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    1 Contents Introduction ..................................................2 Starting Up ..................................................3 Menu Bar ......................................................3 The Library Window ....................................6 The T oolbar ......................................................8 The Edit Windo w ..[...]

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    Intr oduction With CS6x/CS6R V oice Editor and S80/S30 V oice Editor (her eafter r eferred to as V oice Editor), you can edit your CS6x/CS6R/S80/S30 synthesizer’ s voices and effects via your computer . Its graphical user interface provides for easy editing by presenting each synthesizer parameter on screen as a knob, slider , switch, and so on, [...]

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    Star ting Up Windows 95/98 If you have a CS6x or CS6R, you can start V oice Editor by starting XGworks and choosing “CS6x/CS6R V oiceEditor” from the “Plug-in” menu. If you have an S80 or S30, choose “S80/S30 V oiceEditor” instead. Macintosh n If you are using V oice Editor on a Macintosh computer , open the “Chooser” from the Apple[...]

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    CS6x/CS6R(S80/S30)V oice Editor Save Librar y (Save) This is the same as the “Save” button in the T oolbar (Page 9) . CS6x/CS6R(S80/S30)V oice Editor Save Librar y As (Save As) Lets you save the Library file under a new or different name. Close (Macintosh only) Close the window . This is the same as the “Close” box in the Title Bar . Edit C[...]

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    Setup (Windows) / MIDI (Macintosh) CS6x/CS6R(S80/S30)V oice Editor Setup (Editor Setup) This is the same as the “Editor Setup” button in the toolbar (Page 10) . CS6x/CS6R(S80/S30)V oice Editor T ransmit Bulk (T ransmit) This is the same as the “T ransmit Bulk” button in the toolbar (Page 11) . CS6x/CS6R(S80/S30)V oice Editor Receive Bulk (R[...]

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    The Librar y Window When you start V oice Editor , you will first see the Library Window consisting of tabs, each repr esenting a Memory in your CS6x/CS6R/S80/S30 synthesizer . Each tab lists all the names, numbers and categories of voices in the selected Memory . When you choose to edit a voice from the Library Window by double-clicking it, the Ed[...]

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    Viewing J ust the V oice Names (Windows) Y ou can view just the names of all voices in the Memor y without their “Number” and “Category” infor mation. T o do this, right-click on any part of the voice list and choose “List.” This may be useful when choosing voices quickly , since you will have less scrolling to do. n T o switch back to [...]

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    The T oolbar 1 “Open” button Click this to open the “Open File” dialog and select a Library file to open. “Open File” Dialog n If you are using a Macintosh, the typical Macintosh “Open” dialog will appear . 1 “Look in:” ....................................Click this and choose the folder containing the V oice Editor files. 2 Lis[...]

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    2 “Save” b utton Click this to save the existing Library file with your new settings. If you are working on a new file, this button will open the “Save As” dialog, where you can name and save your settings as a new Library file (*.S2V). “Save As…” Dialog n Library file names can consist of up to 8 characters plus a 3-character extensi[...]

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    3 “Editor Setup” button Click this to open the “Editor Setup” dialog and specify the MIDI Out port settings. “Editor Setup” Dialog This is where you set up the V oice Editor to allow the transmission of voice data to your CS6x/CS6R/S80/S30 synthesizer . Click the [OK] button to apply the settings and quit the dialog. Click the [Cancel] [...]

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    4 “T ransmit” b utton Click this to open the “T ransmit” dialog to transmit all settings to your CS6x/CS6R/S80/S30 synthesizer “T ransmit” Dialog V oice data can be transmitted in bulk to your CS6x/CS6R/S80/S30 synthesizer . Click the [Start] button to begin transmitting the data. The progress bar shows how much of the data has been tra[...]

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    5 “Receive” button Click this to open the “Receive” dialog to receive all settings fr om your CS6x/CS6R/S80/S30 synthesizer . “Receive” Dialog V oice data can be received in bulk from your CS6x/CS6R/S80/S30 synthesizer . Select the bulk voice data you wish to receive, then click the [Start] button. The progr ess bar shows how much of th[...]

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    8 “Import” button Click this to open the “Import” dialog and impor t voices from an existing Library file. Y ou can drag-and-drop voices to the Library Window . n More than one of these dialogs can be opened simultaneously . “Import” Dialog 1 “File name:” ................................Shows the name of the Library file from which [...]

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    The Edit Window There ar e two types of voices you can edit using V oice Editor: Normal V oices and Drum V oices. In the Library Window , click the tab containing the Normal V oice or Drum V oice that you wish to edit. Then double-click the voice (or select it and click the “Edit Window” button) to open the Edit Window . The T oolbar This area [...]

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    3 V oice list ......................................Shows the contents of the Memor y as a list. Click the voice in which your edited voice will be stored. 4 [Store] button ..............................Click this to store your edited voice in the location specified above. After storing to a Library file, the data for the original voice will be ove[...]

