4 - Sequencer

Name Sequence

O Plan your tracks BEFORE exporting from the computer. If you’ve done the kick, snare and hi-hat on separate tracks, combine them before exporting.

_ A MIDI file cannot have more than 48 tracks or it won’t load.

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O If the file name doesn’t conform to the proper format, the question mark icon shown above appears. Rename the file according to the file name requirement using the “Name Bank” function. The icon should now look normal and the sequence should merge properly.

3.Press Browse again and select Banks. The MIDI sequences appears as banks.

4.Press the Load function key (F4). A pop up dialog box appears warning you that loading will destroy the resident bank.

5.Press the Merge key. The selected sequence will be merged into the current bank, and will be placed in the first empty sequence location.

6.Press OK to load the selected sequence or Cancel to stop the operation.

Important Information for Loading Standard MIDI Files

•Use PC DOS formatted diskettes to load from floppy. Disks can be formatted on either the Mac or PC.

•To be readable, the file MUST have 0-8 characters, then a period, then “MID”.

•Regardless of channels, only 48 tracks can be in the MIDI file or it won’t load.

v To Play Standard MIDI Files:

1.Follow the instructions above to load an SMF.

2.Select the Sequence from the Sequence Manage menu.

3.Press Play (Menu/Transport) to play the sequence.

Name Sequence

You can give your sequences names of up to 16 characters.

v To Name a Sequence:

1.From the Sequence Manage menu, select the sequence you wish to name or rename using the Data Entry Control or the INC/DEC keys.

2.Press the Name function key (F3). A pop up dialog box appears asking you to enter the new preset name.

3.Name the sequence. Select letters using the numeric keys, Data Entry Control, INC/DEC keys or using an ASCII keyboard.

4.Press the Right Cursor key to advance the cursor to the next letter field. The up cursor key adds a space and the down cursor key deletes a space.

5.Press OK (F6) to confirm the operation or Cancel (F1) to stop.

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4 - Sequencer

Export

Export

This function allows you to export a sequence as an EIV bank or as a Standard MIDI File. Standard MIDI Files or SMFs are compatible with most computer-based sequencers. EOS uses the MS-DOS format on its floppy disks to facilitate easy file transfers between either IBM or Apple computers.

Exporting a sequence as an EIV bank allows you to transfer sequences between two EOS machines and also allows you to combine sequences from different banks.

v To Export a Sequence:

1.From the Sequence Manage menu, select the sequence you wish to export using the Data Entry Control or the INC/DEC keys.

2.Press the Export function key (F5). The pop up dialog box shown above appears.

3.Select the destination for the exported sequence by using the cursor keys to select the field and the Data Entry Control or INC/DEC keys to change the selection. If you are exporting to a floppy disk, insert a DOS formatted disk into the drive.

4.Select either MIDI (Standard MIDI File) or EIV as the file type.

5.Press OK to export the sequence or Cancel to cancel the operation.

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