The Yamaha XG Editor By G.Gregson XGedit95 User Manual Page 1 Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................4 2. GETTING STARTED.............................................................................................................................6 2.1 System Requirements ....................................................................................................................6 2.2 Installation ......................................................................................................................................6 2.3 Configuration ..................................................................................................................................6 3. THE MAIN SCREEN .............................................................................................................................7 3.1 Controls..........................................................................................................................................7 4. MASTER MODULE.............................................................................................................................10 4.1 Midi File Edit Parameter Contents LEDs .......................................................................................10 4.2 Midi File Format LEDs ..................................................................................................................10 4.3 Number of Parts LED....................................................................................................................11 4.4 Thru LED......................................................................................................................................11 4.5 Transport Buttons.........................................................................................................................11 4.6 PPQ Dial.......................................................................................................................................11 4.7 Knob Controls...............................................................................................................................12 5. EQUALISER MODULE .......................................................................................................................13 5.1 Equalisation Program List-box ......................................................................................................13 5.2 Equaliser Controls ........................................................................................................................13 6. DISPLAY PANEL................................................................................................................................14 6.1 Volume Panel Mode .....................................................................................................................14 6.2 Pan Panel Mode ...........................................................................................................................14 6.3 Amplitude Envelope Generator (AMP EG) Panel Mode ................................................................14 6.4 Pitch Envelope Generator (PITCH EG) Panel Mode .....................................................................14 6.5 Reverb Panel Mode......................................................................................................................14 6.6 Chorus Panel Mode......................................................................................................................14 6.7 Variation Panel Mode ...................................................................................................................14 7. A TO D CONVERTERS.......................................................................................................................15 7.1 AD Controls ..................................................................................................................................15 7.2 AD Message Enables ...................................................................................................................15 7.3 General ........................................................................................................................................15 8. EFFECTS & CONTROLLERS MODULE.............................................................................................16 8.1 Understanding The Effects Unit ....................................................................................................16 8.2 Effects Unit...................................................................................................................................17 8.3 Effect Parameters Module ............................................................................................................19 8.4 Controllers....................................................................................................................................24 9. PART & DRUM MODULE ...................................................................................................................26 9.1 Part Edit Mode..............................................................................................................................26 XGedit95 User Manual Page 2 9.2 Drum Edit Mode............................................................................................................................28 10. ENABLES MODULE ...........................................................................................................................29 10.1 Message Enables .........................................................................................................................29 11. KEYBOARD........................................................................................................................................30 11.1 Selecting Key Ranges...................................................................................................................30 11.2 Auditioning Sounds.......................................................................................................................30 11.3 Velocity Limit ................................................................................................................................30 12. VOICE BOX ........................................................................................................................................31 12.1 Part Selection ...............................................................................................................................31 12.2 Midi Channel Selection .................................................................................................................31 12.3 Element Reserves ........................................................................................................................31 12.4 Selecting Voices ...........................................................................................................................31 13. MENUS ...............................................................................................................................................34 13.1 File Menu......................................................................................................................................34 13.2 Setup Menu..................................................................................................................................35 13.3 Utils Menu ....................................................................................................................................37 13.4 Help Menu....................................................................................................................................37 14. SW MIXER ..........................................................................................................................................38 15. WORKING WITH MIDI FILES .............................................................................................................40 15.1 Introduction...................................................................................................................................40 15.2 Setting Up Your Midi System ........................................................................................................40 15.3 The Authoring Process .................................................................................................................45 15.4 Merging Midi Data ........................................................................................................................49 15.5 Saving Midi Data ..........................................................................................................................52 15.6 Using Native Save Formats ..........................................................................................................53 16. CREATE YOUR OWN SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE MESSAGES ................................................................54 16.1 Hexadecimal Notation and MIDI ...................................................................................................54 16.2 Check This Out First.....................................................................................................................55 16.3 XG Sysex .....................................................................................................................................57