>>> 0>>>>> MAIN HELP BOX You can use the U-Play on-line Help feature by pressing the F1 key from whichever you are. To access to the pull-down menus from the menu bar, press the Alt key followed by the red initial on the specific menu (eg.: Alt-F, Alt-M, Alt-T, Alt-O). To edit the timbre, just press the red initial key of each editing box level (eg.: N, L, E, P, V). If you want a specific help, press the F1 key as soon as you gain access to a specific function. For example, to have the help rela- ted to the Options menu, press Alt-O and then F1. If you need to use the librarian features of U-Play, you must first open an exixting library, or create a new one (File menu). >>>>> 1>>>>> FILE MENU HELP BOX Press the red initial key to get the function: (O)pen Library: This allows you to select an existing library on disk as the operating library from which retrieve timbres, and on which store new or modified timbres. (N)ew Library: Create a new timbre library on disk. Input a DOS valid name without extension. (L)oad Timbre: Once the library has been selected, this loads a specific timbre from the library directory. (S)ave Timbre: Store the modified timbre in place of the old one in the library. Save (A)s: Store a new timbre in a library. Each library can handle up to 160 timbres. (Q)uit: Quit U-PLAY. Goodbye! >>>>> 2>>>>> MIDI I/O MENU HELP BOX Press the red initial key to get the function: (R)ead Timbre: Request the MIDI instrument to send timbre data to computer, from the specified part in the current Sound Patch. Allowed parts are in the range 1-6. Be sure to set the SySex Device ID as 17 on the instrument. (S)end Timbre: Send timbre data actually displayed to the MIDI instrument on the specified part. Be sure to set the SySex Device ID as 17 on the instrument. >>>>> 3>>>>> TONE MENU HELP BOX The Tone Files in U-PLAY act only as a reference to link the names and the tone-type to the specified tone number. These files DO NOT contain the tone data, which are in the instrument ROM, or in the external ROM cards. (T)one list: Gives you the list of the tones for a specific card or in- strument internal ROM. (A)dd Tone File: Allows you to enter your own card tone list on the disk. (E)dit Tone File: Modify an existing Tone file on the disk. >>>>> 4>>>>> OPTIONS MENU HELP BOX (A)uto send: This switches the auto-send function. During timbre editing, the MIDI instrument will be linked with the computer, and each mo- dification will be sent on MIDI lines in real-time. Be sure to set the SySex Device ID as 17 on the instrument. (S)end on request: Disable the auto-send function. The link between computer and instrument will be interrupted. This function is used to per- form large timbre modification in an off-line status. The timbre can then be stored on disk or sent to the instrument thru the Midi Send function. (L)ibrary sort: This function will sort the active library in alphabetical order. The active timbre name will be closed, so save the timbre before starting the library-sort. >>>>> 5>>>>> NAME/TONE HELP BOX This level allows you editing the Name of the specific timbre. This name will be sent to the MIDI instrument and can be different from the name you will give to the same timbre into the library. After the name editing press CR and the cursor will be placed on the TONE field. First you have to insert the Tone Media, which could be 0 (or I) for internal tones, or a valid number for an external ROM CARD. Before editing to a new ROM CARD, add the tone list thru the Tone pull-down menu, otherwise the program can't give you the cor- rect tone name and type. Pressing CR after the TOne Media, you can insert the tone number into the card (range 1-128). The third CR returns to the main menu. >>>>> 6>>>>> LEVEL HELP BOX This editing box gives you the possibility to edit all the parame- ters concerning the level. An arrow on the left of the parameter (or the parameter becoming red for EGA/VGA) indicates that parameter is being edited. Press the '+' or '-' key to increase or to decrease the displayed value, and then CR to go ahead. If you have the Auto-Send feature ON (Options menu), each modification from the original value of the parameter, will be sent to the instrument in real-time. To return to main menu, press CR after the last parameter in the box. TIMBRE LEVEL: This adjust the volume of the Timbre VELOCITY SENSITIVITY: This determines how velocity will affect the volume. CHANN. AFTERTOUCH SENSITIVITY: This determines how channel aftertouch will affect the volume. >>>>> 7>>>>> ENVELOPE HELP BOX This editing box gives you the possibility to graphically edit all the parameters concerning the timbre envelope. A red cross above the parameter indicates that parameter is being edited. Press the '+' or '-' key to increase or to decrease the displayed value, and then CR to go ahead. If you have the Auto-Send feature ON (Options menu), each modification from the original value of the parameter, will be sent to the instrument in real-time. To return to main menu, press CR after the last parameter in the box. A: Attack Rate, the rate at which the sound begins. D: Decay Rate, the rate at which the sustain level is reached. S: Sustain Level, the volume level at which the sound is sustained. R: Release Rate, the rate at which the volume disappears. >>>>> 8>>>>> PITCH HELP BOX This editing box gives you the possibility to edit all the parame- ters concerning the pitch. An arrow on the left of the parameter (or the parameter becoming red for EGA/VGA) indicates that parameter is being edited. Press the '+' or '-' key to increase or to decrease the displayed value, and then CR to go ahead. If you have the Auto-Send feature ON (Options menu), each modification from the original value of the parameter, will be sent to the instrument in real-time. To return to main menu, press CR after the last parameter in the box. PITCH SHIFT (COARSE/FINE) : This shifts the basic pitch of the Tone. BENDER RANGE (UPPER/LOWER) : This determines the range of the change in pitch when the bender lever is moved left or right. CH.AFTERTOUCH SENSITIVITY : This determines how channel aftertouch will affect the pitch POLY.AFTERTOUCH SENSITIVITY : This determines how poliphonic aftertouch will affect the pitch AUTOBEND DEPTH/RATE : Autobend is an effect which causes an automatic pitch-bend aech time a note is played. Depth: amount of pitch change. Rate: rate of pitch change DETUNE DEPTH : This determines how detune-type Tones are de- tuned. This parameter is meaningful only when a detune-type Tone is selected. >>>>> 9>>>>> VIBRATO HELP BOX This editing box gives you the possibility to edit all the parame- ters concerning the vibrato. An arrow on the left of the parameter (or the parameter becoming red for EGA/VGA) indicates that parameter is being edited. Press the '+' or '-' key to increase or to decrease the displayed value, and then CR to go ahead. If you have the Auto-Send feature ON (Options menu), each modification from the original value of the parameter, will be sent to the instrument in real-time. To return to main menu, press CR after the last parameter in the box. WAVEFORM : This selects the waveform of the vibrato LFO RATE : This determines the speed of the vibrato. DEPTH : This determines the depth of the vibrato DELAY TIME : This determines the time delay from when the sound is played to when the vibrato begins RISE TIME : The determines the time from when the vibrato be- gins to when the vibrato depth reaches the specified value. MODULATION DEPTH : This determines how greatly the bender/modulation lever will affect the vibrato depth CH.AFTERTOUCH SENSITIVITY : This determines how channel aftertouch will control the amount of vibrato. POLY AFTERTOUCH SENSITIVITY : This determines how the polyphonic aftertouch will control the amount of vibrato. >>>>> 10>>>>