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BankEdit Help Index

BankEdit is a tool you can use to maintain banks of programs and combinations for Korg M1, O1/W and X3 series instruments.  You may open many banks of programs and combinations simultaneously and copy between them.  You can also convert programs and combinations from one instrument series to another (e.g. M1 to X3).  To help with the selection of sounds, you can audition any program or combination without needing to load the whole bank into your instrument.  The program does not provide patch editing facilities, but does allow you to rename, perform simple transformations and generate random programs and combinations.

How To ...

Set up BankEdit and an instrument to talk to each other

Organise program and combination banks

Copy programs and combinations

Determine which programs are used by combinations

Determine which programs require a PCM card

Listen to programs and combinations

Send data to more than one bank or instrument

Diagnose Problems

Commands

File menu

Edit menu

View menu

Transform menu

MIDI menu

Window menu

Help menu

Keyboard shortcuts


Setting up BankEdit and MIDI instruments

To make full use of BankEdit you need a MIDI interface in your PC, a cable connecting the MIDI out of an instrument to the MIDI in of the PC and another cable connecting the instrument's MIDI in to the PC's MIDI out.  You can use the program without an interface or cables, but in this case you are restricted to editing program and combination banks without being able to exchange data with your instruments.  If you have more than one MIDI instrument, but only a single MIDI interface on your PC then you may find it useful to use a MIDI merge box to merge all your instruments' MIDI outputs together for connection to your PC.  Providing you have less than half a dozen or so instruments, there should be no problems connecting instruments' MIDI inputs in a chain with their MIDI thrus.

For each instrument you must define the MIDI interface (if more than one is installed in your PC) and the MIDI channel to be used.  These are defined using the Setup command on the MIDI menu, or alternatively using the [image] button on the Toolbar.  For a Korg O1/W, the MIDI channel is defined in page 0 of Global Mode on the O1/W.  For a Korg M1, the MIDI channel is defined in page 5-1 of Global Mode.  For a Korg X3, the MIDI channel is defined in Global Mode page 3A.  If your PC has both its MIDI input and output connected to your instruments then the MIDI interface and channel can be automatically set with the Detect button on the MIDI Setup dialog box.

It is recommended that the Synchronous parameter in the Edit Instrument dialog box be switched on - this causes BankEdit to check that each MIDI message it sends to your instrument is correctly received and acted upon.  It also ensures that MIDI messages are not lost whilst the instrument is still processing a previous message.  If you use Detect Instruments to define your instruments then this option is enabled for you.

For a Korg O1/W, The EXCL parameter on page 0 of Global Mode must be set to ENA, otherwise the O1/W ignores MIDI system exclusive messages.  If you wish to receive banks from your O1/W then the PROG parameter on page 0 of Global Mode must also be set to ENA, otherwise the O1/W ignores program change messages.  If you wish to send program and combination banks from BankEdit to your O1/W, then you must also ensure that the Protect Prog and Protect Combi parameters in page 4 of Global Mode are set to OFF.

For a Korg M1, The EXCL parameter on page 5-2 of Global Mode must be set to ENA, otherwise the M1 ignores MIDI system exclusive messages.  If you wish to receive banks from your M1 then the PROG parameter on page 5-2 of Global Mode must also be set to ENA, otherwise the M1 ignores program change messages.  If you wish to send program and combination banks from BankEdit to your M1, then you must also ensure that the Program Memory Protect and Combination Memory Protect parameters in pages 6-1 and 6-2 of Global Mode are set to OFF.

For a Korg X3, The PROG parameters on page 3C and the EX parameter on page 3D of Global Mode must be set to ENA, otherwise the X3 ignores MIDI system exclusive, program change and bank select messages.  If you wish to send program and combination banks from BankEdit to your X3, then you must also ensure that the Program Memory Protect and Combination Memory Protect parameters in pages 4A and 4B of Global Mode are set to OFF.


Organising program and combination banks

BankEdit does not force you to organise your programs and combinations in any particular way, but in addition to saving separate banks for different recording or performance projects, you might like to group banks of similar types of sounds together to aid their later retrieval.  There's nothing worse than knowing you have a killer lead sound somewhere amongst your large collection of sounds, but you can't remember what it's called or which sound collection it's in.  One such method would be to create banks of strings, brass, sound effects, etc. and name the banks appropriately. Then whenever you receive or program new sounds, you can add them to the most suitable banks.  Depending on your style of music, you might like to group them differently; for example all slow attack sounds in one bank, evolving sounds in another, etc.  BankEdit will allow you to have incomplete banks if for example you only have 23 bass sounds, and this will leave plenty of room for the addition of new sounds.


Copying programs and combinations

There are several ways of copying programs and combinations from one location to another.

You can select a program or combination by clicking the left mouse button within the rectangle containing it and then copy it to the clipboard by either using the Copy command on the Edit menu or clicking the [image] button on the Toolbar.  Alternatively you can copy to the clipboard by clicking the right button within the containing rectangle and selecting the Copy command from the pop up menu.  With a program or combination on the clipboard, you can then select another location in the same or another window and paste the data into it using the Paste command on the Edit menu or pop up menu, or by clicking [image] on the Toolbar.

You can also drag and drop programs and combinations from one location to another.  To do this you click and hold down the left mouse button within the containing rectangle of a program or combination, then move the mouse.  Releasing the left button while the mouse pointer is over another program or combination rectangle causes the contents of the second location to be overwritten with a copy of the first location.  You cannot drag and drop a program to a combination or vice versa.

You can exchange the contents of the source and destination locations in a drag and drop operation by holding down the SHIFT key when the left button is released.  When the shift button is depressed, a different cursor is displayed to indicate that files will be exchanged if the left mouse button is released.

Copying, pasting and dragging and dropping can also be performed on a group of combinations or programs.  A contiguous group can be selected by clicking on the first item in the group, then holding down the SHIFT key while you click on the last item.  A non-contiguous group can be selected by holding down the CTRL key while each item is clicked in turn.  A contiguous group of items can also be selected by using the SHIFT key in conjunction with the Home, End, Page Up, Page Down, Up, Down, Left and Right keys.  When the clipboard holds more than one item you can only paste them if the destination window has either a single item selected or the same number of items selected as are held in the clipboard.

If you copy programs or combinations to a bank for a different instrument (e.g. you copy a Korg M1 program to a Korg X3 program bank) then they are converted to a format suitable for that instrument.  As each instrument has different capabilities, if you convert the sound back again you may not get exactly the same sound as you started with.

Another alternative for copying programs and combinations is the Exchange/Duplicate... command on the Edit menu. This allows you to type in the source and destination locations in a dialog box.  This dialog box can also be displayed using the [image] button on the Toolbar.


Determining which programs are used by combinations

You may need to find a program that is not being used by any combination, so that a new program can be added without affecting any existing combinations.  To do this you can use the Program Usage command on the View menu. This command displays a Program Usage window which shows the programs that are being used by the combination windows for that type of instrument.  If you need to know whether any combination uses a program then you must ensure that all combination banks are opened.  This can be achieved by selecting the first file name on the File Open dialog, then holding down the shift key and selecting the last file name, then clicking the OK button.  Note that whilst the Program Usage window will tell you that a program is in use by one or more combinations, it will not tell you which combinations are using it.

To determine which combinations use a specific program you can select the Program Used option on the Combination Highlight dialog.  This dialog is displayed when the Highlight command on the View menu is picked when a combination window is active.  The Program Used option causes all combinations using the specified program to be highlighted.


Determining which programs require a PCM card

Programs that require a PCM card can be distinguished from those that do not by the colour used to display their names in the Program window.  For this to work, the PCM card multisounds radio button must be switched on in the Highlight dialog box and the colour in the Highlight Colour dialog box must be defined as a different colour than that defined for Window Text in the Windows Control Panel.  The names of programs that do not use PCM card multisounds are displayed in the colour defined for Window Text in the Windows Control Panel.


Auditioning programs and combinations

You can listen to any program or combination with the Audition command on the MIDI menu or by clicking the [image] button on the Toolbar.  Alternatively you can listen to a program or combination by clicking the right button within the containing rectangle and selecting the Audition command from the pop up menu.

You can automatically audition a program or combination whenever one is selected by switching on the Auto Audition option on the MIDI menu.


