Roland rk-500 用户指南

下载
页码 166
 
151
 
Music Files That the VIMA Can Use
 
What Are Music Files?
 
Music files contains musical information such as how long the 
key for a corresponding pitch is played, the force applied to 
the key played, and other such information. Performance data 
is transmitted to the VIMA from music files saved in USB 
memory and CD-ROM, and played back without change as 
songs. This is different than a audio CD, since the music file 
does not contain a recording of the sound itself. This makes it 
possible to change tempos and keys freely, allowing you to 
use it in many different ways.
 
Regarding Copyright
 
Use of the song data supplied with the CD-ROM attached to 
this product for any purpose other than private, personal 
enjoyment without the permission of the copyright holder is 
prohibited by law. Additionally, this data must not be copied, 
nor used in a secondary copyrighted work without the 
permission of the copyright holder.
Please be aware that if you create derivative works that are 
based on existing copyrighted material, such as commercially 
available SMF music files, such works may violate copyright 
law if used for any purpose other than personal enjoyment. 
Roland takes no responsibility for any copyright violation you 
may commit by creating such works.
 
The VIMA Allows You To Use the 
 
Following Music Files
 
VIMA TUNES 
 
VIMA TUNES is a Roland specification for music files that 
contains image and lyric data, allowing you to enjoy songs with 
lyrics and images simultaneously. When data bearing the 
“VIMA TUNES” logo is played back on a device that bears the 
same logo, lyrics can be shown on the screen of a connected 
external display or television, letting you enjoy karaoke or watch 
a slide show.
 
SMF Music Files
 
SMFs (Standard MIDI Files) use a standard format for music file 
that was formulated so that files containing music file could be 
widely compatible, regardless of the manufacturer of the 
listening device. An enormous variety of music is available, 
whether it be for listening, for practicing musical instruments, for 
Karaoke, etc.
 
SMF with Lyrics 
 
“SMF with Lyrics” refers to SMF (Standard MIDI File) that 
contains the lyrics. When Music Files carrying the “SMF with 
Lyrics” logo are played back on the VIMA, the lyrics will 
appear in its display. 
 
General MIDI 
 
The General MIDI is a set of recommendations which seeks to 
provide a way to go beyond the limitations of proprietary 
designs, and standardize the MIDI capabilities of sound 
generating devices. Sound generating devices and music files 
that meets the General MIDI standard bears the General MIDI 
logo. Music files bearing the General MIDI logo can be 
played back using any General MIDI sound generating unit to 
produce essentially the same musical performance.
 
General MIDI 2 
 
The upwardly compatible General MIDI 2 recommendations 
pick up where the original General MIDI left off, offering 
enhanced expressive capabilities, and even greater 
compatibility. Issues that were not covered by the original 
General MIDI recommendations, such as how sounds are to 
be edited, and how effects should be handled, have now been 
precisely defined. Moreover, the available sounds have been 
expanded. General MIDI 2 compliant sound generators are 
capable of reliably playing back music files that carry either 
the General MIDI or General MIDI 2 logo. 
In some cases, the conventional form of General MIDI, which 
does not include the new enhancements, is referred to as 
“General MIDI 1” as a way of distinguishing it from General 
MIDI 2. 
 
GS Format 
 
The GS Format is Roland’s set of specifications for standardizing 
the performance of sound generating devices. In addition to 
including support for everything defined by the General MIDI, 
the highly compatible GS Format additionally offers an 
expanded number of sounds, provides for the editing of sounds, 
and spells out many details for a wide range of extra features, 
including effects such as reverb and chorus. Designed with the 
future in mind, the GS Format can readily include new sounds 
and support new hardware features when they arrive. Since it is 
upwardly compatible with the General MIDI, Roland’s GS 
Format is capable of reliably playing back GM Scores equally 
as well as it performs GS music files (music files that have been 
created with the GS Format in mind).
 
XG lite 
 
XG is a tone generator format of YAMAHA Corporation, that 
defines the ways in which voices are expanded or edited and 
the structure and type of effects, in addition to the General 
MIDI 1 specification. XGlite is a simplified version of XG tone 
generation format. You can play back any XG music files 
using an XGlite tone generator. However, keep in mind that 
some music files may play back differently compared to the 
original files, due to the reduced set of control parameters and 
effects.
RK-500-e.book 151 ページ 2006年8月11日 金曜日 午後4時29分