Operating System Controls - Casio VZ-8M Operation Manual

Operating System Controls.

In some ways, your VZ is very similar to a computer, as it is capable of
storing and generating a large amount of digital sound data. This "data
processing" is maintained by the "Operating System," which you can think
of as a collection of system programs that control the overall operation
of the unit.
The main interface with the operating system can be found in the menu
functions. These functions contain a number of parameters, which deter
mine the various characteristics of the sounds. In fact, sound synthesis
on the unit basically consists of inputting values for these parameters.
With a computer, you generally execute a certain program, and use a cur
sor to move to different positions in the displayed page, and use the key
board to input commands, values, text, etc. (this is, of course a simplified
explanation.)
Your unit works much in the same way, and it features a number of basic
"Operating System Controls" which are used to perform the same func
tions a computer keyboard or mouse would perform.
Look at the MENUs shown to the right; this list gives you a bird's-eye
view of how the MENUs, and FUNCTIONS within the menus, are or
ganized. Notice that these menus are divided into sections, with the rela
tive basic MODEs listed on the left, and the various FUNCTIONS on the
right. The MODE side shows in which modes the various functions are
operative.
To work in the operating system, you first choose what MODE you want
to work in, by pressing one of the MODE keys.
After you've selected the mode, you must specify what MENU you want
to enter, by pressing EDIT key or TOTAL CONTROL key.
Now that you've specified the MODE and MENU, choose the actual
FUNCTION containing the parameters you want to access by using the
PAGE keys. You can scroll continuously through the functions in any
selected menu with these keys. To scroll up (increment numbers), press
the PAGE [A] key. To scroll down (decrement numbers), press the PAGE
[▼] key.
EFFECT
NORMAL 00 MIDI CHANNEL
COMBI-. 01 PORTAMENTO/ SOLO
NATION
02 PITCH BEND
MULTI
03 AFTER TOUCH
CHANNEL
04 MOD WHEEL
05 DEF CONTROL
06 FOOT VR
07 FOOTSW
08 VEL TABLE SELECT
09 PAN
10 LEVEL
11 PITCH
12 SPLIT POINT
13 VELSPUT
14 VELINVERSE
15 POSCROSSFADE
16 DELAY TRIG
17 TOTAL VIBRATO
18 VIBRATO INV
19 TOTAL TREMOLO
20 TREMOLO INV
21 COMBI COPY
OPERATION 00 OPMEM NAME
MEMORY
01 OPMEM TUNE
OPERATION COMBI- MULTI COMPARE/
MEMORY NORMAL NATION CHANNEL RECALL
WRITE TOTAL EOIT BANK SHIFT
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