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→Set Start Voices
The MSX-MUSIC can only play a software voice at the same time. This means that only one instrument without a "*" sign can be used as a starting instrument. If there are several, MoonBlaster will take the software instrument on the highest channel.
=== Create Own Voice ===
This option allows you to design your own software voices. These voices are stored in the song under the name ?? 'OWN VOICE ??' with a number or they can be written to disk (F5 key) ??, with a number of 1 (voice) or 16 (voicebank) simultaneously.
The 'Own Voice' screen is constructed as a voit: on the left you see the 'Voice Bank?' where 16 own voices are stored. You can walk up / down through this voice bank with the cursors. On the right, the register values of Own Voices are displayed. Press the space, clan you can change these values so that your own instrument can be created.
The sound-forming functions It would take too long to explain the complete functioning of FM synthesis in this manual. That is why we will suffice with a short description of all functions.
Multi Sample Wave: this sets the generator frequency. Values: 0 to 15.
Key Scale Rate: The swelling, ?? decreasing and extinction of the tones goes faster as the octave is higher. How much faster is this function determined. Values: 0 (slow) to 7 (fast).
Vibrato: on (1) and off (0) setting the vibration of an instrument.
Amplitude modulation: switches the slow amplitude modulation on (1) or off
Total Level: For FM Synthesis, the lota I level of register A is the controller for the modulation depth, and register B controls the volume of the instrument. In the AM Mode both registers control (volume.
Key Scale Level: This function controls the decrease in volume with increasing pitch, so the higher the KSL the softer the instrument becomes at high tones. Values: 0 to 3.
Percussion: 1 = percussion off, 0 = percussion on. For the function of percussion he has to look at the Sustain Level.
Attack Rate: This function sets the swell times of a tone. Values: 0 i / m 15.
Decay Rare: The amount of the strength of the tone after the maximum maxi- mum volume has been reached can be set with this function. Values: 0 to 15.
Sustain Level: If the percussion is off, then this is the loudness at which the tone falls back (Decay) after the maximum swelling strength (Attack) was reached. However, if the percussion is on, this is the loudness at which the drop will turn into extinction (Release). Values: 0 to 15.
Release Rare: The decay time is set with this function. If the Release Rate is set to 0, the tone will continue forever. Values 0 to 15.
Feedback: Allows the waveform of register A to be set. Is the
value 0, then the wave is a pure sine, with values 1 to 5 this becomes
wave an increasingly sharp sawtooth, 6 and 7 contain noise.
Connect: Choice of FM and AM mode. The MSX-MUSIC can not use this function.
Audition: MSX-MUSIC or MSX-AUDIO. Indicates which music chip the voice can be listened to during editing.
Note: if you have changed a particular voice, it will only become part of the song
companion if you choose it again with Select Voices.
Existing voice editing If you have a certain Own Voice and press the F4 key, you can select a MoonBlaster instrument and copy it to the Own Voice data. You can walk through the voice banks with the [CTRL] and cursors left / right. Use the space to copy the chosen instrument to Own Voice. This makes it easy to customize a MoonBlaster instrument to your own taste. The instruments can be listened to during the compilation via the MSX keyboard, the Philips keyboard for the NMS 1205 or one of the following MIDI Interfaces: 1205-MIDI, MSX-MIDI or Fac Midi Interface. These can be selected with the F3 key and the [M | key for the correct MIDI interface.
With F1 / F2 you can lower or lower an octave. to increase.
Disc menu
You can also save Own Voices with the F5 key (Disc menu). For further explanation of the disc menu we refer you to the seventh chapter, which concerns the disc menu.