User Manual

MONTAGE Owner’s Manual
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The MONTAGE has 16 Parts and basic musical instrument
sounds are assigned to each Part. A single set of these
sounds is called a “Performance.” You can change sounds
as desired by selecting the appropriate Performance.
There are three Part types as follows.
Normal Parts (AWM2)
Normal Parts (AWM2) are mainly pitched musical instrument
type sounds (piano, organ, guitar, synthesizer, etc.) that can
be played over the full range of the keyboard.
Normal Parts (FM-X)
Normal Parts (FM-X) are powerful FM Synthesis system
sounds. This sound is played conventionally from the
keyboard, with standard pitches sounding for each key.
Drum Parts
Drum Parts are mainly percussion/drum sounds that are
assigned to individual notes.
Performances can also be divided into two groups as
follows.
Single Part Performances
A Single Part Performance contains only one Part. Select this
if you want to play a single instrument.
Multi Part Performances
A Multi Part Performance contains multiple Parts. Select this
if you want to play sounds of multiple instruments by using
layering and splitting functions.
This instrument features Banks for memorizing
Performances. There are basically four different types of
Banks: Preset, User, Library, and GM. The contained
Performances and features depend on the Bank as
described below.
Preset Banks
The Preset Banks contain a full set of specially programmed
Performances. Performances you’ve edited yourself cannot
be saved in the Preset Banks.
User Banks
The User Banks contain the Performances you have edited
and stored. The User Banks are initially empty.
NOTICE
If a Performance in a User Bank (User Performance) is
overwritten or replaced, that User Performance will be lost. When
you store an edited Performance, be careful not to overwrite any
important User Performances.
Library Banks
The Library Banks contain the Performances you have
added as Libraries. The Library Banks are initially empty.
(A Library can be added by importing a library file.)
GM Bank
The GM Bank contains the Parts allocated according to the
GM standard.
Each of these Banks include Performances organized
according to the Performance type.
NOTE
• For details about Performances, refer to “Basic Structure” in the
Reference Manual PDF document.
• For lists of the Performances, refer to the separate Data List PDF.
Quick Guide — Selecting Performances
Multiple
Performances
One Performance
Part 1 (Piano)
Part 2 (Guitar)
Part 3 (Bass)
Part 4 (Drum)
GM
GM (General MIDI) is a worldwide standard for Voice
organization and MIDI functions of synthesizers and tone
generators. It was designed primarily to ensure that any
song data created with a specific GM device would sound
virtually the same on any other GM device—no matter the
manufacturer or the model. The GM bank on this
synthesizer is designed to appropriately play back GM
song data. However, keep in mind that the sound may not
be exactly the same as played by the original tone
generator.