Using Instrument Configurations

Its all very well being able to send a bank of programs or combinations to your instrument, but often you want to load several banks together, and maybe you want to load banks into more than one instrument.  You can do this using instrument configurations.  Basically an instrument configuration is a list of filenames along with the names and banks to which they should be sent.

You can create an empty instrument configuration window by selecting New Configuration on the File menu, then selecting Instrument Configuration on the popup menu.  To define an instrument, bank and filename you select an item and use the Modify command on the Edit menu. This displays the Modify Instrument Configuration dialog box.  If you modify the last empty item, then another empty item is automatically created.  Any empty items are discarded when the instrument configuration is saved.

Instrument configurations can contain other instrument configurations, so you can create one for each instrument and link them together with another one.  In this way you can easily send banks to a single instrument or to your whole setup (assuming all your instruments are supported by BankEdit).

You can send the whole instrument configuration to your instruments by using Send Configuration on the MIDI menu.  You can also send individual items within an instrument configuration by selecting one or more of them and using the Send command on the MIDI menu.


Troubleshooting

If you have problems getting your instrument to talk to BankEdit you should first check that the MIDI channels, input and output ports are appropriately set, and that the instrument has its system exclusive filter enabled.  Further details of suitable values can be found in Setting Up.

MIDI messages sent and received by BankEdit are indicated by the circles on the status bar.  Red indicates that a message has been transmitted or received; green indicates that the MIDI port is open, but no messages are being processed; grey indicates that the port is not in use and is available for use by another program. Note that when a very long system exclusive message is being received, the indicator does not turn red until the message is complete.

The MIDI Indicator on a Korg M1R, O1R/W or X3R lights if it receives a MIDI message that it understands.  This can be used to determine whether data is being received by your instrument.

To examine data being sent by the instrument, you can use the MIDI Messages window.  If you enable monitoring of system exclusive data in the MIDI Setup dialog box, then pressing any of the mode buttons (COMBI, PROG, SEQ) on an M1, O1/W or X3 should result in a received message being displayed in the MIDI Messages window.  You can also enable monitoring of note information and play a few notes on your keyboard.  Note that some MIDI interfaces incorporated into sound cards are too slow to cope with large amounts of incoming system exclusive data.  If your MIDI input is on a sound card and the MIDI Messages window shows MIDI Error messages then you will probably need to purchase a dedicated MIDI interface.

If all the above parameters appear to be satisfactory, then there is probably a hardware conflict between your MIDI interface and another device in your computer.  Your MIDI interface manual may provide further clues.


Combination window

This window displays the names of all the combinations in a bank.  Selected combinations are highlighted using the Highlight Text colour with a Highlight background.  The other programs use the Window Text and Window Background colours.  These colours can be changed from the Windows Control Panel.  You can choose to highlight the names of combinations that use more than one MIDI channel, those with keyboard splits defined or the ones using a particular program by setting the appropriate option in the Highlight dialog box.  This dialog box can also be used to define the colour used to display highlighted names.

Clicking the left mouse button within the rectangle of a combination name selects the combination.  If Auto Audition is on then the combination is sent to the instrument, followed by one or more note-on messages.  Clicking on the same combination again sends the corresponding note-off messages.  You can select more than one combination by using the SHIFT or CTRL keys in conjunction with the mouse. To select a contiguous group of combinations, click the left mouse button on the first combination in the group then hold down the SHIFT key while clicking the left button on the last combination.  To select a non-contiguous group, hold down the CTRL key while you click the left button on each combination.

Clicking the left mouse button and holding it down whilst moving the mouse, then releasing the mouse button when the pointer is within another combination rectangle causes the selected combinations to be copied to the combinations starting at the second location.

Clicking the right mouse button selects the combination then displays a pop up menu, which provides a shortcut method of executing commands that operate on a single combination.


Program window

This window displays the names of all the programs in a bank.  Selected programs are highlighted using the Highlight Text colour with a Highlight background.  The other programs use the Window Text and Window Background colours.  These colours can be changed from the Windows Control Panel.  You can choose to highlight the names of programs that use PCM card multisounds, use two oscillators, are drum sounds or are monophonic by setting the appropriate option in the Highlight dialog box.  This dialog box can also be used to define the colour used to display highlighted names.

Clicking the left mouse button within the rectangle of a program name selects the program.  If Auto Audition is on then the program is sent to the instrument, followed by one or more note-on messages.  Clicking on the same program again sends the corresponding note-off messages.  You can select more than one program by using the SHIFT or CTRL keys in conjunction with the mouse. To select a contiguous group of programs, click the left mouse button on the first program in the group then hold down the SHIFT key while clicking the left button on the last program.  To select a non-contiguous group, hold down the CTRL key while you click the left button on each program.

Clicking the left mouse button and holding it down whilst moving the mouse, then releasing the mouse button when the pointer is within another program rectangle copies the selected programs to the programs starting at the second location.

Clicking the right mouse button selects the program then displays a pop up menu, which provides a shortcut method of executing commands that operate on a single program.


Instrument Configuration window

This window displays details of all the items in an instrument configuration.  An instrument configuration comprises a list of filenames along with the names and banks to which they should be sent.  You can send the whole configuration to your instruments by a single command.

Clicking the left mouse button within a rectangle of an item selects the item.  You can select more than one item by using the SHIFT or CTRL keys in conjunction with the mouse. To select a contiguous group of items, click the left mouse button on the first item in the group then hold down the SHIFT key while clicking the left button on the last item.  To select a non-contiguous group, hold down the CTRL key while you click the left button on each item.

Clicking the right mouse button selects the item then displays a pop up menu, which provides a shortcut method of executing commands that operate on a single item.

To define an instrument, bank and filename you select an item and use the Modify command on the Edit menu. This displays the Modify Instrument Configuration dialog box.  If you modify the last empty item, then another empty item is automatically created.  Any empty items are discarded when the instrument configuration is saved.

Instrument configurations can contain other instrument configurations, so you can create one for each instrument and use another to link them together.  In this way you can easily send banks to a single instrument or to your whole setup (assuming all your instruments are supported by BankEdit).

You can send the whole instrument configuration to your instruments by using Send Configuration on the MIDI menu.  You can also send individual items within an instrument configuration by selecting one or more of them and using the Send command on the MIDI menu.

Clicking the left mouse button and holding it down whilst moving the mouse, then releasing the mouse button when the pointer is within another configuration item rectangle copies the selected items to the items starting at the second location.


MIDI Messages window

This window displays a textual representation of MIDI messages that are received by the MIDI port which is the current MIDI input used by BankEdit.  The displayed messages can be filtered by the MIDI Setup dialog box.  Note that BankEdit only uses a single MIDI input at a time, so when writing to an instrument the displayed input port may change.

The contents of the window cannot be edited, although they can be copied to the clipboard with the Copy command on the Edit menu, printed with the Print command, or saved to a file with the Save As command on the File menu.


Program Usage window

This window displays a matrix of programs.  Each program has a value of either Yes or No, which indicates whether or not the program is used by a combination.  The program usage window assumes that all loaded combination banks use the same two program banks.

The contents of the window cannot be edited, but they can be  printed with the Print command on the File menu.


Commands window

This window displays the most recent commands that modified the contents of program banks, combination banks and instrument configurations (i.e. File menu commands other than Print & Print Details, Edit menu commands other than selection and Find, and all the Send and Receive commands on the MIDI menu).

The contents of the window cannot be edited, although they can be copied to the clipboard with the Copy command on the Edit menu, printed with the Print command, or saved to a file with the Save As command on the File menu.


Initialisation file

The following values are the recognised statements in the [Setup] section of BANKEDIT.INI:

Keyword	Default	Range	Description
AuditionNote	72	0-127	audition note number
AuditionChord	0	0-9	audition chord code
AuditionVelocity	64	1-127	audition velocity value
MonitorSysEx	1	0,1	view system exclusive messages
MonitorSysCommon	0	0,1	view system common messages
MonitorSysRealTime	0	0,1	view system real time messages
MonitorMode	0	0,1	view mode messages
MonitorNote	0	0,1	view note-on and note-off messages
MonitorVoice	0	0,1	view controller messages
MonitorUnknown	0	0,1	view unknown messages
MonitorError	1	0,1	view erroneous messages
Highlight	16		text colour for highlighted program and combination names.
SelectedHighlight	15		text colour for selected, highlighted program and combination names.
FontHeight	11		height of the font for program and combination names
FontWeight	400		code used to describe the weight of the font
FontItalic	0	0,1	use an italic font
FontFace	Courier New		name of the typeface for program and combination names
ExportFileFilterIndex	0		a code indicating the type of file displayed by default in the Export File dialog
OpenFileFilterIndex	0		a code indicating the type of file displayed by default in the Open File dialog
Instruments	0		the number of instruments that are defined

All the above items, except the filter index items, can be set using the MIDI Setup dialog box or the Highlight dialog box.

