Alesis DG8 manual Appendix a Glossary

	Appendix A: Glossary
	GLOSSARY
DG8 TERMS
Bass Program	a sound Program selected from one of the Bass Banks
Card Program	a sound Program selected from the “Card Bank”, an external
	sound card inserted into the DG8’s back panel
Defaults	settings or display values that are set at the factory as the most
	useful and/or logical starting points for the various functions
	within the unit
Graphic EQ	short for “graphic equalizer”, the five sliders on the left side of
	the DG8’s control panel that are used to adjust the tone of the
	sound output; the audio spectrum of the DG8 is divided into five
	“frequency bands” or ranges that can be boost or cut ± 6 dB.
Initialize	to perform a complete reset of the DG8’s functions to its defaults;
	see “Defaults”
Keyboard Program a sound Program selected from one of the Keyboard Banks
Layer	a combination of two Keyboard or Card Programs in which
	playing the DG8 plays both sounds at once; this term also refers
	to the selected LAYER sound shown in the display
Primary Sound	the sound program shown in the display selected from the
	Keyboard Banks or the Card Bank; the Primary Sound is active
	in all Play Modes: Single, Layer, Split and Split-with-Layer
Split	the keyboard of the DG8 is divided into two play ranges: one of
	the 28 Bass Programs is assigned to the lower range of the
	keyboard (normally played with the left hand) and one of the 60
	Primary Sounds assigned to the upper range of the keyboard
	(normally played with the right hand); see also “Split Point”
Split Point	the key that determines where the two ranges of a split are
	divided; the Split Point is the highest key of the “lower” range
Split-with-Layer	a keyboard setup where the Split function (a Bass Program on
	the lower range of keys) is used with the Primary Sound and a
	Layer on the upper key range
Soft Pedal	pressing this pedal reduces the loudness and brightness of the
	sound
Sostenuto Pedal	similar to Sustain Pedal, except that notes which are held when
	the sostenuto pedal is pressed are sustained while any new notes
	played after the pedal has been pressed are not sustained
Stretch Tuning	a common acoustic piano tuning method where low strings are
	tuned increasingly flat and high strings are tuned increasingly
	sharp
Sustain Pedal	pressing this pedal causes played notes to continue sounding
	after the key is released. They will fade or "decay" in a manner
	consistent with the selected instrument
Transpose	changes the key of the DG8 ± 1 octave in half-step increments

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