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Hand Built Electronic Percussion
2a TWYCROSS STREET
LEICESTER
LE2 0DU
ENGLAND
TELEPHONE:
E-MAIL:
WEB-SITE:
VAT No:
XS7-3
Rev 008
1
0116-255 6225
info@wernick.net
www.wernick.net
834748304

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  • Page 1 2a TWYCROSS STREET LEICESTER LE2 0DU ENGLAND TELEPHONE: 0116-255 6225 E-MAIL: info@wernick.net WEB-SITE: www.wernick.net Hand Built Electronic Percussion VAT No: 834748304 XS7-3 Rev 008...
  • Page 2 Index 1.0 Introduction PAGE NUMBER 2.0 Setting Up Your Xylosynth System 2.1 Sound Sources 2.2 Amplification 3.0 A Quick MIDI Lesson 3.1 MIDI Programme Number 3.2 MIDI Bank Number 3.3 MIDI Note Number 3.4 MIDI Velocity Number 3.5 MIDI Channel Number 4.0 Patches 5.0 Control Panel 5.1 Push Button Control...
  • Page 3 1.0 Introduction Thank-you for choosing a Wernick Xylosynth. You are now the owner of a hand built MIDI compatible tuned percussion controller designed to put mallet players in the most comfortable MIDI environment possible. We’ve asked players like you a lot of questions over the last few years and the information gathered together has resulted in many of the unique features of the Xylosynth.
  • Page 4 3.0 A Quick MIDI Lesson The Xylosynth is a MIDI controller so it might be useful to include a short section on the basics. MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface and is a digital computer code that all manufacturers in the music industry use. It means that the Xylosynth and any other MIDI device can communicate.
  • Page 5: Control Panel

    5.0 Control Panel If you look to the right hand side of the front panel you’ll see the connections for Line Out (to amplification), Headphone Socket, Power In/USB, MIDI Out, Blue LED Indicator, five pedal inputs and above them the four push buttons for Octave Shift and Patch Change. SONG LIST/PATCH OCTAVE SHIFT ▲...
  • Page 6: Analogue Settings

    6.0 Analogue Settings 6.1 Length of Note Knob Although you can set your preferred note length for each patch in the patch settings, the Length of Note Knob allows instant adjustment 'on the fly'. The control begins with 'instant note off' at 0.03 seconds (30 Milliseconds) and goes up to 8 seconds. You have to turn the knob by at least 1 division on the dial to activate it otherwise it won't override the patch setting.
  • Page 7: Programming Section

    SONG LIST CONTROL SCREEN HARPSICORD 011► PITCH PATCH next patch on list → SONG 01 NOTE C3 no.of song on list → ◄002 MIDI previous song on list You can customize the screen brightness see Global Settings G. When you change patch, the next sound will be heard immediately but the screen takes a fraction of a second to catch up.
  • Page 8 A. PATCH CONTROL PATCH/ Switch the Xylosynth between incremental patch up/down control or song list control. There is a shortcut between these SONG by pressing the SAVE button to the left of the display. B. MIDI FORMAT 0-127/1-128 Sets the first programme number, bank number and patch to display either 0 or 1.
  • Page 9 4. Repeat 3. until you have chosen your list. 5. To DELETE a patch in the song list press exit and follow instructions on screen. 6. To INSERT a patch in the song list press save and follow instructions on screen. 7.
  • Page 10: The Noise Threshold

    (only HOLD works with MIDI CC 66 – Only holds notes that were 'On' when the pedal was pressed. Use it to 'hold' chords and play melodies over the held chord. internal sounds) MIDI CC 69 – Notes fade out according to their release parameter rather than when the pedal is released.
  • Page 11: Internal Sounds

    11.0 Internal Sounds You can access the internal sounds either through the headphone socket or through the line out to amplification. There is no direct volume knob. The left hand Jack is designed for headphones and the right hand for line out or to amplification. The headphone output is approximately twice as loud as the line out.
  • Page 12 Reed 65. Soprano Sax 69. Oboe 66. Alto Sax 70. English Horn 67. Tenor Sax 71. Bassoon 68. Baritone Sax 72. Clarinet Pipe 73. Piccolo 77. Blown Bottle 74. Flute 78. Shakuhachi 75. Recorder 79. Whistle 76. Pan Flute 80. Ocarina Synth Lead 81.
  • Page 13: General Notes

    53 Ride Bell 54 Tambourine 55 Splash Cymbal 56 Cowbell 57 Crash Cymbal 2 58 Vibraslap 59 Ride Cymbal 2 60 Hi Bongo 61 Low Bongo 62 Mute Hi Conga 63 Open Hi Conga 64 Low Conga 65 High Timbale 66 Low Timbale 67 High Agogo 68 Low Agogo...
  • Page 14: General Care

    URL: htttp://www.wernick.net Contact Name: Will Wernick, Julie-Ellen John Patents: United States 5854436 UK & France (EP) 0732683 Germany 69610518 © Wernick Musical Instruments 2005 All Rights Reserved All Specifications in this manual are subject to change without notification...
  • Page 15: Midi Implementation Chart

    MIDI Implementation Chart Function Transmitted Remarks Basic Channel 1-16 0-15 Set within each Patch Default Mode Default Incremental Patch 1-200 0-199 Toggled with Song List/Song Link Altered Song List 1-25 Song link 1-25 Links Song Lists Note Number Default 0-127 Key range, C-1 to C9 C0 to C10 Set Chromatically set within each Patch Velocity...

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