see Microscope in Edit Sequencer for more details The display example below shows what you will see after recording some notes Entering a rest A rest can be entered by pressing ENTER during the Step recording the rest will take the value of the note selected The presence of a rest is deduced by the Song Pointer values For example if two consecutive notes have been re...

Страница 156: ... many events you can go directly to the beginning of a bar by hitting the Toggle The first value of the Song pointer activates and opens a box where you can specify the bar required Use the black keys corresponding to the numbers 0 9 to enter the required value and confirm with Enter NOTE Step recordings only record notes not Control data If necessary you can record Control data in Real Time Simpl...

Страница 157: ...s an auto correcting function which shifts your recorded events to the nearest correct position determined by the Quantize value speci fied In practice you can achieve perfect timing with this function MICROSCOPE This is where you can view all the recorded events of your recorded Track and intervene by adding or removing a note changing it moving it from one point to another in a bar changing the ...

Страница 158: ...les chapter Disengaging tracks The Programmable Style can be saved to SRam if you want to use it each time you power up or it can be saved to Disk for future loading SONG STYLES The Internal Styles and your Programmed Styles can be recorded to create SONG STYLES These exploit the existing patterns ROM and Programmed resident in memory and allow the Tracks 5 and 6 to be recorded to create a 6 track...

Страница 159: ...hen both tracks 5 and 6 are OFF or if they are engaged by the Sequencer SEQ The patterns provide the automatic backing while you record one or both free tracks 5 6 In addition to the notes and respective velocities the Tracks 5 and 6 record Program Changes Controller data Pitch Bend changes and Aftertouch changes YoucanalsochoosetherecordTempoand orVolumeChangesbyactivatingtherelative TEMPO or VOL...

Страница 160: ... time The recording operations are very similar to those used when recording Prog Styles 1 Song Styles reside in the Song Banks they are accessed by pressing the SONGS button in the SEQUENCER USERS section 2 Press and empty position to access the relative Song Bank and the display shows 3 Confirm with REC Yes 4 Use the Down Cursor arrow to select Song Style and confirm with ENT 5 Select an Interna...

Страница 161: ...mmable Styles chapter If you want to record any Tempo changes and Master Volume variations activate the relative Tempo Record F1 and Volume Record F2 options 8 Press Start Stop and start to record your Song Style You can also start with the Intro function During the recording you can use the Fill and Fill Variations at will These events will be recorded in the Master Track Record Program Changes Y...

Страница 162: ...an be exploited when recording a chain of songs a medley see Recording a Medley further ahead 11 Press ESC to escape Record mode and press Start Stop to listen to the Song Style playback How to see the Chord track events When you have finished recording the Chords track press STEP F6 The display will shows something like this YoucanaddnewChordsinStepmodebyselectingtherequirednotelengthsandplaying ...

Страница 163: ...it can be copied up to 7 times to create other Song Style Performances Each copy can then be modified at will by assigning different sounds to track 5 and 6 for each Performance In practice the M Perf function in Song Style mode allows the selection of other Song Style Performances in the Song Bank because the Song Style s dependence on the Style Performance is overridden If the M Perf function is...

Страница 164: ...nfirm with ENT The display returns to the Song Performance Bank 10 Press PERF in the Edit section and repeat the same operation for as many other Performance destinations required 11 Give each Performance a name using the Name function in Edit Performance Confirm each new name with ENT When you have finished creating your Performances you might have something like this 12 Start to modify the track...

Страница 165: ...all the Event Edit functions available in the Edit Sequencer section Refer to the relevant chapter for detailed explanations of each function Save your Song Style to SRam or Disk TosaveyourSongStylestoDiskorSRam usetheSAVEALLSONGorSAVESINGLE SONG operations Saving Song Styles also saves the associated Song Performances if present N B Song Styles cannot be saved as MIDI Standard Files The recorded ...

