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SM100 - The Top Panel - The Parameters

Although without a manual, all the parameters are listed on the top of the case.

** There is one hidden Parameter on the SM100 that is not printed out on the top panel. PARAMETER 36 is actually the MIDI Channel Select parameter! **
I have seen some people asking about this, since it seems that no one has a manual!!

Without a manual, one would have thought, the only way to edit this beast is to browse thru each listed parameter and use the Edit +/- buttons to change values.

However, the parameters are actually midi controllable - yes, they respond to Midi CC's.

Mark R. Strijbos has experimented, fiddled and accidentally stumbled upon a way to set all the patch parameters via Midi CC's. He's even written a small editor for the SM100.

However he didn't list out the Midi CC's - so I downloaded his program and figured out which CC is which. Below is the Midi CC table.

Solton SM100 Midi CC Table
Parameter	CC#	Value
00 DCO-1 Range	00	0=16' / 1=8' / 2 =4'
01 DCO-1 Waveform Square	64	Off=0 / On=1
02 DCO-1 Waveform Sawtooth	65	Off=0 / On=1
03 DCO-1 Waveform Wide Pulse	66	Off=0 / On=1
04 DCO-1 Waveform Pulse	67	Off=0 / On=1
05 DCO-1 Pulse Width	15	0 ~ 85

06 DCO-2 Range	01	0=16' / 1=8' / 2 =4'
07 DCO-2 Noise	10	0 ~ 85
08 DCO-2 Detune	11	0 ~ 85
09 DCO-2 Waveform Square	68	Off=0 / On=1
10 DCO-2 Waveform Sawtooth	69	Off=0 / On=1
11 DCO-2 Waveform Wide Pulse	70	Off=0 / On=1
12 DCO-2 Waveform Pulse	71	Off=0 / On=1
13 DCO-2 Pulse Width	16	0 ~ 85

14 VCF Attack	02	0 ~ 85
15 VCF Decay	03	0 ~ 85
16 VCF Sustain	04	0 ~ 85
17 VCF Release	05	0 ~ 85
18 VCF CutOff	17	0 ~ 85
19 VCF Resonance	18	0 ~ 85
20 VCF ADSR Amount	19	0 ~ 85
21 VCF Keyboard Control	77	Off=0 / On=1

22 VCA Attack	06	0 ~ 85
23 VCA Decay	07	0 ~ 85
24 VCA Sustain	08	0 ~ 85
25 VCA Release	09	0 ~ 85
26 VCA ADSR Amount	20	0 ~ 85

27 LFO Waveform Sine	72+73	72 = 1 / 73 = 0
28 LFO Waveform Square	72+73	72 = 0 / 73 = 1
29 LFO Mod -> DCO Pitch	74	Off=0 / On=1
30 LFO Mod -> VCF Cutoff	75	Off=0 / On=1
31 LFO Mod -> VCA Level	76	Off=0 / On=1
32 LFO Speed/Frequency	12	0 ~ 85
33 LFO Delay	13	0 ~ 85
34 LFO Amount	14	0 ~ 85
35 Chorus	78	Off=0 / On=1

EDIT	Program Change # 100
Memory	Program Change # 101
Chorus	Program Change # 102

Some SM100 Soundz

SM100 Presets
(mp3)

Just a quick run thru some of the Preset Sounds, these include various Organs, Strings, Brasses, Vibes, E Piano, Fake Guitars and so on.
They might be a bit put off, as they sound very 80s poly synth, not very special, but there are some nice stuff in there, such as the Choir and the Space (sweep).
Notice tho, the thick voicing, distinguish its quality from cheaper poly synths such as the Korg Poly800/EX800 and so on. To me, it reminds me more of the Roland JX but less lush, probably due to a poor chorus effect section.
And gee, the Chorus has quite a lot of hiss too!

SM100 FX
(mp3)

On this particular SM100 nearly all the User Presets (40-99) are filled with like effects sounds. (Either the previous user did this or it actually came with these, I have no idea).
Here's an mp3 that I captured while I was going thru them.

SM100 Tweak Test (mp3)

I admit, I haven't had a lot of time in putting these sound demos together. This one, I captured while I was testing out my Cubase SX Device Panel.
So basically, it's holding sound notes, then tweaking some of the parameters. But, you can hear here how the SM100 can be controlled via MIDI, doing filter sweeps and so on.

-> Play ALL

Overall Comments & So On...

I suppose, the SM100 is not really a ''must have'' item, even tho it's a fairly rare beast.
Stuff like the Korg Poly6, Poly61, Roland JX or even Oberheim all have more distinct character than the SM100.
But that said, the SM100 is not bad at all, once it's under Midi Control, it opens up a lot more possibilities.
And it is a 6 voice mega poly SSM synth!
So I guess, if you can find one cheap, and have the space to accommodate it, it can add that something!!

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