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5. I edited the the Standard Kit in Global Mode, gave it a new name
(i.e., VLS kit) and saved it via the utility save all drum kits.
When I tried to look for this kit in Program Mode, I couldn’t find
it. This user kit only seems to appear in global/drum kit edit
mode?
The Drum Kits in the Global area are special collections of samples (a
multisound) that you can edit. These Drum Kits are referenced by
Programs. For example, if there was a Program named “Standard Kit”, it
might reference the Standard Kit mapping (which is what you edited and
renamed). Renaming the Drum Kit itself doesn’t automatically rename
any Programs referencing it. Go to the Standard Kit Program (A036), and
look at the Drum Kit Name in (2.1-2) [Menu]-[Osc], ☞ Parameter Guide,
Page 8. Here you will find the name of the Drum Kit you edited.
So, in other words, when you edit a Drum Kit in Global Mode, it affects
all Programs that reference it (and there may be more than one). But it
doesn’t change the Program Name automatically.
Note that renaming the Drum Kit and saving it only saves it into System
Drum Kit Memory. If you load new Drum Kits (i.e. EXB Expansion
Boards with Drum Kits) you may overwrite them. You might want to
save the Drum Kit data to floppy if you’ve done a lot of work, as a
safeguard, using the “Save PCG” and “S.Items” option of the resulting
dialog in Disk Mode.
6. Why does the G Bank keep repeating with the same voices after
you continue to scroll through the seemingly endless list...
The G bank of GM contains 128 GM Programs. Banks g(1) to g(9)
contain “variation” programs as specified by GM Level 2 spec. In many
cases, these are filled with the same exact sounds as the main G Bank;
in other cases some of the individual programs are variations of the main
one. You can see where the differences are by using the Voice Name
List. For example, on Page 8, we find:
G026 Steel Guitar
g(1)026 12-StringsGuitar
g(2)026 Mandolin
As you can see, the main Program G26 is Steel Guitar. g(1) has a 12-
String Guitar, g(2) has a Mandolin Guitar, and since that is all that is
listed, g(3) through g(9) will be the same as G26.
See also ☞ Basic Guide, Page 20.
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