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r Owner’s Manual ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH Thank you for purchasing the Roland G-70 Music Workstation. The G-70 is Roland’s most complete arranger keyboard yet, a collection of all major advantages a Roland instrument can offer: perfect accompaniments, high-class sounds, the possibility to expand the number of sounds via an optional expan[...]

Features 4 r G-70 Music Workstation Features Roland’s most comprehensive arranger instru- ment ever The G-70 is quite simply a superlative instrument with the most advanced and best sound generation technol- ogy Roland has to offer. It combines Rooland’s Virtual ToneWheel technology (derived from our successful VK series) with a superb internal[...]

Features G-70 Music Workstation r 5 …and so much more Listing all of the G-70’s advantages and functions would take another ten pages, while you must be dying to put it through its paces. That is why we would like to ask you to read this manual from cover to cover. You’ll find that the G-70 is quite unlike any other instrument you know. Have [...]

Using the unit safely 6 r G-70 Music Workstation Using the unit safely • Before using this instrument, be sure to read the instruc- tions below, and the Owner’s Manual. ................................................................................................. • Do not open or perform any internal modifications on the unit. ............[...]

Using the unit safely G-70 Music Workstation r 7 • Before using the G-70 in a foreign country, consult with your retailer, the nearest Roland Service Center, or an authorized Roland distributor, as listed on the “Informa- tion” page. ................................................................................................. • The G-70[...]

Contents 8 r G-70 Music Workstation Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 1. Panel descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1[...]

Contents G-70 Music Workstation r 9 Style Finder: quickly locating Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Quick location of the Style you need. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Editing the Style Finder information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 7. Advanced Keyboard part functions . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Upper 3 Split . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Contents 10 r G-70 Music Workstation Editing individual Style events (Style Micro Edit) . 198 General notes about STYLE MICRO EDIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Editing events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Other edit operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 16. Disk/Media f[...]

G-70 Music Workstation r 11 Important notes In addition to the items listed under “Using the unit safely” on p. 6, please read and observe the following: Power supply • Do not use this instrument on the same power circuit with any device that will generate line noise (such as an electric motor or variable lighting system). • Before connecti[...]

Important notes 12 r G-70 Music Workstation • Do not subject floppy disks to temperature extremes (e.g., direct sunlight in an enclosed vehicle). Recommended temperature range: 10°~50°C (50°~122°F). • Do not expose floppy disks to strong magnetic fields, such as those generated by loudspeakers. • Floppy disks have a “WRITE” tab which [...]

Front panel G-70 Music Workstation r 13 1. Panel descriptions Front panel A MASTER VOLUME knob Use this knob to set the G-70’s global output volume (all sections). The setting of this knob also determines the volume in the headphones you may have con- nected. B BALANCE knob This knob allows you to set the balance between the Arranger or song part[...]

Panel descriptions 14 r G-70 Music Workstation H ASSIGN SW section [ASSIGN¥SW¥1] and [ASSIGN¥SW¥2] are assignable buttons. You can use them to directly access fre- quently used functions that are only available via the function menu. The ASSIGN SW assignments belong to the settings that can be written to a User Program. If you don’t change th[...]

Front panel G-70 Music Workstation r 15 R MENU button Press this button to call up a menu that provides access to more in-depth G-70 functions you may only wish to set from time to time. S EXIT button Press this button to return to the previously selected display page, or the G-70’s main page. T Assignable sliders These sliders can be used as vir[...]

Panel descriptions 16 r G-70 Music Workstation Press the [WHOLE] button to assign one or several sounds to the entire keyboard (without a split). See page 56. Z VOCAL HARMONIST section The buttons and knobs in this section are used to set the Vocal Harmonist function, the microphone level and the effects applied to the signals received via the Voca[...]

Front panel G-70 Music Workstation r 17 g BENDER/MODULATION lever When pushed towards the back of the G-70, this lever will add modulation to the notes of the Key- board parts you are playing at that time. Move it to the left or right to temporarily lower or increase the pitch of the Keyboard part notes you are playing. For the HARMONIC BAR sounds [...]

Panel descriptions 18 r G-70 Music Workstation Rear panel A FC7 PEDAL socket This is where you connect an optional FC-7 foot- switch unit that allows you to start, stop, and select Style divisions by foot. The functions of this foot switch unit are programmable (and apply to the entire G-70). B HOLD FOOTSWITCH socket An optional DP-2, DP-6, or BOSS[...]

Front panel G-70 Music Workstation r 19 L VOCAL HARMONIST section INPUT switch: If you connect a microphone to the INPUT socket, set this switch to “MIC”. To try out the Vocal Harmonist function for other signals (guitar, external synthesizers & modules, CDs, MDs, etc.), set this switch to “LINE”. Note: For the “LINE” setting to wor[...]

Setting up and demo songs 20 r G-70 Music Workstation 2. Setting up and demo songs You must be dying to try out your new G-70 to see what it is capable of. We’ll get to that in a minute. But first we need to connect it. Connections The G-70 does not contain internal speakers. You therefore need to connect it to an external amplifier (Roland’s K[...]

Front panel G-70 Music Workstation r 21 Switching the G-70 on/off After connecting the G-70 to the other devices, proceed as follows: Internal Memory Protect After unpacking your G-70 –and before switching it on– you need to defeat the protection of its internal memory (a solid- state hard disk) if you intend to save data in the internal memory[...]

Setting up and demo songs 22 r G-70 Music Workstation Interactive demo of the G-70 Your G-70 contains an interactive demo that introduces all of its highlights. It might be a good idea to try it out now. The demo is self-explanatory, so we’ll just show you how to start and stop it. (1) Simultaneously press the [PLAY¥LIST] and [MINUS¥ONE] button[...]

Front panel G-70 Music Workstation r 23 The main page When you leave Demo mode (or any other display page), or if you do not change any of the G-70’s set- tings, the display looks more or less as follows: The information shown here depends on the G-70’s current settings, the data you loaded, etc., but the above illustration should be fairly clo[...]

Quick Start 24 r G-70 Music Workstation 3. Quick Start In this chapter, we will scratch the surface and walk you through its major sections. The general idea Your G-70 is several instruments in one. There are three main sections you can use for playing live. A Keyboard parts: This section consists of parts you need to play via the keyboard, hence t[...]

Playing to an automatic accompaniment G-70 Music Workstation r 25 Playing to an automatic accompa- niment Let us begin with the automatic accompaniment func- tion, which is called “Arranger” and often referred to as “Style” in the display and on the front panel. The Arranger is an interactive “playback sequencer” that provides the accom[...]

Quick Start 26 r G-70 Music Workstation Note: The function that takes care of this easy fingering is called “INTELLIGENT” (page 80). See also p. 251 for a list of other chords that can be played using this system (augmented, diminished, etc.). What you hear now is the “MAIN 1” pattern (the [MAIN] and VARIATION [1] buttons light). This is th[...]

Playing to an automatic accompaniment G-70 Music Workstation r 27 (5) Press one of the VARIATION [1] ~ [4] buttons to select the pattern that should be played after the Intro is finished (the button flashes). By pressing [MAIN] at this stage, you leave the Intro pattern on the next downbeat (i.e. before the Intro phrase is finished). (6) Wait until[...]

Quick Start 28 r G-70 Music Workstation Changing the tempo If the accompaniment is too fast (or too slow), here is how to change the Music Style tempo: (1) Press [√¥SLOW] to decrease the tempo in steps of one unit. (2) Press [FAST¥®] to increase the tempo in steps of one unit. You can also press the [TAP] button several times to specify the de[...]

Using the Keyboard parts G-70 Music Workstation r 29 Note: See page 95 for how to set the balance between the Keyboard parts. (5) Press the PART ON/OFF buttons of other Keyboard Parts you want to add (by “layering” them). Alternating between sounds The G-70 allows you to use several sounds simulta- neously using the Keyboard parts . Other parts[...]

Quick Start 30 r G-70 Music Workstation • On the main page, press the row of the part you wish to assign a different sound to. In this case, the G-70 directly jumps to the TONE page that contains the currently selected sound. The red arrow indicates which part is active for Tone selection (its TONE ASSIGN button also lights). Note: It is also pos[...]

Using the Keyboard parts G-70 Music Workstation r 31 The display changes to: (2) Press the [UTILITY] and the [STARTUP] field. (3) Press either [BEST¥SELECTION] or [EXTENDED] to make your choice. This setting is memorized and used until you change it again. Drumming on the keyboard The G-70 also allows you to play drums and percussion on the keyboa[...]

Quick Start 32 r G-70 Music Workstation Selecting sounds from an SRX expansion board The G-70 allows you to expand the number of sounds by installing an optional SRX-series wave expansion board. This allows you to use the same sounds as own- ers of a Fantom-X synthesizer. See “Installing a wave expansion board” on p. 227 for notes about install[...]

Using the Harmonic Bars G-70 Music Workstation r 33 (6) Press the [EXIT] button to return to the main page. Next time you select this TONE family, the G-70 automatically jumps to the page that contains the Tone you selected last. Using the Harmonic Bars The G-70 contains a virtual drawbar organ that is based on Roland’s Virtual Tonewheel technolo[...]

Quick Start 34 r G-70 Music Workstation This information is confirmed by the TONE ASSIGN [UP1] button (it lights). (4) Play a few notes with your right hand and move the sliders below the display to change the organ registration. The numbers appearing on the harmonic bars allow you to rapidly set the bars to the desired setting. If you push a (virt[...]

Using the Harmonic Bars G-70 Music Workstation r 35 LEAKAGE: On tone wheel organs, the sound of the note that was pressed is slightly “contaminated” by audio signals from tone wheels not related to that note. Formerly, this was seen as a problem, but today this idiosyncrasy is considered an important element of the distinctive sound of a tradit[...]

Quick Start 36 r G-70 Music Workstation You can also press the [TAP] button several times in the rhythm of the desired tempo. (7) To quickly return to the default tempo, hold down [√¥SLOW] and simultaneously press [FAST¥®] . (8) If necessary, use the VARIATION [1] ~ [4] buttons to vary the drum accompaniment. (9) Press [START÷STOP] again to s[...]

