Songs - Generalmusic WK3 World Keyboard Owner's Manual

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This chapter discusses Songs from a general
point of view. How to load Songs into your WK3
is detailed in the Disk chapter 6, page 6 «Load
Song», while Song recording is discussed in the
Song Recording chapter of the Reference Guide.
WHAT IS A SONG
A Song is a multitrack recording of several in-
strumental parts, each corresponding to a track.
Up to 16 tracks can be engaged by the Sequencer
to record a Song.
Songs can be loaded from disk in WK3 format, in
previous Generalmusic formats (WS, CD), in
Standard MIDI File format (SMF 0 or 1), in
karaoke format, or recorded using the Multitrack
method.
The on-board Sequencer features several edit-
ing functions which allow you to modify a recorded
Song by copying or cancelling parts and correct-
ing timing errors.
Tracks contain "MIDI events"; these correspond
to note information and control data. Control data
comprises PitchBend and Aftertouch messages,
ProgramChange and BankSelect messages for
sound changes, ControlChange messages to
control the effects sends, the Sustain pedal and
other parameters.
The MIDI events captured by the tracks are not
actual sounds, but messages which communi-
cate with the WK3 internal sound generator, or
with an external expander controlled by WK3. A
Song is none other than a list of MIDI events – a
list for each track.
A "ghost track", called the Master Track, records
all general control messages which define the
instrument's global parameters at the start and
during the recording, such as effects changes or
Performance selections and tempo changes, etc..
SONG PERFORMANCES
A Song is governed by its associated Song-Per-
formance which determines how it plays. Song
recording is also greatly simplifie because it con-
tains all the information necessary to record with-
out having to set parameters while recording.
When you record a Song, it is best to programme
the associated Song Performance beforehand.
A WK3 Song is associated to a single Perform-
ance. When a Song is saved as a MIDI file, the
associated Performance is converted to track
data (ProgramChange, Pan, Volume, effects
send).
Programming the Song-Performances
Song-Performances are not accessed from the
Performance Groups, but directly from the PER-
FORMANCE button of the EDIT PERFORM-
ANCE section. A programmed Song-Perform-
ance can be copied to all other Songs in memory.
A general approach to Performance editing is
outlined in chapter 4, "Sounds & Performances",
page 10. For detailed programming, including
all the parameters of the Performance, MIDI,
Mixer and Sound buttons of the Edit Performance
section, refer to the Edit Performance chapter of
the Reference manual.
An example of how to prepare a Song Perform-
ance before recording a Song is also outlined in
the Song Recording chapter.
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