Generalmusic WK3 World Keyboard Owner's Manual page 47

SOUNDS
WK3 sounds fall in four categories:
• ROM-Sounds
• E-Sounds (edited ROM-Sounds/Samples)
• Drumkits
• Samples
Rom-Sound
WK3 contains 384 sample-based ROM Sounds
(including 16 different Drumkits) consisting of Sin-
gle, Layer and Switch sounds.
The WK3 ROM-Sounds cannot be cancelled or
destroyed, but copies can be modified to produce
edited Sounds (E-Sounds) which are stored in
the Performances (sometimes called "Perform-
ance-sounds"). Up to 8 edited Sounds can be
stored in a Performance, including a modified
Drumkit (containing up to 4 edited percussive
Sounds). You can configure your Performances
so that they recall original Sounds or E-Sounds.
E-Sound
E-Sounds are created by modifying ROM-Sounds
or by loading the data from disk (loading Perform-
ances containing E-Sounds).
Drumkit
Drumkits assign a different percussive sound to
each note of the keyboard. A Performance can
memorise up to 4 modified percussive sounds
of a Drumkit. WK3 contains 16 Drumkits mem-
orised in Banks 2 and 3 of the Percussive Sound
Groups.
Samples
The WK3 on-board sampler (available only with
the optional Audio/Video Interface) can capture
a Sample which is stored in location 8 of the Sam-
ple-RAM.
WK3 Sample kits are also available to load PCM
Samples to the first 6 locations of the Sample-
Ram (in replacement of an eventual sample oc-
cupying location 8). Location 7 can accept PCM
Samples originating from the Generalmusic CD
Series instruments.
EDIT MODES
WK3 offers several Edit modes to modify various
aspects of the instrument. Each mode consists
of a set of parameters spread across several edit
pages.
The Edit Modes are:
• Edit Performance (program changes, track
transpose and tunings, trackball and pedal
assignments, etc.);
• Edit MIDI (MIDI channel settings, Common
channel, Local off, General MIDI compatibil-
ity, etc.);
• Edit Mixer (track levels, pan settings, etc.);
• Edit Sound (macro edit of sound and drumkit
parameters);
• Edit General (parameters the affect the in-
strument as a whole);
• Edit Effects (parameters that modify the Re-
verbs and Effects units of the DSP);
• Edit Samples/Pads (Sample editing and Pad
assignment functions);
• Sequencer editing functions for User Style,
Song/Style and Song recordings;
• Disk (file handling operations to and from
RAM and disk).
The various Edit modes are explained in detail in
the relevant chapters of the owner's manual.
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