Operation Manual

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or Atari. (It is possible to format a disk in Ms-Dos format also
on Macintosh and Amiga, using dedicated utilities such as
PC Exchange™ or Dos2Dos™).
Some rules to observe when using Midi Files with the CD30
• A Midi File can only be loaded if it does not exceed 70 kb.
If it does exceed this, the following message appears on
the display:
Press [ESC] to cancel the operation.
• It is only possible to load one Midi File in the CD30 memory.
Loading one Midi File cancels any other which may al-
ready be in the memory.
• Loading Midi Files causes existing Songs and Prog. Styles
to be lost.
• It is not possible to edit a Midi File. If you try to call up
record by pressing [CHORD] the following message ap-
pears:
In this case, press [CLEAR] to erase the Midi File and
enter the record mode, or [ESC] to keep it in the memory.
How to load a Midi File
1. Insert the Ms-Dos or Atari formatted disk (720 kb) in the
CD30 disk.
2. Press [DISK]. The first page of the DISK mode appears
(“Load”).
3. Find the “DISK: Load-Midi File” function by repeatedly
pressing the [PAGE>] button:
4. Press [DISK] to call up the function. The name of one of
the Midi Files on the disk appears:
5. Use the [TEMPO-DATA] buttons to scroll through the list
of files contained on the disk, until the one you want is
shown.
6. Press [DISK] to start loading. The question “Load/sure?”
appears. Confirm with [DISK], or cancel using the [ESC]
buttons.
7. If the file is no larger than 70 kb it is loaded to memory (at
position number 99).
Any Songs and Styles which may have already been ex-
istent are now erased. If you wish to retain that data, be-
fore loading the Midi File, save the memory contents to a
CD formatted disk.
General Midi compatibility and the [AUTOSET] button are
automatically activated.
Playback of a Midi File
A Midi File can be played as a normal Song.
Press [START/STOP] to start playing a Midi File. Stop play
using [START/STOP] and use [SYNC START] to resume play-
ing.
As for any other Song, during playback the Upper and Lower
tracks of the CD30 sequencer can be disactivated, using the
relative buttons in the SEQUENCER section.
Usually, in Midi Files, the melody is on Midi channel 4, which
on the CD30 is assigned by default to the Lower track. To
mute the melody part of a Midi File on the CD30 therefore, all
you need to do is disactivate the Lower track.
If you should program a Song using an external sequencer,
remember to assign the melody part to Midi channel 4 or 5,
so that you can mute it later on the CD30.
During playback it is also possible to activate/disactivate and
change the effects.