The following values are the recognised statements in each [Instrument #] section of BANKEDIT.INI, where # is a number less than or equal to the Instruments value in the [Setup] section:

Keyword	Default	Range	Description
Name			The name you use for the instrument
Instrument			the type of instrument
Channel	1	1-16	MIDI channel
InputId	0	0-n	MIDI input port number
OuputId	0	0-n	MIDI output port number
TimeOut	500	0-999	Time in mS allowed for the instrument to respond to MIDI messages
Channel	1	1-16	MIDI channel
Synchronous	0	0,1	Use synchronous MIDI transfers
CheckPCMCards	1	0,1	Check the fitted PCM card when sending programs
Audition	0	0,1	Use this instrument for auditioning sounds

The following values are the recognised statements in the [Korg M1], [Korg O1/W] and [Korg X3]  sections of BANKEDIT.INI, where # is a number less than or equal to the PCMCards value:

Keyword	Default	Range	Description
ProgramAutoAudition	0	0,1	auto audition programs
CombinationAutoAudition	0	0,1	auto audition combinations
ProgramHighlight	1	0-4	the type of program to be highlighted.
CombinationHighlight	1	0-3	the type of combination to be highlighted.
HighlightUsedProgram	0	1-199	the program to be highlighted.
PCMCards	0		the number of PCM cards defined
PCMCard#			the name of a PCM card
PCMCard#Sound1			the name of the first multisound in the PCM card


File menu commands

The File menu offers the following commands, which allow you to read, write and print files:

New Combination	Creates a new bank of combinations.
New Program	Creates a new bank of programs.
New Instrument Configuration	Creates a new instrument configuration.
Open	Opens an existing bank of programs, combinations or instrument configurations.
Revert	Returns the active bank to its last saved state.
Close	Closes the active bank.
Close All	Closes all opened banks.
Save	Saves the active bank using the same file name.
Save As	Saves the active bank to a specified file name.
Export	Saves the program or combination names to a file.
Print	Prints the contents of the active window.
Print Details	Prints the parameters of the selected programs or combinations.
File 1, 2, 3, 4	Opens the named file.
Exit	Quits BankEdit.


Edit menu commands

The Edit menu offers the following commands:

Undo	Undoes the last action.
Cut	Deletes data from the active window and puts a copy on the clipboard.
Copy	Copies data from the active window to the clipboard.
Paste	Pastes data from the clipboard into the active window.
Delete	Deletes anything selected in the active window.
Modify	Allows you to modify the selected instrument configuration.
Select All	Selects the entire contents of the active window.
Deselect All	Deselects anything selected in the active window.
Invert Selection	Selects unselected items and deselects selected items.
Find	Searches for programs or combinations by name.
Exchange/Duplicate	Pops up a dialog box that allows you to copy or exchange programs or combinations between locations.
Rename	Changes the name of a program or combination.
Randomise	Generates random programs or combinations.
Properties	Pops up a dialog box that allows you to change the properties of the bank.


View menu commands

The View menu offers the following commands:

Program Usage	Shows or hides the used programs display window for an instrument.
MIDI Messages	Shows or hides the MIDI message display window.
Commands	Shows or hides the commands history window.
Toolbar	Shows or hides the toolbar.
Transform Bar	Shows or hides the transform commands toolbar.
Status Bar	Shows or hides the status bar.
Highlight	Defines which programs or combinations are highlighted.
Font	Defines the font used for program and combination names


Transform menu commands

The Transform menu offers the following commands:

Louder	Increases the level.
Quieter	Decreases the level.
Brighter	Increases the high frequency content.
Darker	Decreases the high frequency content.
Slower	Increases the attack and decay times.
Faster	Decreases the attack and decay times.
Longer	Increases the slope and release times.
Shorter	Decreases the slope and release times.
Wetter	Increases the effects level.
Dryer	Decreases the effects level.
Wider	Increases the stereo effect.
Narrower	Decreases the stereo effect.
Higher	Increases the pitch.
Lower	Decreases the pitch.
Livelier	Increases the touch sensitivity.
Deader	Decreases the touch sensitivity.

Transformations are applied to all the selected programs or combinations in the active window.  In addition to tweaking individual sounds, you can use this feature to make global changes such as reducing the volume of all the programs in a bank.  Note that if you apply a transformation, then apply the reverse (e.g. you make a program louder then softer) the result may not be the same as before the first transformation.


MIDI menu commands

The MIDI menu offers the following commands:

Send Configuration	Sends the contents of the active configuration window to your instruments.
Send Bank A, B, C, D	Sends the contents of the active window to the specified bank.
Receive Bank A, B, C, D	Loads the specified bank into the active window.
Receive Dump	Loads a front panel initiated program or combination dump.
Send	Sends a program or combination to the instrument.
Receive	Receives the current program or combination from the instrument.
Audition	Plays a note or chord using the selected program or combination.
Auto Audition	Auditions whenever a program or combination is selected.
Activate Instrument	Defines the instrument used for sending and receiving banks and auditioning programs and combinations.
Setup	Sets the MIDI parameters.


Window menu commands

The Window menu offers the following commands, which enable you to arrange document windows in the application window:

Cascade	Arranges windows in an overlapped fashion.
Tile Horizontal	Arranges windows as horizontal non-overlapped tiles.
Tile Vertical	Arranges windows as vertical non-overlapped tiles.
Arrange Icons	Arranges icons of closed windows.
Window 1, 2, ...	Brings the specified window to the front.


Help menu commands

The Help menu offers the following commands, which provide you assistance with this application:

Index	Displays an index to topics on which you can get help.
Using Help	Provides general instructions on using help.
About	Displays program, version and copyright information.


Keyboard Shortcuts

The following shortcuts may be used:

CTRL+A	Select All.
CTRL+B	Brighter.
CTRL+C	Copy.
CTRL+D	Deader.
CTRL+E	Slower.
CTRL+F	Faster.
CTRL+G	Longer.
CTRL+H	Higher.
CTRL+I	Livelier.
CTRL+K	Darker.
CTRL+L	Lower.
CTRL+N	Narrower.
CTRL+O	Open.
CTRL+P	Print.
CTRL+Q	Quieter.
CTRL+R	Shorter.
CTRL+S	Save.
CTRL+T	Wetter.
CTRL+U	Louder.
CTRL+V	Paste.
CTRL+W	Wider.
CTRL+X	Cut.
CTRL+Y	Dryer.
CTRL+Z	Undo.
Home	Select the first item.
SHIFT+Home	Select all to the first item.
End	Select the last item.
SHIFT+End	Select all to the last item.
Page Up	Select the top item in the column.
SHIFT+Page Up	Select all to the top of the column.
Page Down	Select the bottom item in the column.
SHIFT+Page Down	Select all to the bottom of the column.
Up	Select the previous item.
SHIFT+Up	Select all to the previous item.
Down	Select the next item.
SHIFT+Down	Select all to the next item.
Left	Select the item to the left.
SHIFT+Left	Select all to the item to the left.
Right	Select the item to the right.
SHIFT+Right	Select all to the item to the right.


New Combination command
New Combination command (File menu)

Use this command to create a new Combination window which contains a single bank of combinations.

You can open an existing bank with the Open command.


New Program command
New Program command (File menu)

Use this command to create a new Program window which contains a single bank of combinations.

You can open an existing bank with the Open command.


New Instrument Configuration command
New Instrument Configuration command (File menu)

Use this command to create a new Instrument Configuration window.  This contains a list of banks which can be loaded into MIDI instruments by a single command.

You can open an existing instrument configuration with the Open command.


Open command
Open command (File menu)

Use this command to read the contents of a file into a new window.  The Open dialog box is displayed, which allows you to select the files to be opened.  You can select a contiguous group of files to be opened by selecting the first file, then pressing the SHIFT key while you click on the last file of the group.  You can select a non-contiguous group of files by holding the CTRL key while you click on each file in turn.  You can read program bank files, combination bank files, all combination dump, all program dump and all data dump system exclusive files, P/C/G (programs/combinations/global) files and instrument configuration files.  Several banks can be opened at the same time. If a system exclusive dump contains more than one bank (e.g. a Korg O1/W all programs system exclusive dump contains two banks) then more than one new window is created.  If you open more than one window, you can use the Window menu to switch between the windows.

