User manual GEM WK 2000 SE

[. . . ] DIGITAL KEYBOARDS owners manual wk2000 se ·English SPECIAL MESSAGES ALARM SYMBOLS: Generalmusic electronics products could present labels similar to that displayed in this section. Please follow accurately the precautions descripted in the safety instructions. The exclamation mark within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. IMPORTANT NOTE: To reduce the risk related to the correct and normal use of the instrument, all Generalmusic products are accuralety tested in a safety laboratory. DO NOT modify the present unit, the safety standard and the correct instrument operativity could be compromised, and as a further consequence the warranty will be invalidated. IMPORTANT SAFETY AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUCTION PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR INJURY TO PERSONS. WARNING! When using electric products, basic precautions should always be followed, including the following: 1. [. . . ] A Standard MIDI File (SMF) is a storage format created to maintain data compatibility among different devices complying with the Standard MIDI File format. This format allows Songs to be exchanged between different instruments and computers. If a Song is saved as a MIDI file on an MS-DOS disk, you can be certain that all the most recent generation of instruments and any computers will be able to load and read that Song. WK2000 SE reads format 0 and 1 MIDI files , and saves MIDI files in format 0. GENERAL MIDI (GM) To facilitate compatibility between different makes of instruments, MIDI files should be in General MIDI standard, a common platform for sounds and they way they are selected. General MIDI stipulates common standards regarding the listing of sounds, Program Change numbers for sound selection, the percussive sound configuration in the Drumkits, the assignment of MIDI channel 10 to the drumkit track, a minimum polyphony (24) and a maximum number of tracks (16). In the WK2000 SE, Sound Banks 1 and Drumkit Bank 2 are fully GM compatible. WK2000 SE recognises GM compatible MIDI Files, thanks to a messages contained in the MIDI File (General MIDI ON). If this message is not detected, sounds that differ to a Drumkit may be assigned to MIDI channel 10. To ensure correct loading of GM compatible MIDI files that do not contain the . General MIDI ON. flag, set the General MIDI parameter to ON in the «Edit MIDI» pages. WK2000 SE can save GM compatible MIDI Files when the General MIDI parameter is set to ON. GMX FORMAT The GMX format is an extension of General MIDI specifically created by Generalmusic which renders the first three sound banks of all the WK Series instruments completely compatible. Page24 The floppy and the hard disk owners manual LOADING SONGS AND MIDIFILES wk2000 se Up to 7 locations are available in RAM (111-117) to load Songs and MidiFiles. The locations are accessed by moving the display arrowhead next to the SONG menu function and specifying the relative number on the left hand selection keypad. It is also possible to select a SONG location by specifying the relative Song number (111-117) directly, without first positioning the arrowhead. WK2000 SE can also load Songs from CD Series, WK3 and PK7 Songs disks. LOADING STYLES Up to 8 locations are available in RAM to load disk-based USER Styles (96-103). WK2000 SE can also load Styles from WK2000 SE, WK2, WK3 and PK7 Styles disks. LOADING PERFORMANCE Up to 63 locations, divided into 7 Groups of 9, are available in RAM to load Performances. buttons of the right hand selection keypad (provided that the display arrowhead is NOT positioned next to the PERF menu function). As well as the Performance settings, the contents of the Direct Style Memory and Direct Sound Memory buttons is also loaded. WK2000 SE can also load Performances from WK2000 SE, WK2, WK3 and PK7 disks. LOADING SAMPLES Samples are loaded directly to the battery-backed Sample RAM. [. . . ] If you wish to communicate via MIDI with instruments that are not General MIDI compatible, it is advisable to set WK2000 SE to General MIDI OFF position. To enable Generalmusic standard (GMX) it is necessary to set General MIDI to OFF. In this way all the Sound banks and the effects provided by WK2000 SE will be at your disposal when programming your music. ·Start/Stop If the START/STOP function is active, WK2000 SE will start as soon as the START command will be sent by the external device (computer, sequencer) connected via MIDI. [. . . ]