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                       ││ FM-Edit: Configurations ││                          
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 Function key usage                                         Mouse             
                                                                              
   F1     - Display this help information.                 [Help]             
   F2     - Go to Setup screen.                            [Setup]            
   F3     - Exit program.                                  [Exit]             
   F4     - Save current configuration to disk file.       [Save]             
   F5     - Load configuration from disk.                  [Load]             
   F6     - Go to Voice bank screen.                       [Voices]           
   F7     - Play a note (or song).  See general help.      [Play]             
   F8     - Turn off any notes sounding.                   [Quiet]            
   F9     - Decrease value of current field.               <left button>      
   F10    - Increase value of current field.               <right button>     
   PgUp   - Select previous configuration.                 [Prev]             
   PgDn   - Select next configuration.                     [Next]             
   Home   - Move to first screen cell (Config #).                             
   Alt-F2 - Toggle MIDI thru mode (IN sent to OUT),        [Thru]             
             default is on.                                                   
   Alt-F3 - Push to DOS.                                   [Push]             
   Alt-F4 - Toggle thru mode channel mapping off/on.       [Map]              
            Default is on.                                                    
   Alt-F7 - Load standard MIDI file.                       [MFF]              
   Alt-F8 - Set song position.                             [Pos]              
   Alt-R  - Set other cells in row the same as                                
            current cell.                                                     
                                                                              
 The Configurations screen is the main interface for setting up the MFC or    
 FB-01.  The synth stores 20 instrument configurations.  Configurations 17-20 
 are in read-only memory and are therefore permanently set; the others are    
 user defined.  The configuration displayed is the current configuration.  If 
 one of 1 thru 16 is selected, any changes may be heard immediately.  All     
 changes made to the MFC remain in effect until the system is either powered  
 off, or the Reset option on the Setup screen is used.  The FB-01's battery   
 backup preserves data when it is powered off.  The original data may be      
 restored from the configuration files accompanying FM-EDIT.                  
                                                                              
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 │ General parameters │                                                       
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 - Configuration number:  A number from 1 to 20 indicating the currently      
   selected configuration.  Entering a number in this cell will select a new  
   configuration.                                                             
                                                                              
 - Name:  An eight-character descriptive name for the configuration.          
                                                                              
 - Copy from #:  Entering a configuration number in this cell will            
   immediately copy the contents of that configuration to the current         
   configuration.                                                             
                                                                              
 - LFO waveform:  The currently selected Low Frequency Oscillator waveform.   
   Possible waveforms are triangle, ramp (sawtooth), square, and sample &     
   hold (random).  NOTE:  Only one LFO exists for modulating all instrument   
   voices.  Pitch and amplitude modulation are selected in the definition of  
   a voice.  If it is inappropriate for a voice to be modulated using the     
   current LFO settings, set LFO enable "Off" for the particular instrument   
   (see below).  LFO settings may also change automatically when certain      
   voices are selected.                                                       
                                                                              
 - LFO speed:  The speed of the LFO, from 0 to 127 (slow: 0, fast: 127).      
                                                                              
 - Amplitude modulation:  The amount (depth) of amplitude modulation          
   (tremolo) applied to instrument voices (min: 0, max: 127).                 
                                                                              
 - Pitch mod:  The amount (depth) of pitch modulation (vibrato) applied to    
   instrument voices (min: 0, max: 127).                                      
                                                                              
 - Combine mode:  Specifies whether voice function data (Pitchbender range    
   through PMD controller) are to change when a new voice is selected for an  
   instrument.  The voice function data defined for a voice will replace      
   those set for the current instrument if combine mode is "On".              
                                                                              
 - Receive mode:  Specifies whether all, even, or only odd notes will be      
   processed by the synth.                                                    
                                                                              
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 │ Instrument parameters │                                                    
 └───────────────────────┘                                                    
                                                                              
 - Instrument number:  A number from 1 to 8 heading each instrument column.   
   May not be changed.  This number is highlighted (on color displays) when   
   the cell cursor moves into a particular column, and indicates the          
   "current" instrument for sounding (F7) and voice changes (F6).             
                                                                              
 - MIDI channel:  The MIDI channel (1-16) on which the instrument will        
   "listen" for performance data.                                             
                                                                              
 - Number of notes:  A number from 1 to 8 indicating the number of notes      
   which can be played at the same time on the instrument.  Eight notes are   
   available to be distributed among the instruments.  All 8 assigned to one  
   instrument, for example, would give 8-note polyphony on that instrument,   
   with all others being inactive.  At least one note must be assigned to an  
   instrument for the F7 key to produce a sound.                              
                                                                              
 - Low note limit:  The lowest note to which the instrument will respond in   
   the range C-2 to G8 (middle C = C3 = MIDI note 60).                        
                                                                              