Страница 166: ... MIDI Standard files and saves in the same data format The WX Sequencer permits you to record up to 16 tracks and has a total capacity of approximately 250 000 events The Sequencer controls The principal Sequencer controls are the Start Stop button and several buttons located in the Sequencer Users group below the display SEQUENCER USERS F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 REC SCORE TEMPO SYNC M PERF SONGS RE...

Страница 167: ...d with the previous data Normal replace recording If you replace record into a track which already containsrecordedevents thedatawillberewrittenandthedatafollowingthepoint at which you begin recording will be erased Punch recording This method of recording allows you to punch in a correction into a previously recorded track in record mode with the PNCH function set in the Mode function An instant ...

Страница 168: ...ing device Each Track can be configured to control an external MIDI device A Ghost Track called the Master Track contains information relating to the Time Signature recording Tempo Performance changes Effects and Tempo changes as well as the interventions of the Volume Pedal and Rotary The 16 Multi timbric tracks contain information pertaining to the notes the Program Changes the application of co...

Страница 169: ...ple the DEMOWX Song press P SONG and the display shows 8 Song Performances 4 of which are used to record the Song Every Song Performance can configure each Track independently see Edit Perf it memorises a track s MIDI channel and Out port its destination internal sound engine and or MIDI Out it s association with the instrument s physical controllers with the Effects processors its Transpose and T...

Страница 170: ... which you can select and direct to any Bank Song location of your choice Refer to the Disk chapter for detailed explanations relating to the above proce dures Preload You can also choose to load a Song in background using Preload This function reduces the amount of operations required for the loading procedure and is particularly recommended when playing back Songs Preload is discussed in detail ...

Страница 171: ... press Edit twice starting the song will cancel the modifications and recall the original Performance YoucandisengagetracksusedbytheSequencertoplaytheminrealtime Theprocedure to use is explained in detail in the Internal Styles chapter page 5 6 You can also change the Song name by using the NAME function in the Edit Sequencer section Start a Song from any point You can start your Song from any pos...

Страница 172: ...racksdisconnectedfor LOCAL and MIDIIN reactions Youcanverifythestatus of all tracks shown OFF by checking the Configuration parameter in Edit Perf The display example shows that track 1 in Song Mode is disconnected for Local and MIDI IN If a track is shown to be disconnected for Local you can connect it by hitting the Toggle and returning to Song Mode where the track will now play in real time Sin...

Страница 173: ...with a computer monitor or domestic TV provided both a fitted with a SCART socket The cable supplied with the WX is connected to the RGB Video Out socket on the instrument s rear panel and the other end SCART to the receiving monitor Other connecting possibilities via the Composite Video socket are possible these are discussed in the GETTING STARTED chapter 1 on page 1 10 The images projected by W...

Страница 174: ...l to insert for example a fast arpeggio otherwise difficult to record in real time without flaws Before entering Record mode prepare your Performance When you access Song Record mode the currently selected Performance is carried together with all the memorised track and Performance parameters Furthermore each track you select to record is automatically configured to react only with the Sequencer T...

Страница 175: ...e the Master Track 5 Select a Track to record If your Song includes a Drum Track it is better to record this first it helps you record the remaining tracks in time with the beat If you want to comply to GENERAL MIDI standards assign a Drumkit to track 10 assigned MIDI channel 10 by default 6 Press START and start to record your Drum track for the Song 7 When you have finished recording the Track y...

Страница 176: ... replace normal mode irrespective of the status of the normal or overdub options new events cancel the old If you activate the TEMPO FIX button during the recording the events will be recorded in the Master Track as Tempo Fix data VOLUME F2 permits you to record Volume variations in record mode Use the Master Volume slider a pedal connected to the Volume real panel socket or a pedal programmed for...

Страница 177: ...hich can cancel selected events See Edit Sequencer Master Track and Microscope for information about the Mask option and Insert and Delete HOW TO STEP RECORD A SONG After entering Song Record mode the display shows the STEP option corresponding to Function button F6 Step recording allows you to enter notes into your track one by one from the keyboard selecting the length of each note 1 Select the ...