You can also read files by dragging file names from File Manager into BankEdit application window.

You can create empty banks with the New Combination  and New Program  commands.  You can create empty instrument configurations with the New Instrument Configuration  command.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	CTRL+O


File Open dialog box

The following options allow you to specify which file to open:

File Name

Type or select the filename you want to open.  This box lists files with the extension you select in the List Files of Type box.  If you want to open more than one file, then you can type all the filenames separated by spaces.  Alternatively you can select the files, by using the SHIFT key for a contiguous set of files, or the CTRL key for non-contiguous files, in conjunction with the mouse.

List Files of Type

Select the type of file you want to open:

M1 combination banks (*.m1c)

M1 program banks (*.m1p)

O1/W combination banks (*.o1c)

O1/W program banks (*.o1p)

X3 combination banks (*.x3c)

X3 program banks (*.x3p)

X3 P/C/G files (*.pcg)

All combination, all program system and all data system exclusive files (*.syx)

Instrument Configurations (*.cfg)

Drives

Select the drive in which the file that you want to open can be found.

Directories

Select the directory in which the file that you want to open can be found.

Network...

Choose this button to connect to a network location, assigning it a new drive letter.


Revert command
Revert command (File menu)

You can use this command to undo all changes made to the active window since it was last saved.  You can only use revert on a window that has already been saved and has had changes made to it.  A dialog box asks you to confirm that you wish to discard all unsaved changes, or allows you to cancel the revert.


Close command
Close command (File menu)

Use this command to close the active window.  If the window contains unsaved changes then a dialog box gives you the choice of saving the changes, abandoning the changes or cancelling the close.  If you choose to save the changes and the window has no file name associated, then the Save As dialog box is displayed, allowing you to name the file.

You can also close a document by selecting Close on the document's Control menu, as shown below:

Shortcuts

Mouse:	Double-click the document's Control menu button.

Keys:	CTRL+F4


Close All command
Close All command (File menu)

Use this command to close all the combination bank, program bank and instrument configuration windows.  If any window contains unsaved changes then a dialog box gives you the choice of saving the changes, abandoning the changes or cancelling the close.  If you choose to save the changes and the window has no file name associated, then the Save As dialog box is displayed, allowing you to name the file.  This command does not close the Program Usage, Midi Messages or Commands windows.


Save command
Save command (File menu)

Use this command to save the contents of the active window to its current name and directory.  You can only use Save on windows that have had their contents changed and already have a filename associated with them.  If you wish to save the contents of a window that has not been changed, or has no filename associated with it, then you must use the Save As command.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	CTRL+S


Save As command
Save As command (File menu)

Use this command to name and save the active document.  The Save As dialog box is displayed so you can name your document.  Although you can specify any file name and extension, the file can only be saved in a format appropriate to the type of window.  Combination and program banks cannot be saved in system exclusive format because the system exclusive format contains two banks of information.

To save a file with its existing name and directory, use the Save command.


Save As dialog box
File Save As dialog box

The following options allow you to specify the name and location of the file you're about to save:

File Name

Type a new filename to save a document with a different name.  A filename can contain up to eight characters plus an extension of up to three characters.

Drives

Select the drive in which you want to store the document.

Directories

Select the directory in which you want to store the document.

Network...

Choose this button to connect to a network location, assigning it a new drive letter.


Export command
Export command (File menu)

Use this command to save the names of the programs or combinations in the active document in a format that can be read by another program.  The Save As dialog box is displayed so you can name your file.  You can use the Save File As Type list box to select the target program.  Names can be exported in Cakewalk Instrument file, Encore Device file, MIDI Workshop Device file, Musicator Module file or text formats.  If you need to export program or combination names to a program other than Cakewalk, Encore, MIDI Workshop or Musicator then you can export in text format and use Notepad to edit the file into the required format.

To use the names in Cakewalk, first export the .INS file, then in Cakewalk select Assign Instruments on the Settings menu.  In the Assign Instruments window, click the Define Instruments button.  In the Define Instruments window, click the Import button then use the Import Instrument Definitions file browser to locate the .INS file you exported.

To use the names in Encore, first export the .INI file, then in Encore click the Device menu button in the Choose Instrument window. From the pop-up menu, choose Load Device File. Use the Open file browser to locate the .INI file you have exported.

To use the names in MIDI Workshop, first export the .INI file, then in MIDI Workshop click the Device Operations button in the Choose Instrument window. From the pop-up list of commands, choose Load Device File. Use the Open file browser to locate the .INI file you have exported.

To use the names in Musicator, you just export the .MOD file to the directory containing the Musicator installation. The new file is available the next time Musicator is run.

If you want to use the name of programs in a document, you can select the required programs and use Copy, then paste them into your word processor or text editor.


Print command
Print command (File menu)

Use this command to print the contents of the active window. It displays the Print Dialog Box which allows you to specify parameters which affect the printed output.  While printing, the Print Progress Dialog box is displayed.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	CTRL+P


Print Details command
Print Details command (File menu)

Use this command to print the parameters of the selected programs or combinations in the active window.  It displays the Print Dialog Box which allows you to specify parameters which affect the printed output.

This command is also available from the pop up menu that is displayed when the right mouse button is pressed and the pointer is within the rectangle containing a program, combination or configuration item.

While printing, the Print Progress Dialog box is displayed.


Print dialog box

Use the Setup button to select the  printer or to change printer parameters such as the page orientation.  This displays the Print Setup Dialog box.

The Print Range options are only valid when you select a number of programs or combinations and use the Print Details command. The page range will equal the number of selected items (not necessarily the number of pages it will take to print them all).

There may be more than one option for Print Quality depending on the printer you have selected.


Print Progress dialog box

This dialog box is shown while the window contents are being printed.  The page number indicates the progress of the printing.

To abort printing, choose Cancel


Print Setup dialog box

The following options allow you to select the destination printer and its connection.

Printer

Select the printer you want to use.  Choose the Default Printer; or choose the Specific Printer option and select one of the current installed printers shown in the box.  You install printers and configure ports using the Windows Control Panel.

Orientation

Choose Portrait or Landscape.

Paper Size

Select the size of paper that the document is to be printed on.

Paper Source

Some printers offer multiple trays for different paper sources.  Specify the tray here.

Options

Displays a dialog box where you can make additional choices about printing. The options depend on the type of printer you have selected.

Network...

Choose this button to connect to a network location, assigning it a new drive letter.


1, 2, 3, 4 most recently used files command
1, 2, 3, 4 most recently used files command (File menu)

Use the numbers and filenames listed at the bottom of the File menu to open the last four most recently used files.  Choose the number that corresponds with the file you want to open.


Exit command
Exit command (File menu)

Use this command to quit BankEdit.  You can also use the Close command on the application Control menu.  If any window contains unsaved changes then a dialog box gives you the choice of saving the changes, abandoning the changes or cancelling the exit.

Shortcuts

Mouse:	Double-click the application's Control menu button.

Keys:	ALT+F4


Undo command
Undo command (Edit menu)

Use this command to undo the last command that altered the contents of a program, combination or instrument configuration window.  Commands that can be undone are Revert, Cut, Paste, Delete, Modify, Rename, Randomise, Properties, Exchange, Duplicate, Receive, Receive Bank, all Transform menu commands and dragging and dropping.  Each window has its own undo buffer.  Note that to undo an Exchange with different source and destination windows you must use undo in both windows.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	CTRL+Z


Cut command
Cut command (Edit menu)

Use this command to delete the selected items from the active window and put a copy onto the clipboard.  The copied data can then be pasted into another location by using the Paste command.

Cutting data to the clipboard replaces the contents previously stored there.

You can use the Windows clipboard viewer (normally found in the Accessories program manager group) to examine the data on the clipboard.

This command is also available from the pop up menu that is displayed when the right mouse button is pressed and the pointer is within the rectangle containing a program, combination or configuration item.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	CTRL+X


Copy command
Copy command (Edit menu)

Use this command to copy the selected items from the active window onto the clipboard.  The copied data can then be pasted into another location by using the Paste command.  This command can also be used to copy the selected text from the MIDI Messages window and the Commands window.

