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Voices - Realtime Window

The Realtime Window lets you control the volume of any number of voices using a realtime controller such as a modulation wheel, a pedal or an LFO or Envelope Generator. It works in a manner very similar to the velocity window except that a realtime controller is used to control the crossfade instead of velocity.

The Realtime Window of the Voices screen is accessed by pressing the Next Page key on the front panel three times from the Main Voices screen.

Realtime Window Controls

Voice Field: The voice can be selected using the numeric keypad or Data Entry Control.

Group Field: The group number of the voice can be changed using the numeric keypad or Data Entry Control.

Sample Name & Number: The voice's sample(s) can be changed from this window using the Data Entry Control or INC/DEC keys.

Realtime Crossfade Controls: These controls set the high and low controller value range and the crossfade range for each voice and sample.

Graphic Display: Shows the realtime control ranges of each voice and sample.

Utilities: New, Copy, Delete, and Split.

Sample Zone: New Sample Zone, Get Multisample, Combine and

Expand.

Edit: Voice Selection & Dynamic Processing parameters.

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_ Realtime Crossfading is one of the more “advanced” applications of the machine. Make sure you understand how to select voices and assign cords before attempting to perform realtime crossfades.

v To Realtime Crossfade Voices:

1.Press the Preset Edit key. The LED illuminates and the main preset edit screen appears.

2.Press the Voices function key (F5) to select the voice edit page of the editor. The Voices function key will be highlighted.

3.Press the Next Page key. The Voices - Key Window appears.

4.Edit the High and Low Key Range of the voices so they completely overlap each other. In order to velocity crossfade voices, they must first be assigned to the same keyboard range.

5.Press the Next Page key twice. The Voices - Realtime Window appears.

6.Set the realtime range of each voice. The next screen shows the realtime ranges set so that voice one will begin fading in after the realtime controller reaches a value of 32. Voice two will begin fading out when the realtime control reaches 32 and fades completely out by a value of 80.

7.So far so good, but this is a Realtime Range. We have to assign a realtime Controller to control the crossfade. Press EditVce to enter the Dynamic Processing level.

8.Press the Utils function key (F1).

9.Press the VSelect function key (F2) to bring up the voice selection screen.

10.Select all voices you wish to realtime crossfade. Press OK.

11.Press the Cords function key (F5). The patchcord assign screen appears.

12.Assign one of the realtime control sources such as the mod wheel or an LFO to AmpXfd. Turn up the Amount parameter to 100%. You should be able to hear the crossfade.

13.Adjust the crossfade ranges and the AmpXfd amount until the crossfade responds correctly.

In certain situations, such as setting up drum kits, you may want to randomly switch between several voices. Crossfade Random is a modulation source specifically designed to handle this situation. Unlike the other random sources, Crossfade Random generates one random number for all voices that are assigned to the same key.

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v To Randomly Cross-Switch Between Voices:

1.Press the Preset Edit key. The LED illuminates and the main preset edit screen appears.

2.Press the Voices function key (F5) to select the voice edit page of the editor. The Voices function key will be highlighted.

3.Press the Next Page key. The Voices - Key Window appears.

4.Edit the High and Low Key Range of the voices so they completely overlap each other. In order to randomly crossfade voices, they must first be assigned to the same keyboard range.

5.Press the Next Page key twice. The Voices - Realtime Window appears.

6.Set the realtime range of each voice. The next screen shows the realtime ranges set so that voice 1 will sound whenever the random value is from 0 to 64. Voice 2 will sound whenever the random value is greater than 64.

v To Randomly Cross-Switch Between Voices:

7.Now you have to assign a realtime Controller to control the crossswitch. Press EditVce to enter the Dynamic Processing level.

8.Press the Utils function key (F1) and then the VSelect function key (F1) to bring up the voice selection screen.

9.Select all voices you wish to realtime crossfade.

10.Press OK.

11.Press the Cords function key (F5). The patchcord assign screen appears.

12.Assign XfdRnd to AmpXfd.

13.Set the Amount to 100%.

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