limex ALPIN MASTER 128 User manual

LIMEX

USER MANUAL

SOUND BOARD

ALPIN MASTER 128

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

Welcome / Integrating sound boards 3

Safety precautions / Copyright & watermark 4

IMPORTANT! APPLICATION WITH LIMEX MIDI SYSTEM MPR3 5

Compatibility with Alpine Master 32 5

ALPIN MASTER 128 sound list 6 - 11

ALPIN MASTER 128 drum kits 12

All about chord guitars; key assignments 12 - 14

Troubleshooting / MIDI IMPLEMENTATION 14

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LEGEND

MS This column denotes whether the program is mono (M) or stereo (S).

P The number in this column represents the required number of voices (OSC) per note.

HPF High Pass Filter: Use the cutoff parameter to set the low frequency limit. When you do this, the sound will natu-

rally be brighter and thinner. A cutoff value over 64 usually needs to be selected just so you can hear the change.

MOD A special parameter of the LIMEX MIDI systems MPR3 M/P (not model L). Push up the value on any instrument

and listen to what this does for your sound.

Adz. Velocity zones: ranges in which various samples may be played.

ghost

note

A “ghost note” is created by mufﬂing the bass strings as they are played so much that no clear tone is heard. Use

these samples to add a groove to your MIDI ﬁles.

* Without velocity in the usual sense.

These programs will not be louder or softer when played on an instrument with velocity. The value of velocity,

represented as VEL in the LIMEX patch editor, is used to select a zone of the program. If the trumpet or baritone

should be played softly, choose a VEL value in that range. For example, in program 64, SEPP 1-73mp / 74-97mf /

98-127 forte, the VEL value of 70 will play the mezzopiano sample; at value 74 the mezzoforte; and at VEL 120

the forte sample. Remember, all sounds are at the same volume.

WELCOME

Thank you for choosing a LIMEX sound product. This user

reference manual explains the features of the LIMEX sound

board ALPINMASTER 128MB.

ALPINMASTER 128

The 128MB sound board of the ALPINE MASTER 128 de-

livers general MIDI sounds and a selection of LIMEX Ger-

man folk music sounds from the TRADITION series. Whe-

ther it’s pop, swing, tango or German folk music you’re

after, the ALPINE MASTER 128 gets your music hoppin’.

The general MIDI sounds are specially set up with the

best sounds for the German-speaking entertainer. Com-

bined with the LIMEX MPR3/P MIDI system and styles, the

ALPINE MASTER128 becomes a professional arranger.

INTEGRATION

Here’s how the sound boards can be integrated into your

system:

• Installation in the instrument (accordion or

diatonic harmonica) that is equipped with a

LIMEX MIDI system.

• Installation in a LIMEX rack unit, making four

audio outputs available that can be sent separately

to a mixer.

• Installation in a LIMEX W3 wireless receiver.

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Sound board memory: Flash RAM

Polyphony: 116 voices

Effects: digital reverb and chorus

Output: 4 audio outputs

48kHz sampling

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POLYPHONY

The sound board has 116-voice polyphony. By layering

sounds, even this huge polyphony can be exceeded, which

is noticeable in a short clicking sound while playing.

When you mix more than one program (i.e. accordion, dul-

cimer and zither in treble), you might exceed the limits.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

- Read the user manual before using the device

- Do not allow any liquid to come in contact with the

device

- Do not place anything on top of the device

- Do not handle the power supply with wet hands

- Turn off all connected devices before you connect any

new devices

Do not use or store the device where it is exposed to

- dampness or wetness

- extreme temperature changes (i.e. do not store in a

vehicle in winter)

- strong vibrations or jolts

HANDLING

- Use only the original cables and power supply

- Remove the cable only by pulling on the plug, not on

the cable

- Do not expose the power adapter to any mechanical

stress

CUSTOMER SERVICE – TROUBLESHOOTING

Do not carry out any repairs at home, as this may result

in permanent damage to the electronics. Any guarantee

claims are no longer valid in this case.

INCLUDED WITH SOUND BOARD 128MB

User reference manual

POWER SUPPLY 9VDC / 600mA

OPERATING TEMPERATURE 10 to 40 degrees Celsius

HUMIDITY max. 80%, non-condensing

INSTALLATION

Only qualiﬁed professionals may install the 128MB sound

board in an external LIMEX unit or a LIMEX MIDI-equip-

ped instrument.

