Operation Manual

Recording, 15
To exit the “record” mode, 15
“Overwriting”, 15
H OW TO RECORD A R EAL S ONG , 15
Preparation (before recording), 15
Recording, 16
To exit the “record” mode, 16
T HE S ONG NAME , 16
C HANGES AND CORRECTIONS , 16
Editing the Sound and initial volume, 16
How to erase parts (CLEAR), 16
Erasing a note or a percussive instrument (ERASE), 16
Editing Program Changes after the initial one (EDIT—Program Change), 17
Deleting Volume messages (EDIT—ClearVolume), 17
Correcting rhythmic errors (QUANTIZE), 17
How to program a Style, 18
How a Style is made up, 18
T HE TRACK BUTTONS , 18
[DRUM], 18
[BASS], 18
[ACC1/2], 18
H OW TO RECORD A S TYLE , 18
Preparation (before recording), 18
How to record, 19
Exiting the “record” mode, 19
Sound and volume settings for the Upper and Lower parts, 19
S TYLE NAMES , 19
M ODIFICATIONS AND CORRECTIONS , 19
Editing the Sound and initial Volume settings, 19
How to edit the starting tempo and initial effects, 19
Erasing parts (CLEAR), 19
How to erase a note or a percussion instrument (ERASE), 20
Editing Program Changes after the initial one (EDIT—Program Change), 20
Erasing Volume messages (EDIT—ClearVolume), 20
How to correct rhythmical errors (QUANTIZE), 21
Copying one complete Style into another, 21
Copying a riff from a different Style, 21
Copying a riff within the same Style, 21
S UGGESTIONS , 21
MIDI, 22
What is Midi?, 22
Midi Connections, 22
The MIDI THRU port, 22
The MIDI mode structure, 22
How to exit from MIDI mode, 22
I NSTRUMENT PARTS AND M IDI CHANNELS , 22
The special Common Channel parts, 23
How to assign Midi channels on the CD20/30, 23
G ENERAL M IDI , 23
Standardized sounds, 23
The 16 General Midi parts, 23
W HEN THE CD20/30 IS CONTROLLED BY ANOTHER INSTRUMENT , 23
How to change the Sound, 23
How to change the Style, 23
How to control the Style, 24
W HEN THE CD20/30 IS CONTROLLING ANOTHER INSTRUMENT , 24
How to change the Sound, 24
How to change the Style, 24
How to control the Style, 24
S PECIAL MIDI FUNCTIONS , 24
Local ON/OFF, 24
Slave Keyboard: Tracks, 25
MIDI Clock, 25
Start/Stop ON/OFF, 25
MIDI Filters, 25
MIDI Dump, 26
D YNAMICS , 26
Disks, 27
A few rules, 27
The contents of a disk, 27
How the DISK mode is structured, 27
Exiting the DISK mode, 27
H OW TO FORMAT A DISK , 27
H OW TO LOAD DATA FROM A DISK , 27
“PLEASE: Clear Styles or Songs”, 28
Assigning Samples to the Touch Keyboard, 28
H OW TO S AVE DATA TO DISK , 28
R EADING GEM WS DISKS , 28
GEM WS Series Song Patterns, 28
GEM WS Series Prog.Styles, 29
How to load a GEM WS Song pattern, 29
How to load a GEM WS Prog.Style, 29
Dynamic level conversion (“WS Dynamic Level” function), 29
R EADING M IDI F ILES , 29
How to create a Midi File with a sequencer, 29
Some rules to observe when using Midi Files with the CD30, 30
How to load a Midi File, 30
Playback of a Midi File, 30
Glossary, 31
Technical specifications, 32