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XPRESS EDIT FB-01
Preliminary Documentation
Features of XPRESS EDIT FB-01 include:
- Loads from the Amiga Workbench
- Load/save voices and configurations from/to diskette
- Mouse-driven send and receive operations
- Edit all parameters for FB-01 voices, configurations
- Print hardcopy of FB-01 voice and configuration parameters
- Edit one FB-01 voice and one FB-01 configuration per module
- Edit voice for any FB-01 configuration instrument
- Load multiple copies for multi-instrument or configuration edits
- Mimetics SoundScape MIDI port compatibility
XPRESS Patch-FM requires:
-Amiga 500, 1000 or 2000
-Version 1.2 Kickstart
-Amiga compatible MIDI interface (31.250K Baud).
-512K minimum memory
-2 diskette drives recommended
-Mimetics SoundScape recommended
Before using XPRESS EDIT FB-01
------------------------------
Make a copy of your XPRESS EDIT FB-01 diskette. This will be your
backup in the remote case of a disk disaster.
The XEdit FB-01 diskette contains two utility programs.
XEread will display the documentation file XE.readme in a CLI
window. This allows the user to have access to documentation on
demand. XEprint will print the documentation file to the printer
defined in Preferences. Be sure Preferences is set for your
printer before using this utility.
Make the necessary MIDI connections:
----------------- ---------------
| FB-01 |out <---> in| AMIGA |
| DEVICE | | MIDI |
| |in <---> out| |
---------------- ---------------
To play the FB-01 from the AMIGA keyboard, use Mimetics SoundScape
console keyboard. If you are not using SoundScape, an external MIDI
keyboard is required to play notes on the FB-01.
To connect an external keyboard without SoundScape, a MIDI merge device
is required. MIDI connections are as follows:
---------------
| MIDI |
----------------- | Keyboard |
| |in <---- out | |
| MIDI | ---------------
| MERGER | ---------------
| |in <---- out | |
----------------- | |
out | |
| | AMIGA |
in | MIDI |
----------------- | |
| FB-01 | | |
| |out------->in| |
| | ---------------
-----------------
XPRESS EDIT FB-01 Terminology
-----------------------------
XPRESS EDIT FB-01 uses these terms for it's functions:
LOAD - load a file from disk (df0:, df1:, ram:, dho: etc.)
to XPRESS EDIT FB-01.
SAVE - save a file to disk (df0:, df1:, ram:, dh0: etc.)
from XPRESS EDIT FB-01.
RECEIVE - receive a MIDI data dump from FB-01 to XPRESS Patch-FM.
SEND - send a MIDI data dump to FB-01 from XPRESS EDIT FB-01.
Instructions for setting up your Amiga using SoundScape and
non-SoundScape environments follow.
SoundScape and XPRESS EDIT FB-01
--------------------------------
XPRESS EDIT FB-01 determines the operating environment by searching
the system library LIBS: for the SoundScape library. If it exists,
XPRESS EDIT FB-01 will load it, the SoundScape Patch Panel will appear,
and the main window of XPRESS EDIT FB-01 appears.
XPRESS EDIT FB-01 does not appear on the SoundScape Patch Panel.
XPRESS EDIT FB-01 shares the SoundScape MIDI port without Patch Panel
installation.
If your SoundScape environment is already loaded, the XPRESS EDIT FB-01
main window will appear. Since the SoundScape library is already
memory-resident, only XPRESS EDIT FB-01 will need to be loaded.
Instructions for starting XPRESS EDIT FB-01 using different system
configurations are listed below. Find your system configuration, follow
the instructions and begin the XPRESS EDIT FB-01 Sample Session.
Single Diskette Drive System
----------------------------
Insert your SoundScape diskette as your Workbench diskette after
Kickstart V1.2. Begin Soundscape and remove the SoundScape diskette.
Insert the XEdit FB-01 diskette. Click the XEdit FB-01 diskette icon.
Click the XEFB icon to begin an FB-01 editing session.
Dual Diskette Drive System
--------------------------
Insert your SoundScape diskette as your Workbench diskette after
Kickstart V1.2.
Insert the XEdit FB-01 in your second diskette drive. Click the XEdit FB-01
diskette icon. Click the XEFB icon to begin an FB-01 editing session.
