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Using the Manual
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Panel and Connector Arrangement
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A3000 Options
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Handling the Floppy Disk Drive(FDD) and Floppy Disk
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16
Chapter 1 Setting Up
Setting Up
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Connecting the Power
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Connecting the A3000 Outputs
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Connecting the Audio Inputs
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MIDI Connections
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Power ON/OFF
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Sound Check
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Chapter 2 Trying It Out
Introduction
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Starting Out
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Next Step
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Sample Editing
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Program Editing
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Sequence Play
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Saving and Reloading Your Data
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Accompanying Disks
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Chapter 3 Basics
Samples and Programs
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Sample Output Destinations and Effects
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Data Configuration and Handling
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Modes and Functions
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Basic Operation
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Other Keys and Operations
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Chapter 4 PLAY Mode
Play Mode
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Program & Sample Selection Screen
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PROGRAM/SAMPLE Selection Screen
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COMMAND Pages
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SAVE
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INIT (Program Initialization)
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101
COPY
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PGMDUMP (Program Dump)
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SETINIT (Set Program’s Initial Conditions)
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NEWBANK (Create a Sample Bank)
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DELETE
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DUPL (Duplicate)
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SMPDUMP (Sample Dump)
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PROGRAM Function
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PROGRAM - PgmSel (Select Program)
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SAMPLE Function
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SAMPLE - SmpSel (Select Sample)
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SAMPLE - SmpBnk (Select Sample from Sample Bank)
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SAMPLE - ToBank (Assign Sample to Bank)
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SAMPLE - SmpSort (Sort Samples)
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EASY EDIT Function
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EASY EDIT - EasyEd
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EFFECT Function
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EFFECT - EfType (Select the Effect Types)
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EFFECT - Efct1,...,Efct3 (Edit the Effects)
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EFFECT - In&Out (Input/output levels and pan)
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EFFECT - EdType (Effect Edit Type)
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SETUP Function
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SETUP - PgmMstr (Program’s Master Settings)
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SETUP - Portmnt (Portamento)
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SETUP - ADSetup (A/D-In Setup)
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SETUP - ADOut (Output Setup for A/D-Input Signal)
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CONTROL Function
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CONTROL - PgmCtl1 (Program Controller Setup 1)
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CONTROL - PgmCtl2 (Program Controller Setup 2)
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CONTROL - Reset (Controller Reset)
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Chapter 5 EDIT Mode
EDIT Mode
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COMMAND Pages
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SAVE
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REVERT
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NORM (Normalize)
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RESMPL - TmStrch (Resampling - Time Stretch)
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RESMPL - PtchCnv (Resampling - Pitch Conversion)
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FADE
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REVERS (Reverse)
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LOOPXFD (Loop Crossfade)
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SETINIT (Register Initial Parameter Values)
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TRIM/LOOP Function
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TRIM/LOOP - Config (Configure)
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TRIM/LOOP - Wave (Edit Waveform)
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TRIM/LOOP - Loop (Edit Loop Addresses)
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TRIM/LOOP - WvMode (Set Wave Mode)
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MAP/OUT Function
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MAP/OUT - KeyRnge (Key Range)
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MAP/OUT - VelRnge (Velocity Range)
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MAP/OUT - Lvl&Mode
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MAP/OUT - Output
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MAP/OUT - Pitch
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MAP/OUT - Expand
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MAP/OUT - LvlScale (Level Scaling)
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FILTER Function
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FILTER - Filter
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FILTER - FltSens (Filter Sensitivity)
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FILTER - FltScale (Filter Scaling)
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FILTER - EQ (Equalization)
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EG Function
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EG - AEG (Amplitude Envelope Generator)
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EG - AEGMode (AEG Mode Settings)
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EG - FEGRate (Filter-EG Rates)
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EG - FEGLevel (Filter-EG Levels)
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EG - FEGMode (FEG Mode Settings)
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EG - PEGRate (Pitch-EG Rates)
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EG - PEGLevel (Pitch-EG Levels)
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