Editing Programs: Part 8
*If you want finer control over the way the envelope tracks the keyboard than is afforded by the TRACK: ON/OFF parameter, then you can use a mod routing to do it. But please compare the two ways so you’re sure there’s a significant difference before sacrificing a mod routing to do keyboard/envelope tracking.
Selecting the Modulator (1 to 6)
Use the [0] – [5] buttons to select one of the six modulators (modulator 1 is [0], modulator 2 is [1], modulator 3 is [2], etc.). All modulators work in the same way, so only the pages of one will be described here.
Note: When you’re on one of the pages within a Mod, the top of the display will show you whether or not that Mod is active. If the Level parameter for a Mod is set to 00, you’ll see the word “mod” on the top line in small letters (because the mod is disabled). But as soon as you change the Level, the word “mod” will be capitalized (so “mod 1 becomes MOD 1”, etc.). This way you can tell at a glance whether or not a Mod is active, without having to look at the Level page.
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Note: Remember that these can be routed negatively, also. For example, Velocity doesn't have to increase something when you play harder. Things can be made to decrease when you play harder.
Select from the following modulation sources:
•Note # provides a modulation signal that corresponds to the note played on the keyboard (higher keys give higher values). Example: Use this modulation source to obtain a different chorus sound in the upper and lower keyboard ranges.
•Velocity relates to how fast a key goes from the key up (note off) to the key down (note on) position (or, how hard you hit it), and therefore represents the dynamics of your playing.
•Release velocity relates to how fast a key goes from the key down (note on) to the key up (note off) position. Example: Use this to affect the rate of a sound’s release based on how quickly you remove your fingers from the keys.
•Aftertouch Pressing on the keys after they’re down generates this control signal. Aftertouch is also called channel pressure, and represents an average of all keys being pressed. This affects any keys that are held down. The harder you press on the keys, the greater the degree of modulation.
•Polyphonic Pressure This is similar to aftertouch, but each key can respond to individual pressure messages. Although the QS keyboard does not generate poly pressure, its internal sound generators can respond to poly pressure signals entering via the MIDI Input or serial port. Example: Assign poly pressure to the sound’s amplitude in a string ensemble patch. You can then increase the level of selected notes of a held chord to “pull” some notes out of the chord.
•Modulation Wheel The rightmost wheel, Modulation, is traditionally assigned to LFO amount (level) so that rotating the wheel away from you introduces vibrato. However it is also
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