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== How to make a Piano Snapshot ==
A piano is a good starting sound.
A piano is a good starting sound.
The basic idea is the length of the press on the Snapshot Encoder sets you into Load or Save. It needs to be at least a Bold Press otherwise you will end up in MIDI learn which is interesting but not what you want at the moment.
The basic idea is the length of the press on the Snapshot Encoder sets you into Load or Save. It needs to be at least a Bold Press otherwise you will end up in MIDI learn which is interesting but not what you want at the moment.
This will put you into Load Snapshot
This will put you into Load Snapshot
[[File:LoadSnapshot.png]]
and another Press
and another Press
will put you into the Save Snapshot menu.
will put you into the Save Snapshot menu.
[[File:SaveSnapshot.png]]
Here you can overwrite the default ( so that’s how you always start it up in Piano )
Here you can overwrite the default ( so that’s how you always start it up in Piano )
Choose Library/ Snapshot ( might be under the "hamburger" icon on the right)
Choose Library/ Snapshot ( might be under the "hamburger" icon on the right)
[[File:LibrarySnapshots.png]]
Here you can rename the snapshot you have just created and I suggest you do because otherwise you end up with a lot of numbers that you constantly have to preview to know what they are …
Here you can rename the snapshot you have just created and I suggest you do because otherwise you end up with a lot of numbers that you constantly have to preview to know what they are …
Once you’ve got the select and back key presses worked out to move between Admin & the Layer List screen
Once you’ve got the select and back key presses worked out to move between Admin & the Layer List screen
[[File:LayerList.png]]
You can add an engine …using New Synth Layer
You can add an engine …using New Synth Layer
And there are lot’s of them . . . . ( this is officially a good thing !)
And there are lot’s of them . . . . ( this is officially a good thing !)
[[File:Engine.png]]
Select Fluidsynth in this case althou’ you can obviously choose others … either way you will be presented with the MIDI screen . . . .
Select Fluidsynth in this case althou’ you can obviously choose others … either way you will be presented with the MIDI screen . . . .
Choose an available MIDI channel
Choose an available MIDI channel
[[File:MIDIchannel.png]]
In Fluidsynth you choose from available presets of sounds (fluidsynth presets this time)
In Fluidsynth you choose from available presets of sounds (fluidsynth presets this time)
So choose (in this case ) the GM ( General MIDI sound font) It will take a little time to load…
So choose (in this case ) the GM ( General MIDI sound font) It will take a little time to load…
[[File:1-FS.png]]
and present you with an actual list of instruments…
and present you with an actual list of instruments…
[[File:FluidR3_GM.png]]
Select Yamaha Grand . . . .
Select Yamaha Grand . . . .
[[File:YamahaGrandPiano.png]]
and there is your controls for the Yamaha grand Fluidsynth Sound font available on the MIDI channel you selected and if that channel matches the MIDI channel of your Alesis Q49 then it should play.
and there is your controls for the Yamaha grand Fluidsynth Sound font available on the MIDI channel you selected and if that channel matches the MIDI channel of your Alesis Q49 then it should play.
written by wyleu
written by wyleu