The CE certiﬁcation is available at www.limexmusic.com

LIMEX MUSIC HANDELS GMBH

A-6114 Kolsass Austria

COPYRIGHT

The recordings used in this device are protected by

copyright. LIMEX Music Handels GmbH alone has been

given the right by all musicians involved to use this material.

Any duplication, editing or any other copy by or given to

a third party in any form (audio sampling CD, data storage

device, download of any ﬁle, etc.) is strictly forbidden.

www.limexmusic.com

Four out-of-court decisions in our favor and a copyright case

against pseudo sound designers who tried to use our recor-

dings all speak to the originality of our sounds.

e fact that only we have exploitation rights to the recordings

of these musicians is often overlooked. As unpleasant as the le-

gal cases are for us, the compensation received for the decisions

in our favor do in fact contribute to our future legal defense of

any other unauthorized use of these recordings.

WATERMARK

Due to the value and demand for our samples, LIMEX pro-

duct sounds are tagged with an invisible audio watermark.

Even if the ﬁle has been edited or distorted, we will be able

to determine if our recording has been used.

USER FORUM

Access our User Forum on our homepage at www.limexmusic.com

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IMPORTANT!

MIDI SYSTEMS

LIMEX patches can be used with the following LIMEX MIDI systems:

Complete MIDI – MPR3/L

Complete MIDI – MPR3/M

Complete MIDI – MPR3/P

Complete MIDI – MPR3/Plus

Bass MIDI – L

Bass MIDI – P

MIDI 2001

NEED TO UPGRADE YOUR LIMEX MIDI OPERATING SYSTEM 2.96 - FREE DOWNLOAD!

The parameter “AM” must be OFF in order to use the sound board with an MPR3 MIDI system.

AM is a special parameter for ALPINE MASTER 32 that led to complications with the new boards. The error occurs

when a sound is heard only briefly and then gets stuck when a key is pressed shortly after the instrument is turned on.

There are two ways to set the parameter AM to OFF:

1. MC10 controller

Press and hold down SELECT key + SAVE (purple) key + FILE (white) at the same time

Release SELECT key

Press SEL+ key more than once until [AM A ON] appears in the display

Press “P” (gray) key one time

Press SAVE (purple) key two times. Finished.

2. PC Editor

Save all of your data on your instrument is ﬁrst, then:

Under the MIDI menu, go to Load data.

Select the following:

Set 0 

Set 1 

Patch  0 - 199

Under the File menu, select Save As, name the ﬁle and click OK.

Switch to a different sound board “Other”

Under the Unit menu, select Sound Board

At the top near Sound Board ALPINE MASTER 32 or AM16, etc., select “Other.”

Under the MIDI menu, select Write File

Set 0 

O K

Save the data back to the instrument.

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COMPATIBILITY - ALPINMASTER 32 (2006-2008)

USING PATCHES FROM ALPINE MASTER 32

The ALPINE MASTER 128 was designed to be as compatible as possible with the previous version, but some sounds did have

to be moved. BANK 27 (extra for bass on MIDI accordions) is no longer available. Instead, you have a selection of new bass

sounds from the TRADITION Exclusive 200 series in BANK 32. The guitar patch on BANK 27 is also no longer available; a

new patch must be selected. This means you must re-select the bank and program numbers for any of your own patches that

you want to continue using.

There are over 100 new patches for all LIMEX sound products ready for you. Just plug in and play.

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Bank Prg. PIANO & E-PIANO

0 1 Grand Piano 1 GM stereo

3 1 Grand Piano 1 dynamic (Polyphony 4)

