Generalmusic Promega 2, Owner'S Manual

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Page 2: ...fferent technologies were chosen for each sound according to which could provide the best results in each case This powerhouse of technology is packaged in the most easy to use professional instrument...

Page 3: ...ront Pannel Controls 15 Graphic EQ 16 Other Controls 17 Performance Memories 18 Storing a new performance 19 Pitch Bend and Modulation wheels 20 Section 4 Effects 21 Adding an effect to a sound 22 Usi...

Page 4: ...Generalmusic Promega 2 Page1 Section 1 Instrument Layout...

Page 5: ...her The THRU connector sends a copy of what is arriving at MIDI IN effectively extending the MIDI IN cord to the next device in the MIDI chain Thru Out In Mode Switch This switch should be used to set...

Page 6: ...tead of the main power switch When you turn off the instrument with the STANDBY button the uncompressed data remains in memory eliminating the need to wait when you switch the instrument on next time...

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Page 8: ...Generalmusic Promega 2 Page5 Section 2 Quick Guide For those of you who don t like to read manuals or wish to read the manual detail later here s everything you need to get started...

Page 9: ...tail This is the PIANOS module from the PROmega2 The red ON OFF button is used to activate or de activate the section as required The large rotary knob or V POT is used to select between the various s...

Page 10: ...verb to this sound Make sure that the REVERB button is turned on and the PRO EFX button is turned off 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 Finally we need to check that the sound is in its normal octave rang...

Page 11: ...not on the piano A quick glance at the panel should tell you that the piano sound now contains reverb its REVERB button is on and its PRO EFX button is off while the string sound has both reverb and...

Page 12: ...rument to normal the procedure is always the same locate the button which is flashing and simply press it once to escape from EDIT MODE EXAMPLE 3 Splitting the keyboard J J J J J Now let s try to spli...

Page 13: ...t Let s put one more sound on the left side along with the bass Press the TO LEFT button in the VINTAGE KEYS section once again to turn it off There is no specific button on the Promega to split the k...

Page 14: ...is restored to it s normal setting of zero Move the slider in the BASS OTHER section downwards to select a value of about 30 You can hear this change in real time while you are playing the sound Move...

Page 15: ...rked PERFORMAN CE MEMORIES now and you will see that Bank A is selected assuming that you haven t selected anything different since power on Each bank contains 8 performance memories numbered 1 8 The...

Page 16: ...notice that the PRESET button automatically turned off and the USER button turned on Because you pressed STORE the instrument switched itself into user mode If you want go back to selecting factory p...

Page 17: ...TORE button Press the 2 button Did you notice that there was one less step this time Before we pressed STORE the currently selected performance was A1 Since we were storing our new performance into th...

Page 18: ...Generalmusic Promega 2 Page 15 Section 3 Front Pannel Controls Following on from the Quick Guide this section explains how to use some of the other front panel controls...

Page 19: ...PERFORMANCE MEMORIES the current EQ settings are memorized Try recalling a few of the PRESET memories and you should see the EQ displays changing accordingly In this way you can use the GraphicEQ as a...

Page 20: ...match your playing style This variable setting ranges from 1 to 100 and the current setting can be seen in the display of the EFFECTS section You can change this value with the LEVEL slider in the EFF...

Page 21: ...formance Memory remains selected you are free to change the panel settings in any way you want To restore the settings from the current Performance Memory just select it again you only need to press t...

Page 22: ...r has been typed the cursor will advance to the next position If you make a mistake you can use the Backspace key G2 to return to the previous character In the top line of the LCD on the right side yo...

Page 23: ...lable are as follows Pb Pitch Bend Original Function PAN Panpot or Stereo Balance control UAH Wah controls only works when WAH effect is configured appropriately FLT Filter control MODULATION The MODU...

Page 24: ...Generalmusic Promega 2 Page 21 Section 4 Effects This section explains how to use the two effect processors REVERB and PRO EFX...

Page 25: ...any sound 1 Select the desired effect 2 Assign the sound section to that effect 3 Adjust the amount of effect For example to add the CHURCH reverb effect to ST GRAND1 Another example to add the CHORUS...

