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Program Mode
The LAYER Page
Repeatthisforeachlayerintheprogram.Bearinmindthatifyouwanttosetup32different
velocitylevelsforaprogram,withequalintervalsbetweeneachlayer,thenyouhavearangeof
4foreachlevel(Layer1is0–3,Layer2is4–7,andso
on).Itwon’tbeeasytoplayprecisely
enoughtotriggerthelayeryouwant.Ontheotherhand,ifyou’reusingSongmodeoran
externalsequencer,youcaneditattackvelocitylevels,andgetexactlytheresultsyouwant.
Opaque
Anopaquelayerblocksallhigher‐numberedlayersinitsrange,allowingonlytheopaquelayer
toplay.Thisisaneasywaytochangeasmallrangeofnotesinaprogram,leavingtheoriginal
soundplayingaboveandbelowthenewsound.
Startwithaone‐layerprogram,and
createanewlayer(Layer2)withtheNewLyrsoftbutton.
OntheKEYMAPpageforLayer2,selectthekeymapyouwanttouse,thenontheLAYERpage,
setLay er2’srange(say, C3toD3),andsetitsOpaqueparametertoOn.Thengoto
Layer 1,and
duplicateit(withtheDupLyrsoftbutton);theduplicatelayerbecomesLayer 3.Younowhavea
three‐layerprogram.DeleteLayer1(theoriginallayer);Layer2(thenewlayeryoucreated)
becomesLayer1,andLayer 3becomesLayer 2.NowLayer 2blocksoutLayer 3(theduplicate
oftheoriginal
layer)atthenotesC 3–D 3.
Sustain Pedal (SusPdl)
Whenthisparameterison,thelayerwillrespondtoallsustainmessages(Controllerdestination
64,Sustain).Whenoff,thecurrentlayerwillignoresustainmessages.On2meansthatthe
sustainpedalwillnotcatchthereleaseofanotethatisstillsoundingwhenthesustainmessage
isreceived;this
canbeveryusefulinaprogramthatusesamplitudeenvelopeswithalong
releasetime.
Sostenuto Pedal (SosPdl)
WhenSostenutoison,thelayerwillrespondtoallsostenutomessages(Controllerdestination
66,Sostenuto).Whenoff,thelayerignoressostenutomessages.Sostenuto,asyoumayknow,isa
featurefoundonpianosthathavethreepedals.PressingtheSostenutopedalonapiano(usually
themiddlepedal)sustainsthe
noteswhosekeysyouwereholdingdownwhenyoupressedthe
pedal.Notesplayedafterthepedalisalreadydowndonotgetsustained.
Freeze Pedal (FrzPdl)
Thisparameteractivatesordeactivatesthelayer’sresponsetoFreezepedalmessages
(Controllerdestination69,Freeze).TheFreezepedalcontrolcausesallnotesthatareonto
sustainwithoutdecayuntiltheFreezepedalcontrolgoesoff.Ifanoteisalreadydecaying,itwill
freezeatthatlevel.
Ignore Release (IgnRel)
WhenIgnRelisoff,thelayerrespondsnormallytoNoteOffmessages.Whenon,thelayerwill
ignoreallNoteOffmessagesthatitreceives.Thisshouldbeusedonlywithsoundsthatdecayto
silencewhenanote isheld,otherwisethesoundswillsustainforever(presstheCanceland
Enterbuttonssimultaneouslytostopsustainednotes.)Thisparametercancomeinhandywhen
yourPC3Kisslavedtoadrummachineorsequencer,whichsometimesgeneratesNoteOnsand
NoteOffssoclosetogetherthattheenvelopedoesn’thavetimetoplaybeforethenoteis
released.Ifused
incombinationwithThrAttorTilDec(seebelow,)IgnRelallowsyouplay
staccato,yetstillheartheentirelengthoftheattackanddecaysectionsoftheamplitude
envelope.
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