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This string forces the synth to switch to TG300B mode and reset all parameters to their GS

defaults (XG synth TG300B mode is an emulation of the Roland GS format). The string should be

included in all GS files after the GM reset.

You cannot send an XG reset and a GS reset in the same file, as the last one sent will be the

mode the synth works in (you can't run XG and TG300B at the same time - see notes elsewhere in

the file on ways around this with the SW1000XG).

Sysex Timing

Sysex messages generally require more processing by the synth than standard midi controller and

note event messages. Consequently, inter message timing constraints must be applied to allow

the synth time to respond.

For simple single Parameter Change messages, a period of one midi clock should be allowed

between each message.

For GM reset, a period of 200ms should be allowed before subsequent messages are sent.

For Bulk Dumps, XG and GS resets, a period of 50ms should be allowed before subsequent

messages are sent.

If you do not allow these intervals between messages, then you may find the synth's midi buffer

overruns and/or the synth does not behave as expected.

If you use midi files saved from XGEDIT, the program guarantees that all required Reset

messages are inserted to the head of the file and that all inter-message timing is correct. (This

comes from the XGEDIT help file.)

181 Question: Where can I get a full info pack on how to make my own XG files?

Answer: The XG MIDI Data Production document is available online at

http://yamaha.co.uk/XG. This is an Adobe Acrobat Document, which covers everything you

need to know about how XG works in full. Also available;are several issues of the acclaimed

XGXTRA magazine, again as PDF files. These give a more informal insight into XG.

182 Question: What Parameters can I modulate in real-time for the audio parts over MIDI?

Answer: All of them, i.e. you can modulate:;Chorus - depth, all edit parameters etc;Reverb -

depth, all edit parameters etc;Variation - depth, all edit parameters etc;Insertion (1&2) - all edit

parameters, and which out insertion is assigned to.;So basically if you have a device such as a

Programmable Mixer 01 or 01v or similar MIDI controller, you can set up a map which will allow

full control in any application, the levels of your MIDI parts, all MIDI parameters for the synth

parts. Unlike the DS2416, which needs specific application support for this function, the

SW1000 can do this in anything at all.

183 Question: So I don’t really have to use sysex for the audio levels. I can use MIDI controllers

for parameters such as volume, pan, reverb, chorus and variation, and also assign two

controllers to modulate specific effects parameters such as rotary speaker speed?

Answer: Yes, but you must remember that this is routed through one of the 32 internal MIDI

channels, so be careful to assign this to an unused channel if you are using controllers rather

than sysex.Basically, you have 48 MIDI channels in total, 32 of them are for the internal synth

parts, and 16 for the external MIDI port. if you have 12 tracks of audio you can modulate all of

the parameters relating to audio such as volume, pan etc via the same MIDI controllers that

modulate these parameters for MIDI sysex e.g. cc 7 = volume.However, you will use up to 12

MIDI channels in doing so, which may not be an issue, as applications such as XGEDIT allow

you to turn off controller response for synth parts, and leave the controller response for audio

parts enabled. So you can therefore control the audio parts independently of the MIDI parts

using the same MIDI channels as the synth parts, just remember to turn off the response to

controllers for each of the MIDI/synth parts you wish to use. XGEDIT is the best way to do this,

the sysex for this can either be obtained from the user manual, or also by hooking up an

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