Страница 178: ...ecording NOTE Step recording does not allow you to record control data This type of data can be introduced in real time into the recorded track or by inserting it manually in the Microscope and Master Track using the Insert function Step Recording is also discussed in the Programmable Style chapter page 5 20 Recording Pitch Bend After Touch and Controller data Pitch Bend and Aftertouch data are ge...

Страница 179: ...e external Sequencer will wait to receive the start command from the WX To stop the recording press Start Stop WX can also transmit the Song Pointer therefore if the external sequencer is able to recognise the message you can start it at a precise point WX controlled by an external Sequencer ConnecttheexternalSequencerMIDIOUT theMaster totheWXMIDIIN theSlave set the Master s clock source to INTern...

Страница 180: ...mputer or Sequencer and prevent the WX MIDI signal from looping on itself The GET function Create a score of your recording You can transfer the recorded notes of a track to a musical staff with the GET option of the SCORE function 1 For example after recording a Track confirm the recorded Track SEQ and escape Record mode 2 Press SCORE and select GET 3 Select the track from which the Score is goin...

Страница 181: ... simply use the space bar 5 Up to eight characters can be used for each note of a melody All characters that exceed the limit will not be seen 6 The pipe symbol is used to indicate the end of a paragraph WX is capable of displaying a maximum of 20 characters per line when using the BIG font It is not permitted to start a new paragraph insertion of the pipe symbol between two syllables positioned u...

Страница 182: ...Files If you want your saved Standard MIDI files to be converted in conformity with General MIDI you should set the GENERAL MIDI option to ON in the MIDI OTHER page This will convert all program changes on MIDI Channel 10 to GS or GM Standard Drumkits The relative conversion table appears in the MIDI chapter on page 4 83 If the GENERAL MIDI option remains OFF your converted Standard MIDI File will...

Страница 183: ...Performance changes Master Volume changes etc Pressing MASTER in Song mode shows The Song Styles show a slight variation The Prog Styles show Songs and Song Styles also show a second Master Track page which records the events common to all tracks See Master Track Event Edit further ahead The Master Track parameters First page The following parameters are common to all modes Styles and Song TIME SI...

Страница 184: ...al time Tempo variations in the Master Track providedtheTEMPORecordfunctionisselectedbeforerecordstart Therelative data are shown as Tempo Set events Song Styles also record the activation of the Tempo Fix button shown as TEMPO FIX events Programmable Styles cannot record real time Tempo changes COUNTDOWN Enables On or disables OFF the one bar lead into the recording after pressing Start Deactivat...

Страница 185: ...cord your Song Style with the specified Performance in Start Perf For Songs only START PERF determinesthestartingPerformance Ifyouhaveprogrammed some Song Performances you can select the one to start recording with KEY this parameter is associated to the SCORE function and determinesthekey sharp orflat b oftheScorecaptured when you use the GET function You can play your Song in the key of C and ca...

Страница 186: ...rt of the recorded events with the Left Right cursor arrows UsetheDialtochangethevalueofaselectedparameterortomoveaselectedSong Pointer to any other location If you press the Toggle at the Song Pointer position you will activate a small window where you can specify a required Song position Press ENT to go directly to the position required Master Track Event Edit Master Track Event Edit allows you ...

Страница 187: ...ow and rotate the Dial Example You can move from 1 3 128 to 1 2 128 3 Moveaneventfromonedefinedpointtoanotherwithinthesamebeatbychanging the sequencer resolution value with the Dial Example if you have three events recorded at positions 1 3 128 1 3 135 and 1 3 137 you can move the first event to position 1 3 140 4 You can change the value of the parameter listed under STATUS by selecting its relat...

Страница 188: ...k 1 Fill Base Inserts an event corresponding to the activation of the Fill In shown as ON The inserted event is immediately followed by the OFF event to correspond with the end of the Fill pattern Fill Var Inserts an event corresponding to the activation of the Fill Variation shown as ON The inserted event is immediately followed by the OFF event to correspond with the end of the Fill Var pattern ...