Working with the Music Assistant G-70 Music Workstation r 37 Using the Finder Yet another way of locating the desired registration goes like this: (1) On the “Music Assistant” page, press the [FINDER] field. (2) Press [NAME] (registration name), [ARTIST] (artist name) or [GENRE] (musical genre) to specify which entry you want to look for. (3) E[...]

Quick Start 38 r G-70 Music Workstation Playing back songs (Standard MIDI Files) Your G-70 contains all kinds of functions for “custom- izing” the songs you play back via easy-to-use routines. Let us first look at the playback functions proper. (1) Press the FINDER [SONG] button. You can also press the [SONG] field on the main page to select so[...]

Playing back songs (Standard MIDI Files) G-70 Music Workstation r 39 • Press the [PLAY&SEARCH] field. • As indicated in the display, play the main theme on the keyboard. You can play in any key, and the rhythm doesn’t have to be perfect either (this func- tion just looks for intervals). • If you played a wrong note, press [DELETE≈LAST[...]

Quick Start 40 r G-70 Music Workstation The advantage of these markers is that you can return to the chorus, for example, if you notice that the audience wants the song to last a little longer than originally planned. Markers also allow you to change the song structure in realtime (by starting with the bridge, for example). Note: If you press a MAR[...]

Playing back songs (Standard MIDI Files) G-70 Music Workstation r 41 Using the Song Cover function The COVER function provides “masks” that change the instrumentation of the selected song (or Music Style). Simply by selecting another preset, you can cause a Viennese waltz to be played back by a heavy metal band, etc. Even though the arrangement[...]

Quick Start 42 r G-70 Music Workstation The [USER] field lights to indicate that your settings are now being used. (5) Press the [EXIT] button to return to the main page. Your last preset selection (MELODY~USER) will be used until you select another preset or until you switch off your G-70. (6) Press [MINUS≈ONE] again to switch off this func- tio[...]

V ocal Harmonist function G-70 Music Workstation r 43 Set it to the highest possible value, taking care to avoid that the OVER indicator lights. It would be best to sing at the level you will be using during your per- formances. (6) If your singing is inaudible in the speakers con- nected to the amp (or the headphones), turn the [VOICE] knob toward[...]

Quick Start 44 r G-70 Music Workstation Adding harmonies to your singing Now that your microphone is up and running, let’s look at the Harmonist effect proper. The G-70 provides two harmony types: “Small” (1 or 2 additional voices) and “Ensemble” (3 or 4 additional voices). (1) Connect your microphone, press the [SINGER] but- ton, set the[...]

V ocal Harmonist function G-70 Music Workstation r 45 ing pitches. The Vocal Harmonist was fine-tuned to blend in with Standard MIDI File playback, and that’s when it sounds most “real”. Try it out, it works! ■ Check the following (Gender Voice Input) (1) Press and hold the [SINGER] button (or press the [VOICE] field in the display). The di[...]

Quick Start 46 r G-70 Music Workstation Auto Pitch Here’s another interesting effect that can either be used as gimmick or to ensure that even the flattest of renditions suddenly sounds in tune. Of course, the voice will sound somewhat “artificial”, because the emphasis is on tuning here. However, even if you just speak the words of a song, i[...]

V ocal Harmonist function G-70 Music Workstation r 47 (1) Press the [VOCODER] button (it must light). This switches off the [SMALL] or [ENSEMBLE] button if it was on, because the Vocoder cannot be used simultaneously with the Harmonist function proper. (2) Switch on the [SINGER] button. (3) Stop song playback if it is running. The Vocoder can also [...]

Quick Start 48 r G-70 Music Workstation Note: See page 107 for an in-depth discussion of the effects settings. (3) Press and hold the [TALK] button. The display changes to: (4) Press the [MUSIC¥MUTE] field and set the desired value with the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial. The smaller the value, the softer the song’s and Key- board parts’ volume will be. S[...]

V ocal Harmonist function G-70 Music Workstation r 49 (12) Press [EXECUTE] to store these settings if you wish to use them at a later stage. The display briefly confirms that your settings have been stored: (13) Press the [Back] field to return to the page of the same name. (14) Press the [RENAME] field to assign a name to your settings. (15) Use t[...]

Quick Start 50 r G-70 Music Workstation The chord information appears at the bottom of the screen. Note: The chord information is calculated in real-time and may not always be accurate. Also, with chords where the third has been omitted, no information will be displayed (because it is impossible to tell whether those are minor or major chords). Not[...]

V ocal Harmonist function G-70 Music Workstation r 51 Note: If you work with a TV set, do not forget to select the correct channel (“AV”, or something to that effect, see the manual that came with your set). (6) Press the [EXIT] button to return to the main page. Displaying scores → Only available for Standard MIDI File playback, and only in [...]

Quick Start 52 r G-70 Music Workstation Recording your music You can record your music as “Songs” that can be saved internally, to a memory card or a floppy disk. Your singing using the Vocal Harmonist (page 42) is not recorded. There are two approaches for recording: A Recording everything at once This is the easy approach: you press the [REC?[...]

Recording your music G-70 Music Workstation r 53 Recording without accompaniment Let us now look at how to start recording without automatic accompaniment. You can nevertheless star the Arranger at a later stage (after your ad lib introduc- tion, for example): it will playing in sync with the song tempo. (1) Press the [REC¥∏] button (its indicat[...]

Quick Start 54 r G-70 Music Workstation You have just selected the more detailed recording function (the “sequencer”). The display changes to: The colored bars in the right part of the display indi- cate the tracks that already contain data. (3) Press the RECORDER [REC¥∏] button. The display changes to: (4) Press the [REC¥TRK] field and use[...]

Recording your music G-70 Music Workstation r 55 Saving your song A song you save to becomes a Standard MIDI File that can be played back with the G-70, but also with any other SMF-compatible sequencer. There are two ways of saving new or edited songs: • Via the [DISK¥&¥MEDIA] button and the related menu (see p. 204). • By pressing the [S[...]

About the Keyboard modes 56 r G-70 Music Workstation 4. About the Keyboard modes The KBD MODE setting is the singlemost important parameter of your G-70 because it determines which parts (or Tones) and sections are available. Though the EASY SETTING buttons set these parameters automatically, you should familiarize yourself with the KBD MODE concep[...]

Split and Whole modes G-70 Music Workstation r 57 Split and Whole modes Using the SPLIT Keyboard Mode Split means that the keyboard is divided into two halves. You can use the LW1, LW2, and MBS parts in the left half, and the UP1, UP2, UP3 parts in the right. (It is also possible to use an additional split between UP1/ UP2 and UP3, see “Upper 3 S[...]

Using the performance functions 58 r G-70 Music Workstation 5. Using the performance functions Let us now have a look at the G-70’s performance functions. Also called controllers, they allow you to add expression to your playing, which is a very important aspect for simulating glissando’s, bendings, and other changes that will make your melodie[...]

Octave G-70 Music Workstation r 59 (3) Press the [KEYBOARD] and/or [SONG] field to switch it on. These fields allow you to specify which parts should be affected by the Transpose setting: [KEYBOARD] : The Keyboard parts are transposed. Since the Arranger’s key depends on the notes you play on the keyboard, the Arranger parts are also transposed. [...]

Using the performance functions 60 r G-70 Music Workstation Finally, you may need this parameter when you take advantage of the UPPER 3 SPLIT function (see p. 90) to avoid that the UP3 notes are way too high for what you have in mind. (1) Use the TONE ASSIGN buttons to select of the Key- board part you wish to transpose in octave steps. (2) If the [...]

Master T une G-70 Music Workstation r 61 Master Tune This is not really a performance function, but it allows you to tune your G-70 to acoustic instruments that cannot be tuned. (1) Press the [MENU] button. The display changes to: (2) Press the [TUNING] field, followed by the [MASTER¥TUNE] field. (3) Use the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial to set the desired t[...]

Using the performance functions 62 r G-70 Music Workstation ● Filter Up— The cutoff frequency of the Tone assigned to the selected part can be raised (so that the sound becomes brighter). Note: Depending on the value you set for TVF Cutoff (page 127), this parameter may have no audible effect. That is also the case of Tones whose cutoff frequen[...]

ASSIGN SW buttons G-70 Music Workstation r 63 The “display” of the button you pressed and held already “lights”. (1) To assign a function to the other button, press its “display”. (2) Use the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial or the [DEC] / [INC] but- tons to select one of the following functions: ● Off— The ASSIGN SW button in question has no fun[...]

Using the performance functions 64 r G-70 Music Workstation Using the D Beam Controller The D Beam Controller allows you to control various aspects of your performance, or to add something to the music, by moving your hand, head, etc., in the air. You only need to make sure that you do so over the two “eyes” and within a 40cm (±16”) range. Y[...]

Using the D Beam Controller G-70 Music Workstation r 65 Here, you can select various “noises” to be added to your music simply by moving your hand over the D Beam. We will not try to describe them: just try them out! If necessary, use the [PAGE¥1] ~ [PAGE¥3] fields to go to another page. In this case, the D Beam will play musical notes. The p[...]

Using the performance functions 66 r G-70 Music Workstation ● Pitch Downº— By moving your hand over the D Beam, you can generate a value between “64” (no Pitch Bend) and “0” (maximum downward bend). As soon as you move your hand outside the D Beam’s reach, the value returns to “64” (no Pitch Bend). ● D Modulationº— Select th[...]

Using optional footswitches G-70 Music Workstation r 67 Using optional footswitches FC7 PEDAL The G-70 allows you to connect an optional FC-7 Foot Controller to the FC7 PEDAL socket. At first, the switches of this pedal board are assigned Arranger control functions. You can, however, assign other functions to these switches. Note: The FC-7 assignme[...]

Using the performance functions 68 r G-70 Music Workstation ● Scale Lower— Allows you to assign the selected Scale Tune (see p. 71) setting to the three Lower parts. ● Keyboard Exchange UP2/1— Allows you to switch off the UP1 part and activate the UP2 part – and vice versa. Note: If neither UP1 nor UP2 are on when you first press the foot[...]