4 1 Grand Piano 1 with more volume

0 2 Bright Grand 1

0 3 Electric Grand

0 4 Honky Tonk

0 5 E-Piano Suitcase

3 5 E-Piano - hard

0 6 E-Piano FM

CHROMATIC INSTRUMENTS

0 7 Harpsichord

0 8 Clavinet

0 9 Celesta

0 10 Glockenspiel

0 11 Music Box

0 12 Vibraphone

0 13 Marimba

0 14 Xylophone

0 15 Tubular Bell

0 16 Dulcimer

ORGAN & ACCORDION

017 Drawbar Organ slow Rotary

3 17 Drawbar Organ

417 Ham Organ 3

517 Elec. Organ

617 Digi. Organ

0 18 Perc. Organ

3 18 Digi Organ 3

4 18 Digi Organ 4

5 18 Perc. Rotary Organ

6 18 Perc. Organ 2

0 19 Rock Organ Fast Rotary 1a

3 19 Rock Organ Fast Rotary 2

4 19 Jazz Organ

5 19 Jazz Organ Soft

6 19 Rock Organ 2

7 19 Rock Organ Fast Rotary 1b

0 20 Church Organ

3 20 Church Organ 3

4 20 Church Organ 4

0 21 Reed Organ

0 22 German Accordion

0 23 Harmonica

0 24 Diatonic accordion

Bank Prg. GUITAR

0 25 Nylon Guitar

3 25 Mandoline Tremolo

0 26 Steel Guitar

3 26 Steel Guitar Rhythm

0 27 Jazz Guitar

3 27 Jazz Guitar 3

0 28 Clean Guitar

0 29 Mute Guitar

0 30 Overdrive Guitar

3 30 Overdrive Guitar 3 stereo

0 31 Distortion Guitar

3 31 Distortion Guitar 3

4 31 Distortion Guitar 4

5 31 Distortion Guitar 5

0 32 Guitar Harmonics

3 32 Guitar Steel Country

BASS

0 33 Upright Bass

0 34 E-Bass Fingered

0 35 E-Bass Picked

0 36 Fretless Bass

0 37 Slap Bass 1

0 38 Slap Bass 2

0 39 Synth Bass 1

0 40 Synth Bass 2

STRINGS & ORCHESTRA

041 Violin Solo Vibrato 1

042 Viola

043 Cello

044 Contrabass

045 Tremolo Strings

445 Strings mono

046 Pizzicato Strings

047 Harp

048 Timpani (Pauken)

049 String Ensemble 1 stereo

349 String Ensemble 1 ENV fade

549 String Ensemble 1 String Ensemble mono

050 String Ensemble Slow

550 String Ensemble Slow mono

051 Synth Strings 1

351 Synth Strings 1 ENV Fade

451 Synth Strings 1 sweep

551 Synth Strings 1 soft

052 Synth Strings 2

ALPIN MASTER 128 BANK 0 - 7

Bank Prg. CHOIR & HIT

0 53 Choir Aahs

0 54 Voice Oohs

3 54 Voice 3

0 55 Synth Voice

3 55 Vox 4

0 56 Orchestra Hit

BRASS

057 Trumpet Vibrato 1

058 Trombone (Posaune)

059 Bariton Solo Marcato

359 Bariton Solo staccato

060 Muted Trumpet

061 Tenor horn

062 Brass Section

063 Synth Brass 1

064 Synth Brass 2

WOODWIND

065 Sopran Sax

066 Alto Sax

067 Tenor Sax

068 Bariton Sax

468 Sax Section

069 Oboe

070 English Horn

071 Bassoon

072 Clarinet

073 Piccolo

074 Flute

075 Recorder (Blockﬂöte)

076 Pan Flute

077 Blown Bottle

078 Shakuhachi

079 Whistle

080 Ocarina

SYNTHESIZER

081 Square Lead

082 Saw Lead

083 Calliope

084 Chiff

085 Charang

086 Solory

087 Fifths

088 Bass & Lead

089 New Age

090 Warm Pad

091 Polysynth

092 Space

093 Bowed

Bank Prg. SYNTHESIZER

094 Metallic

394 Digitalic

494 Digi 4

095 Halo

096 Sweep

097 Rain

397 Sleigh Bells

098 Soundtrack

099 Crystal

399 Hyper Crystal

0100 Atmosphere

0101 Brightness

0102 Goblins

0103 Echoes

3103 Echo Pan

0104 Sci-ﬁ Star

ETHNO

0105 Zither

0106 Banjo

0107 Shamisen

0108 Koto

0109 Kalimba

0110 Bagpipes

0111 Fiddle

0112 Shanai

0113 Tinkle Bell

0114 Agogo

0115 Steel Drums

0116 Woodblock

0117 Taiko Drum

0118 Melodic Tom

0119 Synth Drum

0120 Reverse Cymbal

FX

0121 Guitar Noise

0122 Breath Noise

0123 Seashore

0124 Bird

0125 Telephone

0126 Helicopter

0127 Applause

0128 Silence - no sound

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ALPIN MASTER 128 BANK 0 - 7

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Prg.