Страница 189: ...ect an event to mask 3 Hit the Toggle to mask the selected event The disappearance of the symbol shows which event is masked Press the Toggle again to make the symbol re appear 4 Repeat for all the other events that you wish to mask 5 Press ENT to return to the Master Track If you press ESC your Mask setting will be ignored Note Song Style show a Mask with a greater number of parameters Press MAST...

Страница 190: ...ck All Tracks If you are in Song Style mode you can select Tracks 5 and 6 Master Track Chords Track All tracks If you are in Prog Style mode you can also select the recorded Riffs and copy one to any Track from 1 to 4 To Copy an entire Song specify ALL This allows you to copy all the tracks of the Song to another destination song From Bar specifies the area of the source Song to copy from You can ...

Страница 191: ...n Merge the copied data is combined with the data already present at destina tion You can use this application to copy for example a pattern of bongo drums from one track to a pattern of toms and snare on another track If you are copying to the same track you can only select Replace mode Copy Time specifies the number of source copies which will be copied to the destination track To effect the Cop...

Страница 192: ...se UNDO to restore the original status if you make a mistake If the recorded song does not contain a sufficient number or bars to accept the move the display will shows the following Insuchacase useINSERTBARStoextendthenumberofbarsandrepeattheoperation MOVEcanbeeffectivewhenyouuseittocompensateforsoundsthathaveaslowattack For example Strings often play with a slower attack rate than other sounds s...

Страница 193: ...ng from the Master Track specified in the Track parameter you can specify a particular event or All If you are erasing from the Chords track you can only erase Chords If you are erasing from the Lyrics track you can only erase Lyrics If you are erasing from the Score track you can only erase the Score Press ENT to execute the operation Use UNDO to restore the original status if you make a mistake ...

Страница 194: ...erforming the operation Once inserted you can record the inserted bars with the different time signature Go into Recmode specifythestartingpointandstartrecordingwith Cont Recordtheinserted barsandstopwhenyoureachtheend Youcanalsoindicatethelastbartoavoidrecording more than those specified using Stop bar in the Master Track DELETE Press Page to go to the Delete page The Delete operation cancels a s...

Страница 195: ...Owner s Manual 6 13 ...

Страница 196: ...s will be effected Two options are available 1 Normal adds or subtracts the specified value from the recorded values 2 Fixed modifies all the recorded velocities to the specified value Change Dynamic Specifies the amount by which the velocity values will change Press ENT to confirm the operation Use UNDO to restore the original status if you make a mistake Press ESC or TRANSP to leave the function...

Страница 197: ...iming interval to which the notes will be quantized You can select the values 1 4 1 8 1 12 1 16 1 12 1 32 1 48 1 64 1 96 and Free Free returns tracks precisely to their real time recorded status cancelling the Quantize value used if any Quantize shifts the notes to the nearest specified interval For example if the shortestnotevalueshouldbea16thnote specify1 16 MusicthatcontainsTriplets requires Qu...

Страница 198: ...Note Program Change Pitch Bend Controllers Mono Touch Poly Aftertouch 1V 2V 3V these parameters assume values according to the type of event shown in Status GT indicates the note length gate time This parameter only applies to the notes and is ignored by all other events Navigation Use the Cursor arrows to move up down and across the display If you scroll with the Up Down arrows each note will be ...

Страница 199: ...me signature of 4 4 Considering that a quarter note has a sequencer resolution of 1 192 a whole note consists of 192 x 4 768 units 65535 768 85 33 bars To move a note event 1 Select the Bar pointer and rotate the Dial to move the event to any song position 2 Select the Beat pointer and rotate the Dial to move an event within a bar 3 Select the sequencer resolution and rotate the Dial to move an ev...

Страница 200: ... to produce a pitch variation For the Pitch Bend event this first value corresponds to the Least Significant Byte and normally takes the value 0 2V specifies the Pitch Bend excursion with values 0 127 MSB Adjusting this value modifies the Pitch Bend excursion the normal value for Pitch Bend without effect is 64 values above correspond to positive pitch variations while those below relate to negati...

