Knob/Button

 

Parameter

 

 

 

 

Others

 

 

[MATRIX

 

Parameters set to CTRL1 Destination (p. 68)

CONTROL 1]

 

 

[RANDOM

 

Randomly modifies the sound generator pa-

MODIFY]

 

rameters for the current part (p. 56).

[FAT]

 

Unison Fat Level (p. 66)

[UNISON]

 

Unison Switch (p. 66)

[PORTAMENTO]

Portamento Switch (p. 65)

[SOLO]

 

Mono/Poly (p. 65)

TONE SWITCH

 

[1]–[4]

 

Turns the tone on/off (p. 56).

TONE SELECT

 

[1]–[4]

 

Selects a tone to edit (p. 56).

4. Mastering section

 

 

 

[ON]

 

Switches the mastering effect (compressor) on/off.

[BAND]

 

Selects the frequency band to adjust.

[ATTACK]

 

Specify the time from when the volume goes up

 

 

the threshold level until the compressor effect ap-

 

 

plies.

[RELEASE]

 

Specify the time from when the volume falls below

 

 

the threshold level until the compressor effect no

 

 

longer applies.

5. Velocity pads

Use these pads as a keyboard to play sounds or trigger phrases (p.

27).

6. Function buttons

These buttons access the function screens indicated in the bottom

line of the display.

7. Part Mixer section

Here you can adjust the volume, pan, etc., of each part (p. 33).

[PART]

Selects the function of the Part buttons [1]–

(SELECT/MUTE)

[16].

 

 

The buttons work as Part Select buttons

 

when the indicator is not lighted, and as

 

Mute buttons when the indicator is lit.

[TEMPO/MUTE

Switches on/off the Tempo/Mute part (a

CONTROL]

part that records tempo changes and mute

 

operations, p. 42).

[MIXER ASSIGN]

When you press this button so its indicator

 

lights, the Mixer screen will appear.

[PART ASSIGN]

Selects the parts that are controlled by the

 

sliders.

 

The sliders will control parts 1–8 if this indi-

 

cator is not lighted, or parts 9–16 if the indi-

 

cator is lit.

8. Sampling section

 

 

 

[EDIT]

 

Displays the Sample Edit

 

 

screen (p. 114).

[SAMPLING/RESAMPLING]

Displays the Sampling menu

 

 

screen (p. 112).

[MIX IN]

 

Mixes the sound from the IN-

 

 

PUT jack into the output (p.

 

 

34).

How Things Work (in Pattern mode)

[AUTO SYNC]

Synchronizes a sample to the

 

pattern (p. 36).

9. Effect section

Applies special effects to the sound (p. 88).

[COMP]–[REVERB]

Switch each effect on/off (p. 88).

[KNOB ASSIGN]

Selects the effect to be controlled in real

 

time (p. 91).

[TYPE]

Selects the type of effect.

[C1], [C2]

Modifies the assigned function in real

 

time.

10. Mode section

Mode

Press the [PATTERN] button to enter Pattern mode.

Patch/Sample

Pressing one of the other two buttons will switch you to the

 

corresponding mode.

 

11. Cursor/Value section

Use these buttons and dial to select patterns or input values (p. 18).

You can press [ENTER] to see a list of the values that can be specified

for the currently selected parameter.

12. Sequencer section

[PLAY]

Plays a pattern (p. 24).

[STOP]

Stops playback/recording.

[FWD]

Advances to the next measure.

[BWD]

Returns to the previous measure.

[TOP]

Moves to the beginning of the pattern.

[REC]

Used when recording (p. 37).

13. Turntable emulation

Applies an effect that simulates increasing/decreasing the rotational

speed of a turntable (p. 36).

14. TAP button

Lets you set the BPM (tempo) by pressing the button at the desired

timing (p. 25).

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