7 Accordion ALPINA 888 mono

8 Accordion ALPINA 888 soft mono

9 Accordion ALPINA 888 staccato mono

10 Accordion MOR. 16´

11 Accordion MOR. 16´

12 Accordion MOR. 4´

15 Accordion MOR. 88´ mono

17 Accordion MOR. 88´ mono 2

18 Accordion MOR. 88´ staccato

19 Accordion MOR. 8´

20 Accordion MOR. 4/16´

21 Accordion MOR. 4/88´

22 Accordion MOR. 88/16´

23 Accordion MOR. 8/16´

24 Accordion ALPINA IV - 888/16´

25 Accordion ALPINA IV - 4/888´

26 Accordion ALPINA V - 4/888/16´

27 Accordion ALPINA 888 & STEIRISCHE

28 Accordion GO. 88´

29 Accordion GO. 8/16´

34 Diatonic button accordion

35 Diatonic button accordion soft

38 SCHWYZER ÖRGELI 2-chorus

39 SCHWYZER ÖRGELI 3-chorus

40 MUSETTE 1

41 MUSETTE 2

42 MUSETTE 3

43 MUSETTE 4

44 MUSETTE FRENCH

45 HELIKON BASS dynamic

46 HELIKON BASS soft

47 HELIKON BASS staccato

53 SCHWYZER ÖRGELI BASS

55 HARMONICA

56 HARMONICA vibrato

57 CLARINET

58 CLARINET vibrato 1

59 CLARINET vibrato 2

60 CLARINET staccato

61 SOPRANO SAX

63 ALT SAX vibrato 1

64 ALT SAX vibrato 2

65 ALT SAX without vibrato

Prg.

66 TENOR SAX vibrato 1

67 TENOR SAX vibrato 2

68 TENOR SAX 1

69 TENOR SAX 3 sharp

70 TRUMPET vibrato 1

71 TRUMPET vibrato 2

72 TRUMPET ENSEMBLE

73 FLUGELHORN

74 TENOR HORN

75 TENOR HORNS

76 TROMBONE

77 BASS TROMBONE

78 BARITON (effects start at C6)

79 BARITON fast attack

80 BARITON staccato

81 BARITON staccato fast attack

82 BARITON Janez Per

83 BARITON Janez Per

84 BARITON Janez Per staccato

85 BARITON Janez Per staccato

86 BARITON Janez Per

87 CS01 SYNTHBASS

88 CS01 SYNTHBASS sharp

89 DX SYNTHBASS

90 F-TUBA

91 F-TUBA staccato

92 F-TUBA softer

93 F-TUBA stacatto softer

94 F-TUBA double

95 DULCIMER 3-chorus

97 ZITHER

98 HARP

99 FIDDLE 1

100 FIDDLE 2

101 CONCERT GUITAR

102 RHYTHM GUITAR & FX

103 PICKED GUITAR

104 JAZZ GUITAR

105 JAZZ GUITAR 3

106 HAWAIIAN GUITAR

107 CONTRABASS bowed

109 CONTRABASS plucked

112 ALPIN BELLS

113 MANDOLIN TREMOLO

ALPIN MASTER 128 BANK 26

ALPIN MASTER 128 BANK 32

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ALPINE MASTER 128 offers a selection of German folk music sounds from the TRADITION Exclusive 200 sound board.

Info: Bass Bank 32

The bass programs on BANK 32 are special versions specically for accordion players. The program symbol C/Cis means that the

lowest note C36 (36 is the key number) will automatically play one octave higher. Es/E means that all notes lower than E will play

one octave higher. By simply selecting a program number, you can set how low the bass should be. The setting is purely a matter

of personal taste, key and your own style.

Accordion and diatonic harmonica mechanics allow play within one octave. The range between low C and B (notes 36-47) has

become the standard range for MIDI. However, the C-B range is rarely playable on natural bass instruments. The lowest note on

four-string e-bass guitars and contrabass is E.

* NOTE This program does not react to velocity in the normal sense for MIDI accordions specically. The sound will not be louder

or softer when you play with velocity by pressing the key faster or slower. Use the VEL value to select the samples in exactly the

dynamic range that you want. Use the bellows dynamic to play louder or softer. In other words, you can play “piano” samples

loudly if you so choose.

