Graduate
Analogians,
Welcome to the cleaner world of 2.2! Thank you all again, for your substantial
patience and sedulity.
Friendly reminder from 2.0: 8 MONOS has been converted to MULTI
- short for MULTI CHANNELIZED.
Bug Fixes 2.2:
Volume adjustments made in MULTI-TIMBRAL operation don't null out UN-selected
parameters. Uh yeah...
System Crash Mod-wheel Arpeggiator Combi.
Just when you were getting your finest tweak on, it would intuit you genius
and "Christmas-tree" out.
Bug Fixes 2.1:
Controller 1 works again! It had dropped out of sight (for months)
due to a code switch-up. DOH!
Program and Bank Change Commands are detected properly; although none
of you complained - that means especially you Jules B. - there were issues
that needed a minute from Caswell, which they finally received.
Unit no longer rises and sticks to ceiling of room when Q dial reaches 98.5
degrees Fahrenheit (tinny redact of humour from 2.0 README).
2.0 Specs follow, as no new elements were added to 2.2.
Added Features:
Configurable MULTI-TIMBRAL operation.
* In MULTI mode you are now able to set each voice's pan position, rate, and
depth, just as you could in patch mode; eliminating the voice pan information
being determined by the "last patch sent" nonsense of "1.9D",
and below. The pan L.F.O. waveform, key trigger, and MIDI clock sync are transferred
into the MULTI preset from the patch settings. Editing of these functions
must be carried out in patch mode. Note: Any MULTI presets programmed in software
versions previous to 2.0 will suffer from random pan parameters - you will
need to program the new pan parameters once newer OS versions are installed.
** User "burnable" Flash-ROM banks are created by uploading, or
"saving" (in the OMEGA) the RAM banks into ROM. The two RAM banks
then become available for so fresh and so clean clean sounds. User can also,
at any time, customize his ROM sounds. (New units ship with factory set.)
Editing of patches must be performed in RAM, so if one wishes to tailor-make
his factory ROM set, ROM banks sysex data must first be saved into sequencing
platform of choice, loaded back to RAM banks C&D for tweaking, and then
uploaded/saved from those cleverly edited RAM banks (when has attained the
requisite level of detachment) to ROM. Single patches cannot be uploaded to
ROM, only entire banks.
Pay serious heed to these following cautionary prerequisites and requirements:
#1.
DISABLE MIDI CLOCK. If you do not, you will damage, possibly irreparably,
your Flash-ROM chip!
#2. Set your MIDI interface to 1MHz (this has nothing to do with "tempo"
- which is preset), or whatever your slowest transmission speed is, for if
you do not - again - you will savage, decidedly irreparably,
your Flash-ROM chip. If
your interface doesn't allow you to define this value DO NOT PROCEED!! Contact
ANALOGIA INC. (310-640-3546) for further instructions.
#3. Save off your own sounds (i.e., ROM Banks A & B; RAM Banks C, D & the MULTI Bank individually).
#4.
Follow these instructions to the letter - you are replacing your OMEGA'S operating
system. THIS IS SERIOUS BUSINESS.
CAUTION: ANALOGIA Inc. / STUDIO ELECTRONICS
are not responsible for damage caused to Flash-ROM chip by power surges, improperly
grounded setups, or user error.
System Operational Notes
#1. Load/Install omega8os22.mid. "Play it in" as you would any track
sequence. You will be asked if you want to update O.S.. Agree to all terms
and conditions. Scramble Note: After O.S. is upgraded, MULTI patches from
approximately 101-128 will get mangled. But you will have saved off
your own sounds already and need only to reload the MULTI bank.
#2. Load Omega8Patches9-17-02.mid. Consists of ROM Bank
A (loads into RAM Bank C), ROM Bank B (loads into RAM bank D), MULTI-Bank
and all necessary bank change commands.
#3 Upload RAM banks into ROM by pressing the global
switch 3 times - located two buttons under the right green cursor button,
in the
Programmer section. It will read: SAVE
RAM BANK TO ROM BANK. Rotate Q dial to select bank C.
Use up-down cursor to select ROM bank A. Press save. Display will read:
ARE YOU SURE. Rotate Q
dial to initiate upload. Omega will restart. Quite natural. Fret not. Once
fully restarted, press global
3 times again. Repeat previous procedure, except now select bank D
from RAM, and bank B in ROM.
#4. After loading the newest sysex data, press global
- located two buttons under the right green cursor button, in the Programmer
section. It will read: NOTE RANGE.
Set LO and HI
values. Press global again.
It will read: SET # OF VOICES.
Select the desired amount of synthesizers/polyphony - 1
through 8.
#5. To address possible knob adjustment anomalies, press the Oscillator
edit switch - located on the third knob row under the pulse width pots,
above the start/stop switch of the Arpeggiator, and reset master
tune (reads TUNE) if necessary.