Copying data to the clipboard replaces the contents previously stored there.

You can use the Windows clipboard viewer (normally found in the Accessories program manager group) to examine the data on the clipboard.

This command is also available from the pop up menu that is displayed when the right mouse button is pressed and the pointer is within the rectangle containing a program, combination or configuration item.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	CTRL+C


Paste command
Paste command (Edit menu)

Use this command to replace the selected item in the active window with the data on the clipboard.  This command is unavailable if the clipboard is empty, or does not contain the same type of data as is used by the active window.  Paste can only be used either when the number of selected items equals the number of items on the clipboard or when a single program, combination or configuration item is selected.

If the number of items on the clipboard is the same as the number of items selected, then the selected items are replaced by the clipboard contents.

If only one item is selected and the clipboard contains more than one item, then the items starting at the selection are overwritten with the clipboard data.  If the clipboard contains more combinations or programs than can fit in the bank then not all the items are pasted.  If the clipboard contains more instrument configuration items than can fit in the configuration, then new items are created to make room for them.

If the clipboard contains data of a suitable type, but for a different instrument (e.g. the clipboard holds O1/W program data and the active window is a M1 program window), then the menu displays Paste Convert rather than Paste.  This option converts the data to a suitable format for the active window.  If suitable multisounds are not available then the Select Multisound dialog box is displayed.  This dialog allows you to select alternative multisounds.

Programs, combinations or instrument configuration items can be copied onto the clipboard with the Copy command.

You can use the Windows clipboard viewer (normally found in the Accessories program manager group) to examine the data on the clipboard.

This command is also available from the pop up menu that is displayed when the right mouse button is pressed and the pointer is within the rectangle containing a program, combination or configuration item.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	CTRL+V


Select Multisound dialog box

This dialog box allows you to specify the multisound(s) to be used when converting a program from one instrument type to another.

Program

Displays the name of the program being converted.

Previous

Displays the old multisound name.

Replacement

Select the name of the multisound you would like to use.  The multisounds that are most similar to the previous multisound are displayed nearest to the top of the list.


Delete command
Delete command (Edit menu)

Use this command to delete the contents of the selected items in the active window.

This command is also available from the pop up menu that is displayed when the right mouse button is pressed and the pointer is within the rectangle containing a program, combination or configuration item.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Delete


Modify command
Modify command (Edit menu)

Use this command to modify the selected item in the active instrument configuration window.  It displays the Modify Instrument Configuration dialog box.

This command is also available from the pop up menu that is displayed when the right mouse button is pressed and the pointer is within the rectangle containing a configuration item.


Modify Instrument Configuration dialog box

This dialog box allows you to define an item of an instrument configuration.  The dialog is modal, so you cannot do anything else until it has been closed.

Instrument Name

Select the name of an instrument from the drop down list.  Alternatively you may select Instrument Configuration if you wish to include a sub-configuration.

Bank

Select the instrument bank to which the data should be sent.  This field is not applicable to a sub-configuration.

File Name

Enter the file name of the bank or sub-configuration.  If you need to search your disks to find the file name, use the Browse button to display a Browse dialog box.  You can specify file names with or without drive and directory names.  If you do not specify a full path name, then you can move your files to different directories and they will still work, providing you keep all the files in a single directory.  Specifying a full path name allows you to use more than one directory, but has the disadvantage that if you move your files to a different directory, then the configuration will no longer work.  A compromise is to specify the full path for the first item in your configuration, with the subsequent files having no drive or directory information.


Select All command
Select All command (Edit menu)

Use this command to select the entire contents of the active window.  You can then deselect individual programs, combinations or configuration items by pressing the CTRL key whilst clicking the left mouse button on them.


Deselect All command
Deselect All command (Edit menu)

Use this command to deselect the entire contents of the active window.


Invert Selection command
Invert Selection command (Edit menu)

Use this command to select the select all the unselected items and deselect all the selected items in the active window.  You can then change the selection state of individual programs, combinations or configuration items by pressing the CTRL key whilst clicking the left mouse button on them.


Find command
Find command (Edit menu)

Displays the Find dialog box with which you can search for programs and combinations by name.  You can optionally search just the active window or all program and combination windows.  When a window is searched, all the programs or combinations that match the search name are selected; the remainder are deselected.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:


Find dialog box

This dialog box allows you to specify how a search should be performed.  The dialog is modal, so you cannot do anything else until it has been closed.

What

Type the name or part of a name that you wish to find.  The most recently used search strings can be selected from the drop down list.

Match Whole Name

Select this option if you only wish to select names that match the whole of the What field.  Clear the option if you wish to also select names that contain the What field within them.

Match Case

Select this option if you only wish to select names with the same combination of upper and lower case characters as in What.

Search In Active Window

Select this option if you only wish to search in the active window.

Search In Same Window Type

Select this option if you wish to search in all the windows that are the same type as the active window.  For example if the active window is a Korg M1 program bank then all Korg M1 program banks will be searched (regardless of whether they are 50 or 100 program banks).

Search In All Windows

Select this option if you wish to search through all open (including minimized) program and combination windows.  Windows that contain matching names will be brought to the top of the window list.


Exchange/Duplicate command
Exchange/Duplicate command (Edit menu)

Displays the Exchange/Duplicate dialog box with which you can copy programs and combinations within or between windows.  You can also use the Copy and Paste commands for duplicating programs and combinations, or you can drag and drop from one location to another.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:


Exchange/Duplicate dialog box

This dialog box allows programs and combinations to be copied and swapped between different banks and/or different locations within banks. The dialog is modeless, which allows other operations to be performed whilst the box is displayed.

Source Window

This drop down list contains the titles of all the program and combination bank windows. When exchange or duplicate operations are performed, programs or combinations are copied from this window.

Source Location

This value defines the program or combination number used as the source in an exchange or duplicate operation.

Destination Window

This drop down list contains the titles of all the program or combination bank windows, depending on whether the selected source window is a program or combination bank. When exchange or duplicate operations are performed, programs or combinations are copied to this window.

Destination Location

This value defines the program or combination number used as the destination in an exchange or duplicate operation.

Exchange

Swaps the combinations or programs between the source location in the source window and the destination location in the destination window.

Duplicate

Copies the program or combination from the source location in the source window to the destination location in the destination window.


Rename command
Rename command (Edit menu)

Displays a small dialog box into which you can type a new name for a single selected program or combination.  Press the Enter key to accept the name or Escape to leave the name as it was.

This command is also available from the pop up menu that is displayed when the right mouse button is pressed and the pointer is within the rectangle containing a program or combination.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:


Rename dialog box

This dialog box allows you to rename a program or combination.  The dialog is modal, so you cannot do anything else until it has been closed.

To change the name, replace the displayed name with a new name and press the Enter key.  Alternatively you can leave the name unchanged by pressing the Escape key.


Randomise command
Randomise command (Edit menu)

Causes the contents of the selected programs or combinations in the active window to be replaced by randomly generated data.  If auto-audition is enabled and only a single program or combination is selected then it is also auditioned.  Although the parameters are semi-intelligently generated, occasionally they may make a program inaudible.  If this happens, simply repeat the randomise command.

This command is also available from the pop up menu that is displayed when the right mouse button is pressed and the pointer is within the rectangle containing a program or combination.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:


Properties command
Properties command (Edit menu)

Displays the Properties dialog box with which you can change properties of the active bank.


Properties dialog box

This dialog box allows you to modify the properties of the bank.  The dialog is modal, so you cannot do anything else until it has been closed.

Description

This is a free text field in which you can put text to describe the contents of the bank.

PCM Card Name

This is the name of the PCM card which is required by the bank.  If this field is used then BankEdit will check programs that use PCM cards when they are copied from one bank to another.  If the banks are found to use different PCM cards, then you will be asked whether you would like to change the PCM card of the destination bank.


Program Usage command
Program Usage command (View menu)

Use this command to display the Program Usage window, which describes whether programs are being used by the combination banks currently loaded into BankEdit.  It assumes that all loaded combination banks use the same two program banks.  A check mark appears next to the menu item when the program usage window is displayed.


MIDI Messages command
MIDI Messages command (View menu)

Use this command to display the MIDI Messages window into which received MIDI messages will be logged.  This feature helps you to diagnose problems if you are having trouble getting BankEdit to communicate with your instrument. The messages which are logged in the window can be filtered by setting appropriate View options in the Midi Setup dialog box.  A check mark appears next to the menu item when the MIDI messages window is displayed.