E-bass

Prg. MS PDiscription

1E-bass 1 M 2 ideal in combination with a baritone to create a double bass foundation

2E-bass 1 C/Cis M 2 -“-

3E-bass 1 Es/E M 2 -“-

4E-bass 2 M 2 velocity zones: 1-31 “ghost note” / 32-96 mp / 97-126 mf / 127 forte

the attack sound is emphasized with the MOD parameter

5* E-bass 2 C/Cis M 2 VZ: * 1-96 mp / 97-126 mf / 127 forte MOD = attack sound

6* E-bass 2 Es/E M 2 -“-

7E-bass 3 Bridge

M 2 VZ: 1-31 “ghost note” / 32-96 mp / 97-126 mf / 127 forte

the attack sound is emphasized with the MOD parameter

8* E-bass 3 C/Cis M 2 all parameters as in program 5 except: VZ: * 1-63 mp / 64-95 mf / 97-127 forte

9* E-bass 3 Es/E M 2 -“-

10 E-bass 4 Pick

M 2 velocity zones: 1-31 “ghost note” / 32-95 mf / 96-127 forte

Sub-bass is controlled with the MOD parameter

11 * E-bass 4 Pick C/Cis M 2 all param. as in program 10 except: velocity zones: * 1-95 mf / 96-127 forte

12 * E-bass 4 Pick Es/E M 2 -“-

19 E-bass SUB M 1 Sub sinus bass

20 E-bass SUB C/Cis M 1 Sub sinus bass

21 E-bass SUB Es/E M 1 Sub sinus bass

ALPIN MASTER 128 BANK 32

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Janez Per  Baritone

LIMEX is delighted to have Janez Per of the “Alpenoberkrainer” play the second baritone for our product.

Janez Per is a class of his own, the talent behind the unique sound of the Alpenoberkrainer. Recordings of

the baritone sounds are strongly inuenced by the famous ALPSKI sounds of the ’80s and ’90s, and have

been edited with equalizers and an exiter.

Prg. MS PBemerkung

72 Janez - staccato M 1 Velocity zones: 1-73 mf / 74-127 forte

73 Janez - staccato M 1 forte

74 Janez - staccato M 1 mezzoforte

75 Janez - staccato C/Cis M 1 Velocity zones: 1-73 mf / 74-127 forte

76 Janez - staccato C/Cis M 1 forte

77 Janez - staccato C/Cis M 1 mezzoforte

78 Janez - marcato M 1 Velocity zones: 1-73 mf / 74-127 forte

79 Janez - marcato M 1 forte

80 Janez - marcato M 1 mezzoforte

81 Janez - marcato C/Cis M 1 Velocity zones: 1-73 mf / 74-127 forte

82 Janez - marcato C/Cis M 1 forte

83 Janez - marcato C/Cis M 1 mezzoforte

84 Janez - Pedal tones M 1 only notes 24-36 are pedal tones for MIDI ﬁles

Soli Music Baritone

This sound, played by multi-talented Tyrolean musician Guenther Sponring, has been used in most recent German folk mu-

sic productions. Its neutral tone blends well and is very “exible” material for sound technicians. The baritone sound in the

winning title for the Grand Prix of German Folk Music 2008 is a good example of the sound’s quality.

85 Baritone - staccato M 2 MOD parameter emphasizes the overtones

86 Baritone - staccato fast M 2 fast attack - MOD parameter emphasizes the overtones

87 Baritone - staccato C/Cis M 2 MOD parameter emphasizes the overtones

88 Baritone - stac. fast C/Cis M 2 fast attack - MOD parameter emphasizes the overtones

89 Baritone - staccato C/Cis M 2 MOD = Spectral modulation and bass frequency modulation

90 Bariton - marcato M 2 MOD parameter emphasizes the overtones

91 Bariton - marcato fast M 2 fast attack - MOD parameter emphasizes the overtones

92 Bariton - marcato C/Cis M 2 MOD parameter emphasizes the overtones

93 Bariton - marc. fast C/Cis M 2 fast attack - MOD parameter emphasizes the overtones

94 Bariton - marcato C/Cis M 2 MOD = Spectral modulation and bass frequency modulation

Kurt Ott  Alphorn

The alphorn specialist from Switzerland with unbelievable range.

106 Alphorn in Ges M 1

Tubas

107 Bb-Tuba M 2

108 2 tuba mix M 2 Velocity zones: 1-109 / 110-127

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ALPIN MASTER 128 BANK 32

Synth-tuba

Synthetic tuba sounds are and always have been in high demand with Tyrolean music groups.

