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Disk 2•27
Handling Song Styles
Song Styles can be loaded into memory using the “Load All” procedure, saved
to disk using the “Save All” procedure and deleted from disk using the “Delete
All” procedure. This file type uses various different sections of the instrument
at the same time. Song Styles cannot be played back using the Direct From
Disk method.
Handling CD Series files
PS1000 is compatible with previous series CD SONG, STYLE and SAMPLE
files, but not CD SONG STYLES. For CD files, the 3 digit display area shows
the extension ‘Cd’, while the 8 digit display area shows the file name with one of
the three possible extensions: SNG, STY, SMP.
Handling MIDI files
A Standard MIDI File (MIDI F) is a storage format created to maintain data
compatibility among different devices complying with the Standard MIDI File
format. This format allows Songs to be exchanged between different instru-
ments and computers. If a Song is saved as a MIDI file on an MS-DOS disk,
you can be certain that all the most recent generation of instruments and any
computers will be able to load and read that Song.
PS1000 reads format 0 and 1 MIDI files, and saves MIDI files in format 0.
General MIDI (GM)
General MIDI stipulates common standards regarding the listing of sounds,
Program Change numbers for sound selection, the percussive sound configu-
ration in the Drumkits, the assignment of MIDI channel 10 to the drumkit track,
a minimum polyphony (24) and a maximum number of tracks (16). To facilitate
compatibility between different makes of instruments, MIDI files should be in
General MIDI standard, a common platform for sounds and the way they are
selected. In the PS1000, Sound Bank 1 and Drumkit Bank 2 are fully GM
compatible. PS1000 recognizes GM compatible MIDI Files thanks to a “Flag”
in the MIDI File (General MIDI ON). If this message is not detected, non-drumkit
sounds may be assigned to MIDI channel 10. To ensure correct loading of GM
compatible MIDI files that do not contain the “General MIDI ON” flag, the Gen-
eral MIDI parameter is set by default to ON under the “MIDI/GENERAL” menu
function.
GMX format
GMX is the manufacturer’s own standard set of sounds which are included in
every product. The first bank, Bank 1, of the PS1000 contains the industry
standard General MIDI sound library. The second and third Banks (2 & 3)
contain 256 sounds taken from Generalmusic’s own extensive sound library,
including the Drumkits.
FORMAT 0: all the tracks are mixed onto a
single track.
FORMAT 1: all the tracks remain separate
(multi-track).
Note: WK4/6/8 and PS2500 Songs disks
saved as MIDI Files are recognized only if the
WK Series data conforms to the GMX format,
a General MIDI extension exclusive to the
manufacturer which renders the first three
banks of all WK and PS Series units fully com-
patible.
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