Commands command
Commands command (View menu)

Use this command to display the Commands window, which records changes made to combination banks, program banks and instrument configurations.  A check mark appears next to the menu item when the Commands window is displayed.


Toolbar command
Toolbar command (View menu)

Use this command to display and hide the Toolbar, which includes buttons for some of the most commonly used commands such as File Open.  A check mark appears next to the menu item when the Toolbar is displayed.


Toolbar

The toolbar is displayed across the top of the application window, below the menu bar.  It provides quick mouse access to the most commonly used commands.

To hide or display the Toolbar, choose the Toolbar command from the View menu.

Click	To

Opens an existing bank of programs or combinations.  This is equivalent to the Open command.

Saves the active window with its current name.  This is equivalent to the Save command.

Prints the contents of the active window.  Equivalent to Print.

Undoes the most recent action.  Equivalent to Undo.

Deletes the selected items and puts a copy on the clipboard.  Equivalent to Cut.

Copies the selected items to the clipboard.  Equivalent to Copy.

Pastes the contents of the clipboard into the selected item and its following items.  Equivalent to Paste.

Searches for a program or combination by name or part of a name.  Equivalent to Find.

Displays a dialog box allowing programs or combinations to be copied between locations.  Equivalent to Exchange/Duplicate.

Allows you to rename a single selected program or combination in the active window.  Equivalent to Rename.

Generates random combinations or programs.  Equivalent to Randomise.

Sends a whole configuration to the appropriate instruments.  Equivalent to Send Configuration.

Sends a copy of a single selected program or combination in the active window to the active instrument.  For an instrument configuration window, it send the selected banks.  Equivalent to Send.

Copies the current program or combination from the active instrument into the selection.  Equivalent to Receive.

Causes the active instrument to play a note or chord using the single program or combination selected in the active window.  Equivalent to Audition.

Displays a dialog box which allows you to define which instrument is used for sending and receiving programs and combinations and auditioning them.  Equivalent to Activate Instrument.

Displays a dialog box which allows you to set the MIDI channel and other MIDI parameters.  Equivalent to Setup.

Displays context sensitive help information.


Transform Bar command
Transform Bar command (View menu)

Use this command to display and hide the Transform tool bar, which has buttons for all of the commands on the Transform menu.  A check mark appears next to the menu item when the Transform tool bar is displayed.


Status Bar command
Status Bar command (View menu)

Use this command to display and hide the Status Bar, which describes the action to be executed by the selected menu item or depressed toolbar button.  A check mark appears next to the menu item when the Status Bar is displayed.


Status Bar

The status bar is displayed at the bottom of the application window.  To display or hide the status bar, use the Status Bar Command from the View menu.

The left area of the status bar describes actions of menu items as you use the arrow keys to navigate through menus.  This area similarly shows messages that describe the actions of toolbar buttons as you depress them, before they are released.  If after viewing the description of the toolbar button command you wish not to execute the command, then release the mouse button while the pointer is off the toolbar button.

The right area of the status bar is used to indicate the state of the MIDI input and output ports.  The left circle indicates the state of the MIDI out port, the right circle indicates MIDI in activity.  A red circle indicates that a message has been transmitted or received; green indicates that the MIDI port is open, but no messages are being processed; grey indicates that the port is not in use and is available for use by another program.  Although BankEdit may communicate with MIDI instruments using different MIDI interfaces, only one MIDI input and output is used at a time.


Highlight command
Highlight command (View menu)

Use this command to define which programs or combinations are highlighted You can also define the colours used to highlight program and combination names.  It displays the Highlight dialog box.  Note that each instrument family has individual highlight parameters, hence changing the highlight parameters for an O1/W will not affect those defined for an M1.


Highlight dialog box

This dialog box allows you to define which programs or combinations are highlighted and the highlight colours.   It is modal, so you cannot do anything else until it has been closed.  The options are saved in the file BANKEDIT.INI.  The following options can be set:

Colour...

Displays a Highlight Colour dialog box with which you can set the colour that will be used to display the names of highlighted programs and combinations.

Sel Colour...

Displays a Selected Highlight Colour dialog box with which you can set the highlight colour for selected programs and combinations.

None

Causes no names to be highlighted.

Splits

Causes combinations that use programs over a key range of less than C-1 to G9 to be highlighted.

MIDI channel

Causes combinations that use more than one MIDI channel to be highlighted.

Program Used

Causes combinations that use the specified programs to be highlighted.

PCM card multisounds

Causes programs that require a PCM card to be highlighted.

Two oscillators

Causes programs with the OSC Mode parameter set to DOUBLE to be highlighted.

Drum sounds

Causes programs with the OSC Mode parameter set to DRUMS to be highlighted.

Monophonic

Causes programs with the Voice Mode parameter set to MONO to be highlighted.


Highlight Colour dialog box

This dialog box allows you to select the colour that will be used for displaying the names of highlighted programs and combinations.  You can change the way the highlight colour is used by using the Highlight command on the View menu.  Note that only solid colours can be used for displaying text.  The dialog box is modal, so you cannot do anything else until it has been closed.


Font command
Font command (View menu)

Use this command to define the font used by BankEdit.  It displays a Font dialog box.


Font dialog box

This dialog box allows you to select the font that will be used by BankEdit.   The font details are saved in the file BANKEDIT.INI.

Font

Type or select the name of the font you want to use.  Note that you can only choose a font with fixed width characters.

Font Style

Type or select the style of the font you want to use.  Font styles normally include at least italic and bold, but other styles may be provided for some fonts.

Size

Type or select the size of the font you want to use.  Larger sizes are easier to read but require more space.

Sample

Displays a sample of the selected font characteristics.


Louder command
Louder command (Transform menu)

Use this command to increase the level of the selected programs or combinations.

You can make them quieter with the Quieter command.

Shortcuts

Transform Bar:

Keys:	CTRL+U


Quieter command
Quieter command (Transform menu)

Use this command to decrease the level of the selected programs or combinations.

You can make them louder with the Louder command.

Shortcuts

Transform Bar:

Keys:	CTRL+Q


Brighter command
Brighter command (Transform menu)

Use this command to increase the high frequency level of the selected programs.  It increases the VCF cut-off frequency.

You can make them less bright with the Darker command.

Shortcuts

Transform Bar:

Keys:	CTRL+B


Darker command
Darker command (Transform menu)

Use this command to decrease the high frequency level of the selected programs.  It lowers the VCF cut-off frequency.

You can make them brighter with the Brighter command.

Shortcuts

Transform Bar:

Keys:	CTRL+K


Slower command
Slower command (Transform menu)

Use this command to increase the attack and decay times of the pitch, amplitude and filter envelopes for the selected programs.

You can reduce them with the Faster command.

Shortcuts

Transform Bar:

Keys:	CTRL+E


Faster command
Faster command (Transform menu)

Use this command to decrease the attack and decay times of the pitch, amplitude and filter envelopes for the selected programs.

You can increase them with the Slower command.

Shortcuts

Transform Bar:

Keys:	CTRL+F


Longer command
Longer command (Transform menu)

Use this command to increase the slope and sustain times of the pitch, amplitude and filter envelopes for the selected programs.

You can reduce them with the Shorter command.

Shortcuts

Transform Bar:

Keys:	CTRL+G


Shorter command
Shorter command (Transform menu)

Use this command to decrease the slope and sustain times of the pitch, amplitude and filter envelopes for the selected programs.

You can increase them with the Longer command.

Shortcuts

Transform Bar:

Keys:	CTRL+R


Wetter command
Wetter command (Transform menu)

Use this command to increase the effects level of the selected programs or combinations.

You can reduce the effects level with the Dryer command.

Shortcuts

Transform Bar:

Keys:	CTRL+T


Dryer command
Dryer command (Transform menu)

Use this command to decrease the effects level of the selected programs or combinations.

You can increase the effects level with the Wetter command.

Shortcuts

Transform Bar:

Keys:	CTRL+Y


Wider command
Wider command (Transform menu)

Use this command to increase the stereo separation of the selected programs or combinations.

You can reduce the separation with the Narrower command.

Shortcuts

Transform Bar:

Keys:	CTRL+W


Narrower command
Narrower command (Transform menu)

Use this command to decrease the stereo separation of the selected programs or combinations.

You can increase the separation with the Wider command.