Using optional footswitches G-70 Music Workstation r 69 messages, even if it is assigned to the left half of the keyboard. “ Off ”, finally, means that the part does not respond to Hold messages. (5) If necessary, press another PART field and change the HOLD ASSIGN setting for the selected part. (6) Press the [EXIT] button to return to the main[...]

Using the performance functions 70 r G-70 Music Workstation ● Soft, Sostenuto, Hold— The footswitch can be used as a Soft, Sostenuto, or Sustain (Hold pedal). Note that “Hold” can also be controlled using a dedicated (but optional) DP-2, DP-6, or BOSS FS-5U footswitch connected to the HOLD FOOTSWITCH socket. ● Hold Lower1— The footswitc[...]

Scale T uning G-70 Music Workstation r 71 ● UP/DOWN (0~127)— You do not need to specify “0” for the DOWN position. Selecting any other value will reduce the volume of the selected parts up to the “DOWN” value. Likewise, you do not need to specify “127” as maximum value (for “UP”). Note: If you select “Expression”, the DOWN a[...]

Using the performance functions 72 r G-70 Music Workstation If you now returned to the main page, you would notice that the G-70 alerts you to the fact that the Scale Tuning function has been switched on (“Off”, “On”, “Mem 1~3”): But let us not return to the main page just yet. ■ Changing the pitch of other notes Changing the pitch of[...]

Metronome G-70 Music Workstation r 73 Metronome The G-70 is equipped with a metronome that can be used in various situations. To use the metronome, here is what you need to do: (1) Press the [METRONOME] button (so that it lights). (2) Start Arranger or song playback, and you will hear the metronome. (3) Press the [METRONOME] button again to switch [...]

Additional Arranger/Style functions 74 r G-70 Music Workstation 6. Additional Arranger/Style functions Before telling you even more about the Music Styles, allow us to explain the difference between Music Styles and the Arranger. The Arranger is a kind of sequencer that plays back the accompaniments you select. Those accompaniments are always relat[...]

Selecting other Style divisions G-70 Music Workstation r 75 There is no need to restart Style playback manually if you also activate SYNC [START] (see above). Note: You can also use a Fade-Out. See page 138 for details. About Sync Start & Stop If you’ve never used an arranger keyboard before, the status of the SYNC [START] button is the singl[...]

Additional Arranger/Style functions 76 r G-70 Music Workstation (1) Press the [BASS¥INVERSION] button (so that it lights) to switch this function on. (2) Press it again to switch this function off again. Note: You can also assign this function to an optional foot- switch (page 69) or FC-7 See (page 67). Melody Intelligence The Arranger can play ch[...]

Using the Style Cover function G-70 Music Workstation r 77 trigger the MELODY INTELL part. If you don’t need this switching function, select “Off” (no velocity value). (6) Press the [EXIT] button to return to the main page. (7) Press the [MELODY¥INTELL] button once again to switch off this automatic harmony function. Using the Style Cover fu[...]

Additional Arranger/Style functions 78 r G-70 Music Workstation This page allows you to save the current Style to the internal memory, a memory card or a floppy disk. It will be saved along with the COVER settings you selected. (3) Press the [EXTERNAL¥MEMORY] , [FLOPPY] or [INTERNAL¥MEMORY] field to select the area where you want to save the Musi[...]

One T ouch G-70 Music Workstation r 79 (6) Press the same button again if you no longer need the One Touch setting. As you see, the One Touch memories apply to all Key- board parts (which is not the case on older Roland instruments). Note: If a One Touch memory is being used while you recall a User Program, the One Touch function is switched off. ?[...]

Additional Arranger/Style functions 80 r G-70 Music Workstation More refined Arranger settings Chord recognition area (ZONE) Telling the G-70 that you want to use the Arranger is a matter of pressing the EASY SETTING [ARR] button. That, however, means that the key of the Music Style patterns is controlled by the chords you play in the left half of [...]

More refined Arranger settings G-70 Music Workstation r 81 Intro & Ending Alteration If you think that the Intro and Ending patterns sound odd when you start a piece with a rather unusual chord (“Csus4”, for instance), switch off the ALTERATION func- tion. In that case, the “special” chord is memorized, but the Intro or Ending uses the[...]

Additional Arranger/Style functions 82 r G-70 Music Workstation Tempo-related settings (Arranger Options) The G-70 also provides two parameters to allow you to “play” with the Music Style tempo: (1) Press the [MENU] button. The display changes to: (2) Press the [ARRANGER¥SETTING] field, followed by the [ARRANGER¥OPTIONS] field. Style Tempo Be[...]

T empo-related settings (Arranger Options) G-70 Music Workstation r 83 ■ Using the Ritardando/Accelerando functions (4) For general applications (any Style division) pro- ceed as follows: • Assign the RITARD and ACCELER function: • Press the [START÷STOP] button to start Style play- back. • Press the assigned button or footswitch. If you as[...]

Additional Arranger/Style functions 84 r G-70 Music Workstation Working with ‘external’ Music Styles Using the CUSTOM memories The G-70 provides 10 memories per family (i.e. 120 memories in all) that refer to Music Styles in the inter- nal memory (“INTERNAL MEMORY”) or on a memory card (“EXTERNAL MEMORY”). These memories behave exactly [...]

Working with ‘external’ Music Styles G-70 Music Workstation r 85 (5) Press the [INTERNAL¥MEMORY] or [EXTERNAL¥MEMORY] field. This is necessary to specify whether you want to link a Style in the internal memory or on a card in the PCMCIA slot. (6) Press the field that contains the name of the Music Style you want to assign to the selected CUST[...]

Additional Arranger/Style functions 86 r G-70 Music Workstation The display changes to: (3) Press the [EXTERNAL¥MEMORY] , [FLOPPY] or [INTERNAL¥MEMORY] field to select the memory area that contains the desired Style. Note: It is perfectly possible to use “older” Music Styles with the G-70. They will be converted automatically to the new VARIA[...]

Style Finder: quickly locating Styles G-70 Music Workstation r 87 If you pressed the [FLOPPY] field, these options are not available, and the display looks as follows: ■ Using the Index function The highest hierarchical level of the Style Finder database is called “Index”. All search operations apply to the selected Index (and therefore not n[...]

Additional Arranger/Style functions 88 r G-70 Music Workstation Note: If no Styles were found, the following message appears, and no file names are displayed (in which case you need to press the [STYLE¥NAME] , [COUNTRY] , [GENRE] or [TEMPO] field to display all songs again): • Press the field of the Style you need and do your thing. If the G-70 [...]

Style Finder: quickly locating Styles G-70 Music Workstation r 89 • On the STYLE OPTIONS page, press the [COPY] field. • Start by specifying the source that contains the Style(s) you wish to copy: Press the [FROM] button icon once or twice to select the memory area. • Now specify the target you wish to copy the selected Style(s) to: Press the[...]

Advanced Keyboard part functions 90 r G-70 Music Workstation 7. Advanced Keyboard part functions Upper 3 Split On p. 57, you learned how to split the keyboard into a left half with the LW1, LW2, and possibly also the MBS part, and a right half with the UP1, UP2 and/or UP3 part. You can program an additional split between the UP1/ UP2 and the UP3 pa[...]

Portamento for UP1 and UP2 G-70 Music Workstation r 91 The FINE parameter works well when you assign the same or similar Tones to UP1 (or UP3) and UP2, creating a kind of natural chorus effect that you could enhance by panning UP1 (or UP3) to the left and UP2 to the right (or vice versa, see p. 95). Note that FINE can also be used for other purpose[...]

Advanced Keyboard part functions 92 r G-70 Music Workstation Portamento Mode: Mono/Poly The G-70 also allows you to set the Upper1 and Upper2 parts to mono(phonic) mode. MONO means that you can only play one note at a time. You could select this mode to play a trumpet or woodwind part in a more natural way. POLY, on the other hand, means that you c[...]

T one Edit: editing Keyboard parts G-70 Music Workstation r 93 Tone Edit: editing Keyboard parts Your G-70 allows you to edit certain parameters that affect the way a Keyboard part sounds when you play it. These parameters will help you “modify” the parts by adjusting their brilliance, their modulation speed (Vibrato Rate), and so on. Assigning[...]

Advanced Keyboard part functions 94 r G-70 Music Workstation The envelope parameters affect both the volume (TVA) and the filter (TVF). If the cutoff frequency has been lowered, it will rise as the envelope rises, and fall as the envelope falls. ● ATTACK [–64~63]— This parameter adjusts the onset of the sound. Negative values speed up the att[...]

Mixing Keyboard parts G-70 Music Workstation r 95 8. Using the mixer functions & effects The MIXER environment does what its name suggests: it allows you to balance the various Keyboard parts of your G-70. See page 124 and following for how to “mix” the song parts. Your singing and the generated Vocal Harmonist parts can be “mixed” usin[...]

Using the mixer functions & ef fects 96 r G-70 Music Workstation The D BEAM part refers to the sounds that are gener- ated when you use the D Beam controller after selecting the DJ GEAR, SOUND EFX or INSTRUMENT mode (scratches, sound effects, other “noises”). See page 64 for details. Note: The left-most slider (EFFECT) does nothing while ?[...]

Editing the Keyboard ef fects processors G-70 Music Workstation r 97 Editing the Keyboard effects pro- cessors After setting the above parameters, you may find that even sensible Reverb/Chorus Send values for the Key- board parts do not yield the expected result. In that case, you should edit the Reverb and Chorus settings by pressing the [EFFECTS][...]

Using the mixer functions & ef fects 98 r G-70 Music Workstation ● LF Damp Gain (-36~0dB)— Adjusts the amount of damping applied to the frequency range selected with LF Damp. With a setting of “0,” there will be no reduction of the reverb’s low-frequency content. ● HF Damp Freq. (4000~12500Hz)— Adjusts the fre- quency above which [...]

