Program Operations - Load, Save, Remove, etc.. Eclipse Eclipse V4, CD8051
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Eclipse User Manual
Program Operations - Load, Save, Remove, etc.
Some care is required when saving programs to avoid overwriting precious material, but surgical correctness is not necessary …
Sorting and Loading Programs
The Eclipse comes with a wealth of factory programs (program numbers 100 – 499). In addition, you can save up to one hundred programs in internal memory (numbers 0 – 99), and up to five hundred programs on a memory card (numbers 500 – 999). That’s a lot of programs! Fortunately, we’ve devised a clever way of organizing all of those programs so that you can find the program you need in just a moment’s time. It works like this: all of those programs that were created for guitar are “flagged” as such, all those that were created for vocals are flagged as such, all those that were created for keyboard are “flagged” as such, and so on. Furthermore, all those programs that are delays are flagged as such, all those that are pitch shifters are flagged as such, all those that are reverbs are flagged as such, and so on. Before you load a program you can sort all of the programs based on their “source” (
Guitar
,
Vocals
,
Drums
, etc.) or their “effects type” (
Pitch
,
Reverb
,
Delay
, etc.) in addition to their program number or alphabetical order. When you save or update a program, you have the opportunity to flag the program as you see fit. Now, on to the specifics…
Press
PROGRAM
CRITERIA
to select how the programs are sorted.
Use
PROGRAM
CRITERIA (SEARCH B)
to collect programs into groups. Your choices are:
All
Lumps all the programs into one big group.
Source
Collects the programs based on what instrument or input (a.k.a. source) they were created to effect (e.g., Guitar, Vocals, Drums, etc.).
Effect
Src&Effects
User Grp
Collects the programs based on their underlying effects type (e.g., EQ, Dynamics, Delay, etc.).
Collects the programs by both their source and effects type.
Collects the programs as they were saved in the ten user groups.
for information regarding User
Groups, see page 31
Use
PROGRAM
CRITERIA (SORT BY)
to sort programs either numerically
(
Number
) or alphabetically (
Name
) within each collection.
Use
PROGRAM
CRITERIA (LOCATION)
to limit displayed programs to
Internal memory or
Card
memory. Alternatively, you can display
All
the programs, regardless of their location.
Now that you’ve selected your
CRITERIA
, go back to the first
PROGRAM
page. Use the
<
>
and
<
>
soft keys to jump between “collections.” For example, if you set
PROGRAM
CRITERIA (SEARCH B)
to
Effect
, pressing
<
>
scrolls through such collections as
Delay
,
Mod
,
Multi
,
Eq
, and so on. Select programs within a collection by turning the knob, by pressing the increment/decrement keys, or by entering the program number you want, followed by
ENT
. When you find the program you want, press
<LOAD>
.
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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 programs 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 criteria:
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 channels.
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
Map 3
Program change numbers 1-100 select user programs 0-99
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 associate with the program selected by
(PRESET #)
(
Prst
) as shown to the right.
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Using MIDI Bank Select Messages
MIDI bank select messages allow random access to
all
presets in your Eclipse, unlike MIDI maps which limit the selection to 128 choices. Eclipse receives bank select messages on MIDI continuous controller
(CC) #0. The bank number is the high digit of the program number.
For example, to load preset #451, send a MIDI bank select message (continuous controller #0) with a value of 4, followed by a MIDI program change message with a value of 51. To load preset 13, send a MIDI bank select message (continuous controller #0) with a value of 0, followed by a MIDI program change message with a value of 13.
At power-up, Eclipse will default to the current Midi Map (see above). After receiving a MIDI bank select message, Eclipse will “remember” this bank until it receives another Bank Select message and will
NOT use the selected MIDI Map.
To re-enable one of the three MIDI Maps, either send bank select #101, #102, or #103 to enable Midi
Map 1, 2, or 3, respectively, or alternatively (re)enter
SETUP
page 3
MAPS
, which will return the unit to
MIDI Map mode using the previously selected map.
Saving and Updating Programs
You can only save programs with numbers between 0 and 99 in internal memory and programs between
500 and 999 on a memory card. Numbers 100 through 199 are reserved for factory programs that make direct use of the Eclipse’s underlying algorithms, and numbers 200 through 499 are reserved for more complex factory programs.
Saving Programs
To save a program, press
PROGRAM page 2
SAVE AS
.
