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10.
To save the settings you have just made,
press the [MENU] button.
Note: There is only one “User” memory (memory no. 7) for
your own settings. By saving new settings, you therefore
overwrite the previous ones.
NOTE
When you switch on the JM-5, it automatically loads the
“User” settings.
11.
Select “YES” and press the [CURSOR÷VALUE]
dial if your new settings should replace the
previous “User” settings.
Select “NO” and press the [CURSOR÷VALUE] dial to
return to the “SMF Equalizer” page.
12.
Press and hold the [EXIT] button to return to
the main page.
Song (SMF) Makeup Tools
This function allows you to actually edit the selected
SMF song (Standard MIDI File) without paying too much
attention to the underlying parameters.
NOTE
The “SMF Makeup Tools” cannot be used to edit Standard MIDI
Files that use the XG format.
Using the SMF Makeup Tools
1.
Select the SMF song you wish to modify (see
p. 20).
2.
Press the [®÷π] button to start playback of
the song.
This allows you to listen to the song before you start
editing it. Press the [®÷π] button again to halt play-
back.
3.
Press the [MENU] button.
(4) Rotate the [CURSOR÷VALUE] dial to select “SMF
Makeup Tools”, then press the dial.
The display changes to:
This menu allows you to select the following entries:
■ If you select “Common”…
…the following display page appears:
The “Common” parameters on this page apply to the
entire song.
High
Frequency
2000~
12000Hz
Allows you to set the
cutoff frequency of the
high band (this is a
shelving filter).
High Gain –15~15dB Use this parameter to set
the level of the selected
“High” frequency. Posi-
tive values boost
(increase the volume of)
that frequency band,
negative values cut
(attenuate) it.
Mid Fre-
quency
200~8000Hz Allows you to set the
cutoff frequency of the
middle band (this is a
peaking filter).
Mid Q 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8 Use this parameter to
specify the width of the
“Mid Frequency” band
that you want to boost
or cut. Smaller values
mean that neighboring
frequencies above/below
that value are also
affected.
Mid Gain –15~15dB Use this parameter to set
the level of the selected
“Mid” frequency.
Low
Frequency
50, 80, 100,
150, 200, 250,
300, 400Hz
Allows you to set the
cutoff frequency of the
low band (this is a shelv-
ing filter).
Low Gain –15~15dB Use this parameter to set
the level of the selected
“Low” frequency.
Parameter Setting range Explanation
Menu Option Explanation
Common Select this entry to change common
parameters that affect the song as a
whole, like the reverb or chorus effect, the
tempo, etc.
Instrument Select this entry to change the instru-
ments used in the song and their parame-
ters.
Freeze Data Select this entry to “burn” your new set-
tings into the file. Doing so will allow you
to use your new version with any
sequencer (software).
Save Select this entry to save your song with
the “Song Makeup Tools” settings you
have made.
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