Editing the Keyboard ef fects processors G-70 Music Workstation r 99 [CHORUS LEVEL] allows you to set the output level of the Chorus processor. Setting this parameter to “0” means that you no longer hear the effect in question. [OUTPUT] allows you to specify where the processor’s output signal should go: to the MAIN outputs (“Main”), the [...]

Using the mixer functions & ef fects 100 r G-70 Music Workstation Using the multi-effects processor (Multi-FX) Your G-70 contains a multi-effects processor that can be used for processing any Keyboard part you like. There is a similar multi-functional processor for exter- nal audio signals (with the same algorithms), which is be covered on page[...]

Effects for songs and Styles G-70 Music Workstation r 101 If the required parameter is not displayed, press the PAGE fields to jump to another page, then press the appropriate display. (Some effects have only one parameter page.) (6) Set the desired value with the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial or the [DEC] / [INC] buttons. [REVERB¥SEND] and [CHORUS¥SEND] (u[...]

Using the mixer functions & ef fects 102 r G-70 Music Workstation Reverb for Style/Song parts Press the field of the effect type you wish to use. The options are: ● ROOM1, ROOM2, ROOM3— These types simulate the reverb characteristics of a room. The higher the number (1, 2, or 3), the “bigger” the room becomes. ● HALL1, HALL2— These [...]

Using the individual outputs and audio inputs G-70 Music Workstation r 103 Using the individual outputs and audio inputs Output assign (PART OUTPUTS) The G-70 is equipped with four outputs grouped into two pairs: MAIN and DIRECT. The MAIN sockets are considered the main output, which is why all parts are assigned to them by default. In some cases, [...]

Using the mixer functions & ef fects 104 r G-70 Music Workstation Especially after assigning a part to a DIRECT output, it is important to select “L63” for the DIRECT “L” socket, and “R63” for the “R” socket. All other values mean that the part in question is connected to both DIRECT outputs, which may not be what you want. In o[...]

Using the Mastering T ools G-70 Music Workstation r 105 (8) Press the [EXIT] button to return to the main page. Using the Mastering Tools The G-70 contains two effects processors that apply to all sections and parts whose signals are transmitted to the OUTPUT MAIN sockets. These processors are collectively called the “Mastering Tools”, because [...]

Using the mixer functions & ef fects 106 r G-70 Music Workstation There is only one USER memory. By saving your new settings, you therefore overwrite the previous ones. (8) Press the [Back] field if you want to set the compres- sor, or the [EXIT] button to return to the main page. Compressor This is in fact a multi-band compressor/limiter that [...]

V oice and Vocal Harmonist part mixing G-70 Music Workstation r 107 Voice and Vocal Harmonist part mixing Your G-70 provides three knobs ( [VOICE] , [HARMONY] , and [EFFECTS] ) that you can use without even bother- ing about the MIXER environment. That is why there are no MIXER functions for this section. But the Vocal Harmonist does have separate [...]

Using the mixer functions & ef fects 108 r G-70 Music Workstation Before you even consider spending some time with the Vocal Harmonist effects, you need to change the fol- lowing parameter. If you don’t, your changes will be lost as soon as you press another VOCAL HARMONIST button. Do not change this setting if you are happy with the way the [...]

V oice and Vocal Harmonist part mixing G-70 Music Workstation r 109 ■ Reverb for VOICE EFFECT • Press the field of the Reverb type you wish to use. Note: The preset you choose affects the settings of the param- eters below. Always start by selecting the type and then set the programmable parameters. The names of these types ( [STUDIO] ~ [CHURCH[...]

Using the mixer functions & ef fects 110 r G-70 Music Workstation ■ Delay for HARMONY EFFECT The presets on this page are different, while there is also one more parameter you can set (see above for the others): ● DLY ® CHO SND— Sets the amount of delay sound that is sent to the Chorus processor. Higher values mean that the delay portion[...]

Saving your settings to a User Program G-70 Music Workstation r 111 9. Working with User Programs The G-70 also provides User Program memories that allow you to store almost all settings (or registrations) you make on the front panel and the various display pages. Additional registrations can be loaded directly from the internal memory or a memory [...]

Working with User Programs 112 r G-70 Music Workstation The display changes to: The blue field indicates the name of the User Pro- gram settings originally assigned to that memory (here “Rainbow”). If you do not want to overwrite that memory, press the [CANCEL] field and continue with step above (3) to select another memory. (6) Enter a name fo[...]

Selecting User Programs G-70 Music Workstation r 113 Choosing User Programs manually The procedure for selecting User Programs does not fol- low the usual routine for selecting Music Styles or sounds. So please carefully read the following. (1) Press the [USER≈PROGR] field on the main page. Note: If the currently displayed User Program was loaded[...]

Working with User Programs 114 r G-70 Music Workstation list (with 143 references you may not need at all), you can simply use the Finder to load just that specific User Program. A User Program loaded with the Finder resides in a tem- porary memory (“buffer”) and will be overwritten when you select another User Program. You can, however, decide[...]

Selecting User Programs G-70 Music Workstation r 115 • Press the [ALPHABETIC≈ORDER] field to search for all entries that start with the characters you entered (“BEA”, for example). Names that match the specified criteria will be displayed at the top of the list. • Press the [SEARCH¥ONLY] field to have the G-70 search for names that conta[...]

Working with User Programs 116 r G-70 Music Workstation Automatic functions for User Programs Song Link This function means that, by recalling a User Program, you also prepare the associated song. Such songs reside in the internal memory or on a memory card and must be available when you load such a User Program for this system to work. All you nee[...]

Editing User Program Finder information G-70 Music Workstation r 117 (2) Press the [MIDI≈LINK] field. (3) Press a MIDI Set [1] ~ [8] field to select the desired MIDI Set. To break the link to this MIDI Set, press its field again (all indicator icons must be dark). (4) Press [BACK] to return to the User Program selec- tion page, or the [EXIT] butt[...]

Working with User Programs 118 r G-70 Music Workstation The display shows a list of 5 User Programs in the selected memory area. The [USER¥PRG] , [STYLE¥LINK] , [GENRE] and [SONG¥LINK] fields allow you to sort songs in alpha- betical order. (3) If the name of the User Program you want to use to is already displayed, press its line. (4) To displa[...]

Editing User Program Finder information G-70 Music Workstation r 119 ■ Music Assistant Mark Note: This function is not available for User Programs that reside on floppy disk. This option allows you to add an “MA” label to the selected User Program, which means that its registra- tion settings appear in the Music Assistant list (see p. 36). ?[...]

Working with User Programs 120 r G-70 Music Workstation The data are copied and a “Function Complete” mes- sage confirms the end of the operation. (7) Press the [EXIT] button to return to the main page. Editing an Index All User Programs in the G-70’s internal memory are already assigned to one of the eight categories. You can change those as[...]

Music Assistant functions G-70 Music Workstation r 121 ■ Index Copy This function allows you to copy one Index category (along with all its User Program assignments) to a another category. You could take advantage of this for merging two categories to free up one category for new assignments. Note: There are eight Index categories in all. You can[...]

Working with User Programs 122 r G-70 Music Workstation Editing Music Assistant registrations The G-70 also allows you to edit certain aspects of existing Music Style registrations: (1) Press the [MUSIC¥ASSISTANT] button. The display now looks as follows: (2) Select the Music Assistant entry you want to edit. (3) Continue with “Renaming Music As[...]

Music Assistant functions G-70 Music Workstation r 123 (2) Press the [NAME] , [ARTIST] or [GENRE] field and enter the desired characters. See “Entering names” on p. 49. The [A/a] field allows you to switch between uppercase and lowercase characters. (3) Enter names for the remaining button icons, if you like. (4) Press the [EXECUTE] field to sa[...]

Song and Style Makeup T ools 124 r G-70 Music Workstation 10. Song and Style Makeup Tools Mixing Song or Style parts Though accessible via separate buttons, the Style and song mixers are part of the MAKEUP TOOLS functions. In this entire chapter, we never refer to tracks or parts – only instruments. All parameters discussed below are indeed relat[...]

Using the Makeup T ools G-70 Music Workstation r 125 (5) Press the [EXIT] button to return to the main page. Using the Makeup Tools In addition to the Cover functions for songs and Styles (see pages 41 and 77) that allow you to change song or Style playback by selecting presets, the G-70 also boasts a mode where you can customize playback of the cu[...]

Song and Style Makeup T ools 126 r G-70 Music Workstation General procedure (1) Press the [MAKEUP¥TOOLS] button once or twice. This should depend on whether you want to change the settings of the selected song or Style. The display changes to: …or: (If this page is not displayed, press the [PALETTE] field in the upper left corner.) All modificat[...]

Using the Makeup T ools G-70 Music Workstation r 127 You can also press another field in the top row to change yet other parameters before saving your modified song or Style. Pressing the [PALETTE] field on any of the MAKEUP TOOLS pages takes you to the following page where you can set the most fundamental parameters of the instruments used by the [...]

Song and Style Makeup T ools 128 r G-70 Music Workstation Note: Some Tones already contain natural (sampled) vibrato whose depth or speed cannot be changed. ● VB RATE— This parameter adjusts the speed of the pitch modulation. Positive (+) settings make the preset pitch modulation faster, and negative (–) settings make it slower. ● VB DEPTH?[...]

Using the Makeup T ools G-70 Music Workstation r 129 ● PITCH— Use this parameter to tune the selected drum instrument higher or lower. The main reason for doing so would be to create a “special effect”, or to make a snare sound, etc., slightly snappier. “0” means that the pitch is left unchanged. If necessary, press the [SAVE] field to [...]

Song and Style Makeup T ools 130 r G-70 Music Workstation Saving your modified song or Style The changes saved with the following procedure affect the selected song or Style file directly. They are not part of the settings that are saved to a User Program. (1) If you are happy with your changes and wish to preserve them, press the [SAVE] field. The[...]

Singer settings G-70 Music Workstation r 131 11. Editing the Vocal Harmonist parts Apart from the effect settings discussed earlier, there are also other VOCAL HARMONIST settings that can be customized. All Vocal Harmonist Parts except the TALK option provide additional parameters. Procedure for selecting these pages (1) Press the [MENU] button. Th[...]

