Performance Monitor - Korg iS35 User Manual

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Readable formats
The iS35 can read Standard MIDI files (SMF) in format
0 and 1. Format 0 SMF will be played back immedi-
ately, without having to load them from disk, whereas
format 1 SMF will be loaded first, then played back a
few seconds later. While loading the SMF in format 1,
the START/STOP leds will flash, and the message
"Please wait a moment" will appear on the display.
It is also possible to read files in format Yamaha
"DOC", although there are some limitations. The
sounds will be converted, where possible, into GM
sounds. As there are differences between the DOC and
the GM standard, some of the tracks might playback
with programs and levels that differ from the original
ones.
The iS35 can display the lyrics of the SMF in M-live
(MidiSoft), Solton, or Tune1000 or compatible (Edirol,
GMX, KAR, HitBit, XF) format. You can switch from
the viewing modes of the lyrics (Lyrics 1 and Lyrics 2)
to the viewing mode of the standard parameters (Play)
by pressing the REC/WRITE/LYRICS repeatedly.
Press the same button again to go back to the lyrics
viewing mode:
Lyrics 1 ⇒ Lyrics 2 ⇒ Play ⇒ Lyrics 1...
The iS35 can also display the chords contained in the
SMF in M-live (MidiSoft), Solton, GMX, and XF for-
mat.
The Play mode
Press SONG PLAY to enter the Song Play mode. If you
are in a page that differs from the one shown in the
display (Page 1), press EXIT/NO to get to Page 1 in the
Song Play mode.
To select the song to be played back, you need to be in
the Play mode. If the display shows the song lyrics
(Lyrics 1 or Lyrics 2 mode), press REC/WRITE/LYR-
ICS once or twice to turn off the LED and go to the
Play mode.
Tempo
Song name
Measure
Parameters of the Play mode
= (Tempo)
[20...250]
Tempo or playback speed of the song. The tempo val-
ues can be between 20 - 250. If you tap the tempo with
the TAP TEMPO button, the values will be limited to
40–240. To change the tempo, move the cursor to the
Tempo parameter using the CURSOR buttons, then
change the tempo with the TEMPO/VALUE buttons
(or the DIAL).
When the song is played back from the beginning, the
tempo saved in the SMF will be selected. If you press
RESET while the sequencer is stopped, or if the song
ends and the sequencer goes back to the first measure,
the tempo saved in the SMF will be automatically
selected when the song is played back again.
Song name
Song in playback. You can choose one song, playback
all the songs contained on disk, or create a list of songs
to playback with just one command. While the song is
played back, you can select another song which will be
selected at the end of the current one.
M (Measure number)
[001...999]
Current measure. You can choose a different measure
both when the sequencer is in playback or when it has
stopped. If you change a measure while the sequencer
is in playback, the START/STOP LED's will briefly
flash while the measure is being searched for, then the
song will start up again from that point.
If you move to a measure — or after a measure — that
contains tempo change, program change or volume
change data, the data for all the channels will be
updated, apart from the ones that are muted. If you
wish to update these channels as well, change their
channel status to Play.
Reference • Song Play mode
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