Here you will ﬁnd the originals.

4 Tiroler Buam  CS01

111 CS01 M 1 4 Tiroler Buam sound

112 CS01 Es/E M 1 4 Tiroler Buam sound

Zellberg Buam  DX100

113 DX100 M 1 Zellberg sound

114 DX100 Es/E M 1 Zellberg sound

Contrabass bowed

Bowed contrabass by Kurt Leiser for Switzerland folk music sound.

120 Contrabass M 1 short bow stroke

121 Contrabass C/Cis M 1 short bow stroke

122 Contrabass Es/E M 1 short bow stroke

123 Contrabass F/Fis M 1 short bow stroke

124 Contrabass M 1 short bow stroke

125 Contrabass C/Cis M 1 short bow stroke

126 Contrabass Es/E M 1 short bow stroke

127 Contrabass F/Fis M 1 short bow stroke

Silence

128 Silence M 0 Selecting program 128 ensures that nothing will be played, allowing you to

turn a MIDI channel on or off without the danger of a stuck note.

Gerhard & Renato  Guitar

The following program is a combination of the TRADITION Exclusive programs 1-6.

11 Castello & AZ10 M 3 Velocity zones: 1-95 mp / 96-127 mf MOD = combination

The programs below are from the popular SOLI-MUSIC Tradition XL series.

These guitar programs are not made of complete chords; they are combined recordings of single tones.

While recording, the individual guitar strings were also strummed in order to mimic the sound of the Oberkrainer rhythm gui-

tars. The harder you press the key, the harder the sound will be – with smooth, continuous transitions between notes.

Soli Rhythm Guitars

Prg. MS PBemerkung

21 Rhythm guitar M 3 continuous velocity

22 Rhythm guitar M 4 continuous velocity – MOD = spectrum

23 Rhythm guitar M 3 continuous velocity – edited equalizer

24 Rhythm guitar FX M 2 only strumming sound effect – MOD = spectrum

ALPIN MASTER 128

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Note Nr. DRUMKIT 1 HIT KIT 5 ROOM KIT 9 POWER 17 ELEC KIT 25 808/909 JAZZ KIT 33 JAZZ KIT 41 ORCHESTRA 49

C# 13 Mute Surdo ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

D- 14 Open Surdo ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

15 Zap ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

E- 16 Whip Slap Sn ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

F- 17 Scratch ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

18 Scratch ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

G- 19 Finger Snap ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

20 Click ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

A- 21 Stick H ~ ~ ~ ~ 909 BD 1 ~ ~

22 Stick L ~ ~ ~ ~ 909 BD 2 ~ ~

23 Stick L ~ ~ ~ ~ 909 SN1 ~ ~

C0 24 Stick H ~ ~ ~ ~ 909 SN 2 ~ ~

25 Brush Tap ~ ~ ~ ~ 909 SN 3 hard ~ ~

D0 26 Brush Swirl ~ ~ ~ ~ 909 SN 3 ~ ~

27 Brush Slap ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Hi Hat closed

E0 28 Brush Swirl 2 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Hi Hat Pedal

F0 29 Snare Roll ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Hi Hat Open

30 Castagnet ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Ride Cymbal

G0 31 Snare Soft ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Brush Snare 3 ~

32 Stick ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

A0 33 Kick Soft ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Jazz Kick 3 Brush Kick 2 ~

34 Snare Open ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

35 Kick 1 Hit Kick 1 ~ Power Kick 1 Elec Kick 1 808 Kick Jazz Kick 1 Brush Kick 1 Orch. Drum 1

C1 36 Kick 2 Hit Kick 2 ~ Power Kick 2 Elec Kick 2 808 Kick Jazz Kick 2 Brush Kick 2 Orch. Drum 2

37 Rim ~ ~ ~ ~ 808 Rim ~ ~ ~

D1 38 Snare 1 Hit Snare 1 Room Snare 1 Power Snare 1 Elec Snare 1 808 Snare 1 Jazz Snare 1 Brush Snare 1 Orchestra Snare

39 Clap ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Castagnet

E1 40 Snare 2 Hit Snare 2 Room Snare 2 Power Snare 2 Elec Snare 2 808 Snare 2 Jazz Snare 2 Brush Snare 2 Orchestra Snare

