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You can run an application such as XGEDIT at the same time as your sequencer, but first you need to make sure
that your sequencer will record and does not filter MIDI system exclusive data. Then you need to have Hubis installed
(see chapter 3), and the LB pipes from Hubis correctly talking to the MIDI in settings within your sequencer. You then
need to make sure that XGEDIT is set up to have 'NONE' as the MIDI in setting, and LB1 & LB2 as the MIDI out
settings. If your sequencer has a MIDI activity LED to show incoming data, move any slider in XGEDIT whilst your
sequencer is on screen at the same time. If the activity light shines, then you have communication. You should also
take a look at the Hubi routing diagram shown below for a few alternative options for connecting XGEdit and your
software. Note these options only really apply to Audio & MIDI sequencer software that has no problem recording
sysex data.
You can of course with audio only applications substitute XGWorks for XGEdit should you so wish, and control the
levels from the XGWorks editor screens. This can lead to problems though running 2 applications that are trying to
grab the SW1000XG wave ports at the same time, and also can be a bit messy on screen. XGEdit is small compact,
uses little in the way of system resources. It can also float its various windows 'on-top' of any application for
seamless mixing in your software of choice.
Whilst this chapter and most of the guide may seem like a shameless plug for XGEdit, we can but stress just how
essential (as you may be seeing) this application is to anyone who is using the SW1000XG (unless working totally
within XGWorks)
Other applications which support XG.
There are a host of other editors and sequencer programs available that support the XG spec and in particular the
SW1000XG. Full details of some of them can be found on our xgfactory.com website.
Sound layering
As promised earlier, we said we would discuss the possibility of sound layering with the SW1000XG, and now seems
as good a place as any, to cover this. The Yamaha range of tone modules such as the MU50/100/90/128 and 80 all
feature a mode known as 'Performance' mode. This mode allows up to 4 discreet sounds to be layered on top of
each other to form a more rich and complex sound. The problem with the MU modules is that in this mode, you
cannot get at the other 12 MIDI parts offered by XG (or more in the case of the MU100/80/128 and 90).
The SW1000XG doesn't feature Performance mode as such, but with clever use of XGEdit you can have a work
around solution. XGEdit allows you to set up multiple voice parts. Next to where you select your voice in XGEdit you
will also see a window for the MIDI channel assigned to that voice. To create a layered sound, it is a simple matter of
setting up your sounds on different parts, and then setting them all to the same MIDI channel. If you wish to save this,
check in XGEdit's top left-hand corner you will see a tab marked sysex, make sure this is clicked (not the compact
option). Thus you can save your layered voice and load/play it in any application you wish. The bonus over
Performance mode is that you can layer up to 16 sounds at the same time (huge patches reminiscent of the good old
days of synthesis!), or use a 4 way layer at the same time as all of your other midi parts should you so wish.
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