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Sound Editor for MAGICSTOMP
Sound Editor for MAGICSTOMP
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Contents What is the Sound Editor? ........................................................ 3 Using the Sound Editor............................................................. 4 Using the Library Files (Patches) found in the CD-ROM..................... 4 Copying Patches You Like From the Library File ................................. 6 Backup the MAGICSTOMP’s User Patch Data.................................... 8 Menu Bar .............................................................
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What is the Sound Editor? The Sound Editor for MAGISTOMP lets you edit the MAGICSTOMP’s effect patches to create your own original effect patches. The Sound Editor’s easy to understand graphical interface lets you edit all of the effect parameters right from your computer. Using the mouse, it lets you intuitively adjust the virtual knobs on the computer’s display. You can also assign the parameters that can be controlled with the MAGICSTOMP’s three control knobs. The Sound Editor also le
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Using the Sound Editor The Sound Editor for MAGICSTOMP lets you do the following: • In the accompanying CD-ROM → (Macintosh only:“International” folder →)“Sample” folder → “Library Files” are some additional patches that can be used in the MAGICS- TOMP. These patches differ from the Preset Patches (P01-P99) found in the MAGICSTOMP. You can select patches you like from the library and transfer them into the MAGICS- TOMP’s User Patches (U01-U99) for use. • With the MAGI
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The contents of the library file appear on the computer display n Double-clicking on a patch name in the library window opens the edit window where the patch name, effect type, knob assignments, and parameters can be set. (page 21) 5 Click on the “Bulk Transmit” button in the tool bar to display the “Bulk Transmit” dialog box (page 17) Bulk Transmit Button 6 Click the “Start” button to write the library file’s contents into the MAGICSTOMP’s User Patch memory. The MAGICSTOMP’s displ
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Copying Patches You Like From the Library File Steps 1 to 3 are identical to those found in the “Using the Library Files (Patches) found in the CD- ROM” on page 4. 4 Click on the “Import” button in the toolbar to display the “Import” dialog box. 5 Click “OpenFile” and select and open the library file you want to work with. The contents of the library file are displayed in the import dialog box (page 19). 6 Check the “Monitor” box in the “Import” dialog box. If you check this box, data
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8 After selecting the destination to which the patch data will be stored, press and hold the [STORE] button until “NOW STORING...” appears on the display. Now the patch is stored to the selected patch number in the MAGICSTOMP. If you want to store multiple library files or patches to the MAGICSTOMP, rather than storing them directly to the MAGICSTOMP as done in the previously described steps 7 and 8, first store those patches you want to use to the library that is displayed on the
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Backup the MAGICSTOMP’s User Patch Data 1 Using the supplied USB cable, connect the computer to the MAGICSTOMP, then turn on the computer and the MAGICSTOMP. 2 Start the Sound Editor for MAGICSTOMP. 3 Click on the “Bulk Receive” button on the tool bar, and then click the “Start” button (page 18). Bulk Receive Button 4 The contents of the MAGICSTOMP’s User Patch memory are transferred to the computer. The MAGICSTOMP’s display will indicate how much data has been transferred.