Страница 201: ...ymbol re appear 3 Press ENT to confirm the operation or ESC to escape the function INSERT SelectsatypeofMIDIeventtoinsert Theeventselectedwill be created at the selected song pointer You can use this function to create Control data otherwise not possible with the keyboard s physical controllers 1 With the Right cursor arrow select the Insert edit zone 2 Rotate the Dial to select the required event...

Страница 202: ...Song File name only How to use the keyboard Theletters thenumbersandothersymbolsaresilk screenedunderthekeyboardandthey are entered into the active zone by pressing the relative keys The flashing cursor moves one step to the right after each entry Several functions are provided on the extreme left side of the keyboard Press Shift to write capital letters Use Space to create a space Use Delete to c...

Страница 203: ...confirm UNDO or Exit to annul the operation 3 If you want to restore the Song cancelled by Undo or the event modification press UNDO again 4 You can continue undoing your last Undo indefinitely and so use this system as a means of comparing one recorded situation with another UNDO and FREE MEMORY With Undo on in Record mode a memory buffer is activated which acts as a ghost copy of the song memory...

Страница 204: ...y disks Generalmusicwillimplementnewfunctionsinthefuturewhich notbeingabletoexploit the software of the machine will require a special software the can be loaded with a User Program Forthemoment nouserprogramsareavailableandyourdisplaywillshowthefollowing message when you press OPTION Press ESC to escape from the display ...

Страница 205: ...APPENDIX WX ROM SOUNDS WX ROM DRUMKITS WX PERCUSSION SAMPLES MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART MIDI CONTROLLERS WX SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY ...

Страница 206: ...ther standards now in common use This will facilitate the passing of a Song from one instrument to another without laborious remappings The following tables list the sounds that correspond to each note shown every octave as the Note name C2 C3 etc as well as the MIDI Note Number 36 48 etc Where applicable the same percussion sounds with different tunings are shown with H high M middle and L low ...

Страница 207: ...eOrg3 20 2 Organ3 20 3 PipeOrg2 21 1 Organ4 21 2 Organ5 21 3 Accord1 22 1 Accord2 22 2 Accord3 22 3 Harmon1 23 1 Harmon2 23 2 Harmon3 23 3 Bandneo1 24 1 Bandneo2 24 2 OrganFlo 24 3 Guitar NylGuit 25 1 SoloGtr 25 2 VocalGtr 25 3 SteelGtr 26 1 12StrGtr 26 2 HawaiGtr 26 3 JazzGtr1 27 1 JazzGtr2 27 2 OctGuit 27 3 ElectrGt 28 1 ChorusGt 28 2 BrightGt 28 3 MuteGtr1 29 1 MuteGtr2 29 2 DynGuit 29 3 OverdG...

Страница 208: ...1 2 Bassooft 71 3 Clarinet 72 1 ClarSolo 72 2 ClarFilt 72 3 Pipe Piccolo 73 1 HardFlt1 73 2 HardFlt2 73 3 Flute 74 1 DynFlut1 74 2 DynFlut2 74 3 Record1 75 1 Record 2 75 2 Bubbler 75 3 PanFlut1 76 1 PanFlut2 76 2 DynPan 76 3 Bottle1 77 1 Bottle2 77 2 Tube 77 3 Shakuhac 78 1 ShakuPad 78 2 ShakuOoo 78 3 Whistle1 79 1 Whistle2 79 2 Whistle3 79 3 Ocarina 80 1 OcaPan 80 2 OcaSynth 80 3 Synth Lead Pulse...

Страница 209: ...10 BDHard 115 11 BDJazz 115 12 BDDrum1 115 13 BDDrum2 115 14 HardKick 115 15 Snap1 115 16 Woodblk 116 1 DKElect1 116 2 DKElect2 116 3 Snap 116 4 SnrDrum1 116 5 SnrDrum2 116 6 SnDRim1 116 7 SnDRim2 116 8 ConcSnDr 116 9 RimShot 116 10 SDElet1 116 11 SDElet2 116 12 SDBrush1 116 13 SDBrush2 116 14 BrushLng 116 15 Brush 116 16 Taiko 117 1 DKHouse1 117 2 DKHouse2 117 3 Roll 117 4 SyntSnDr 117 5 SnDrGate...