Next, use
PROGRAM page 2
SAVE (NUMBER)
to select a number to store the program at…
To name the program, press
PROGRAM page 2
SAVE NAME
. Once you’ve entered a satisfactory name, press the
PROGRAM
key again to “jump back up a level.”
see page 32 to learn how to name things
To set “flags” so that your program can be intelligently sorted as described above, press
PROGRAM page 2
SAVE DBASE
. There are three databases that you can flag your program in:
(USERGRP) (see below)
,
(SOURCE)
, or
(EFFECT)
. Select a database by pressing its soft key, then use the knob to select a category within the database (e.g.,
(SOURCE) Special FX
). Then use the
<TOGGLE>
soft key to “flag” a category, that is, to switch the flag from
No
to
Yes
. You can also use the
<TOGGLE>
soft key to “un-flag” a category.
Once all the correct flags are flagged, press the
PROGRAM
key to “jump back up a level.”
If you’re happy with the program number, the name, and the database flags, press
<SAVE>
to commit the program to memory. If the
(NUMBER)
you selected above was empty, the Eclipse will save the program without hesitating. If, on the other hand, the
(NUMBER)
you chose was already occupied, the Eclipse will verify that you want to destroy the original occupant with an update
or an overwrite
. Select
<YES>
and the original occupant will disintegrate into digital dust.
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Updating Programs
If you make changes to a program that you’ve already saved, you can store those changes without messing around with numbers, names, and flags
(this is like the “save” command on a computer, as opposed to the “save as” command)
. Press
PROGRAM page 2
<UPDATE>
. A dialog box pops up that asks if you really want to update the program. Press
<YES>
if you do; press
<NO>
if you don’t.
Comparing the Current Program with the Saved Program
Before updating your program, you may wish to do a comparison between the current, edited program, and the previously saved version.
Press
<COMPARE>
to toggle between the saved version of the preset and the edited version. A
PROGRAM – COMPARE
message will flash on the screen to indicate that you are listening to the saved version of the preset (instead of the current, edited version).
User Groups
There are ten “user groups” available for your own organizational purposes. When you save a program, you can flag it (
PROGRAM page 2
SAVE DBASE (USERGRP)
) as being in one or more of these banks so that when you choose
User Grp
under
PROGRAM
CRITERIA (SEARCH B)
, your saved programs are organized as you see fit.
You can name the User Groups under
SETUP
page 2
USERGRP
. Choose a
(NUMBER)
to rename, then use
NAME
to actually rename it. Pressing the
SETUP
key saves the name.
see page 32 to learn how to name things
Removing Programs
Unfortunately, programs take up space. Eventually you’ll run out of space. Eventually you’ll find that you don’t use some of the programs that you used to use. Out with the old to make space for the new, right?
To remove a program, first load the program you want to remove. Return to the
PROGRAM area. Here we’ve loaded “
Ringdelays
.”
Next, press
PROGRAM
page 2
<REMOVE>
.
To avoid accidents, Eclipse will want to be
sure
that you are
sure
before removing a possibly important program.
Hey! You can’t remove factory programs!
Removing ALL Your Saved Programs
You can remove all your internal programs in one fell swoop by pressing
SETUP
page 3
UTILITY
page 2
<CLEAR> <YES>
. This will not affect programs saved on the memory card.
Checking free space in internal memory or a card
To find out how much of the internal memory has been used (or is free), go to
SETUP
page 3
UTILITY (FREE MEM).
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Copying and Protecting Programs
To copy a program, simply load it and then use
PROGRAM
page 2
SAVE AS
to save it in a new location.
To protect all your programs from fumbling hands, turn
SETUP
MODES
(PROTECT)
to
On
.
Naming Things – The Mechanics
It’s a lot easier to name something than it is to
describe
how to name something. Nevertheless, this manual is all about descriptions, so let’s dive in.
You will often find yourself naming programs when you save them.
We’ll use this as an example. Press
PROGRAM
page 2
SAVE AS NAME
.
Use the knob to advance through a set of alphanumeric characters:
; : / ? > < , ; ` ~ | \ _ = + - } { ] [ ‘ ) ( * & ^ % $ # @ ! a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
space
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 . - % or use the keypad to type in numbers. Each key cycles through its number plus three letters and a symbol like this:
1
= 1, A, B, C, :
2
= 2, D, E, F, /
3
= 3, G, H, I, ?
…and so on.
Use the
<
>
soft key to move to the next position or the
<
>
soft key to move back.
Use the < INSERT > soft key to insert a blank space at the current cursor position. Use the < DELETE > soft key to delete the currently selected character.
When you’re finished entering a new name, move “up a level” by pressing the
PROGRAM
key. The new name will be saved only after you press
<SAVE>
.
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