Developers guide

Envelopes
There are three envelopes
available on the EPS/ASR,
somewhat hardwired into the
Pitch (Env1), Filter (Env2), and
Volume (Env3) operations.
These are accessed by each
envelope button. Only one
envelope is accessible at one
time (this should change next
version).
We are particularly proud of the these envelope controls - they are dynamically
controllable. You can edit any portion of the envelope, and the rest adjusts for
you. As far as basic operation, the same rules for the wavesample parameters
apply to these pages. You’ll notice the big box above the parameters; this
contains the envelope drawing. You are able with the mouse to point-and-cluck
your envelope points. Again, like on the other pages, the display boxes where
you enter text will accept only the acceptable range of values. It will also reject
most other things, such as symbols or letters, but if you put something really
weird in there, it might cause an error. To close, cluck on the Close button or
hit ESC.
Resize
Clucking on this button resizes the entire envelope for it to t on the screen.
Note the top numbers change as well
1/2
This Shrinks the screen in half, giving you more room to work.
Label
This notes how far you moved the Label. Helpful for redos.
Future versions of MIDI-Disk Tools will feature user-saved envelopes. You
will able to add to the list of Ensoniq factory envelopes with your own custom
entries.
ReRead Prompt
This will provide a prompt for you during the READ operation, offering you a
choice between reading the Instrument through MIDI again, or reading the
Disk File. This parameter is dis-enabled when the Read from File box is un-
checked, since it does not apply.
Read Effects
This enables the reading of the 16-Plus and ASR’s effects during a READ
operation. The reason for this is to avoid possible crashing of the EPS/ASR if
you do not have an effect load into the instrument. For Original EPS users, this
control is dis-enabled.
Auto Load MIDI Keyboard
This will automatically load the MIDI Keyboard upon startup of the program.
Sampler Type
Click this to choose which Ensoniq sampler you are reading from.
Disk File Path
Use these to select where your Disk Files will be stored on your computer.
Beep on MIDI Input
Select this to beep through the PC speaker whenever MIDI information comes
into your MIDI Input.
Tool Tips
Select this to show small reminder messages on the tool bar.
Diagnostics
Selecting this creates a box overlaying the Main Screen, which gives you
some idea on what bytes are coming into your computer. Unchecking it re-
moves it.
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Setup Screen Envelopes