Page 26: ...be used to adjust the individual amount of effect for each section the LEVEL slider in the EFFECTS section continues to function as a MASTER DEPTH control for that effect In each section turn ON the...

Page 27: ...you select a new REVERB or PRO EFX effect using the Virtual POT in either section the two user controllable parameters related to that effect will be reset to the factory pre set values For example le...

Page 28: ...Generalmusic Promega2 Page 25 Section 5 Edit Sound This section explains the features available under the SOUND button in the EDIT CONTROLS section...

Page 29: ...r in each section to make the sound either brighter or darker To hear the sounds in any section as the manufacturer originally intended set the slider to it s center position value zero PAN Panpot con...

Page 30: ...Generalmusic Promega2 Page27 Section 6 Edit MIDI This section explains the features available under the MIDI button in the EDIT CONTROLS section...

Page 31: ...t pages by using the PAGE button or return to previous pages using the PAGE button CHN Midi Channel Selection In this page the LEVEL slider in each section can be used to select which of the 16 availa...

Page 32: ...EFFECTS section are used for this selection If you wish to disable the common channel move the LEVEL slider of the EFFECTS section to its minimum position to select OFF The MIDI COMMON CHANNEL is use...

Page 33: ...MIDI dump to any storage device first connect the Promega in a MIDI loop with the storage device MIDI OUT to MIDI IN and MIDI IN to MIDI OUT Since MIDI DUMP uses the MIDI SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE protocol th...

Page 34: ...Generalmusic Promega2 Page31 Section 7 Edit CONTROLS This section explains the features available under the CONTR button in the EDIT CONTROLS section...

Page 35: ...section PEDAL TYPES AND SETTINGS for pedal functions PD2 Pedal 2 assign NOTE If no pedal is connected to the PEDAL 2 jack you will not see this option The pedal connected to the back panel PEDAL 2 jac...

Page 36: ...ISPLAY SHOWS DESCRIPTION Volume vOL Internal section volume Expression Epn Internal section Expression Filter FIL Internal section Filter Pan PAn Internal section Pan Wha UHA PRO EFX Wha realtime peda...

Page 37: ...ion is shown in the EFFECTS section display This can be changed using the LEVEL slider in the EFFECTS section Also for greater accuracy in selecting precise values the TUNING buttons are configured in...

Page 38: ...e to restore di factory microtuning parameters turn on the instrument while holding down the TUNING buttons TUN Microtuning selection This page offers a selection of alternative tunings also called sc...

Page 39: ...gs are likely to be needed all the time MULTIPLE MODE In this mode the pedal settings can be different for every PERFORMANCE MEMORY Every time the pedal settings are changed and the result is stored i...

Page 40: ...Generalmusic Promega2 Page 37 Section 8 Appendix This section contains additional reference material for the technology sounds effects and MIDI parameters...

Page 41: ...roefx 15 effects Stereo Damper Physical Model Graphic EQ 4 bands Extra Natural String Resonance Advanced Release Technology F A D E Filter Algorithm Dynamic Emulation Display and controls Display 2x16...

Page 42: ...9 NEW AGE FMDX1 HOLLOW PAD 10 HONKY FMDX2 STRING1 11 TECHNO CLAVI1 STRING2 12 DANCE CLAVI2 LEGATO 13 FUNKY HARPSI JAZZ ORG 14 GRAND1 VIBES ROCK ORGAN 15 GRAND2 MARIMBA CHURCH ORGAN REVERB PROEFX 1 REC...

Page 43: ...ence In this simple analogy you can think of the 3D rendering complete with its sounds and smells and user interaction as a Physical Model of the pyramids The goal of Physical Modeling is this Instead...

Page 44: ...d anyone who ever studied how to produce harmonics on a guitar will recognize this principle This produces a distinctive harmonic ring as the different frequencies in the string s tone dissipate throu...

Page 45: ...v Efx param 2 86 c Wah Control 91 c Rev Depth 93 c Efx Depth In trasmission every Control Change Number can be assigned to the Modulation Wheel or to a continuous pedal CtrlChg12 value 0 4 number of b...

Page 46: ...a per trasferire dati dal Promega alla porta seriale di un PC necessario installare i driver MIDI GENERALMUSIC per Windows 95 98 http www generalmusic com Note to transfer data via the PC serial port...

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