Basics Section

Using as a Master Keyboard (Performance Mode)

As previously explained, your Synthesizer provides several convenient features that you can make use of in a live show or the like. Here we introduce some examples to combine those features to meet your specific purposes.

The S30 has special settings in Performance Mode so that you can use the instrument as MIDI master keyboard. You can activate the function (enable those special settings) when you press the [MASTER KEYBOARD] key on the panel (its LED will light). Now your instrument can send performance on the keyboard to an external tone generator, as well as the internal tone generator, according to the master keyboard settings in Performance Mode. If you divide the keyboard into several (up to four) key ranges and assign separate MIDI transmit channels, the keyboard can control multiple parts (channels) from the internal tone generator and external MIDI devices of those channels at the same time.

There are three Master Keyboard Modes (how to make key ranges) available: Split, 4 Zones, and Layer. You can learn these Master Keyboard Modes and their functional differences in the following examples.

Split

The illustration below shows an example of a Split configuration. Split is a typical setting to divide a keyboard into two key ranges (lower and upper) by splitting at a specific key note (split point). The following example is to split the keyboard at C3 note, enabling the lower range for automatic performance with Arpeggiator and the upper range for manual solo performance. You can make this configuration in the following steps.

 

Split point

 

Lower

(C3)

Upper

 

 

Ch1

 

 

 

Ch2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part1

 

 

Part2

Performance

 

Manual play

by Arpeggiator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edit and prepare Voices for Arpeggiator and manual play in Voice Edit Mode before you set up a Split setting in the following procedure (page 63).

1Press the [PERFORM] key, followed by the [EDIT] key (each LED will light) to enter Performance Edit Mode. Then, press the [MASTER KEYBOARD] key to activate Master Keyboard Mode (its LED will light).

2Select “Common” using the Knob [A], then open the General Master Keyboard (GEN M. Kbd) page using the [PAGE] knob.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GEN’M.Kbd) Mode

Lower

Upper

Point

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Common

split

ch01

ch02

C 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turning the [PAGE] knob while holding down the [SHIFT] key enables you to scroll though parameters in the Menu screens (page 106).

3Select “split” for the Mode parameter using the Knob [B].

If Master Keyboard Mode is deactivated (without the [MASTER KEYBOARD] key pressed), the Mode parameter value will be shown in brackets (like “(split)”).

4Select the value (split point) for the Point parameter using the Knob [2], which determines the key note that divide the keyboard into two sections. Select “C3” for this example.

You can specify the split point by directly pressing a specific key on the keyboard while holding down the [SHIFT] key. In this example, press C3 while holding down the [SHIFT] key.

5Specify MIDI transmit channels respectively for the lower and upper key ranges using the Knob [C] (lower) and the Knob [1] (upper).

These settings can make MIDI-channel-based separate controls of the internal tone generator or an external MIDI devices from the keyboard, such as using different Voice tones in the lower and upper key ranges.

Select “ch01” for “Lower” and “ch02” for “Upper” for this example.

You can also use the [PROGRAM/PART 1 to 16] keys to select MIDI channels for the Lower and Upper ranges. (Page 108)

6Select a Part for the lower range using the Knob [A]. For this example, select “Part01”.

7Turn the [PAGE] knob and open the MIX Vce (Mix Voice) page to select a Voice for Arpeggiator performance.

MIX’Vce) Memory Number Ctgry Search￿

Part01 PRE1:128(H16)[Pf:GrandPiano]

52