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STANDARD MIDI FILE - MIDI SONG FILE PLAY

The S3000XL is able to load Standard MIDI Files (SMF’s) into its memory and play them

as standard MIDI sequence files. Of course, you cannot edit these sequence files but this

function allows you to use the S3000XL as a sequence data filer so that, if you are

playing live and require backing tracks or whatever, you can do so without the

inconvenience of taking your sequencer with you. These functions are made available

using the key. The SMF function allows:

• Up to 50 MIDI files to be loaded simultaneously (a total of 300kB of data)

• Support of SMF files up to 999 bars per song (to a total of 300kB).

• Compatible with SMF formats 0 and 1.

NOTE: Please refer to the S3000XL’s MIDI implementation chart to see what functions

are available when working with SMFs on MS-DOS format floppy disks (i.e. note on/off,

control change, etc..).

Pressing gives something like this screen:

The parameters are as follows:

This shows the name of the currently selected song. When

you have some songs loaded in the sampler, use the

DATA wheel to select them. If no songs are loaded, this

field will be blank.

This selects the bar the song will start at. You may use the

DATA wheel to set a range of 1-999.

This sets the bar the song will end at. Selection is made

using the DATA wheel

NOTE: Normally, these parameters are left unchanged.

This selects whether the tempo is set as per the MIDI file

loaded (i.e. FILE - as specified in the song data file) or will

be set to MANUAL. When set to MANUAL, the tempo of

the song is set in the field described

below.

Here, you may set the tempo of the song manually (please

note that the field should be set to MANUAL

for any tempo changes to take place).

When the key is pressed, BAR and BEAT start

counting up elapsed bars and beats and the TEMPO field

shows the song’s tempo settings as set in the

or fields.

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Akai CD3000XL Operator's Manual Page 248