Generalmusic wk1000 - Manual (Page 40)

MIDI means Musical Instruments Digital Interface. A Standard MIDI File (SMF) is a format created to main-
tain data compatibility among different devices complying to the SMF format. This format allows Songs to
be exchanged between different instruments and computers. If a Song is saved as a Midifi le on a MS-DOS
disk, most computers or musical instruments will be able to load and read that Song. wk1000 reads format
0 e 1 MIDIFiles, and saves MIDI fi le in 0 format.
WHAT IS A MIDI FILE?
To further improve the compatibility between instruments of different makes, the MIDI fi le should conform
to the General MIDI standard. The General MIDI standard establishes common standards for the sound
listing, the Program Change numbers for sound selection, the confi guration in the Drumkits, the assign-
ment of MIDI channel 10 to the drumkit track, a minimum polyphony (24) and a maximum number of
tracks (16). In wk1000 the Sound Bank 1 and the Drumkit Bank 2, are fully compatible to the General MIDI
standard. wk1000 recognizes a MIDI fi le in General MIDI standard by the messages it contains (General
MIDI ON). In case this message is not detected, sounds different from Drumkit could be assigned to MIDI
10 channel. Per essere sicuri di caricare correttamente un MIDI fi le compatibile GM, che non contiene il
“General MIDI ON”, impostare ad ON il parametro General MIDI contenuto in “Edit MIDI” . wk1000 salva
MIDI fi le compatibili GM quando il parametro General MIDI è impostato ON.
GENERAL MIDI (GM)
GMX format is an extension of the General MIDI specifi cally by Generalmusic that makes the fi rst three
sound banks of all WK instruments compatible with each other.
Up to 7 locations (111-117) are available in the RAM to load Songs and MidiFiles. To select a location,
move the left cursor arrowhead to the SONG menu function and digit the corresponding number in the
left numeric keypad.
Up to 8 locations (96-103) are available in the wk1000 RAM memory to load Styles. wk1000 can load
Styles in the CD, WK3 e PK7 formats.
GMX FORMAT
LOADING SONGS AND MIDIFILES
NOTE: the Songs can also be selected by dialing the corresponding number (111-117) on the keypad,
wk1000 can load songs in the CD, WK3 e PK7 formats.
LOADING STYLES
Up to 63 RAM locations are available to load Performances. The locations are divided
in7 groups, each featuring 9 Performances. Use the PAGE or the + / – buttons in the
numeric keypad and ensure that the arrowhead is pointing to the PERF menu function.
LOADING PERFORMANCES
The samples are loaded directly to the battery-backed Sample RAM, using the LOAD ALL Disk function.
wk1000 can also load Samples from WK3 and PK7 series.
The wk1000 can also load Performances saved from the WK3 and the PK7.
LOADING SAMPLES
wk1000 Song Styles can only be loaded to the memory using the LOAD ALL Disk procedure, since this
format contains fi les of different types; wk1000 only loads wk1000 Song Styles.
LOADING SONG STYLES
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