Creating/Editing MIDI Songs (Song Creator)
CVP-809/CVP-805 Reference Manual
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Editing Target
Specifies the Editing Target.
• Ch 1 – Ch 16:
When one of these is selected, you can edit the channel data.
• SysEx:
Lets you edit System Exclusive data which applies to all channels.
• Lyrics:
Lets you edit Lyrics data.
• Chord:
Lets you edit Chord/Section change events for Style playback.
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This is shown only when “Chord” is selected above, and lets you convert the Chord/
Section change events you input in the Step Recording display to actual sounded note data.
Make sure to execute this function when finalizing Song data. If you exit from the Song
Creator without executing this function, starting Song playback produces no sound of the
Style part.
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Event List
In this area, the events of the Song data are listed and can be edited. Each line shows one
event.
Depending on the Editing Target above (
1
), the listed and editable events differ as
described below.
When the Editing Target is set to one of “Ch1” – “Ch16”:
Note
An individual note within a Song. Includes the note name which
corresponds to the key which was played, plus a velocity value
based on how hard the key is played, and the gate time value (the
length of a note).
Ctrl
(Control Change)
Settings to control the Voice, such as volume, pan, filter and effect
depth (edited via the Mixer), etc.
Prog
(Program Change)
MIDI program change number for selecting a Voice.
P.Bnd
(Pitch Bend)
Data for changing the pitch of a Voice continuously.
A.T.
(Aftertouch)
This event is generated when pressure is applied to a key after the
key is pressed. Note that the keyboard of this instrument does not
feature Aftertouch, although Aftertouch values can be entered
here.
When the Editing Target is set to “SysEx”:
ScBar
(Score Start Bar)
Determines the top measure number as the starting point of the
Song data.
Tempo
Determines the tempo value.
Time
(Time signature)
Determines the time signature
Key
(Key signature)
Determines the key signature, as well as the major/minor setting,
for the music score shown on the display.
XGPrm
(XG parameters)
Allows you to make various detailed changes to the XG
parameters. For details, refer to “MIDI Data Format” in the Data
List (separate PDF).
Indicates the Song position
(measure: beat: clock) of the
corresponding event.
Indicates the
event type.
Indicates the event value or detail.