 - High note limit:  The highest note to which the instrument will respond.   
   Low and high note limits are useful in defining keyboard splits, where,    
   for example, one instrument may sound for the lower register, and another  
   for the higher one.  The tone played for a particular instrument when      
   the F7 (Play) function key is pressed is half way between the low and high 
   note limits.                                                               
                                                                              
 - Voice number:  A number from 1 to 48 assigning one of the voices in the    
   selected bank to the instrument.  Note that changing a voice (or bank) may 
   update the shared LFO parameters if the voice has its "Load mode" set "On" 
   (see Voice parameters screen).  Voice function data for the instrument may 
   also change if Combine mode is on.                                         
                                                                              
 - Voice bank number:  One of the 7 banks of 48 voices from which the current 
   instrument voice is selected.  Banks 1 and 2 can be configured by the      
   user; 3 through 7 are predefined.                                          
                                                                              
 - Output level:  Selects an output level from 0 (off) to 127 (loudest) for   
   the instrument.                                                            
                                                                              
 - Octave transpose:  Transposes the instrument pitch + or - 2 octaves.       
                                                                              
 - Detune:  Slightly detunes the instrument in increments of 1/64th of a half 
   step.  Range -64 to +63.                                                   
                                                                              
 - Pan:  Selects stereo positioning of the instrument: Left, Right, or        
   Left+Right.                                                                
                                                                              
 - LFO enable mode:  If "Off", specifies that LFO modulation may NOT be       
   applied to the instrument, regardless of any amplitude or pitch            
   sensitivity in the voice definition.                                       
                                                                              
 (The following 4 parameters are classified as "Voice function data" and are  
   subject to change according to a voice's definition with combine mode on.) 
                                                                              
 - Pitchbender range:  The maximum pitch change magnitude which can be        
   applied to the instrument (0 to 12 half-steps).                            
                                                                              
 - Portamento time:  Controls the speed of transition (glide) from one note   
   to the next.  0 is fastest (no portamento) and 127 is slowest.  Portamento 
   is always applied if Mono/poly mode (below) is poly.  If mono, portamento  
   is applied when a prior note is still being held when a new one is started 
   (legato style).                                                            
                                                                              
 - Mono/poly mode:  Defines whether the instrument is mono or polyphonic.     
   Poly allows multiple notes to be played simultaneously (also dependent on  
   the number of notes assigned to the instrument).  Mono mode is preemptive  
   - an earlier note will stop sounding when a new one starts.  If a note is  
   in progress, no attack is applied to subsequent notes.                     
                                                                              
 - PMD controller:  Selects the type of MIDI controller which dynamically     
   changes Pitch Modulation Depth.  Possible controller types are:            
   After-touch, Modulation wheel, Breath controller, Foot controller, or      
   None.  Remember that modulation is applied to all instruments with LFO     
   enable set "On".                                                           
                                                                              
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 │ Thru mode │                                                                
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 Thru mode is turned on or off by pressing the Alt-F2 key.  By default, thru  
 mode is "on", meaning that any data received from MIDI IN will be resent to  
 MIDI OUT.  For the Music Feature, care must be taken in setting up the       
 possible MIDI paths (see Setup help) to avoid doubling the output.  When     
 using an FB-01, thru mode should be on when the MIDI connections are set as  
 controller─computer─FB-01.  This permits playing the FB-01 while editing   
 the configuration.  Otherwise, a MIDI merge device for the FB-01 inputs is   
 required to play it directly using a MIDI controller.                        
                                                                              
 If multiple channels are being set up for either the FB-01 or MFC, "thru     
 mapping" should be "on", which it is by default.  This permits auditioning   
 each configuration instrument while using a keyboard (or other controller)   
 set to a single channel.  Whatever the current channel (as defined by the    
 highlighted instrument number), incoming MIDI codes will be redirected to    
 the current channel.  This is primarily a convenience to avoid having to     
 constantly set the sending channel on the controller.  It is toggled on and  
 off using the Alt-F4 key.                                                    
                                                                              
 As an example, assume a guitar controller set to output MIDI on channels 1-6 
 (depending on which of the 6 strings is plucked) and that a different        
 instrument is assigned to each channel.  While setting up the synth, it      
 might be desirable to play any string while auditioning a particular         
 instrument.  Thru mapping allows all incoming MIDI codes to be directed to   
 the selected instrument's channel, without worrying about which string is    
 being played.  To set the actual performance mode, press Alt-F4 do disable   
 mapping, and the channel data will be sent to the correct instruments.       
                                                                              
 Note: If the Music Feature's "MIDI IN to Sound Processor" path is enabled    
 (via Setup), the synth will play the incoming MIDI twice - once going in and 
 once going back out.  Depending on the actual application, either the MIDI   
 path or thru mode may need to be disabled to avoid undesirable effects.      
                                                                              
                                                                              
               --- Press F1 for general usage information ---                 
                                                                              