Hard Disk Drive System
--------------------------
Boot your Amiga and set up the SoundScape environment.
Insert the XEdit FB-01 in a diskette drive. Click the XEdit FB-01 diskette
icon. Click the XEFB icon to begin an FB-01 editing session.
XPRESS EDIT FB-01 without SoundScape
------------------------------------
Insert the XEdit FB-01 diskettte as your Workbench diskette after
Kickstart V1.2. Click the XEdit FB-01 diskette icon. Click the XEFB icon
to begin an FB-01 editing session.
XPRESS EDIT FB-01 Introduction
------------------------------
XPRESS EDIT FB-01 allows editing of all voice and configuration
parameters of the YAMAHA FB-01 using 7 Workbench windows. These
windows are organized in a hierarchy illustrated below.
MAIN
|
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| |
CONFIGURATION VOICE
| |
---------------- ----------------
| | | |
ONE ALL ONE ALL
INSTRUMENT INSTRUMENTS OPERATOR OPERATORS
When loading XPRESS EDIT FB-01, only the main window appears. The
main window contains controls for all edit windows. The voice and
configuration windows are opened when loading or receiving a voice
or configuration. Receives and loads are performed from the pull-down
Edit menu. The Options menu sets the current MIDI channel and Instrument
voice for this copy of XPRESS EDIT FB-01 to edit. These Options must
be set correctly to communicate properly with your FB-01.
Once a configuration window is opened, the user has the choice
of editing one instrument's parameters per window or all 8 instrument
parameters in a single window. System common parameters are also
available for editing in this window.
Once a voice window is opened, the user has the choice
of editing one operator's parameters per window or all 4 operator
parameters in a single window. Voice common paramters are also available
for editing.
When closing a window, any subordinate windows will also be closed.
For instance, when closing the VOICE window all OPERATOR windows will
close automatically.
XPRESS EDIT FB-01 SAMPLE SESSION
--------------------------------
Select EDIT menu option "Load Configuration". Scroll through the file
list using the slider gadget at the right of the file load requester.
Select the FB-01 configuration file "MONOFB01" by double-clicking
the file name.
The Load menu options also perform a Send operation. The configuration
is sent on the Options menu System channel. If this is set properly,
your FB-01 should now be set for MONOFB01 configuration.
Select EDIT menu option "Load Voice". Scroll through the file
list using the slider gadget at the right of the file load requester.
Select the FB-01 voice file "FBVOICE" by double-clicking
the file name.
The Load Voice menu option also perform a Send operation. The voice
is sent on the Options menu System channel to the Options menu
Instrument number. For instance, if the System channel menu option
is set to 1 and the Instrument number is set to 2, XPRESS EDIT FB-01
will send the loaded voice on System channel 1 to instrument 2.
Any MIDI data output by XPRESS EDIT FB-01 uses the Options menu
settings as its current communications parameters. Changing the System
channel setting begins a receive operation. XPRESS EDIT FB-01
requests a send from an FB-01 on the System channel which has been set.
The buttons at the bottom of the Configuration and Voice windows
correspond to sub-ordinate windows. Selections 1 through 8 in the
configuration window correspond to the 8 different instruments. Click
button 1 at the bottom and the edit window for Instrument 1 appears.
Selections 1 through 4 at the bottom of the voice window correspond
to the four operators. Click the A button and a single window for all
operators appears.
Any of the displayed parameters can be edited by clicking inside the
border surrounding it. The parameter will be incremented (added to) or
decremented (subtracted from) depending on the setting of the direction
button in the main window. The value to be incremented or decremented
is set by clicking any one of the values under the direction button.
After editing, save your edits using the "Save Configuration" and
"Save Voice" EDIT menu options. These files can be used to configure
custom voice banks in XPRESS PATCH-FM.
To store the FB-01 voice permanently, the FB-01 Voice Store function must
be used.
FB-01 is a trademark of Yamaha Int'l Corp.
Amiga, Workbench and Kickstart are trademarks of Commodore-Amiga Inc.
XPRESS EDIT FB-01 copyright 1988 DIGITOOLS
XPRESS PATCH-FM copyright 1987 DIGITOOLS