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Overview

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OVERVIEW

The QuadraSynth contains digitized acoustic and electronic samples, organized into

16 banks of sound groups. The banks are:

Piano Waves Woodwind Voice

an Bass Strin

Sound FX

board Guitar Ensemble Drums

nth Brass Ethnic Percussion

Several functions (filter, amplitude envelope, pitch envelope, LFO, multiple

modulation sources, signal processors, etc.) can be used to process a sample. A

Sound is the combination of a sample with its associated processing.

A Program consists of up to four sounds. These sounds can be layered, split over

specific keyboard ranges, or selectively overlapped. The QuadraSynth has 128 User

Programs that you can modify and 128 Preset Programs that are permanently

installed in the QuadraSynth at the factory (although the Preset Programs can be

edited, they must be stored into the User bank to permanently retain your changes).

A Program can also be processed by any of 256 different Effects Patches (such as

chorus, reverb, and EQ), arranged in 128 Preset and 128 User Effects Patches. Each

Program can have its own Effect Patch, or several Programs may use the same Effect

Patch. Note that each Effects Patch has its own memory location, apart from the

Programs and Mixes. This location can have the same number as the Program being

effected, or the Program can select an Effect Patch in a different location. Example:

Suppose Effect Patch location 001 holds a nice, clean room reverb sound that you

want to use on several different Programs. Assign Effect Patch 001 (using the

ProgramÕs effect parameter) to each Program that should use this Effect Patch.

Because Effects Patches have their own memory locations, they must be saved

independentlyÑif you call up a Program and edit the Effect Patch, saving the

Program will not save the Effect Patch edits. The Effect Patch itself must be saved.

A Mix consists of up to 16 Programs, each assigned to a specific MIDI channel and

one Effect Patch. The QuadraSynth has 100 User Mixes plus 100 Preset mixes. This is

extremely useful for multitimbral setups where the QuadraSynth plays back different

sounds on different MIDI channels. Because of the 64 voices and built-in effects, the

QuadraSynth is often the only sound generator needed.

The QuadraSynth provides 64-voice polyphony (i.e., how many notes can play at

once). If a program uses one sound, up to 64 notes can play at once. Layering two

sounds allows for 32-note polyphony and layering four sounds, 16-note polyphony.

Layering is a powerful technique that allows you to build up complex timbres. This

is crucial because acoustic instruments have extremely complex, evolving sounds