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The FI is a very complex device with over 100 fully-adjustable parameters per sound. These
are mostly adjusted using sliders but there a few pushbuttons too. In order to get an
overview we recommend you first familiarize yourself with the panel layout in the image
above (or the one found
of the FI algorithms in the Appendix. On the first page of the Appendix, you will find a
diagram of the whole device (minus the effects). Note however that the oscillators appear
here just as a rough outline; the detailed diagram of the oscillators is on the second page.
The third page shows how the effects block is inserted into the structure of the FI.
The FI has two basic sound sources: The harmonizer/bass guitar block and the synthesizer
block. The synthesizer is driven by the information derived from the bass/guitar sound. The
bass/guitar must be played using clean, monophonic lines. The whole range of 24-fret, 6
string bass and guitar is supported. Slapping, tapping or chordal playing does not provide
accurate pitch information and can result in notes of unintended pitch being triggered on the
synthesizer. The sounds of the FI can be created from the synthesizer sound, the
harmonizer/bass guitar sound, or a mixture of the two.
This all might seem quite daunting or confusing at first but don't worry, the following sections
of the manual will explain what all the controls do and teach you what you need to know in
order to start editing sounds deeply or building your own.
Installing the Editor
Go to
h ttp://pandamidi.com/support
package contains the latest firmware file and editor software along with a folder containing
the 99 factory default programs. Copy the editor software package into any directory on your
computer, connect your MIDI interface to the computer and double-click F IEditor.exe ( PC)
or F IEditor.app ( macOS).
( F or Mac users:
T he first time you launch the editor, macOS will inform you that you are
about to launch an app downloaded from the internet. If you see a warning message saying
that the app is not from the App Store and you cannot run it, it is because you have set your
Mac to only allow apps from the App Store. If that is the case then in the Finder, Control-click
, choose O
the
FIEditor.app
Enter your admin name and password when prompted. The F
as an exception to your security settings and you can open it in the future by double-clicking
it.)
In the M IDI>Preferences pull-down menu at the top of the Editor screen, select the MIDI IN
and MIDI OUT ports you want to use. The three options are listed and explained further
below.
at the end of the manual) and investigate the
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and download the latest Distribution Package. The
from the menu, and in the dialog that appears, click O
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IEditor.app
will now be saved
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