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Chapter 7 Nuts and Bolts

● What’s the difference between Original Value and Show Value?
• Show Value — Lets you view the CURRENT settings of the Voice.
• Original Value — Lets you view the ORIGINAL PRESET PROGRAMMED settings of the Voice.
If you haven’t done any editing to a Voice, both of these will display the same values — those of the cur-
rently selected Pattern.
23 Panic! (or “Uh-oh...What do I do now?”)
As you’ve undoubtedly discovered by now, the DX200 is a wonderfully deep and extraordinarily versatile
synthesizer. Sonically, it can take you places you’ve never dreamed of.
Unfortunately, that can be part of the problem. While you’re tweaking a Voice, you may end up drifting in a
synthesized never-never land, or come across nothing but silence or muffled noises, or — maybe worst of
all — meet up face to face with a monster sound that can’t be tamed.
Until you know exactly how the controls work and how they affect the sound, you’ll ocassionally find the
DX200 to be an unpredictable, sometimes uncontrollable beast. Before you unplug it and try to stuff it back
in its box, try these common-sense workarounds and solutions.

● Select a different Pattern.

Or select the same Pattern again. Yes, this will automatically erase any edits you’ve made. But at least
you can come back to square one and start over.

● Press the [EXIT] button.

This won’t always work as you expect. Keep in mind, [EXIT] is mainly used to leave a function or opera-
tion. Use it when you find yourself inadvertently doing something you don’t really want to do — such as
deleting a Pattern from a Song (page 88) or clearing a sequence (page 68). Also use it to get out of situ-
ations where there is no sound or many buttons just don’t seem to work — such as in Show Value (page
31) or Original Value (page 32).

● Turn off the power.

When all else fails... Actually, we don’t recommend doing this, especially if you’ve got speakers con-
nected. But it IS a quick and sure way to reset everything.
• Closer to home
While you’re editing a Voice, you may find yourself way off course — somewhere in outer
space! You can use Original Value to retrace some of your steps and come back closer to
Earth. For example, call up Original Value and check one of the settings — say, FEG DEPTH —
then press [EXIT] and adjust the [FEG DEPTH] knob to bring the value closer to the original.
Keep doing this with other parameters as well, until you get the sound you want.
• Current and original values
Want to easily see how far your edited values are from the original? Just switch between
Show Value and Original Value. To alternate between the two functions, simply press the
appropriate button(s): [SHOW VALUE] for Show, [SHIFT] and [ORIGINAL VALUE] for Original.
No need to exit beforehand — just toggle between the two, turning the knob each time you
switch to check the settings.
Original Value
Allows you to check the originally pro-
grammed value or setting of a Voice-related
parameter, without changing the value or set-
ting. Hold [SHIFT] and press the [ORIGINAL
VALUE] button, then turn the appropriate
knob or press the appropriate button. The
original value/setting is displayed. While
Original Value is active, the Voice cannot be
played and the Pattern controls cannot be
used. Press the [EXIT] button to return to
normal operation.