Shortcuts

Transform Bar:

Keys:	CTRL+N


Higher command
Higher command (Transform menu)

Use this command to increase the pitch of the selected programs or combinations.

You can reduce the pitch with the Lower command.

Shortcuts

Transform Bar:

Keys:	CTRL+H


Lower command
Lower command (Transform menu)

Use this command to lower the pitch of the selected programs or combinations.

You can increase the pitch with the Higher command.

Shortcuts

Transform Bar:

Keys:	CTRL+L


Livelier command
Livelier command (Transform menu)

Use this command to increase the touch sensitivity of the selected programs.  It increases the sensitivity of the wave shaping, pitch, VCF and VCA envelopes.

You can reduce the touch sensitivity with the Deader command.

Shortcuts

Transform Bar:

Keys:	CTRL+I


Deader command
Deader command (Transform menu)

Use this command to decrease the touch sensitivity of the selected programs.  It reduces the sensitivity of the wave shaping, pitch, VCF and VCA envelopes.

You can increase the touch sensitivity with the Livelier command.

Shortcuts

Transform Bar:

Keys:	CTRL+D


Send Configuration command
Send Configuration command (MIDI menu)

Use this command to send the whole configuration to the instrument banks included in it.  Any existing data in the destination banks will be overwritten.  This command requires each instrument's MIDI in socket to be connected to the MIDI output defined in the Edit Instrument dialog box. Each instrument must also have its MIDI channel set the same as in the Edit Instrument dialog box.  System exclusive must be enabled (global page 1 for a Korg O1/W; global page 5-2 for a Korg M1; global page 3D for a Korg X3) and memory protect must be off (global page 4 for a Korg O1/W; global pages 6-1 and 6-2 for a Korg M1; global pages 4A and 4B for a Korg X3).  If the Synchronous option in the Edit Instrument dialog box is enabled for an instrument then both the MIDI in and out must be physically connected and correctly defined.

You can use the Send command to send individual items in the instrument configuration.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:


Send Bank command
Send Bank A, B, C, D commands (MIDI menu)

Use this command to copy the contents of the active program or combination bank window to the specified bank of the active instrument.  Any existing data in the destination bank will be overwritten.  Prior to sending the data, the instrument is switched into the appropriate mode (COMBI or PROG) to match the data in the active window.  This command requires the instrument's MIDI in socket to be connected to the MIDI output defined in the Edit Instrument dialog box. The instrument must also have its MIDI channel set the same as in the Edit Instrument dialog box.  System exclusive must be enabled (global page 1 for a Korg O1/W; global page 5-2 for a Korg M1; global page 3D for a Korg X3) and memory protect must be off (global page 4 for a Korg O1/W; global pages 6-1 and 6-2 for a Korg M1; global pages 4A and 4B for a Korg X3).  If the Synchronous option in the Edit Instrument dialog box is enabled then both the MIDI in and out must be physically connected and correctly defined.

If you have more than one instrument of the same family (e.g. a Korg O1R/W and a Korg O1/W  pro) you can define which instrument is used for sending, receiving and auditioning by using the Activate Instrument command on the MIDI menu.

You can use the Receive Bank command to copy a bank from an instrument to the active window.


Receive Bank command
Receive Bank A, B, C, D commands (MIDI menu)

Use this command to copy the contents of the specified bank of the active instrument into the active window.  Any existing data in the active window will be overwritten.  You can use the New Combination and New Program commands to create empty windows.  Prior to receiving the data, the instrument is switched into the appropriate mode (COMBI or PROG) for the data in the active window.  This command requires both the MIDI in and out to be physically connected to the instrument and correctly defined along with the MIDI channel in the Edit Instrument dialog box.  System exclusive and program change must also be enabled (global page 5-2 for a Korg M1; global page 1 for a Korg O1/W; global page 3D for a Korg X3).

If you have more than one instrument of the same family (e.g. a Korg O1R/W and a Korg O1/W  pro) you can define which instrument is used for sending, receiving and auditioning by using the Activate Instrument command on the MIDI menu.

You can use the Send Bank command to copy the contents of a window back to the instrument, or you can receive a front panel initiated system exclusive dump with the Receive Dump Command.


Receive Dump command
Receive Dump command (MIDI menu)

Displays the Receive Dump dialog box, which requests you to initiate a system exclusive dump using an instrument's front panel.  Data dumps can be found on Global page 8 of the O1/W, M1 Global pages 7-1 and X3 Global page 5A.  Only All Combination Parameters, All Program Parameters and All Data dumps are recognised.  When the dump is received, one or more windows are created, one for each bank, and the data is loaded into them.  With this mechanism it is only possible to receive the contents of internal banks, not those held on RAM or ROM cards.  This command requires the instrument's MIDI out socket to be connected to the MIDI input defined in  the Edit Instrument dialog box.  If you want to receive a single bank of an O1/W or X3, or a bank held in a card, then you must use the Receive Bank command.


Receive Dump dialog box

This dialog box requests you to initiate a system exclusive dump using the front panel of an instrument.  BankEdit then waits until it receives a suitable system exclusive dump on the MIDI input port defined in the dialog.  Data dumps can be found on Global page 8 of an O1/W, M1 Global page 7-1 and X3 Global page 5.  Only All Combination Parameters, All Program Parameters and All Data dumps are recognised.  When the dump is received, the received data is loaded into one or more new windows, one for each bank, and the dialog box disappears.  The dialog is modal, so you cannot do anything else until it has been closed.  You can stop BankEdit from waiting for a system exclusive dump by pressing the Cancel button.


Send command
Send command (MIDI menu)

For an instrument configuration window, use this command to send the selected banks to the specified instruments.  Any data in the destination banks will be overwritten.

For a program or combination bank window, use this command to copy a single selected program or combination to the active instrument.  This will not overwrite any of the memory locations in the instrument.

Prior to sending the data, the instrument is automatically switched into the appropriate mode (COMBI or PROG) to match the data being sent.  This command requires the instrument's MIDI in socket to be connected to the MIDI output defined in the Edit Instrument dialog box. The instrument must also have its MIDI channel set the same as in the Edit Instrument dialog box and system exclusive must be enabled (global page 1 for a Korg O1/W; global page 5-2 for a Korg M1; global page 3D for a Korg X3).  If the Synchronous option in the Edit Instrument dialog box is enabled then both the MIDI in and out must be physically connected and correctly defined.

You can use the Receive command to copy the instrument's current program or combination to the selection.

If you have more than one instrument of the same family (e.g. a Korg O1R/W and a Korg O1/W  pro) you can define which instrument is used for sending, receiving and auditioning by using the Activate Instrument command on the MIDI menu.

This command is also available from the pop up menu that is displayed when the right mouse button is pressed and the pointer is within a rectangle containing a program or combination.

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Receive command
Receive command (MIDI menu)

Use this command to copy the current program or combination from the active instrument to a single selected program or combination in the active window, overwriting the existing data.  Prior to receiving the data, the instrument is automatically switched into the appropriate mode (COMBI or PROG) to match the data in the active window.  This command requires both the MIDI in and out to be physically connected to the instrument and correctly defined along with the MIDI channel in the Edit Instrument dialog box.  System exclusive must also be enabled (global page 1 for a Korg O1/W; global page 5-2 for a Korg M1; global page 3D for a Korg X3).

You can use the Send command to copy the selected program or combination in the active window to the instrument.

If you have more than one instrument of the same family (e.g. a Korg O1R/W and a Korg O1/W  pro) you can define which instrument is used for sending, receiving and auditioning by using the Activate Instrument command on the MIDI menu.

This command is also available from the pop up menu that is displayed when the right mouse button is pressed and the pointer is within the rectangle containing a program or combination.

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Audition command
Audition command (MIDI menu)

Use this command to Send a single selected program or combination in the active window to the active instrument, followed by note-on messages with the note and velocity values as defined in the MIDI Setup.  A check mark appears next to the menu item when a program or combination is currently being auditioned.  If the program or combination is already being auditioned, then appropriate note-off messages are sent to end the audition.  This command requires the MIDI in socket of the instrument to be connected to the PC MIDI output defined in the  Edit Instrument dialog box; its MIDI channel must also match.  If the Synchronous option is set in the  Edit Instrument dialog box then both the MIDI in and out must be physically connected and correctly defined.  Programs and combinations can be automatically auditioned whenever a new selection is made by enabling Auto Audition.

