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Eclipse User Manual
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During the brief period when one program is unloading and the other is
loading, no effect will be heard (unless both the outgoing and the loading pro-
grams are routed for crossfade, as is often the case!)
. Normally, the Eclipse will simply mute the outputs during
this interval so that the input to the unit is heard at its output. However, you can instead bypass the effects
processor during this interval by selecting Mute All at SETUP MODES page 2 (PGMCHG).
If both the outgoing and the loading programs are routed for crossfades
(if each program only uses one of the two available effects blocks, and
neither is too big), then the two programs will blend during loading by a
time specified at
SETUP MODES page 2 (XFADE).
A crossfade icon appears after the preset number on the Program
Load page to indicate if a preset can be loaded with a crossfade.
Whether a crossfade is possible, and thus whether the icon appears, depends upon the following crite-
ria:
1) Do both the loaded preset and the preset to be loaded use crossfade routing (e.g. single Fx block
preset)?
2) Is the crossfade time parameter set to a non-zero value?
3) Do enough processing resources exist to allow for a crossfade. Certain large presets are too
processor-intensive to support crossfading.
Loading Programs From MIDI
You can load programs from MIDI program change messages if SETUP
page 2 MIDI MIDIMODE (PGM CHNG) is set to On.
Only MIDI program change messages sent on the channel selected at
SETUP page 2 MIDI (CHANNEL) will be obeyed. Omni selects all chan-
nels.
That’s all fine, but get this: MIDI program change messages range from 1 to 128. The Eclipse’s program
numbers range from 0 to 999. Those numbers don’t jibe. There are two solutions to this problem: midi
maps, and bank select messages.
Using MIDI Maps
SETUP page 3 MAPS to activate or customize one of three MIDI maps.
The maps have the following factory defaults that can be restored by
pressing <RESETMAP>.
Map 1 Program change numbers 1-100 select factory programs
100-199
Map 2 Program change numbers 1-100 select user programs 0-99
Map 3 Program change numbers 1-100 select card programs 500-
599
To customize a map, first select it with
(MAP #) as shown above. Use
(PGMCHG#) to select a MIDI program change number (PChg) to asso-
ciate with the program selected by
(PRESET #) (Prst) as shown to the
right.