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G-800 Reference Manual
Link (On/Off)
The Link parameter is only available for Song parts assigned to Realtime parts. These assign-
ments are preset and in no way selectable:
Standard MIDI File part | MIDI channel G-800 Realtime part
Manual Drums
Manual Bass
Lower
4 Upper1
pees ve
Sng2
Chord Backing
Sng4 Solo/melody
Upper2
Counter-melody
When Link is set to On, you can play a Realtime part on the keyboard and let the correspond-
ing linked song part select Tones for you. This is a useful feature for Minus One performance
(see “Status” below), where you mute the melody (usually Song part 4) to play it yourself. If
you are happy with the Tone selection contained in the Standard MIDI File, set Link to On.
If not, set Link to Off and select the desired Tone for the melody part you are playing in real-
time. Tone selection for the Song parts can be saved to a Performance Memory.
Volume (-127~+127)
The [BASS/BANK] knob allows you to modify the volume of the selected part by adding or
subtracting the value you set here to the volume value contained in the Standard MIDI File.
This is what we call a relative setting because it does not replace the original volume setting
— it corrects it.
Tone Change (Old, New)
The [LOWER/NUMBER] knob is used to select Old or New Tones. You may remember (see
page 31 in the Player's Guide) that the G-800 provides two Tone levels: New, i.e. the new
G-800 Tones, and Old, the SCC-55 Tone level. Note that the setting you specify here is only
taken into account if the value for CC32 (Bank Select) contained in the Standard MIDI File
equals “0” or is missing.
If you also own an SC-88 Sound Canvas, this concept is easy to grasp. CC32= 0 means “do
not leave the current level” (which may be either A/B= New, or C/D= Old).
Status (On/Off) (Minus One)
The Status parameter allows to set the current track status (Mute or On). When set to Mute,
the selected Song part no longer sounds. Selecting Mute is tantamount to activating the Minus
One playback feature on other instruments. Set Status to On for all Song parts that should be
played back.
Solo On/Off
Use the Part Select [UPPER1] button to activate (Solo On) or deactivate (Solo Off) the Solo
mode for the selected part. Solo On means that only the part whose name currently appears
in the scroll bar will be audible. You can solo several parts, but bear in mind that only the part
whose name appears in the page scroll bar on the Mixer\Song page will be soloed when you
leave the Mixer mode.
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