Getting started with a U220

[dama...@gmail.com]

OK. I've just got hold of a U220 from ebay. The Latin Percussion PCM
card will be arriving later in the week.

Last night I sat down with it plugged into my controller keyboard and
latop running Cubase SX and Reason v2.5 (via Edirol UA-20 audio/midi
interface), and whilst I can go through and select the 128 main sounds.
I just can't make head nor tail of the manual. Is there anybody out
there who can point me to a simple primer or dummies guide? If not, is
there anyone who would be prepared to hold my hand and walk me through
the early stages of getting to grips with timbres, patches, parts and
layers. If anyone is kind enough to help out, I PROMISE I'll write this
up and host it on my webpages and put the link back here.

As a start point, the things I want to do are;

1) Turn on the direct outputs at the back
2) Understand the the relationships between the core sounds, timbres,
parts, patches and layers.
3) Backup all of the sounds before I start fiddling about (sysex dump?)
4) Start with one of the core basic sounds, amend it and save the
changes to a new location.
5) Restore the original sounds after I realise I've overwritten one of
my favourites with something useless :)

I will be eternally gratefull if anyone can give me any pointers on
this.

Regards,

Dave Mac
http://www.bandfamilytree.com/ for music and musicians

[Peter Pan]

you may want to go to your local SAM ASH or Guitar Center or other BIG music
store and ask the Keyboard guy how to use it. When I got my MOTIF, i learned
the most from the salesman and players in the store...
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[sraymar]

I have a U20 but I believe the idea is roughly the same.

1) Turn on the direct outputs at the back

Press Edit, Sound(enter), Prt(for Part)(enter), Output
(enter), Assgn=Dir
This has to be done for every Sound or patch. You should
have <> curser buttons to move the curser from side to side,
and ^ (and down) buttons to scroll up and down.

2) Understand the the relationships between the core sounds, timbres,
parts, patches and layers.

A Sound is made of of Parts which are made from Timbres which are
edited Tones or basic samples. Press Edit, Sound, Prt, Timbre or to
go further Press Edit, Timber, Tone and scroll through them to hear
what they sound like.
So its Sound=Layer, Patch=Timbre, Tone=Sample.

3) Backup all of the sounds before I start fiddling about (sysex dump?)

Good idea. Press Edit, Setup, MIDI, Common, Sysex Patch Dump=On
Then Data, Bulk, Internal, Bulk Dump All(enter).
None of the edited sounds are permenant until you Write them.
Press Data, Write, take your pick.

4) Start with one of the core basic sounds, amend it and save the
changes to a new location.

After you select Data, Write, then the parameter you wish to save,
you determin this there.

5) Restore the original sounds after I realise I've overwritten one of
my favourites with something useless :)

As long as you don't Write it you're cool. If you want it restored
after you Write it then you the sysex. You can save a Sound, Timbre,
or Bulk(all sounds, timbres, etc.).

Steve
sra...@earthlink.net
www.soundclick.com/steveraymar

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