Страница 210: ...Vox Tip Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty C8 C1 A0 DKStand2 BabyVox Bass Drum 1 SnareDrRim1 Tom Solo Tom Solo Tom Solo Tom Solo Tom Solo Tom Solo China Ride Cup Splash Crash Low Ride Low Bongos Hi Conga Accnt Woodblock Hi Woodblock Low Celesta Barchime Darbukhi Drop Water Carhorn Raspyride BabyVox Door Voice 1 Darbuklo Castanet Triang Short Quica Hi Claves Ago...

Страница 211: ... Vox HiHat Closed Vox Tap Vox Tip Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty C8 C1 A0 DKRoom2 BabyVox Bass Drum Hard Snare Drum Gate Grand Timpani Grand Timpani Tom Solo Tom Solo Tom Solo Tom Solo China Ride Cup Splash Crash Low Ride Low Bongos Hi Conga Accnt Woodblock Hi Woodblock Low Celesta Barchime Darbukhi Drop Water Carhorn Raspyride BabyVox Door Voice 1 Darbuklo...

Страница 212: ...pty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Gated Tom Gated Tom Gated Tom Gated Tom Gated Tom C8 C1 A0 DKPower2 Applause BabyVox Bass Drum Gate Snare Drum Elect 2 Gated Tom China Ride Cup Splash Crash Low Ride Low Bongos Hi Conga Accnt Woodblock Hi Woodblock Low Celesta Barchime Darbukhi Drop Water Carhorn Raspyride BabyVox Door Voice 1 Darbuklo Castanet Triang Short Quica Hi Claves Agogo ...

Страница 213: ...mpty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Synthetic Drum Synthetic Drum Synthetic Drum Synthetic Drum Synthetic Drum C8 C1 A0 DKElectric2 BabyVox Bass Drum Electric Synthetic Snare Drum Synthetic Drum China Ride Cup Splash Crash Low Ride Low Bongos Hi Conga Accnt Woodblock Hi Woodblock Low Celesta Barchime Darbukhi Drop Water Carhorn Raspyride BabyVox Door Voice 1 Darbuklo Castanet Triang Short Quica Hi ...

Страница 214: ...Empty Empty House Bass Drum House Bass Drum House Bass Drum House Bass Drum House Bass Drum House Bass Drum C8 C1 A0 DKHouse2 BabyVox Bass Drum Electric Snare Drum Rim 1 China Ride Cup Splash Crash Low Ride Low Bongos Hi Conga Accnt Woodblock Hi Woodblock Low Celesta Barchime Darbukhi Drop Water Carhorn Raspyride BabyVox Door Voice 1 Darbuklo Castanet Triang Short Quica Hi Claves Agogo Low Conga H...

Страница 215: ... Triangle Long Vox HiHat Closed Vox Tap Vox Tip Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty C8 C1 A0 DKM1 Bass Drum 1 Bass Drum Gate Snare Drum 2 Snare Drum Electric 1 Snare Drum Gate Tom Tom Hi Hat Closed 1 Hi Hat Pedal Hi Hat Open 1 House Hat Ride Triangle Long Noise Percussion Concert Snare Drum Raspy Ride Niose Percussion Timbales Bongos Ride Cup China House Ride Ho...

Страница 216: ...iangle Long Vox HiHat Closed Vox Tap Vox Tip Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty HiHat Closed 2 C8 C1 A0 DKSY77 Bass Drum 1 Bass Drum 2 Snare Drum Electric 1 Cow Bell Hi Hat Open 1 Ride Ride Cup Roll House Clap Gated Tom House Bass Drum Bass Drum Hard Bass Drum Electric C2 C3 C4 C5 C7 C6 Tubular Bells Kitchen Darbukhi Darbuklo Bottle 1 Vibraslap Voice 1 Empty Em...

