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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
--- Press F1 for general usage information ---