Parameter management
Before going into the actual programming subjects, the musician should first be aware of how the menus and parameters of the sd5 work. The
rules that are listed in this chapter are valid for all the following sections and are crucial to controlling the keyboard in the best way possible.
CONVENTIONS
The following conventions are used within this manual, which refer to:
Push buttons on the control panel: all in capital letters or bold print (for example
SSTTAARRTT
,
SSTTOOPP
,
SSPPLLIITT
push buttons)
Functions, parameters, items, commands displayed and that can be selected using the
FF11--FF1100
function keys adjacent to them: in bold print (for
example
FF55 EEssccaappee
,
FF1100 SSaavvee
)
CALLING UP THE MENUS
The parameters of the sd5 are grouped in menus that are always called up from the main page of the display which can be accessed using the
EEXXIITT
push button (apart from some exceptions which we will see later).
The first group of parameter menus is associated with the
FF11--FF1100
function push buttons at the side of the display and include the following
menus:
F1 GM - F2 EFFECT - F3 UTILITY - F4 ARRANGE MODE - F5 ARRANGE VIEW - F6 MIDI - F7 EDIT USER/DRAWBARS - F8 EDIT PROGRAM
F9 EDIT DRUM - F10 DRUM MIXER
A second group of menus is associated directly with some push buttons on the control panel. They are called up from the main page and are
exited using the
EEXXIITT
push button and also using the push button again that was used to call up these pages. The menus relative to the single
push buttons are the following:
SONG RECORD - PATTERN EDIT, DISK - SAVE - MICRO VOCALIZER - LEAD EFFECT - LEFT MENU - RIGHT MENU - SONG PLAY
HARMONY
The
EEXXIITT
push button must always be pressed to exit one of these pages.
The Song Play menu is an exception to this rule.
The push buttons related to this menu must be pressed again to return to the main page of the display. This procedure has been devised to pre-
vent the playback of a Midi file from being accidentally stopped by pressing the
EEXXIITT
push button by mistake.
EXCEPTIONS TO THE EXIT COMMAND
In some menus in addition to the
EEXXIITT
push button the
EEssccaappee
command may appear, which is assigned to a function push button at the side
of the display. Therefore if the
EEXXIITT
push button should fail to work, look carefully at the display to find the
EEssccaappee
function amongst the com-
mands, or try pressing the key used to access the specific menu again.
THE F1-F10 FUNCTION PUSH BUTTONS
There are five push buttons to the left and five to the right of the display. They are called that as they have no specific function (apart from
calling up the menus as already explained), but they take on the function of the command displayed next to them. If you take a close look you
will see that a blue line connects each function push button that relates to a specific area on the display. This area, when there are choices or
commands available, displays a rectangle that bears the name of either the function, of the Voice or of the style to be called up.
DATA ENTRY
There are various possibilities based on the parameter to be modified within a menu.
DDiirreecctt ccaallll uupp::
for the Voices and the Styles, the selecting of one of these using a function push button immediately calls them up.
EEnnaabblliinngg aanndd ddiissaabblliinngg::
Some parameters may have an ON status and Off status, Active or Inactive and the function push button related to that
parameter is used to alternate between the two.
SSeelleeccttiioonn ooff aa lliinnee ooff ppaarraammeetteerrss::
Likewise for Program editing, the function push button is used to select a group of parameters, the value of
which is entered using the
VVAALLUUEE ++//--
push buttons.
PPaarraammeetteerrss iinn tthhee mmiiddddllee ooff tthhee ddiissppllaayy::
Likewise for Voice editing, some parameters may be found in the middle of the display and are acces-
sed using the
DDAATTAA CCUURRSSOORR
push buttons.
Entering words or letters: When saving some files the sd5 requests the entry of words, which can be done using the keys on the keyboard to
which letters and numbers are assigned. The
DDAATTAA CCUURRSSOORR LLeefftt//RRiigghhtt
push buttons are used to move within the letters of the name and the
DDAATTAA CCUURRSSOORR DDoowwnn//UUpp
push buttons are used to enter the required letter.
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Parameter management
