Overview: Chapter 4
Modes
The QuadraSynth Plus is always in one of two main modes: Program Mode or Mix Mode. Pressing [PROGRAM] selects Program Play Mode, while pressing [MIX] selects Mix Play Mode. While in Program Play Mode, you can press [SELECT] to access Program Edit Mode and Effects Edit Mode. While in Mix Play Mode, pressing [SELECT] alternates between Mix Edit Mode, Program Edit Mode and Effects Edit Mode. Pressing [GLOBAL] accesses Global Edit Mode, pressing [COMPARE] accesses Compare Mode, and pressing [STORE] accesses Store Mode. Here are descriptions of these modes:
Program Play Mode
Program Play Mode lets you play the QuadraSynth Plus’s various Programs one at a time. The QuadraSynth Plus contains 512 Preset and 128 User Programs (i.e., the sounds of various instruments, effects, ensembles, etc.) that show off just how cool this instrument really is. Initially, the 4 Preset Banks and the User Bank contain data loaded in at the factory. The User Programs can be edited or replaced with your own Programs. However, you cannot replace the Preset Programs, because these are stored in ROM (permanent memory). In Program Play Mode, the QuadraSynth Plus responds to or generates messages on a single MIDI channel.
Mix Play Mode
Mix Play Mode lets you audition the QuadraSynth Plus’s various Mixes, and use it as a MIDI master controller. The QuadraSynth Plus contains 400 Preset Mixes and 100 User Mixes. A Mix can combine up to 16 different Programs, and the keyboard can generate up to 16 channels of MIDI data at once. Therefore, much thicker and richly textured sounds can be created. In Mix Play Mode, the QuadraSynth Plus can be used in a wide range of applications. It can be used for live performance, in which sounds are layered or assigned to sections of the keyboard. It can also be used as a multitimbral sound source for desktop music and home studio applications. A Mix can use the Effects Patch associated with one of its Programs. Although there may be 16 Programs in a Mix, there can only be one Effects Patch per Mix. In Mix Mode, the QuadraSynth Plus can respond to messages on up to 16 MIDI channels
Program Edit Mode
In Program Edit Mode, you can change the various settings which determine the sound of an individual Program, or create an entirely new Program from scratch. Each Program is made up of four Sound layers, which you can edit individually, or simultaneously. In Program Edit mode you can:
•select which sample waveform from the 24 megabytes of onboard sample ROM will be used, in each of the 4 sounds;
•change the tone, level, attack and decay characteristics, modulation inputs, and pitch of each layer;
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