Editing the V ocal Harmonist parts 132 r G-70 Music Workstation ● Vibrato DEPTH— Allows you to set the vibrato intensity. Vibrato is an effect that changes (“modulates”) the pitch. The higher the DEPTH value, the more outspoken these periodic pitch changes will be. ● Vibrato RISE TIME— Allows you to set a swell for the vibrato effect. T[...]

Auto Pitch settings G-70 Music Workstation r 133 ● Vibrato RATE— Sets the speed of the vibrato effect. ● Vibrato DEPTH— Allows you to set the vibrato intensity. Vibrato is an effect that changes (“modulates”) the pitch. The higher the DEPTH value, the more outspoken these periodic pitch changes will be. ● Vibrato RISE TIME— Allows y[...]

Editing the V ocal Harmonist parts 134 r G-70 Music Workstation Vocoder settings The Vocoder is related to voices that are added to your singing (Voice-FX, Auto Pitch or Singer). When the [VOCODER] indicator lights, “synthetic” har- monies are added to your singing. Unlike the Auto Pitch function, the Vocoder can generate up to four harmony voi[...]

Small settings G-70 Music Workstation r 135 If you press the [EQUALIZER] field… …the display looks as follows: This page contains a simple equalizer for each sepa- rate Vocoder part, as well as an EQ band that applies to all four voices simultaneously, for added flexibility. These are connected in series. • Press the field of the parameter yo[...]

Editing the V ocal Harmonist parts 136 r G-70 Music Workstation Press the [COMMON] field to jump to the fol- lowing page. • Press the field of the parameter you want to edit and set the desired value with the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial or the [DEC] / [INC] buttons. • Press the [PORTAM] field to switch this effect on. “Portamento” means that the pit[...]

Ensemble settings G-70 Music Workstation r 137 If you press the [Common] field… …the display looks as follows: See the explanations under “Small settings”. • Press the [BACK] field to leave this page. If you press the [EQUALIZER] field… …the display looks as follows: This page contains a simple equalizer for the four ENSEMBLE parts, a[...]

More refined song functions 138 r G-70 Music Workstation 12. More refined song functions Let us have a look at additional and more refined func- tions you can use for song playback. See page 160 for recording and editing sequencer songs. Using the Fade-In/Out function If you don’t change their assignments, the ASSIGN SW [1] and [2] buttons allow[...]

Programming MARK & JUMP locations G-70 Music Workstation r 139 Programming MARK & JUMP loca- tions The supplied songs in the internal memory come with four locations already memorized that can be selected by pressing MARK & JUMP [1] ~ [4] (page 39). When you select a song that contains such markers, the indica- tors of the MARK & JU[...]

More refined song functions 140 r G-70 Music Workstation If you selected the memory area that contains the original version, the following message is displayed: • Press the [YES] field to overwrite the old version. Press the [NO] field if you do not want to overwrite this song and return to the main page. Then enter a different name (or select a[...]

Working with the Song Finder G-70 Music Workstation r 141 b) Select the Finder The powerful part starts as soon as you press the [FINDER] field. c) Search the database The next step is to decide how the Song Finder should look for the files: • Press the [ALPHABETIC≈ORDER] field to search for all entries that start with the characters you entere[...]

More refined song functions 142 r G-70 Music Workstation (2) Press the [OPTIONS] field. (3) Now do one of the following: ■ Rename This function allows you to change (or supply) the SONG NAME, ARTIST, GENRE and/or FILE NAME infor- mation of the selected song. • Press the [SONG≈NAME] , [ARTIST] , [GENRE] , or [FILE¥NAME] field and enter the d[...]

Working with the Song Finder G-70 Music Workstation r 143 • On the SONG OPTIONS page, press the [COPY] field. • Start by specifying the source that contains the song(s) you wish to copy: Press the [FROM] button icon once or twice to select the memory area. • Now specify the target you wish to copy the selected song(s) to: Press the [TO] butto[...]

More refined song functions 144 r G-70 Music Workstation If the [ALL] field is currently selected, the display looks as follows: The Index Edit functions are only available for “real” Index categories, so… (4) Press the field of the Index category you wish to edit. (5) Select the edit function you need by pressing its field: ■ Rename This [...]

Play List function G-70 Music Workstation r 145 Press [MERGE] if the song assignments of the SOURCE category should be added to the assign- ments of the DESTINATION Index (the DESTINATION category will contain more assignments than before). Note: No song files are copied during this operation. (6) Press the [Back] field to return to the SONG LIST p[...]

More refined song functions 146 r G-70 Music Workstation The display looks more or less as follows: (5) Locate the song you wish to assign to step 01. • If it is already displayed, continue with step (6) below. • If it is not yet displayed, use the PAGE [ø][˚] fields in the lower right of the display to change pages. (You can also use the [D[...]

Play List function G-70 Music Workstation r 147 (3) Press the [EDIT] field or the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial. (4) Proceed as follows to edit your Play List: ■ Inserting Chain steps To add a step and assign a song to it, select the step that should follow it, then press the [INSERT¥STEP] field. (Example: to insert a step before step 04, press the [04] fi[...]

More refined song functions 148 r G-70 Music Workstation Using Play Lists Here’s how Play Lists can be used for your perfor- mances: • If necessary, insert the memory card that contains the list (and songs) you need into the slot. (1) Press the [PLAY¥LIST] button. You can release it as soon as the display looks more or less as follows: (2) Us[...]

Play List function G-70 Music Workstation r 149 ■ Renaming a Play List To change the name of the selected chain, press the [RENAME] field. Enter the desired characters (page 49) and press the [EXECUTE] field. After a brief confirmation, the dis- play returns to the Play List page. Note: You do not need to save a Play List after renaming it. ■ D[...]

Editing Lyrics 150 r G-70 Music Workstation 13. Editing Lyrics Your G-70 contains functions that allow you to add Lyrics to a Standard MIDI File that does not contain them. It is also possible to edit the Lyrics data of Standard MIDI Files that conform to the Tune 1000 format (as well as other Lyrics for- mats). This may come in handy when you keep[...]

Adding Lyrics to a song G-70 Music Workstation r 151 (8) Press the [EXECUTE] field to load the text file you selected. It means that the lyrics of the previously selected song will be erased. If that’s OK with you, press the [YES] field. If not, press the [NO] field to return to the TXT IMPORT page, where the previous lyrics are dis- played. Now [...]

Editing Lyrics 152 r G-70 Music Workstation (17) Press the [DISK&MEDIA] button. The display changes to: • Press [SAVE] , followed by [SONG] . This page allows you to save the current song to the internal memory, a memory card or a floppy disk. It will be saved along with the Lyrics data you selected. (18) Press the [EXTERNAL¥MEMORY] , [FLOPP[...]

Exporting Lyrics data as text file G-70 Music Workstation r 153 (7) Press the [EXIT] button to return to the main page. EXIT[...]

Using the 16-track sequencer 154 r G-70 Music Workstation 14. Using the 16-track sequencer Your G-70 contains a powerful sequencer with a host of edit functions. We already showed you the basic procedure for recording songs and adding tracks (see p. 52). This time around, we will get down to the “nuts and bolts” of the G-70’s 16-track sequenc[...]

General considerations G-70 Music Workstation r 155 General considerations The 16-track sequencer can be used to record sequen- tially onto 16 tracks (one track after the other). Since the 16-track sequencer and the Recorder share the same RAM memory (they are, in fact, different incarna- tions of the same concept), you can lay down your first trac[...]

Using the 16-track sequencer 156 r G-70 Music Workstation (4) Press the following three fields and enter the desired values using the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial or the [DEC] / [INC] buttons. ● Tempo— Allows you to specify the initial tempo of the new song ( q = 20~250). Choose a tempo that is comfort- able for recording. You can set the final tempo by [...]

Example 1: Recording a song from scratch G-70 Music Workstation r 157 (11) If you don’t want to start and stop recording man- ually, use the PUNCH fields: • Press the [ PUNCH¥IN] field and use the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial or the [DEC] / [INC] buttons to specify the measure where recording should start. If you start playback a few bars before this po[...]

Using the 16-track sequencer 158 r G-70 Music Workstation (20) Play the new part. (21) Press the RECORDER [PLAY÷STOP¥®÷ª] button to stop recording. Example 2: Adding tracks Here’s how to add a track to a song in the G-70’s Song RAM m emory. This is only meaningful after recording a song using the Recorder or after playing back a song on di[...]

Example 2: Adding tracks G-70 Music Workstation r 159 (3) Press the [REC¥TRK] field and use the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial or the [DEC] / [INC] buttons to select the track you want to record to. (4) Press the [REC¥TYPE] field and use the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial or the [DEC] / [INC] buttons to specify how the tracks linked to the Keyboard parts should behave ([...]

Using the 16-track sequencer 160 r G-70 Music Workstation You need to give your song two names: a SONG NAME, and a FILE NAME. The FILE NAME is the one that allows the G-70 to recognize your song. (3) Press the [SONG¥NAME] button icon. (4) Enter the name: • Move the cursor to the desired position using [ø] and [˚] . • Enter the character for [...]

Editing 16-track songs G-70 Music Workstation r 161 EDIT level does not provide the function you need, or if you want to see the notes, MIDI messages, etc., choose the MICRO EDIT environment. Here is how to select these Edit functions: (1) Load the song you wish to edit (if it does not yet reside in the G-70’s Song RAM memory). See p. 38. (2) Pre[...]

Using the 16-track sequencer 162 r G-70 Music Workstation ■ Fine-tuning the note range Before setting “FROM NOTE” (and possibly “TO NOTE”), it might be a good idea to decide how you want to use the note indications. Depending on the option you choose, “TO NOTE” may not even be available, so that setting it before- hand would be a wast[...]

Editing 16-track songs G-70 Music Workstation r 163 ■ DATA TYPE Allows you to select the data to be erased: ■ FROM NOTE (0 C-~127 G9) This parameter is only displayed if DATA TYPE (see above) is set to “Note”. It allows you to set the note (or lower limit of the note range) to be modified within the specified FROM/ TO time range. This note [...]

