SAVING THE PARAMETERS MODIFIED
The parameters that can be saved within a Midi file are indicated in the table and also include the volume balance between Midi file and key-
board, the Tempo value, the settings of the Drum Mixer, the voice for the Right section and the settings for the Vocalist track. The saving func-
tion is called up only when the Midi file is stopped and must be used only within the F1 GM Part menus. It is therefore important to save each
modification within F1 GM Part before returning to the main page of Song Play, using the SAVE/ENTER function that enables the relative page.
It is used to enter a new name for the Midi file (otherwise the original file will be replaced with this new one), using the keyboard keys and the
CURSOR +/- push buttons. To cancel the procedure press F5 Escape, to save and cancel the previous settings press F9 Remove or to confirm
saving press F10 Execute. The Midi file thus modified is saved in the same folder from which it was loaded.
SAVE SONG SETUP PARAMTERS
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Program Change
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Transposer ( Global/Song)
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Tempo
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Song Balance
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Effects
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Pan
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Drum Mixer
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Volume
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Note Shift
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Right Hand Voice
Proceed as follows to resave the Midi file after editing:
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Press F1 – GM.
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Press Stop
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Press Save / Enter
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Assign a name to the Song or overwrite the existing Song
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Press F10- Execute to confirm.
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The Remove function is used to delete a previously saved Song set up.
CREATING A PERMANENT CHAIN OF MIDI FILES ON DISK
The Disk menu offers a function that is indeed used to create and save song chains of a maximum of 32 Midi files. From the main page of the
display press the DISK push buttons and then F9 Utility. The controls required to create a chain are the following:
F7 Chain Edit:This creates chains of Midi files of no more than 32 Midi files, to be reproduced in sequence without having therefore to call up
each file individually. It only works for the Midi files stored in the same Folder or on the same floppy disk. Once F7 Chain Edit is pressed, the DG
90 displays the Midi files stored in the Folder that can be selected using the VALUE +/- and CURSOR +/- push buttons. The options available are:
F5 Escape: this cancels the procedure
F7 Save Chain: this creates a file with .CHN extension within the same Folder that bears the Midi files relative to the chain programmed.
F8 Chain List: This displays all the chains of Midi files already stored within the Folder in use.
F10 Select: This selects the Midi file to be added to the chain according to the desired order. Next to the Midi file selected, the number of the
position within the chain is displayed.
The following procedures are required to create a midi file chain:
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Select the Folder where the Midi files are stored using the numeric keypad (STYLES push buttons).
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Press F7 Chain Edit.
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Find the first Midi file of the chain using the VALUE +/- and CURSOR +/- push buttons.
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Select the Midi file using F10 Select. A number will appear at the side of the name that indicates the position within the chain.
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Find and select the next Midi file(s).
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If you make a mistake, find the Midi file and press F10 Select again. The Midi file will be removed from the chain and the Midi files will move
back one position.
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Save the chain using F7 Save Chain, from the page called up the name can be entered using the keyboard and the CURSOR push buttons.
Confirm using F10 Exec or cancel using F5 Escape.
USING THE CHAIN OF MIDI FILES
The chain thus created is loaded in Song Play using the Load function from the Disk menu or is called up directly from the first page of Song
Play, by entering the number associated with the Chain file using the numeric keypad (STYLES push buttons). The chain file can be recognised
by the letter “c” next to the number and before the name. When switching to Song Play the title of the first Midi file will appear. There are three
ways of moving along the chain: Leave the Midi files to end normally, the DG 90 will load the next one and will begin playback automatically
without any further input from the user. Without starting Song Play with the START push button, use the VALUE +/- push buttons to select the
Midi files of the chain. While Song Play is playing, press the COUNT/PAUSE/RESTART push button to call up another Midi file and then use the
VALUE +/- push buttons. Once the Midi file(s) has been found, press the COUNT/PAUSE/RESTART push button again to start Song Play again
with the new Midi file. Whatever the method used, if the execution of a Midi file is stopped using the START push button, Song Play will loose
the data of the chains for good and it will have to be re-loaded again.
SWITCHING QUICKLY FROM A MIDI FILE TO A STYLE ( AND VICE-VERSA ) WHILE PLAYING.
The following DG 90 functions have been conceived to allow the musician to obtain optimum interaction between Styles and Songs during live
performance. In fact, they allow an extremely quick switch over from reproducing a MIDI file to using a Style and from a Style to a MIDI file with-
out any substantial interruption of performance.
How to switch over from a Midifile to a Style:
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Press the Style button ( Key Stop ) while the MIDI file is playing
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Select the Styles group.
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Enter the desired Style and play normally in the Arranger mode on the keyboard.
NOTE : If the MIDI file is set with the Drum Remix function activated ( which means that the Style - Key Stop button is already activated ), pro-
ceed as follows:
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Select the Styles group .
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Press twice the button relevant to the Style you wish to call up ( the box gets a black background)
How to switch over from a Style to a Midifile:
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Press the Disk button while the Style is activated.
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Select the desired MIDI file from the directory.
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Press the Load function button to activate the Song
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