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Patch Editors Documentation
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All the Music-X Patch Editors have certain basic features in common.
This document will discuss those features.
Numeric Keys
~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Amiga's numeric keypad or the numeric keys along the top of the
keyboard may be used to send notes to the synthesizer as you edit the
patch; simply tap away. The MIDI channel that the notes will be sent
out on is chosen in the Options menu (see below).
Action Menu
~~~~~~~~~~~
The Action menu contains three items.
Send
(RightAmiga-"S" from the keyboard)
Choosing this menu item from the Action menu sends the current
library entry to the synthesizer. This is used with the "Manual"
option in the Options menu.
Receive
(RightAmiga-"R" from the keyboard)
Choosing this menu item from the Action menu causes the current
patch to be received from the synthesizer into the current library
entry, and configures the patch editor's controls to match.
Exit
(RightAmiga-"X" from the keyboard)
Choosing this menu item from the Action menu returns you to the
Librarian Page.
Options Menu
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The Options menu contains two items.
Update
The first menu item in the Options menu has a pop-out menu with
three items. These are use to choose the method of parameter
updating as the patch is edited.
Partial Auto
While this pop-out menu item is checked, each time a parameter
is changed in the Patch Editor with the sliders or other
controls, the data for that individual parameter is sent using
a special protocol that overides the protocol in the library
you are editing.
Full Auto
While this pop-out menu item is checked, each time a parameter
is changed, the data for the whole patch will be sent to the
synthesizer using the protocol in the library file whose entry
you are editing.
Manual
While this pop-out menu item is checked, no information is
automatically sent to the synthesizer as parameters are changed.
The patch must be sent whole by choosing "Send" from the Action
menu (see above).
Test...
The second menu item in the Options menu is "Test". Choosing this
item opens a window titled "Select Channel Out". This window is
used to choose the MIDI channel for the "diddle player" and the
numeric keys. The window contains controls for the numbers 1
through 16 corresponding to the 16 MIDI channels. The currently
highlighted control indicates the current channel.
Below the channel numbers are the words "Diddle ON". Clicking
on these words turns the diddle player on and off. When the
diddle player is on, random triads will be arpeggiated
automatically, letting you hear the sound change as it is edited.
The slider marked "Dur:" is used to set an arbitrary duration for
the notes that the diddle player plays. Smaller numbers mean
shorter durations and faster notes.
As with most windows, this window is closed by clicking the "OK" button.