Страница 217: ...Snare Drum Rim1 Timpani Timpani Timpani Timpani Timpani Timpani Timpani Timpani Timpani Timpani Timpani Timpani Timpani C8 C1 A0 DKWS2 C2 C3 C4 C5 C7 C6 Empty Bass Drum Gate Tom Solo Hi Tom Solo Med1 Tom Solo Med2 Tom Solo Low Rimshot Bass Drum Jazz Snare Drum Brush1 Tom Hi Tom Med Tom Low Woodblock House Clap Bass Drum 1 Snare Drum 2 Gated Tom Hi Gated Tom Med Gated Tom Low Vibraslap Snap 1 Bongo...

Страница 218: ...cular effect Timpani E4 Whistle_1 E4 Drop G4 Water E4 Voice_1 E4 Voice_2 E4 Voice_3 E4 Vox_HH_Cl E5 Vox_Tap C4 Vox_Tip C4 Car_Horn C4 Door G4 Raspy_Ride G4 Baby_Vox E4 Dolly_Vox C4 Kitchen E4 Logdrum C4 Noise_Perc C5 Agogo G4 C5 Conga_Acc E4 Conga C4 Conga_Slap E4 Cowbell G4 Bongos G4 C5 Darbuka_Hi E4 DarbukaLow C4 Guiro E4 Quica_High C4 Quica_Low C4 Vibraslap E4 Castanets E4 Tambourine C5 Timbale...

Страница 219: ...f freq 15 Filter 2 cutoff freq 20 Filter 1 2 cutoff freq 64 Damper pedal 66 Sostenuto 67 Soft pedal 70 Start Stop 71 Var Cont 72 Intro End 73 Fill Tap 74 Rec 75 76 77 Punch 78 Manual Perf 79 Sync 80 Tempo Fix 90 Rotary Slow Fast Bank change recognised on common channel Bank P Change 00 0 23 Real Time Perf 00 24 31 Songs 00 32 63 Prog Styles 00 64 127 Int Styles 08 0 23 Real Time Perf 16 0 7 Songs ...

Страница 220: ... 04 Foot controller 07 Main volume 10 Panorama 11 Expression 12 Attack GEM 13 Release GEM 14 Filter 1 GEM 15 Filter 2 GEM 20 Filter 1 2 GEM 64 Damper 66 Sostenuto 67 Soft pedal The data from 00 15 are continu ous controls which affect param eters for the duration that the controllers are applied The data from 64 67 and 90 are switch controls which remain active until they are switched off by the s...

Страница 221: ...Move Erase Insert Delete Transpose Dynamic Quantize Microscope Name Undo Style Sequencer controls Start Stop Intro End Fill Tap Var Cont REC fast forward fast rewind Tempo Fix Sync Score Possibility of displaying Melody Chords Lyrics Chords only Lyrics only Zoom edit Get from Track function Panel controls Master Volume slider Dial Function Keys F1 F8 Cursor Diamond Up Down Left Right arrows with T...

Страница 222: ...s a set of data permanently a Disk file a Track a part of a Song Floppy Disk A magnetic Data support It consists of a disk protected by a plastic container in which data can be memorised as in any other computer in numeric form The data can be created restored cancelled or updated at any moment Headphones SetofStereosoundpropagatingdevicesthat can be used for private listening These are connected ...

Страница 223: ...ied and in which factory pro grammed data is conserved such as the 472 ROM Sounds and the Operating System MIOS ROM memory is not cancelled when the instrument is switched off Sample Refers to a portion of the sound recorded in numeric form In WX it is also called the Waveform TheWXSoundshaveawaveform header whichcan be edited with the Sound Edit parameters Save Memorise This is a command found in...

Страница 224: ...abled or disabled for each Track The Edit Sequencer also has the Trans pose function to shift events from one note to another Tweak A term that describes the slight modification of one or more of a Sound s parameters You can tweak a sound in real time for example using the program mablepedalstowhichtheEditSoundparametershave been assigned Filter Attack Release etc User Interface All that which app...

Страница 225: ...rference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this instrument does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the instrument off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiv...

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