F1 41 Tom LL Power Tom ~ Power Tom Elec Tom 808 Tom ~ Brush Tom Timpani

42 Hi Hat Closed ~ ~ ~ ~ 808 Hi Hat Cl. ~ ~ Timpani

G1 43 Tom L Power Tom ~ Power Tom Elec Tom 808 Tom ~ Brush Tom Timpani

44 Hi Hat Pedal ~ ~ ~ ~ 808 Hi Hat Pe. ~ ~ Timpani

A1 45 Tom ML Power Tom ~ Power Tom Elec Tom 808 Tom ~ Brush Tom Timpani

46 Hi Hat Open ~ ~ ~ ~ 808 Hi H. Op. ~ ~ Timpani

47 Tom M Power Tom ~ Power Tom Elec Tom 808 Tom ~ Brush Tom Timpani

C2 48 Tom H Power Tom ~ Power Tom Elec Tom 808 Tom ~ Brush Tom Timpani

49 Crash Cymbal ~ ~ ~ ~ 808 Cym ~ Brush Crash Timpani

D2 50 Tom HH Power Tom ~ Power Tom Elec Tom 808 Tom ~ Brush Tom Timpani

51 Ride Cymbal ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Brush Ride Timpani

E2 52 China Cym ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Brush China Timpani

F2 53 Ride Cup ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Brush Cup Timpani

54 Tambourine ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

G2 55 Splash Cym ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Brush Splash ~

56 Cowbell ~ ~ ~ 808 Cowbell ~ ~ ~

A2 57 Crash 2 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Brush Crash 2 Orch. Cymbal 2

58 Vibraslap ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

59 Ride Cym 2 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Brush Ride 2 Orch. Cymbal 1

C3 60 Bongo H ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

61 Bongo L ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

D3 62 Conga Mute ~ ~ ~ ~ 808 Conga M. ~ ~ ~

63 Conga Open ~ ~ ~ ~ 808 Con. Op. ~ ~ ~

E3 64 Conga Low ~ ~ ~ ~ 808 Con. Low ~ ~ ~

F3 65 Timbale High ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

66 Timbale Low ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

G3 67 Agogo High ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

68 Agogo Low ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

A3 69 Cabasa ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

70 Maracas ~ ~ ~ ~ 808 Maracas ~ ~ ~

71 Sam. Whistle H ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

C4 72 Samba Whistle L ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~

73 Guiro Short ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

D4 74 Guiro Long ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

75 Claves ~ ~ ~ ~ 808 Claves ~ ~ ~

E4 76 Woodblock Low ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

F4 77 Woodblock High ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

78 Cuica Mute ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

G4 79 Cuica Open ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

80 Triangle Mute ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

A4 81 Triangle Open ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

82 Shaker ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

83 Jingle Bell ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

C5 84 Bell Tree ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

85 Castanet ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

D5 86 Surdo Mute ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

87 Surdo Open ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

E5 88 Applause

90

G5 91

92

97 Rhythm guitar FX 1 Rhythm guitar FX 1

D6 98 Rhythm guitar FX 2 Rhythm guitar FX 2

99 Rhythm guitar FX 3 Rhythm guitar FX 3

E6 100 Rhythm guitar FX 4 Rhythm guitar FX 4

F6 101 R. Git FX 1 High P R. Git FX 1 HP

102 R. Git FX 2 High P R. Git FX 2 HP

G6 103 R. Git FX 3 High P R. Git FX 3 HP

G#6 104 R. Git FX 4 High P R. Git FX 4 HP

ALPIN MASTER 128 DRUMKITS

ALPIN MASTER 128 BANK 33

The ALPIN MASTER 128 contains one rhythm guitar in Oberkrainer style. Major, minor, septime and

diminished chords are available in short and long strummed variations. See page 14 for a diagram of

how the chords are assigned to the keys. When you press a key, a complete chord is played. This means

that your MIDI system must be able to play just the base note on the accompaniment bass. Normally in the

C-major chord, three notes are played: C, E and G. When a chord guitar program is selected, C-major,

E-major and G-major play simultaneously.

In addition, the LIMEX MIDI System MPR3 plays this base tone in the pre-programmed octave on the chord keys major,

minor, 7th and diminished.

This formula was rst introduced by SOLI-MUSIC 1994 and has been a part of LIMEX MIDI systems since 2001.

LIMEX MIDI System MPR3 patches are already perfectly adjusted for this system, so you don’t have to lift a nger.

Playing techniques

There are many ways to apply the rhythm guitar.