If you have more than one instrument of the same family (e.g. a Korg O1R/W and a Korg O1/W  pro) you can define which instrument is used for auditioning by using the Activate Instrument command on the MIDI menu.

This command is also available from the pop up menu that is displayed when the right mouse button is pressed and the pointer is the rectangle containing a program or combination.  Note that the popup menu item is only checked if the selected program or combination is being auditioned, whereas the audition command on the MIDI menu is checked if any program or combination is being auditioned.

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Auto Audition command
Auto Audition command (MIDI menu)

Causes an Audition whenever a program or combination is selected.  The setting is held separately for programs and combinations and for each type of instrument  It is therefore possible to automatically audition M1 programs but not combinations, for example.  A check mark appears next to the menu item when auto audition is switched on for windows of the same type as the active window.


Activate Instrument command
Activate Instrument command (MIDI menu)

Use this command to define which instrument is to be used when sending and receiving individual programs and combinations, single banks and for auditioning sounds.  It causes the Activate Instrument dialog box to be displayed.  It is only necessary to use this command if you have more than one instrument of the same family (e.g. a Korg M1 and a Korg M1Rex).  Each instrument family has a separate active instrument, so for example, changing the Korg M1 family active instrument does not affect the active instrument for the Korg O1/W family.

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Activate Instrument dialog box

This dialog box allows you to define which instrument is to be used when sending and receiving individual programs and combinations, single banks and for auditioning sounds.  It is modal, so you cannot do anything else until it has been closed.

Name

Select your desired instrument from the drop down name list.  The list contains all the instruments you have defined to be members of the family used by the active program or combination window.  Instruments are defined with the MIDI Setup command.


MIDI Setup command
Setup command (MIDI menu)

Use this command to define the MIDI parameters to be used by BankEdit.  It causes the MIDI Setup dialog box to be displayed.  This allows the MIDI instruments, audition note, chord and velocity and the MIDI messages view filter to be defined.

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MIDI Setup dialog box

This dialog box allows you to set the MIDI parameters.  It is modal, so you cannot do anything else until it has been closed.  The parameters are saved in the file BANKEDIT.INI.  You can set the following parameters:

Add creates a new instrument and displays the Edit Instrument dialog box to allow you to define its type, name and how it communicates with BankEdit.

Edit displays the Edit Instrument dialog box for an instrument you have selected from the list of instrument names.

Delete deletes the selected instrument and all its details.

Detect sends out device enquiry messages on every MIDI channel and port and looks for a suitable response.  If a Korg M1, O1/W or X3 is detected then the channel, input, output and synchronous fields are all set to the required values.  This may take a minute or more if you have several MIDI interfaces.  While detecting, the Detect Instruments Dialog Box is displayed.

View

This group of check boxes defines the type of messages that will be displayed in the MIDI Messages window.

System Exclusive - if checked, summary details of received system exclusive messages are displayed. Displayed details depend on the message received. All Korg M1, O1/W and X3 system exclusive messages are recognised.

System Common - if checked, details of song change, song position and tune messages are displayed.

System Real-Time - if checked, timing clock, active sense, start, stop, continue and reset messages are displayed.

Mode - if checked, local control on/off, all notes off, omni on/off and poly on/off are displayed.

Note On/Off - if checked, details of note-on and note-off messages are displayed. Note that a note-on message with a velocity of zero is interpreted as a note-off by MIDI modules, but is displayed as a note-on to distinguish it from a real note-off with velocity of zero.

Voice - if checked, displays details of controller, pitch bend, after touch and program changes.

Unknown - if checked, displays details of any unrecognised MIDI messages.

Error - if checked, displays details of any erroneous or corrupt MIDI messages.

Audition Note, Chord and Velocity define the MIDI note numbers and velocity values used in the note-on messages sent by the Audition command. The velocity value must be in the range 1 to 127.


Edit Instrument dialog box

Instrument

Select the type of instrument which you are defining.

Name

Type the name you wish the instrument to be known as.  It can be the same as Instrument, but if you have several instruments of the same type you must give them unique names.  This name is used in Instrument Configuration windows and the Activate Instrument dialog box.

Output

Select the MIDI port used for output to the instrument.  The list of available choices depends upon the Windows MIDI drivers that are installed.

Input

Select the MIDI port to be used for input from the instrument. The list of available choices will depend upon the Windows MIDI drivers that are installed.

Channel

Select the MIDI channel used to transmit data to the instrument. It may be set to any value from 1 through 16. Note that this field is not used for received data as BankEdit accepts data sent on any channel.

Synchronous

This check box defines whether system exclusive acknowledgements are monitored. If checked, an acknowledgement is expected after sending a system exclusive message to the instrument.  This allows the success of transfers to the instrument to be determined, and allows multiple messages to be transmitted as quickly as possible.  This option should not be checked if the instrument MIDI output is not connected to a MIDI input port of your PC.

Time Out

This value defines how long BankEdit will wait for an acknowledgement from the instrument when a system exclusive message has been sent.  If the Synchronous option is not checked, then BankEdit waits for the specified time before continuing.  The time is measured in milliseconds.

Check PCM Cards

This check box defines whether the PCM cards fitted to the instruments are compared with those required when a program or program bank is sent to the instrument.  If checked, messages asking you to change the PCM card will be output when needed.  Note that BankEdit can only determine whether the correct PCM card is fitted if both the MIDI input and output of the instrument are connected to the PC and the Synchronous option is checked.


Detect Instruments dialog box

This dialog box is displayed while BankEdit is polling each MIDI interface and channel to determine whether an instrument is connected to it.  It is modal, so you cannot do anything else until it has been closed.  If instruments are detected then they are listed in the MIDI Setup Dialog Box.  If you cancel the detection, then the previously defined instruments are left unchanged.  Detection can only work if the instruments have their MIDI input and output connected to the PC and they have system exclusive message handling enabled.

When instrument detection is complete the dialog box disappears.  You can alter any of the parameters for the detected instruments by selecting an instrument name then clicking the Edit button in the MIDI Setup Dialog Box.


Cascade command
Cascade command (Window menu)

Use this command to arrange all the open windows in an overlapping pattern so that the title bar of each window is visible.


Tile Horizontal command
Tile Horizontal command (Window menu)

Use this command to arrange the open windows vertically so that all the windows are visible and do not overlap.


Tile Vertical command
Tile Vertical command (Window menu)

Use this command to arrange the open windows side by side so that all the windows are visible and do not overlap.


Arrange Icons command
Arrange Icons Command (Window menu)

Use this command to arrange the icons for minimized windows at the bottom of the main window.  If there is an open document window at the bottom of the main window, then some or all of the icons may not be visible if they are underneath this document window.


1, 2, ... window command
1, 2, ... command (Window menu)

A list of currently open windows is displayed at the bottom of the Window menu.  A check mark appears in front of the document name of the active window.  Choosing a window from this list brings it to the front and makes it the active window.


Index command
Index command (Help menu)

Use this command to display the opening Help screen.  From the opening screen, you can jump to step-by-step instructions for using BankEdit and to reference information on each available command.

Once you open Help, you can click the Contents button whenever you want to return to the opening screen.

Shortcuts

Keys:	F1


Using Help command
Using Help command (Help menu)

Use this command to display instructions about how to use Help.


About command
About command (Help menu)

Use this command to display the copyright notice and version number of your copy of BankEdit.  Clicking anywhere in the about window hides it.


Context Help command

Use the Context Help command to obtain help on some portion of BankEdit.  When you choose the Toolbar's Context Help button, the mouse pointer will change to an arrow and question mark.  Then click somewhere in BankEdit window, such as another Toolbar button.  The Help topic will be shown for the item you clicked.

Shortcut

Keys:	SHIFT+F1


pop up menu

The pop up menu gives easy access to frequently used commands that operate on a single combination, program or instrument configuration item. It is displayed by clicking the right mouse button within the rectangle containing a program, combination or configuration item. The item will be selected and the menu offers the following commands which will operate on the new selection:

Cut	Deletes the item and places a copy on the clipboard.
Copy	Copies the item to the clipboard.
Paste	Pastes data from the clipboard into the item.
Delete	Deletes the contents of the item.
Modify	Changes details of the instrument configuration item.
Send	Sends the item to an instrument.
Receive	Receives the current program or combination from an instrument.
Audition	Plays a note or chord using the program or combination.
Rename	Changes the name of the program or combination.
Randomise	Generates a random program or combination.
Print Details	Prints the parameters of the program or combination.


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