Using the 16-track sequencer 164 r G-70 Music Workstation Unlike the ERASE function, DELETE not only erases the data but also the measures, beats and/or CPT units, so that all measures that lie behind the TO position are shifted towards the beginning of the track(s). Since DELETE also disposes of the measures themselves (see the illustration), you [...]

Editing 16-track songs G-70 Music Workstation r 165 ● MIX— The data in the selected range of the source track are added to the data on the destination track. In most instances, “REPLACE” is probably a good choice when you set DATA TYPE to “ALL” or when you wish to substitute a given “message cluster” (the use of the Modulation axis [...]

Using the 16-track sequencer 166 r G-70 Music Workstation This function allows you to transpose the notes of the selected track (non-note data obviously cannot be transposed). ■ TRACK (ALL, 1~16) Allows you to select the track you wish to transpose. You can also select “ALL” here, in which case the operation applies to all tracks. When used w[...]

Editing 16-track songs G-70 Music Workstation r 167 The CHANGE VELO function allows you to modify the dynamics (called “velocity”) of a track or excerpt. Increasing the velocity values means that the notes in question will be louder and brighter than before, while reducing the velocity values means the oppo- site. Use this function when you are[...]

Using the 16-track sequencer 168 r G-70 Music Workstation This function allows you to modify the duration of the notes in the selected time (FROM/TO) and note (FROM/TO NOTE) ranges. We recommend you only use this function to shorten notes that suddenly seem too long when you assign a different sound to the track in question. You cannot view the dur[...]

Editing 16-track songs G-70 Music Workstation r 169 This function allows you to make quick changes to certain settings. The change always applies to entire tracks (you cannot use GLOBAL CHANGE for just a few measures). Designed to help you prepare a Stan- dard MIDI File, it is a wonderful tool for the following applications: • “Upgrading” old[...]

Using the 16-track sequencer 170 r G-70 Music Workstation SHIFT CLOCK allows you to shift the notes within the selected FROM/TO range. It can be used for two things: • To correct “slow” notes due to a slow(er) attack. You m ay want to use SHIFT CLOCK after assigning a Tone to a track that has a considerably slower attack than the Tone you use[...]

Editing 16-track songs G-70 Music Workstation r 171 TRACK EXCHANGE allows you to move the data of the source track (left) to the destination track (right), and –at the same time– the data of the destination track to the source track, thus replacing the two tracks. ■ TRACK (1~16) This is where you select the two tracks to be exchanged. Obvious[...]

Using the 16-track sequencer 172 r G-70 Music Workstation To change information already available on the MAS- TER track, proceed as follows: (1) Use the [ß][†] buttons or the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial to select the list entry you want to edit. The name of the selected parameter appears in the upper right-hand corner of the display: (2) Press the DATA E[...]

Editing 16-track songs G-70 Music Workstation r 173 This is a very important step for Roland tone genera- tors. If the checksum is wrong or missing, the entire string will be ignored. Note: The checksum is only calculated for SysEx strings of a certain length (more than 7 bytes). • Use the [0] ~ [9] and [A] ~ [F] fields to enter the value for the[...]

Using the 16-track sequencer 174 r G-70 Music Workstation ■ ERASE EVENT • Use the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial to select the event you want to delete. • Press the [ERASE¥EVENT] field to erase the selected event. Note: Tempo and time signature events located at “1- 01-00” cannot be erased. ■ MOVE EVENT This function allows you to move one or seve[...]

Editing song data using Microscope Edit G-70 Music Workstation r 175 Editing song data using Microscope Edit Select this mode whenever you need to change just one aspect of an otherwise perfect Standard MIDI File. In this section, we will use the word “event” for any kind of message (identical to MIDI messages that cause the Recorder to play or[...]

Using the 16-track sequencer 176 r G-70 Music Workstation ■ General procedure To change information already available on the selected track, proceed as follows: (1) Use the [ß][†] buttons or the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial to select the list entry you want to edit. The name of the selected parameter appears in the upper right-hand corner of the display[...]

Editing song data using Microscope Edit G-70 Music Workstation r 177 Editing events ■ Editing Pitch Bend messages Pitch Bend messages can be positive or negative (the range is –128~128). The value “0” means that the pitch of notes being played in that area is not altered. If a Pitch Bend occurrence is not reset to “0” at some stage, all[...]

Using the 16-track sequencer 178 r G-70 Music Workstation ■ ERASE EVENT • Use the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial or the [ß][†] buttons to select the event you want to delete. • To select several consecutive events, press the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial while turning it towards the left (upward direction) or the right (downward direction). • Press the [ERASE?[...]

Concept G-70 Music Workstation r 179 15. Programming Styles (Style Composer) Concept New Styles can be created in two ways: • By creating new accompaniments from scratch (page 180). • By editing existing Styles, which requires that you copy them and then alter the settings or notes you do not like (page 186). Patterns User Styles and internal S[...]

Programming Styles (Style Composer) 180 r G-70 Music Workstation Recording User Styles from scratch User Style recording and editing is carried out in the G-70’s Style RAM memory. When you leave Style Composer mode after recording or editing a Style (by pressing [EXIT] ), the display warns you that you need to save your Style. If you haven’t ye[...]

Recording User Styles from scratch G-70 Music Workstation r 181 • Press the second [BEAT] field (the denominator) and enter the duration of each beat using the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial or the [DEC] / [INC] buttons. You can also set the tempo (20~250) here, or leave that for later. ‰Continue with step (6) below. ■ Preparing your own settings If none[...]

Programming Styles (Style Composer) 182 r G-70 Music Workstation To keep things easy, let’s start with the drums of the MAIN [1] pattern. (9) Press the [REC¥TRACK] field and use the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial to select the track you wish to record to. Select “ADrums”. This causes the display to change as follows (because there are more options for d[...]

Recording User Styles from scratch G-70 Music Workstation r 183 (14) Press the [OCTAVE] field and use the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial to transpose the keyboard up or down (–4~+4 octaves). (15) The current tempo value may be a bit fast for recording, so change it by pressing the tempo field and using the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial or the [DEC] / [INC] buttons. The[...]

Programming Styles (Style Composer) 184 r G-70 Music Workstation Recording (20) Press the [START÷STOP] button. Depending on the count-in setting, the metronome now counts down, then recording starts. Note: You can also start recording using an optional foot- switch connected to the FOOT SWITCH jack. See “Start/Stop” on p. 69. You could start b[...]

Auditioning your Style and adding more tracks G-70 Music Workstation r 185 Saving your Style Make it a habit to save your Styles as frequently as pos- sible. After all, if someone decided to turn off your G-70 now, you would lose everything you have programmed so far. (1) Press the [SAVE] field on the STYLE COMPOSER page. The display changes to: Th[...]

Programming Styles (Style Composer) 186 r G-70 Music Workstation In Style Composer mode, the metronome sounds during recording, unless you switch it off using the TEMPO [METRONOME] button. If you also need the metronome when listening to what you have just recorded, select another metronome mode. See “Metronome settings” on p. 73. If, during pl[...]

Copying existing Styles G-70 Music Workstation r 187 Copying individual Style tracks The COPY function can be used to copy individual tracks, Modes and Divisions to replace existing parts while keeping the remaining parts of the Style already in memory. (1) Press the [TRACK¥EDIT] field on the STYLE COM- POSER page, followed by the [COPY] field. (2[...]

Programming Styles (Style Composer) 188 r G-70 Music Workstation (12) Press the [TRACK] field and use the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial to select the track you wish to copy the data to. Note: ADrums data can only be copied to ADrums tracks. Like- wise, you can only copy ABass data to other ABass tracks. If you selected “ALL” for SOURCE [TRACK] , this [TRA[...]

Editing on the fl y by recording G-70 Music Workstation r 189 ■ Drum Instrument & Pitch After selecting the “ADrums” track, you can change the pitch of certain sounds of the selected Drum Set. The eligible sounds and corresponding note numbers are: Note: The names of the drum/percussion sounds depend on the currently selected Drum Set. T[...]

Programming Styles (Style Composer) 190 r G-70 Music Workstation For the third approach (a kind of punch-in), select the STYLE MIXER page, press RECORDER [REC¥∏] , then press [START÷STOP] to start recording. When you reach the place where you want to change an already recorded setting, press the associated [REC] field and modify the value. Reco[...]

Style T rack Edit functions G-70 Music Workstation r 191 (3) Press the [TRACK¥EDIT] field. (4) Press a field in the top two rows to select the desired STYLE TRACK EDIT function. If, after selecting one of these functions and setting parameter values, you decide not to execute the transformation, do not press the [EXECUTE] field. (5) Select the tra[...]

Programming Styles (Style Composer) 192 r G-70 Music Workstation ■ TO NOTE (0 C-~127 G9) This parameter allows you to set the upper limit of the note range to be modified within the specified FROM/TO time range. This note can also be selected by pressing the corre- sponding key after selecting the TO NOTE field. This parameter is not displayed wh[...]

Style T rack Edit functions G-70 Music Workstation r 193 ■ DATA TYPE Allows you to select the data to be edited. ■ FROM NOTE (0 C-~127 G9) This parameter is only displayed if DATA TYPE (see above) is set to “Note”. It allows you to set the note (or lower limit of the note range) to be modified within the specified FROM/ TO time range. This [...]

Programming Styles (Style Composer) 194 r G-70 Music Workstation INSERT allows you to insert new data and shift data that lie behind the FROM position towards the end of the pattern (this is the exact opposite of DELETE). The empty measures you create can be “filled” using the COPY function or by recording new phrases in that area. Note: The IN[...]

Style T rack Edit functions G-70 Music Workstation r 195 The CHANGE VELO function allows you to modify the dynamics (called velocity ) of a track or excerpt. See p. 167 for details. Only note events can be changed. ■ TRACK (ADrums~Acc6, ALL) Allows you to select the track you want to edit. Select “ALL” to edit all tracks. ■ MODE Allows you [...]