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    1 V OICE panel This shows the name and instrument category of the voice. Y ou can also rename your edited voice and change the instrument category from the “V oice Categor y” pull-down menu. n V oice names can consist of up to 10 characters. 2 QUICK EDIT panel This gives you access to the volume, pan, filter and envelope generator controls. The[...]

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    “CONTROLLER SET/COMMON LFO” Dialog • CONTROLLER SET P anel Y ou can assign your CS6x/CS6R/S80/S30 synthesizer’ s contr ollers such as the modulation wheel or keyboard aftertouch to various parameters to allow them to be modified in real-time. For instance, you could assign the modulation wheel to the filter’ s Resonance parameter . In all[...]

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    7 ELEMENT unit This section is explained in more detail in “Element Unit” (Page 18) . 8 INSERTION EFFECT units This section is explained in more detail in “Insertion Effect” (Page 25) . 9 SYSTEM EFFECT settings This section is explained in more detail in “System Ef fects” (Page 26) . ) Ke yboar d Click any key on the keyboard to monitor[...]

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    2 ON/OFF switc h Click these to switch each Element on or off. 3 Element Level knobs Use these to set the level of each Element. 4 EF (Effect) 1/EF (Effect) 2/Thru s witches Click these to assign each Element to Insertion Effect 1 or Insertion Effect 2, or to by-pass the Insertion Effect units. ● Element Dialog The “ELEMENT” controls for Norm[...]

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    2 LFO PITCH knob Use this to set the pitch modulation depth of the LFO. Y ou can also enter a value directly in the text box to the left of the knob. 3 LFO FIL TER knob Use this to set the filter modulation depth of the LFO. Y ou can also enter a value directly in the text box to the left of the knob. 4 LFO AMPLITUDE knob Use this to set the amplit[...]

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    EQ Settings Click on the text box and choose the equalizer type. Using the EQ/LH type as an example, the left square mark contr ols the bass fr equencies and the right square mark contr ols the treble fr equencies. Drag the squar e marks vertically to adjust gain, and horizontally to adjust the frequency . n T o set these values directly , select t[...]

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    Drum Key Dialog 1 Ke yboar d Click on the keyboard to specify note assigned to the Element or V oice you are editing. The text box to the left shows the note name. 2 OSCILLA TOR settings T o select a waveform as the source, click the [W A VE] button and then the text box next to it to select the waveform. T o select a voice as the source, click the[...]

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    4 FIL TER controls Use these to set the filter characteristics of the Element. Use the “VELOCITY” knob to define how the Element’ s filter opens/closes in response to note velocity . Use the “RESO” knob to set the LPF Resonance level and the “CUTOFF” knob to set its LPF Cutoff Frequency . Use the “HPF” knob to set the HPF Frequenc[...]

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    @ EQ settings Click on the text box and select the EQ type. With the “EQ L/H” and “P .EQ” types, you can adjust some EQ parameters using the square marks in the graphs. Drag one of the squar e marks horizontally to adjust the Element’ s “EQ Low Frequency ,” and vertically to adjust its “EQ Low Gain.” Drag the other square mark hor[...]

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    Insertion Effect Units 1 CONNECT selector Click on the text box and choose the order in which signals ar e passed fr om one insertion effect unit to the other . 2 Indicator lamps These show which of the Elements are assigned to the r espective Insertion Effect unit. n The Indicator lamps are not available for Drum V oices. 3 [DET AIL] button Click [...]

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    System Effects 1 EFFECT SEND controls The signals from Insertion Effects 1 and 2 ar e sent to the System Ef fect section. Use these knobs to set the level of the signal of Insertion Effect 1/2 (or the by-passed signal) sent to the Reverb/Chorus effect. 2 [ DET AIL] button Click this to set the exact parameters for the respective System Ef fect via [...]

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    OMS Settings (Macintosh) The V oice Editor software uses OMS (Open Music System) for MIDI input/output. T o use the V oice Editor software, OMS must be installed beforehand. n For information about installing OMS, refer to the separate Installation Guide. About OMS V oice Editor uses the OMS (Open Music System) to transfer MIDI data to an exter nal[...]

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    OMS Port Setup Having set up OMS, you now need to start up V oice Editor and set the OMS ports. 1. First, start up V oice Editor by double-clicking its icon. n If AppleT alk is enabled, you will get an aler t message. Click “OFF .” It will take some time for AppleT alk to be disabled. 2. Choose “OMS Port Setup” from V oice Editor’ s “MI[...]

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    An Example of V oice Editor in Use There is no single way in which to use the many components in V oice Editor . Although your editing needs may differ , in any case, the following gives a step-by-step example of how to use V oice Editor . The Librar y Window is the first window to open, so that’ s where the explanation begins. n In the Library W[...]

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    30 T r oubleshooting If you encounter problems such as no sound output or abnormal behavior , verify the connections befor e checking the following. If you are using V oice Editor for Windows, refer to the XGworks(lite) owner's manual too. <Macintosh> The printer port is not recogniz ed. • The printer port will not be recognized if App[...]