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Philips Music Module MSX User Manual

Philips Music Module MSX User Manual

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  • Page 1 Scanned, ocr’ed and converted to PDF by HansO, 2001...
  • Page 2 COMPUTER IS SWITCHED OFF BEFORE INSERTING OR INTRODUCTION REMOVING YOUR PHILIPS MUSIC MODULE Philips MUSIC MODULE is exciting to CARTRIDGE use and unique in its simplicity. You don't need to have any musical expertise Switch on your TV receiver or monitor or knowledge, yet with MUSIC and turn up the volume control.
  • Page 3 ways: using the CURSOR control keys, a JOYSTICK or a MOUSE. TO CHANGE A VALUE OR SELECTION ON A MENU CURSOR CONTROL KEYS This can be done in three ways, using the The pointer can be moved right, left, up, cursor control keys, a joystick or a down or diagonally using the appropriate mouse.
  • Page 4 in Section 3 under CONTROLS, until notes and that the memory is full. you find the RIFF you want to hear. To start the RIFF press the [SELECT] key. PLAYBACK To play back your melody, move the These are the options available on the pointer to PLAYBACK and CLICK.
  • Page 5 Across the top of the screen is the music the music scrolls across the screen. To stave. Above and below the music stave, stop the music simply press the [STOP] in the centre of the screen, are the note key. input markers.
  • Page 6 SOUNDS selected. To stop MANUAL PLAY Press the function key [F2] or use the press the [STOP] key. (A reminder pointer to select the SOUNDS menu. appears on screen: [STOP] while The following options are listed, with an MANUAL PLAY is in operation). instrument or sound allocated for each Section 8 option:...
  • Page 7 cartridge. SELECT RECORD PLAYBACK TRIGGER PLAYBACK SELECT To playback the sound you have You can record either one long sound recorded, move the pointer to "sample" (4.6 seconds) or four short PLAYBACK and CLICK. The sampled sounds (1.15 seconds). Each of the short sound will play back once, after which sound samples can be different.
  • Page 8 The following options are then available: ECHO TIME CONVERTER ECHO TIME START To select the echo delay time move the CONVERTER START ECHO pointer to ECHO TIME and scroll CONVERTER through the options as described in CONVERTER is an effect which Section 3 under CONTROLS.

  • Page 9: Disk Operations

    This option is used when connecting MUSIC MODULE to a musical Section 12 instrument which is equipped with MIDI such as a synthesizer. MIDI is a means DISK/TAPE OPERATIONS of communication between electronic To select DISK/TAPE OPERATIONS musical instruments so that for example press function key [F9] or use the pointer a number of synthesizers can be played and CLICK.
  • Page 10 have previously loaded a file from disk, pointer to MODE and select the required the name of that file will appear. To save mode as described in Section 3 under your file with the same name simply CONTROLS. press [RETURN] or [ENTER]. To delete the file name press [BACKSPACE] until LOAD the name is deleted.

  • Page 11: External Microphone

    For connection to • MIDI IN other MIDI musical Section 13 instruments • MIDI OUT (e.g. Synthesizers etc.) CONNECTIONS EXTERNAL MICROPHONE Left side 3 connectors An external microphone fitted with an • External Microphone Input (Sound RCA phono plug can be connected for Sampler, Echo and Pitch Converter) use with the sound sampler or special RCA Phono.
  • Page 12 suitable lead, with an RCA phono MIDI OUT connector on one end and a connector To hear the MUSIC MODULE riffs and suitable for the output connector on the melodies played through another MIDI sound source on the other. Connect the instrument (synthesizer etc.) you must RCA phono connector to the LINE obtain a MIDI lead (5 pin DIN to 5 pin...
  • Page 13 MIDI THRU VIBRAPHONE MIDI IN STEEL DRUM MIDI OUT BRASS 31.25K Baud asynchronous TRUMPET communication. 5mA current loop. TROMBONE HORN SOUND SAMPLER TUBA • ADPCM 8 bit sound sampling WAH BRASS Sampling time max. 4.6 seconds at one BELL BRASS time, or 4 blocks of 1.15 seconds.
  • Page 14 EURODISCO BRASS SLIDE DOWN EURO-FUNK BRASS SLIDE UP COUNTRY ACOUSTIC GUITAR WALTZ ROCK GUITAR EURORAP FUZZ GUITAR ROCK 'n' ROLL CHORUS ELECTRIC GUITAR I REGGAE CHORUS ELECTRIC GUITAR II SCOTTISH ACOUSTIC DOUBLE BASS ARABIAN CHOIR WOW SYNTH INDIAN INDIAN SITAR + TABLA RIFF LATIN MAJESTIC ORGAN DISCO...