Philips PSC705 Default Midi Device, Yamaha SXG Setup, Wavetable Voices, Better Polyphony, Global

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Control Panel

Default MIDI Device

When your card is initially installed the SXG Softsynth is selected as your default MIDI engine. To view your default selection look under “Default MIDI Device” on the MIDI tab. MIDI applications will use this default device unless they have been specially configured to use a different device. To change the default device see “Multimedia Properties” below. If the current default device is “Yamaha SXG Driver” then make adjustments as indicated in “Yamaha SXG Setup” below. If the default device is “Seismic Edge WaveTable Synth” then make adjustments as indicated under the “H/W Wavetable . . .” below.

Multimedia Properties

Use this ICON to change your default MIDI device:

1.Click on the Multimedia properties icon

2.Select the MIDI tab on the “Multimedia Control Panel”

3.“Single instrument” will be selected

4.To change to a different MIDI output select it then select “Apply” or “OK”. You can select either “Yamaha SXG Driver” (typical), “Seismic Edge WaveTable Synth” (games with MIDI) or Seismic Edge External (if you have an external synthesizer connected to the Game/MIDI port of the card.

Yamaha SXG Setup

To adjust the SXG Softsynth:

1.The SXG is not affected by the “H/W Wavetable” controls under the MIDI tab of the Seismic Edge control panel. Instead click on the “XG Soft” Icon under “Yamaha SXG Setup” on the Seismic Edge Control Panel MIDI tab.

2.The SXG can also be adjusted by right clicking on the “XG Soft” icon in the systray (lower right corner of your screen) or in the control panel and selecting “SoftSynthesizer Setup” .

H/W Wavetable Voices

Use this and the H/W Wavetable Chorus and Reverb Level controls to adjust Seismic Edge WaveTable synth. These adjustments will have no effect on MIDI play- back unless the Seismic Edge Wavetable synth is selected as the MIDI device.

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Better Gaming (Default, Recommended)

Best setting for Windows® DirectSound® and DirectSound3D Gaming. Maximum hardware acceleration for games.

Better Polyphony

Setting for the highest MIDI WaveTable polyphony (most simultaneous voices). This setting will reduce resources available for DirectSound and 3D audio acceleration and increase CPU consumption.

You will only notice an effect if your file is high polyphony (i.e. using a large number of voices simultaneous). For high polyphony applications you typically will want to use the Yamaha SXG instead which has up to 512 voice polyphony.

H/W Wavetable Chorus Level

None – Chorus effect is not applied.

As Specified in MIDI File

Chorus effect is applied only as specified in the MIDI file being played. If no chorus is specified for a MIDI voice then no change will be observed when switching between this mode and “None” mode.

Global

Chorus will be applied to all MIDI voices regardless of the MIDI file and the chorus intensity will be set using the slider.

H/W Wavetable Reverb Level

None – Reverb effect is not applied.

As Specified in MIDI File

Reverb effect is applied only as specified in the MIDI file being played. If no reverb is specified for a MIDI voice then no change will be observed when switching between this mode and “None” mode. Reverb must also be enabled and a reverb “environ- ment” selected on the “Effects”Tab.

Global

Reverb will be applied to all MIDI voices regardless of the MIDI file and the reverb intensity will be set using the slider. Reverb must also be enabled and a reverb “envi- ronment” selected on the “Effects”Tab.

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