Multitimbral Notes
Press and hold bank - part then press left
cursor (switch
immediately to left) to enter MULTI
operation mode. No longer do you need to stretch your fingers all
the way from the bank - part switch to
the set up switch in the Multi/Midi section to access this vital
area!
Press set up again and rotate Q dial to select MULTI TYPE:.
In SPLIT mode press set up again to determine SPLIT POINT:
MIDI NOTE #
Press set up once again to reenter MULTI TYPE:.
Modes: PREPARED, i.e., same MIDI channel, different sound per
voice, SPLIT: 1+7, LAYER: 4+4, and MULTI (formerly 8 MONOS).
Mode editing:
In PREPARED press edit (first switch to the right of set
up) and rotate Q dial to select patch # (cursor default).
Shift cursor (using "left arrow" switch) under PATCH1 (through
8) and rotate Q dial to select ROM or RAM bank; represented
by capitals A through D. Shift cursor (using "right arrow"
switch) under OCT and rotate Q dial to set octave. Shift
cursor (again using "right arrow" switch) under VOL and rotate
Q dial to adjust volume. Press bank - part to audition
and select PATCH. Second press of edit switch takes one
to the 2MIX page. Rotate encoder to remove voice from stereo
outs (default setting is ON).
Press save to store selections to desired location.
In SPLIT press edit (first switch to the right of set up)
and rotate Q dial to select patch # (cursor default).
Shift cursor (using "left arrow" switch) under PATCH1 (through
2) and rotate Q dial to select ROM or RAM bank; represented
by capitals A through D. Shift cursor (using "right arrow"
switch) under OCT and rotate Q dial to set octave. Shift
cursor (again using "right arrow" switch) under VOL and rotate
Q dial to adjust volume. Press bank - part to alternate
between 1-7 voice split. Lest we forget: In SPLIT mode press set up
again to determine SPLIT POINT: MIDI NOTE # . Second press of edit
switch takes one to the 2MIX page. Rotate encoder to remove voice from
stereo outs (default setting is ON). Press save to store selections
to desired location.
In LAYER press edit (first switch to the right of set up)
and rotate Q dial to select patch # (cursor default).
Shift cursor (using "left arrow" switch) under PATCH1 (through
2) and rotate Q dial to select bank; represented by a capitals
A through D. Shift cursor (using "right arrow" switch)
under OCT and rotate Q dial to set octave. Shift cursor
(again using "right arrow" switch) under VOL and rotate Q
dial to adjust volume. Press bank - part to alternate
between each 4 voice layer. Second press of edit switch takes one to
the 2MIX page. Rotate encoder to remove voice from stereo outs
(default setting is ON). Press save to store selections to desired
location.
In MULTI (formerly 8 MONOS) press edit (first switch
to the right of set up) and rotate Q dial to select patch
# (cursor default). Shift cursor (using "left arrow" switch)
under PATCH1 (through 8) (editors
note: should read PART or VOICE - we'll get Tim Caswell to modify
that A.S.A.H.P.) and rotate Q dial to select bank;
represented by capitals A through D. Shift cursor (using "right
arrow" switch) under #VCS and rotate Q dial to set # of
voices. Note: if all 8 voices are assigned to one patch, this cooly
intuitive OS doesn't let you select other patches, as you have already "sown
your wild oats", so to speak, hommie. The same divine laws of logic would
apply to two four voice configurations... and so on. Shift cursor (again using
"right arrow" switch) under TYPE and rotate Q dial to select
monophonic or polyphonic ; rep. by MON and PLY respectively.
Press bank - part to audition and select MIDI channel (PART
or VOICE). Second press of edit switch takes one
to the 2MIX page. Rotate encoder to remove voice from stereo outs (default
setting is ON). Press save to store selections to desired location.
Note:
If all 8 voices aren't assigned the MULTI
patch will not function at all.
Changes made to the #VCS (# of voices) and
TYPE (monophonic or polyphonic) have
to be saved and reloaded to to take effect (e.g.,
save your edits, change Omega patch to another, and then return to your newest
creation to behold and adore your newfound programming brilliance and cunning).
The foregoing knowledge will provide you with ALPHA ANALOGIAN CLEARANCE -
LEVEL 32-2.2... close to the ending.
p.s. Greg St. Regis tells me that OCTAVE and VOLUME are not yet implemented.
We do see the people, their children and their children's children with
shiny AND very pointy pitchforks closing in on us... Tim C. will finish
up this MULTI-code by 4th quarter '02. As always - your patience is never
fully overestimated...
Rionero's Sons 9.17.02
The one to try to blame if all goes awry: (It might even do u some good!)
Marc St. Regis
Multimedia Ne'r-do-well
ANALOGIA INC.
530 West Palm Ave., El Segundo California 90245
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