1. Standard version

Programs 21-23 are regular rhythm guitars, meaning that if you press 3 keys, 3 strings will be played; 5 keys pressed, 5

strings are played. Program 24 simulates a disharmonious guitar strumming sound. No matter which key you press, the

sound always ﬁts, but it isn’t as resonant as the 3 special chord guitar programs, 1, 7 and 13.

2. Chord guitar programs

Every key pressed plays a chord. The accompaniment bass keys play these programs perfectly. A compact, recorded

chord always sounds more authentic than three individual strings played at the same time.

The only problem is its use on bass keys. The chord guitar sounds perfect and powerful when played on the ground

bass, but when you play alternating bass, there are problems with the chord.

3. Chord conict, programs 1-16 on bass

When you play a major chord of the bass on every ground bass, the following occurs:

C bass and C-major guitar / C chord bass and C-major guitar / G alternating bassline and G-major guitar / C chord

bass and C-major guitar

This means that the guitar chord on the third bass tone in C-major plays incorrectly. A G alternating bassline is played

when it should play a C-major chord.

At present, we have no way of telling the bass G note that it is sometimes a G-major alternating bassline but should be a

C chord; and another time it should be a G-major base tone and play a G-major chord.

4. Resolving the chord conict

The only solution to the chord conﬂict is to avoid playing any guitar sound on the bass, but rather learn how to play the

chord key at the same time as the bass is played. The only question is, who can do that and who wants to create a who-

le new style just to do it?

5. Masking effect of our ears

When you are also playing on the treble side of the instrument, the incorrect chord – if it’s not pressed too long – will

be drowned out. If you play bass and chord only on the left side of your instrument, you will always hear the wrong

chord. LIMEX MIDI system patches include a chord guitar on bass. Simply turn off the volume for this sound to avoid

the problem.

Page 13

Chord assignments

The accordion has major, minor, 7th and diminished chords available. Diatonic button box instruments each have their

own arrangement of minor chords. Using the LIMEX MIDI system, it’s even possible to play the minor chords of a chord

guitar with a diatonic accordion.

Major short Minor short 7th short dim. short Major long Minor long 7th long dim. long

Note number 12

Note number 24

Note number 36

Note number 48

Note number 60

Note number 72

Note number 84

Note number 96

sub-contra octave

contra octave

great octave

small octave

one-line octave

two-line octave

three-line octave

four-line octave

ALPIN MASTER 128 CHORD GUITAR

Page 14

TROUBLESHOOTING

DISTORTED SOUND:

* Turn down the master volume on the MC10.

* Turn down the volume of the parts.

NO SOUND:

* Check the master volume control.

* Check the audio connection to the ampliﬁer.

MAJOR AND MINOR ON BASS

* If major and minor chords are playing on the bass of a MIDI accordion (this doesn’t affect diato-nic instruments), then

the patch on the MIDI system is NOT set to the lowest C. Set the lowest note to C.

CHORD GUITAR IN WRONG KEY

* If the WRONG chords are playing on a diatonic accordion, the instrument has not been pro-gramed to the speciﬁed

octaves.

For all notes: Accompanying chords, small octave – bass, great octave

In addition, the part that is playing the accompanying chord must be set to +3 on the octave parameter.

All LIMEX fatory patches are pre-set to the correct octave.

HIGHEST NOTE DOESN’T ALWAYS PLAY

* Playing the high voice on one instrument (i.e. clarinet) and the lower voice on a second instru-ment (i.e. trumpet) takes

practice. When you play downward, you must let go of one key before you play a lower note.

57 MOD Limex Sound Control

91 Reverb

93 Chorus

121 Reset

126 Mono mode

127 Poly mode

MIDI IMPLEMENTATION

The CE certication is

available at

www.limexmusic.com under

Support.

FUNCTION RECEPTION

MIDI MODE 3 MULTI MODE

NOTE NUMBERS 1 - 127

AFTER TOUCH -

PITCH BEND 2 HALF-TONES

CONTROL CHANGE 00 Bank select

01 Modulation

07 Volume

10 Panorama

11 Expression

64 Sustain

RPN 100, 101

NRPN 8 Vib. Rate / 9 Vib. Depht / 10 Vib. Delay / 32 Cutoff

33 Resonance / 99 Attack / 100 Decay / 101 Release

limex ALPIN MASTER 128 User manual

limex ALPIN MASTER 128 User manual

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