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- ┌┬────────────────────────┬┐
- ││ FM-Edit: General setup ││
- └┴────────────────────────┴┘
-
- Function key usage Mouse
-
- F1 - Display this help information. [Help]
- F2 - Return to previous data screen. [Done]
- F3 - Exit program. [Exit]
- F4 - Save current setup to disk file. [Save]
- F5 - Reset Music Feature Card(s) [Reset]
- to power-up status.
- F6 - Same as F2.
- F7 - Play a note (or song). See general help. [Play]
- F8 - Turn off any notes sounding. [Quiet]
- F9 - Decrease value of current field. <left button>
- F10 - Increase value of current field. <right button>
- PgUp - Select previous synthesizer node. [Prev]
- PgDn - Select next node. [Next]
- Home - Move to first screen cell (Data dir).
- Alt-F2 - Toggle MIDI thru mode (IN sent to OUT), [Thru]
- default is on.
- Alt-F3 - Push to DOS. [Push]
- Alt-F7 - Load standard MIDI file. [MFF]
- Alt-F8 - Set song position. [Pos]
-
- This screen defines general parameters for the operation of the program and
- the synthesizer(s). The top cell identifies the directory containing saved
- bank and configuration files, and selects acknowledgement mode. The middle
- section allows modification of certain master operational parameters. The
- bottom section allows MIDI paths through local Music Feature Cards to be
- turned on or off. When the program starts up, it will look for a setup file
- (FMEDIT.STP), first in the current directory, and then in the DOS path, if
- one is set. If no setup file is found, default settings are used. The
- current setup may be saved by pressing the F4 function key. Note that the
- directory in which a setup file is found is also the directory which will be
- searched for help files.
-
- ┌────────────────────┐
- │ General Parameters │
- └────────────────────┘
-
- - Data file directory: Specifies the path name prefix to use when saving or
- loading configuration or bank files. The default (blank) is the current
- directory.
-
- - Require Acknowledge: Exercise caution when setting this cell. Normally,
- it should be "ON". This means the program will expect to receive data
- from the synth and will not allow a node to be set active unless it does.
- It should only be turned off in the case where there are remote nodes
- whose outputs cannot be connected to the computer's MIDI IN. Messages to
- change the remote configuration will be sent, but the factory setup is
- assumed since the actual data cannot be obtained from the device. Also,
- there is no error checking on bulk dumps of voice and other data. If the
- standard bank and configuration files are not accessible to the program,
- it will terminate.
-
- ┌─────────────────┐
- │ Unit Parameters │
- └─────────────────┘
-
- - Unit number: Identifies the current synthesizer unit (1-16). If a Music
- Feature Card is in use, units 1 and 2 are reserved for the two possible
- MFC's which may be installed in the local computer. If there is only one
- card, it may be installed as either 1 or 2 (via a switch on the card),
- though 1 is most convenient. Units 3-16 are other MIDI-connected Music
- Feature Cards installed in other computers, or stand-alone Yamaha FB-01
- synthesizers. If a MPU-compatible MIDI interface is in use, all 16 units
- are available. Once a unit is selected, the configuration and voice data
- screens will apply only to that unit. Following the unit number is an
- indication of whether the unit is a local MFC, or a remote unit (MFC or
- FB-01).
-
- - Node number (also known as "system channel number"): Each unit must have a
- unique node number (1-16). Parameter changes are done via MIDI system
- exclusive messages which are targeted to a specific node. Though any node
- may receive a message, only the target node will respond. If two units
- have the same node number, changes will apply to both; however, results
- may be unpredictable when loading data if two units have the same node
- number. If there are two Music Feature Cards in the local machine, their
- node numbers can generally be the same since commands are sent directly to
- the selected card.
-
- If a remote unit has no node number assigned, entering a number will
- define it. The program will check to see if the unit can be accessed, and
- if so, set it to active status. Otherwise, the node number will not be
- assigned. Entering a new node number for an active unit will change the
- number to which it will respond. If a node number was defined in the
- setup file, the first time the unit is selected, the node will be checked
- for activation.
-
- - Configuration: Selects the current instrument configuration (1-20) of the
- selected unit. For remote devices, this (and the following 3 parameters)
- will not be correct if changed manually on the remote unit, since there is
- no way to sense the current setting.
-
- - Master tune: Sets the master tuning of the current unit in increments of
- 1/64th half step (min: -64, max: 63).
-
- - Master output: Sets the overall output level of the current unit (min: 0,
- max: 127).
-
- - Chain mode: If "on", specifies that excess concurrent notes (more than 8)
- are to be forwarded to MIDI OUT to be played by another device. This
- option is not applicable to FB-01's.
-
-
- "MFC MIDI paths" specifies which of the possible paths through the MFC are
- active for MIDI data. This applies only to the 2 local units. "System"
- refers to the controlling computer program. "Sound processor" is the sound
- generation chip on the MFC. By default, all paths are on except "MIDI IN to
- MIDI OUT", since the program automatically echoes incoming MIDI data to
- output idle (controlled by the Alt-F2 thru mode function). The program's
- MIDI thru mode and the card's "MIDI IN to MIDI OUT" modes should not be
- enabled at the same time or incoming MIDI data will be echoed twice.
-
- Note that "System to Sound Processor" should only be turned off with
- caution, as most interactions with the sound processor are done via MIDI.
-
-
- ┌────A────────────────────┬────┬──── MIDI IN
- │ │ │
- ┌──────┐─┘ ┌─────────┐ C │
- │System│───────D───│ Sound │────┘ E
- └──────┘──┐ │Processor│ │
- │ └─────────┘ └─── MIDI OUT
- └────B─────────────────────────────
-
-
- A - MIDI IN to System
- B - System to MIDI OUT
- C - MIDI in to Sound Processor
- D - System to Sound Processor
- E - MIDI IN to MIDI OUT
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- --- Press F1 for general usage information ---
-