Programming Styles (Style Composer) 196 r G-70 Music Workstation This function allows you to make quick changes to certain settings. They always apply to entire tracks (you cannot use GLOBAL CHANGE for just a few mea- sures). You can apply global changes to the four edit- able Style track parameters (EXPRESS, REVERB, PAN- POT and CHORUS) when you n[...]

Style T rack Edit functions G-70 Music Workstation r 197 The TRACK LENGTH function allows you to modify the length (number of bars, beats, and clocks) of a pattern after recording. Data that lie outside the range you decide to keep are discarded. The various fields display the settings that are cur- rently in effect. Obviously, you only need to spe[...]

Programming Styles (Style Composer) 198 r G-70 Music Workstation Editing individual Style events (Style Micro Edit) Select this mode if you need to change just one aspect of an otherwise perfect Music Style. In this section, we will use the word event for any kind of message (identical to MIDI messages that cause the Arranger to play or set somethi[...]

Editing individual Style events (Style Micro Edit) G-70 Music Workstation r 199 The names of most available options are probably clear to you, so we won’t explain them. Just one note: [PROGRAM¥CHANGE] also includes the bank select messages (CC00 and CC32) that are used for selecting sounds. See page 200 for the [ALTERATION¥MODE] message type. ?[...]

Programming Styles (Style Composer) 200 r G-70 Music Workstation ● NRPN Dr— This NRPN command is only available for ADrums tracks. It inserts CC99 value “24”, CC98= “37” as well as CC06= “64”. While the CC99 value cannot be changed, the CC98 value can be set to: 37, 38, 40, 41, 52, 56, 57 or 65 (these are note numbers of the drum so[...]

Editing individual Style events (Style Micro Edit) G-70 Music Workstation r 201 ■ CREATE EVENT Press this button icon to add a new event to the selected track. The following pop-up appears: If the position for which you create a new event already contains other events, the new event is added at the end of that group. • Press the button icon tha[...]

Programming Styles (Style Composer) 202 r G-70 Music Workstation ■ PLACE EVENT This function is only available if the Style Composer’s clipboard already contains events that you copied using COPY EVENT. Press the [PLACE¥EVENT] button icon. The following pop-up appears: • Specify the position where the first event of the group you copied with[...]

The how-to’ s G-70 Music Workstation r 203 16. Disk/Media functions The G-70’s DISK & MEDIA functions allow you to save edited data and settings to the internal memory, an external memory card or floppy disk, to save and load User Program Sets and MIDI Sets, to format various storage “media”, to delete files, and to copy data. If you’[...]

Disk/Media functions 204 r G-70 Music Workstation Loading data The LOAD functions allow you to load Songs, Music Styles, User Program Sets and MIDI Sets. Songs and Styles can also be loaded via dedicated functions, which are explained elsewhere (page 140, 86). The behavior of those pages is identical to that of the LOAD function, so we won’t expl[...]

Saving data G-70 Music Workstation r 205 ■ Save User Program Set This function allows you to save the Set currently assigned to the USER PROGRAM buttons. This also includes all GLOBAL parameters (see the list in the “Parameter Reference” booklet). You can also use this function to copy the Set along with all User Programs (i.e. the registrati[...]

Disk/Media functions 206 r G-70 Music Workstation (1) Press the [DISK&MEDIA] button. (2) Press the [SAVE] field, followed by the [SONG] field. (3) Select the target media: [INTERNAL¥MEMORY] , [FLOPPY] (disk) or [EXTERNAL¥MEMORY] (memory card). Select [INTERNAL¥MEMORY] or [EXTERNAL¥MEMORY] if you wish to take advantage of the Song Finder fun[...]

Delete G-70 Music Workstation r 207 User Program Set and MIDI Set files only have a file name you can change. As there is no Finder function- ality for such files, the display looks a little different: (5) Select the media: [INTERNAL¥MEMORY] , [FLOPPY] or [EXTERNAL¥MEMORY] (memory card). (6) If available, and necessary, use the sorting func- tion[...]

Disk/Media functions 208 r G-70 Music Workstation The display changes to: If you selected the DELETE page by accident, press [Back] . This takes you back to the previously selected page. (8) Check again whether you really selected the file you wanted to delete, then press the [YES] field to delete the selected file. Press the [NO] field to return t[...]

Format G-70 Music Workstation r 209 You can also select several files by pressing their fields. (8) To display the next 5 files, press the [˚] field in the lower right corner. You can press this field as many times as necessary (or until it is no longer displayed). To return to a pre- vious group of 5 files, press [ø] . (9) If you need to copy al[...]

Disk/Media functions 210 r G-70 Music Workstation (In the case of a floppy disk, the “External Memory” message will read “Floppy Disk”, of course.) (6) Press the [YES] field to format your disk/card. Press [NO] or [Back] to return to the FORMAT display page without formatting. (7) Wait for the confirmation to appear, then press the [EXIT] b[...]

Format G-70 Music Workstation r 211 17. Archiving data using a computer (USB) The G-70’s USB port can be used for exchanging files with a computer or for MIDI communication. Here, we will look at the archiving function, which are often called “Data storage”. See page 214 for the MIDI functions. You can transfer the following file types from t[...]

Archiving data using a computer (USB) 212 r G-70 Music Workstation Note: In this state, all of the G-70’s panel functions are blocked. You can, however, keep playing the last Keyboard part(s) you selected. You cannot select other sounds (or parts), however. Note: To cancel the connection, press [DISCONNECT] or the [EXIT] button. (8) Open the “M[...]

Format G-70 Music Workstation r 213 • Windows : Click on the removal icon on the task bar. Wait until a drop-down menu appears and select the entry that says something to the effect of “Stop USB disk G70_SSD” or “Stop USB disk G70_CARD”. You should now see a window that says something to the effect of “The USB device XX can now be safel[...]

MIDI 214 r G-70 Music Workstation 18. MIDI MIDI is short for “Musical Instrument Digital Interface”. The word refers to many things, the most obvious being a connector type that is used by musical instruments and other devices to exchange messages relating to the act of making music. When you play on the G-70’s keyboard or start song or Style[...]

The how-to’ s G-70 Music Workstation r 215 • The G-70 is supplied with a CD-ROM that contains the driver files you may need for USB–MIDI applica- tions. Before pressing [USB] , you must install the required drivers on your computer. See the operating instructions that come with the CD-ROM. (4) Do one of the following: • Press a MIDI SET [1][...]

MIDI 216 r G-70 Music Workstation Editing MIDI parameters Let us briefly look at where to find the part you may want to edit (use PAGE [ø][˚] to select it): Note: Always select the part you want to edit before changing the remaining parameters. Keyboard, Style, Song Parts The Keyboard, Style and Song parts have the same “TX” (transmission) an[...]

Editing MIDI parameters G-70 Music Workstation r 217 ■ CHANNEL (1~16) Allows you to assign a MIDI receive channel to the selected part. The default settings usually work best, but you are most welcome to change them. Note: Unless you have a very good reason to do otherwise, we suggest using the same TX and RX channel numbers for a part. Note: Ass[...]

MIDI 218 r G-70 Music Workstation ● Internal— The Recorder/sequencer (SONG) or Arranger (STYLE) uses its internal tempo. ● MIDI— Song or Style playback can be started or stopped with MIDI real-time messages (Start, Stop, Clock) received from an external clock source. ● Remote— The Recorder/sequencer (SONG) or Arranger (STYLE) waits for [...]

Editing MIDI parameters G-70 Music Workstation r 219 ments. There is thus no need to transmit the note messages of what you play in the chord recognition area (the NTA notes). ■ 1ST CHANNEL RX/2ND CHANNEL RX ● CHANNEL— NTA notes can be received on two MIDI channels, so that you could control the G-70’s Arranger using a MIDIfied accordion (F[...]

MIDI 220 r G-70 Music Workstation manent) changes to the way a part behaves. Effect set- tings, for instance, can only be changed via SysEx mes- sages. Such messages may slow down playback on external MIDI instruments, or yield no effect at all, which is why you have the option to switch off their transmission in the first place. ● LYRICS— Use [...]

MIDI Sets G-70 Music Workstation r 221 (2) Press the [UTILITY] field, followed by the [STARTUP] field. (3) Press the [MIDI≈SET] field and use the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial or the [DEC] / [INC] buttons to select the MIDI Set to be recalled when the G-70 is switched on. (4) Switch on the [RECALL] field. Switch off this button icon if no MIDI Set should be[...]

Miscellaneous 222 r G-70 Music Workstation 19. Miscellaneous Using V-LINK ■ About V-LINK V-LINK ( ) is a function that provides for the integration of music and visual material. By using V-LINK-compatible video devices (i.e. an Edirol DV-7PR), visual effects can be easily linked to, and made part of the expressive elements of a perfor- mance. By [...]

General settings G-70 Music Workstation r 223 Note: The G-70 does not support the Edirol DV-7PR’s dual stream mode. • Press the [INIT¥SINGLE¥VALUE] field to reset the cur- rently selected parameter to its default value. • Press the [INIT¥ALL¥VALUES] field to reset all parame- ters to their default values. (4) Press [V-LINK] again to switc[...]

Miscellaneous 224 r G-70 Music Workstation (2) Press the [UTILITY] field, followed by the [INFO] field. ● SRX Expansion Board— Displays the name of the installed wave expansion board (if available). ● Free Space Internal Memory— Informs you about the remaining storage capacity of the internal memory. ● Free Space Memory Card— Informs yo[...]

General settings G-70 Music Workstation r 225 20. Specifications ■ Keyboard: ■ Sound source: ■ Harmonic Bars: ■ Styles: ■ Songs: ■ Sequencer: ■ Display type & controls ■ Panel controls: ■ User Programs: ■ Music Assistant registrations: ■ Vocal Harmonist: 76 synthesizer-action type keys with aftertouch New WX sound engine M[...]

Speci fi cations 226 r G-70 Music Workstation ■ Data storage ■ Other functions: ■ Connections ■ General specifications: Note: Specifications are subject to change without prior notice. Floppy disk drive 3.5”, 2HD/2DD Internal memory Solid State Disk Memory card PCMCIA (Compact Flash, Mem- ory Stick, Smart Media, Micro- drive) Type of fil[...]

