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                         ││ FM-Edit: General setup ││                         
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 Function key usage                                         Mouse             
                                                                              
   F1     - Display this help information.                 [Help]             
   F2     - Return to previous data screen.                [Done]             
   F3     - Exit program.                                  [Exit]             
   F4     - Save current setup to disk file.               [Save]             
   F5     - Reset Music Feature Card(s)                    [Reset]            
             to power-up status.                                              
   F6     - Same as F2.                                                       
   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 synthesizer node.              [Prev]             
   PgDn   - Select next node.                              [Next]             
   Home   - Move to first screen cell (Data dir).                             
   Alt-F2 - Toggle MIDI thru mode (IN sent to OUT),        [Thru]             
             default is on.                                                   
   Alt-F3 - Push to DOS.                                   [Push]             
   Alt-F7 - Load standard MIDI file.                       [MFF]              
   Alt-F8 - Set song position.                             [Pos]              
                                                                              
 This screen defines general parameters for the operation of the program and  
 the synthesizer(s).  The top cell identifies the directory containing saved  
 bank and configuration files, and selects acknowledgement mode.  The middle  
 section allows modification of certain master operational parameters.  The   
 bottom section allows MIDI paths through local Music Feature Cards to be     
 turned on or off.  When the program starts up, it will look for a setup file 
 (FMEDIT.STP), first in the current directory, and then in the DOS path, if   
 one is set.  If no setup file is found, default settings are used.  The      
 current setup may be saved by pressing the F4 function key.  Note that the   
 directory in which a setup file is found is also the directory which will be 
 searched for help files.                                                     
                                                                              
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 │ General Parameters │                                                       
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 - Data file directory:  Specifies the path name prefix to use when saving or 
   loading configuration or bank files.  The default (blank) is the current   
   directory.                                                                 
                                                                              
 - Require Acknowledge:  Exercise caution when setting this cell.  Normally,  
   it should be "ON".  This means the program will expect to receive data     
   from the synth and will not allow a node to be set active unless it does.  
   It should only be turned off in the case where there are remote nodes      
   whose outputs cannot be connected to the computer's MIDI IN.  Messages to  
   change the remote configuration will be sent, but the factory setup is     
   assumed since the actual data cannot be obtained from the device.  Also,   
   there is no error checking on bulk dumps of voice and other data.  If the  
   standard bank and configuration files are not accessible to the program,   
   it will terminate.                                                         
                                                                              
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 │ Unit Parameters │                                                          
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 - Unit number:  Identifies the current synthesizer unit (1-16).  If a Music  
   Feature Card is in use, units 1 and 2 are reserved for the two possible    
   MFC's which may be installed in the local computer.  If there is only one  
   card, it may be installed as either 1 or 2 (via a switch on the card),     
   though 1 is most convenient.  Units 3-16 are other MIDI-connected Music    
   Feature Cards installed in other computers, or stand-alone Yamaha FB-01    
   synthesizers.  If a MPU-compatible MIDI interface is in use, all 16 units  
   are available.  Once a unit is selected, the configuration and voice data  
   screens will apply only to that unit.  Following the unit number is an     
   indication of whether the unit is a local MFC, or a remote unit (MFC or    
   FB-01).                                                                    
                                                                              
 - Node number (also known as "system channel number"): Each unit must have a 
   unique node number (1-16).  Parameter changes are done via MIDI system     
   exclusive messages which are targeted to a specific node.  Though any node 
   may receive a message, only the target node will respond.  If two units    
   have the same node number, changes will apply to both; however, results    
   may be unpredictable when loading data if two units have the same node     
   number.  If there are two Music Feature Cards in the local machine, their  
   node numbers can generally be the same since commands are sent directly to 
   the selected card.                                                         
                                                                              
   If a remote unit has no node number assigned, entering a number will       
   define it.  The program will check to see if the unit can be accessed, and 
   if so, set it to active status.  Otherwise, the node number will not be    
   assigned.  Entering a new node number for an active unit will change the   
   number to which it will respond.  If a node number was defined in the      
   setup file, the first time the unit is selected, the node will be checked  
   for activation.                                                            
                                                                              
 - Configuration:  Selects the current instrument configuration (1-20) of the 
   selected unit.  For remote devices, this (and the following 3 parameters)  
   will not be correct if changed manually on the remote unit, since there is 
   no way to sense the current setting.                                       
                                                                              
 - Master tune:  Sets the master tuning of the current unit in increments of  
   1/64th half step (min: -64, max: 63).                                      
                                                                              
 - Master output:  Sets the overall output level of the current unit (min: 0, 
   max: 127).                                                                 
                                                                              
 - Chain mode:  If "on", specifies that excess concurrent notes (more than 8) 
   are to be forwarded to MIDI OUT to be played by another device.  This      
   option is not applicable to FB-01's.                                       
                                                                              
                                                                              
 "MFC MIDI paths" specifies which of the possible paths through the MFC are   
 active for MIDI data.  This applies only to the 2 local units.  "System"     
 refers to the controlling computer program.  "Sound processor" is the sound  
 generation chip on the MFC.  By default, all paths are on except "MIDI IN to 
 MIDI OUT", since the program automatically echoes incoming MIDI data to      
 output idle (controlled by the Alt-F2 thru mode function).  The program's    
 MIDI thru mode and the card's "MIDI IN to MIDI OUT" modes should not be      
 enabled at the same time or incoming MIDI data will be echoed twice.         
                                                                              
 Note that "System to Sound Processor" should only be turned off with         
 caution, as most interactions with the sound processor are done via MIDI.    
                                                                              
                                                                              
                ┌────A────────────────────┬────┬──── MIDI IN                  
                │                         │    │                              
      ┌──────┐─┘         ┌─────────┐     C    │                              
      │System│───────D───│ Sound   │────┘    E                              
      └──────┘──┐         │Processor│          │                              
                │         └─────────┘          └─── MIDI OUT                 
                └────B─────────────────────────────                          
                                                                              
                                                                              
                   A - MIDI IN to System                                      
                   B - System to MIDI OUT                                     
                   C - MIDI in to Sound Processor                             
                   D - System to Sound Processor                              
                   E - MIDI IN to MIDI OUT                                    
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
               --- Press F1 for general usage information ---                 