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Menu Bar The Menu Bar contains various editing and setup functions/commands. Click the desired menu name to open the appropriate pull-down menu, and choose the function/command you wish to apply. Those functions/commands which are unavailable are grayed out. n The most commonly-used menus in the Menu Bar are available as buttons in Sound Editor’s toolbar. File Windows Macintosh New Creates and opens a new Library file. Open Library... (Open...) This is the same as the “Open”
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Edit Windows Macintosh Copy Copies the selected patch to the clipboard. If nothing is selected, this item is grayed out. Paste Copies the patch from the clipboard to the Sound Editor. Initialize Resets the selected patch parameters to the default values. If nothing is selected, this item is grayed out. Edit This is the same as the “Edit Window” button in the toolbar (page 19). Library This is the same as the “Library Window” button in the toolbar (page 21). Store... This is the
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Setup (Windows) / MIDI (Macintosh) Windows Macintosh Setup... (Editor Setup...) This is the same as the “Editor Setup” button in the toolbar (page 16). Transmit Bulk... (Transmit...) This is the same as the “Transmit Bulk” button in the toolbar (page 17). Receive Bulk... (Receive...) This is the same as the “Receive Bulk” button in the toolbar (page 18). Monitor This is the same as the “Monitor” button in the toolbar (page 19). OMS Port Setup... (Macintosh only) Opens the OMS Port Setup windo
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Library Window The library window shown below appears after the Sound Editor starts. Patches are displayed in the library window. Double click on the memory tab to switch between the patch lists (User Patches/Preset Patches) in the window. To edit a patch you can either double click on the patch name, or click once on a patch name to select it then click on the “Edit” button in the tool bar to open the edit window for the selected patch (page 21). n The library can be stored as a file (the file
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3 Patch list In the Windows version, each patch (patch name, patch number, effect type) has its own row in the list. Use the scroll bar to scroll through the patch list, and view patches further down the list. To edit the patch name, click on the patch name once then use the keyboard to edit the patch name. You can also drag-and-drop patch names to reorganize patches in the library list. In the Macintosh version, patch numbers and patch names are both listed. To edit the patch name, hold th
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Library Window Toolbar 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 “Open” button Click this to open the “Open” dialog and select a Library file to open. “Open” Dialog Select the desired Library file (extension: .UB9) and click [Open]. The contents of the selected file is indicated on the Library Window. 1 2 3 5 4 6 n If you are using a Macintosh, the typical Macintosh “Open” dialog will appear. 1 Look in:...................Click this and choose the folder containing the Sound Editor files. 2 List box...................Show
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2 “Save” button Click this to save the existing Library file with your new settings. If you are working on a new file, this button will open the “Save As” dialog, where you can name and save your settings as a new Library file (*.UB9). “Save As” Dialog 1 2 3 5 6 4 n If you are using a Macintosh, the typical Macintosh “Save As” dialog will appear. 1 Save in:...................Click this and choose the folder in which to save the Library file. 2 List box...................Shows the contents of the f
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3 “Editor Setup” button Click this to open the “Setup” dialog and specify the MIDI port settings. “Setup” Dialog These settings let you transmit and receive patch data between the MAGICSTOMP and the computer. Click the [OK] button to apply the settings and quit the dialog. Click the [Cancel] button to quit without applying the settings. * Bulk Transmit: Data in the computer is transmitted to the MAGICSTOMP. * Bulk Receive: Data in the MAGICSTOMP is downloaded into the computer. Macintosh Windo
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4 “Transmit” button Click this to open the “Transmit” dialog to transmit all settings to MAGICSTOMP. “Transmit” Dialog Transmits the entire contents in the User Patch library window (001-099) to the MAGICSTOMP.Click the [Start] button to begin transmitting the data. The progress bar shows how much of the data has been transmitted. Finally, click the [Close] button to quit the dialog. 1 2 3 4 1 Transmit Type .........Indicates the patch data to be transmitted. This setting is fixed to “User” wi
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5 “Receive” button Click this to open the “Receive” dialog to receive all settings from MAGICSTOMP. “Receive” Dialog Patch data can be received in bulk from your MAGICSTOMP. Select the bulk patch data you wish to receive, then click the [Start] button. The progress bar shows how much of the data has been received. Finally, click the [Close] button to quit the dialog. 1 2 3 4 1 “Receive Type” ......Click this and choose the Patch data (internal/external/all) to receive. This setting is fixed to
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6 “Edit Window” button Click this to open the Edit Window for the selected patch in the list. 7 “Monitor” button With this button switched ON, the patch’s bulk data is sent for monitoring to the MAGICSTOMP each time you select (click on) a patch. This lets you try out the patch with your guitar connected to the MAGICSTOMP. n Monitoring will not be possible if the MIDI Out port and other parameters in the Editor Setup are not set correctly. For further details, see page 16. 8 “Import” button
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4 Patch list ................ This area shows all the patches in the selected Memory as a scrollable list, in order of patch number. You can select a patch here and import it directly to the patch list in the Library Window by drag- and-drop. (Multiple patches can also be imported this way.) In Windows, you can alternatively copy the patch by selecting it and pressing [Ctrl]+[C] on the computer keyboard, and then switch to the Library Window and press [Ctrl]+[V] at the new location to paste
