*************** "SLATE" Editor/Librarians Document 12/20/89 **************** Editor/Librarians for the Ensoniq ESQ-1/SQ-80 and the Roland D-50,MT-32 & D-110 (c) 1988,89 Robert Clemens ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Shareware Editions ***************************************************************************** *******************************> FEATURES <******************************** * Speed and ease of use are major design considerations. * CGA,EGA,VGA,MCGA and MONO graphic cards are supported in a graphic window enviroment. * Mouse support, plus an intuitive "Command Line" that allows the best use of both types of user interface. >>> "Dynamics" (Dynamic Envelope Plotting) <<< * This series of Editor/Librarians feature graphic representations of envelopes which are very accurate (typically +/-10%). Use the F1/F2 keys on your PC to adjust the envelope display time in a range from under a second to over a minute. The envelope plots can be made to res- pond to MIDI Note Velocity (or Note on/off keys "1"-"7") by pressing F3 to turn "Dynamics" ON (F3 also turns it off). When Dynamics is ON, the graphic representations of the envelopes will change according to the interaction of the Velocity parameter and the Velocity of Notes played on your MIDI keyboard. >>> The "Timebar" <<< * Another handy feature in these programs is the "TimeBar", a real-time graphic display which allows you to track the Envelopes. To activate the TimeBar, press F4 from any of the Envelope Edit pages. Now when you play a note on your MIDI keyboard (or on the numbers 1-7 on your PC keyboard), you will see the TimeBar display growing from left to right on your screen. You can press F9 to adjust the speed of the TimeBar; a "TimeBar Adj:" field will appear on your screen showing a number from 20 to 80. This number represents a millisecond delay number and should be set for a higher number for a computer with a faster clock speed such as an AT. Press F9 to adjust the number using an envelope with obvious audible stages so you can see/hear the correspondence. ******************> KEY COMMANDS FOR ALL "SLATE" EDITORS <***************** F1 ... Envelope display time decrease { Active on pages where envelope } F2 ... Envelope display time increase { times can be altered } F3 ... "Dynamics" on/off F4 ... "TimeBar" on/off F5 ... MIDI Thru off or "Channelizer" On for Multi-Timbral Editors F6 ... MIDI Thru on F7 ... MIDI Channel/Unit Number Down F8 ... MIDI Channel/Unit Number Up F9 ... "TimeBar" speed adjustment 1 thru 7 ......... Note on/off at designated velocity 0 ................ Sets MIDI Note velocity Space-Bar ........ Down a level in the program { i.e. Enter the Editor } { from the librarian } Esc,Back-Space ... Up a level in the program { i.e. Enter "Common" page } { from the "Partial" pages } Alt-N ............ Name a patch ( or Tone etc. ) { Active on editor pages } Right/Left Arrow . Parameter select (in the Editor) or Bank Select (in the Librarian) Up/Dowm Arrow .... Parameter Inc/Dec (in the Editor) or Patch Select (in the Librarian) Pg-Up ............ Parameter Inc by ten (in the Editor) or Bank Page select (in the Librarian) Pg-Down .......... Parameter Dec by ten (in the Editor) or Bank Page select (in the Librarian) Return ........... In the Librarian, this key "Copies" or "Uncopies" a patch to be edited in the Editor. (also,in the Roland LA series of editors "Tones" and "Partials" can be cop- ied by hitting this key on the appropriate pages) Ins .............. If a patch is "copied" then this key writes the "Copied" patch to the current librarian position. A ................ In the Librarian, turns on/off an "Auto-Audition" function which allows you to preview the current sound selected. "Command Line" ... Shows what functions are availible by pressing the accentted letter. When a mouse is used, the accented letters in the command line can be pointed at to activate the chosen function. (i.e. Point to "L" for Load and click the left mouse button) Mouse Rules : Left Button .... Read mouse position and move cursor to that position (if valid). Right button ... Behaves like pressing the space bar Both buttons ... Behaves like "Esc" or "Backspace" *************************> HARDWARE REQUIRMENTS <************************** 80X86 (MS-DOS 3.0 and above) compatible computer with 640k RAM. CGA,EGA,VGA,MCGA or MONO graphic card. (Text only cards are not supported) MPU-401 or compatible MIDI interface. Optional: Serial mouse ( Microsoft or equivalent ). ************************> SUPPORT INFORMATION <************************** These "Shareware" editions of this software are 95% fully functional, some extended functions are not implemented. ( i.e. print command, partial-copy, automatic window-file saver) If you like and find yourself using one of these programs, please support good software and the shareware concept and purchase an up to date and more functionable version. Also included are numerous banks of sounds and a MIDI data analyzer. You have two choices : 1. A Ring-binder manual (published by MusicSoft) and program disk for $69.95. 2. Program disk and .DOC file only can be purchased for $34.95. Buying the program with the manual is the better of the two options. Direct all inquires to : Tailored Communications Attn : Robert Clemens P.O.Box 90177 Albuquerque N.Mex 87199 (505) 873-4973 ***************************************************************************