Installing a wave expansion board G-70 Music Workstation r 227 21. Appendix Installing a wave expansion board • To avoid the risk of damage to internal components that can be caused by static electricity, please carefully observe the following whenever you handle the board. • Before you touch the board, first grasp a metal object (such as a wat[...]

Appendix 228 r G-70 Music Workstation (5) Use the screws that you removed in step 2 to fas- ten the cover back in place. ■ Checking whether the board is recognized After installing the wave expansion, check to confirm that the installed board is recognized correctly. (1) Turn on the power, as described in “Switching the G-70 on/off” on p. 21.[...]

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters G-70 Music Workstation r 229 MFX and IFX types and parameters 1. Thru The effect processor is bypassed. 2. Stereo EQ This is a four-band stereo equalizer (low, mid x 2, high). Stereo signals (like certain piano sounds) are thus not combined to a mono signal before being processed. ● EQ Low Frequency (20[...]

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters 230 r G-70 Music Workstation ● Auto Wah Depth (0~127)— Modulation intensity. ● Auto Wah Sens (0~127)— Adjusts the sensitivity with which the filter is controlled. ● Auto Wah Manual (0~127)— Adjusts the center fre- quency at which the effect is applied. ● Auto Wah Peak (0~127)— Adjusts the [...]

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters G-70 Music Workstation r 231 ● Balance (D100:0W, D50:50W, D0:100W)— Volume bal- ance between the direct (D) and the effect sound (W). ● Level (0~127)— Output level. 14. Space-D This is a multiple chorus that applies two-phase modulation in stereo. It gives no impression of modulation, but produces[...]

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters 232 r G-70 Music Workstation ● Delay FBK Mode (Normal, Cross)— Select the way in which delay sound is fed back into the effect. NORMAL: The left delay sound will be fed back into the left delay, and the right delay sound into the right delay. CROSS: The left delay sound will be fed back into the right[...]

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters G-70 Music Workstation r 233 22. Time Delay This effect controls the delay time and pitch in realtime. Lengthening the delay time will lower the pitch, and shorten- ing it will raise the pitch. ● Delay Time (200~1000ms, note)— Adjusts the time until the delay is heard. ● Delay Feedback (–98%~0~98%[...]

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters 234 r G-70 Music Workstation ● Balance (D100:0W, D50:50W, D0:100W)— Volume bal- ance between the direct (D) and the effect sound (W). ● Level (0~127)— Output level. 27. OD‰ Chorus This effect connects an Overdrive and a Chorus in series. (“Series” means that the output signal of the first ef[...]

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters G-70 Music Workstation r 235 ● Chorus Pre Delay (0.0~100.0ms)— Adjusts the delay between the incoming direct signal and the moment when the chorus starts working. ● Chorus Rate (0.05~10.0Hz)— Frequency, i.e. modulation speed. ● Chorus Depth (0~127)— Modulation intensity. ● Chorus Balance (D1[...]

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters 236 r G-70 Music Workstation ● Flanger Balance (D100:0W, D50:50W, D0:100W)— Vol- ume balance between the direct sound (D) and the flanger sound (W). ● Level (0~127)— Output level. 39. CHO/Delay This effect connects a chorus and a delay in parallel. (“Paral- lel” means that the input signal is [...]

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters G-70 Music Workstation r 237 43. Low Boost Boosts the volume of the lower range, creating powerful lows. ● Boost Frequency (50~125 [Hz])— Center frequency at which the lower range will be boosted. ● Boost Gain (0~12 [dB])— Amount by which the lower range will be boosted. ● Boost Width (Wide, Mid[...]

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters 238 r G-70 Music Workstation ● Panpot (L64~0~63R)— Stereo location of the output sound. This is a mono effect that combines incoming sig- nals. You can, however, place the processed signal any- where between the left and right channels. ● Level (0~127)— Output level. 47. Speaker Sim Simulates the [...]

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters G-70 Music Workstation r 239 ● Speed (–100~100)— Speed at which to raise or lower the frequency at which the sound is modulated (+: upward / –: downward). ● Resonance (0~127)— Amount of feedback. ● Mix Level (0~127)— Level of the phase-shifted sound. ● Panpot (L64~0~63R)— Stereo locati[...]

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters 240 r G-70 Music Workstation ● Input Sync Sw (Off, On)— Specifies whether an input note will cause the sequence to resume from the first step of the sequence (ON) or not (OFF). ● Input Sync Threshold (0~127)— Volume at which an input note will be detected. ● Level (0~127)— Output level. 56. Sl[...]

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters G-70 Music Workstation r 241 ● Filter Type (OFF, LPF, HPF)— Type of filter. OFF: no filter is used. LPF: cuts the frequency range above the Cutoff value. HPF: cuts the frequency range below the Cutoff value. ● Cutoff Frequency (200~8000Hz)— Basic frequency of the filter. ● Pre Delay (0.0~100.0ms[...]

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters 242 r G-70 Music Workstation ● Balance (D100:0W, D50:50W, D0:100W)— Volume bal- ance between the direct sound (D) and the chorus sound (W). ● Level (0~127)— Output level. 62. Band Flanger A flanger that lets you apply an effect independently to the low-frequency and high-frequency ranges. ● Spli[...]

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters G-70 Music Workstation r 243 64. VS Overdrive This is an overdrive that provides heavy distortion. ● Drive (0~127)— Degree of distortion. Also changes the vol- ume. ● Tone (0~127)— Sound quality of the Overdrive effect. ● Amplifier Sw (Off, On)— Turns the Amp Simulator on/off. ● Amplifier Ty[...]

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters 244 r G-70 Music Workstation 68. Long Delay A delay that provides a long delay time. ● Delay Time [sync] (msec, Note)— Use this parameter to specify whether (“Note”) or not (“msec”) the delay time should be synchronized to the Arranger or Recorder tempo. Depending on your choice, the setting r[...]

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters G-70 Music Workstation r 245 ● Rev Delay Time [sync] (msec, Note)— Use this parameter to specify whether (“Note”) or not (“msec”) the reverse delay time should be synchronized to the Arranger or Recorder tempo. Depending on your choice, the setting range of the following parameter refers to a [...]

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters 246 r G-70 Music Workstation ● Delay Right Time [note] (Musical Notes)— Delay times can be set as a note-value of a tempo, if you set the “Sync” parameter above to “msec”. Specify the value of the desired note. ● Delay Center Time [sync] (msec, Note)— Use this parame- ter to specify whethe[...]

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters G-70 Music Workstation r 247 ● Disc Noise Type (LP, EP, SP, RND)— Type of record noise. The frequency at which the noise is heard depends on the selected type. ● Disc Noise LPF (200~8000Hz, Bypass)— Adjusts the cutoff frequency of the low pass filter applied to the record noise. If you don’t wan[...]

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters 248 r G-70 Music Workstation ● Fine (–100~100)— Pitch shift adjustment for all steps (2- cent units). ● Delay Time [sync] (msec, Note)— Use this parameter to specify whether (“Note”) or not (“msec”) the delay time should be synchronized to the Arranger or Recorder tempo. Depending on you[...]

Appendix | MFX and IFX types and parameters G-70 Music Workstation r 249 84. Center Canc Removes the sounds that are localized at the center of the stereo input. This is a convenient way to eliminate a vocal. ● L-R Balance (–50~0~50)— Volume balance of the L (left) and R (right) channels for removing the sound. ● Range Low (16~15000Hz)— L[...]

Appendix | MIDI Implementation Chart 250 r G-70 Music Workstation 22. MIDI Implementation Chart [Music Workstation] Date: November 2004 Model: G-70 Version: 1.00 Function... T ransmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Channel Default Changed 1~16 1~16, Off 1~16 1~16, Off 32 Parts 3 Logical Parts (Basic Channel, NT A1, NT A2) Mode Default Message Altered [...]

Appendix | Chord Intelligence G-70 Music Workstation r 251 23. Chord Intelligence Cm7 ( 5 ) CC # DE E F CM7 C#M7 DM7 E M7 EM7 FM7 C7 C#7 D7 E 7 E7 F7 Cm C#m Dm E m Em Fm Cm7 C#m7 Dm7 E m7 Em7 Fm7 Cdim C#dim Ddim E dim Edim Fdim Dm7 ( 5 ) Em7 ( 5 ) Caug C#aug Daug E aug Eaug Faug C7sus4 C#7sus4 D7sus4 E 7sus4 E7sus4 F7sus4 Fm7 ( 5 ) E m7 ( 5 ) C#m7 [...]

Appendix | Chord Intelligence 252 r G-70 Music Workstation F# G A A B B F#M7 GM7 A M7 AM7 B M7 BM7 F#7 G7 A 7 A7 B 7 B7 F#m Gm A m Am B m Bm F#m7 Gm7 A m7 Am7 B m7 Bm7 F#dim Gdim A dim Adim B dim Bdim Gm7 ( 5 ) Am7 ( 5 ) Bm7 ( 5 ) F#aug Gaug A aug Aaug B aug Baug F#7sus4 G7sus4 A 7sus4 A7sus4 B 7sus4 B7sus4 B m7 ( 5 ) A m7 ( 5 ) F#m7 ( 5 ) F#sus4 G[...]

Index G-70 Music Workstation r 253 Index Numerics 1 Ch Limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 1 STAFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 1/2 Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 1/2 Meas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 16-track Sequencer . . . . . . . . .[...]

Index 254 r G-70 Music Workstation Cutoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Freq . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Sound Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 , 128 Cutting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 D D Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Index G-70 Music Workstation r 255 High . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Key Touch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 HIGHER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 , 163 , 192 HIGHEST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Index 256 r G-70 Music Workstation Mode Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Portamento . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Modulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 , 62 , 93 Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 M[...]

Index G-70 Music Workstation r 257 Rewind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Rise Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Voice FX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 , 133 Rit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Index 258 r G-70 Music Workstation TO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 , 196 Select (User Stl) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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