Chapter 3 Tone-related and TONE EDITOR

• The addition result of TL + VolBias must not exceed the maximum. In that case, the driver returns an error number in Status and does not play the sequence.
  Specifically, if TL is 0, VolBias must be less than or equal to 0.

• Even if the velocity curve is linear on the editor display, it may not be audibly correct. For velocity control, use the audibility as a guide only.

• If you change the value violently with the parameter claws in the tone editor, SCSI communication will not work and the MAC will jump easily, so please stop. Especially during MIDI pronunciation, the frequency is high.

• The soft LFO cannot be turned ON / OFF by the MIDI modulation wheel.

• The LFO modulation waveform is sine wave only.

• About FM One slot can be freely assigned to both carriers and modulators, and self-modulation (self-feedback) is also possible. Since it is possible to output a waveform that can withstand practical use even with self-modulation alone, in that case, it will be a maximum of 32-tone poly FM output. However, if you use a lot of FM tones, the operation may slow down.

• The VOICE parameter PLAY MODE of the TONE editor only supports poly mode. Other than POLY, MONO, PORTA, LEGATO, L & P are invalid. Even if it can be set with TONE EDITOR, the sound driver will not work properly in these modes. Never use it as it may cause bugs such as the sound not being noted off.

• The voice window PORTAMENT TIME is not working. It is wise not to set it as it will cause trouble. The future response is completely undecided.

• There are some bugs in the behavior of PEG that may not work as expected.

• TONEEditor refers to AIFF data by file name in order to prevent the increase in data volume due to duplication of tone data. In other words, if you select the same AIFF data as other layers in the same tone data, the data will not be read and the same settings as the tone previously loaded in RAM will be set. Therefore, even if you edit the waveform of the AIFF file once imported into the tone data with a waveform editor, the tone editor will not read the newly edited AIFF data and the tone data will not be updated if the file names are the same. If you want to load it, change the file name or import different data and then reload it.
  For VOICEs that share waveforms, an asterisk (*) is displayed after the size.

  

• The Tone editor refers to the address and size of tone BANK0 in the soundmap that is current in SndSimulator by default. If the 0th size of the tone color BANK is set small, a SCSI error may occur. Set a large size for the tone color BANK0. It is also possible to set a tone other than BANK0. When editing tone data, it is recommended to create and use a map with a large size of the set tone BANK for creation.
  Also, the Tone Editor always tries to transfer the tone data to the sound box when the tone file is opened.
  (If you need to transfer again, please go to Download from the Preference menu.)

• Simple question I changed the timbre parameters by MIDI input, but they remain the same on the TONE editor screen. This is because the TONE editor sends the data of the changed part to the SOUND BOX by SCSI communication, but it is not designed to recognize the data changed by MIDI and reflect it on the screen of the TONE editor.

• The tone editor PAN position is currently (Ver2.06), from the left

  L16, L15, L14, L13, L12, L11, L10, L9, L8, L7, L6, L5, L4, L3, L2, L1, C, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, R14, R15

  It is lined up with, but correctly

  L15, L14, L13, L12, L11, L10, L9, L8, L7, L6, L5, L4, L3, L2, L1, C, C, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, R14, R15

  is. It's just a display error, but you need to be careful. In addition, this bug will be fixed in the next version (Ver2.07).

• About the mysterious parameters of TONE EDITOR

  When you open the waveform reading window, it looks like this.

  

  The meaning of the radio button above is

  ・ ALL '0'

  There is no sound.

  ・ NOISE

  My name is Shah. Please try it out.

  When you open the EG window, it looks like this.

  

  ・ EGHOLD

  If checked, the AR value will be ignored and EG will start from the maximum volume.

  ・ KEY RATE SCALE

  The larger the value from 0-14, the stronger the effect of key scaling. Note that 15 does not have a key scaling effect.

  ・ LPSLNK

  If you do not check the abbreviation of LooP Start LiNK, the relationship of EG and the EG of the Loop Start point are irrelevant. If checked, the effect of EG changes depending on the position of Loop Start.

  (See the Hardware Manual / SCSP User's Manual / EG Register for more information).

  When I open the LFO (hardware) window, it looks like this.

  

  ・ MODULATION

  The MIDI Control Change No. 1 modulation depth value allows you to turn the LFO on and off.
  0 for off, 1-127 for on, no depth control.

  ・ LFO RESET

  Each time you note on, the LFO waveform is reset and modulation starts from the reference pitch.

  When you open the INVERT window, it looks like this.

  

  ・ SAOFSET

  Abbreviation for Start Address OFfSET, which gives an offset to the value written in the Start Address of the PCM waveform. Used when using effects such as DSP chorus to shift the phase of the modulation waveform and make it undulate.
  Currently, the sound driver does not refer to it, so it is meaningless to put anything in it.

  ・ FM WAVE

  If checked, FM modulation is normally performed with a sine wave of 3 wavelengths, but with 1 wavelength. There is no benefit other than a slight reduction in data. You should think about it and not use it.

  ・ SPCTL1, SPCTL0

  Do not check it as it is not normally used.

  When you open the TOTAL LEVEL window, it looks like this.

  

  ・ MOD

  Parameters used for DSP modulation waveforms Well, usually not used.

  ・ SDIR

  Abbreviation for Sound DI Lect
  No EG or LFO is applied, and the PCM waveform sounds as it is. The volume remains at the maximum volume and does not change.
  The effect of Sequence Volume from the SH2 side is also not accepted, so it is better not to check it. Please note that some tones created by Invision are checked, but you may have to remove them if you want to use Sequence Volume.
  I also recently found out that it seems to be the cause of noise, so it is wise not to check it.

  ・ STINH

  STackWrite INHibit Write protection on the stack. This parameter is not normally checked.

  When you open the FM window, it looks like this.

  

  ・ Generation

  It's 0 or 1, but don't worry. 0 is okay.
  (For more information, see "Hardware Manual / SCSP User's Manual / Using FM Modulation Registers and FM Sound System ").