User Manual

Easy Program Editing Quick edits using the knobs, sliders, and switches
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Using Tone Adjust
Tone Adjust lets you use all of the sliders, knobs, and
switches on the Control Surface to edit Program parameters,
like the knobs on an analog synth. Each physical control can
be assigned to any one of a number of Program parameters.
The specific parameters available through Tone Adjust will
vary depending on the type of Program. HD-1 Programs
support a certain set of parameters; each EXi also has its
own set of parameters. For more information, see:
“Common Tone Adjust Parameters” on page 37 of the
Parameter Guide.
“HD-1 Tone Adjust Parameters” on page 38 of the
Parameter Guide.
“AL-1: Tone Adjust” on page 228 of the Parameter Guide.
“CX-3: Tone Adjust” on page 251 of the Parameter Guide.
“STR-1: Tone Adjust” on page 300 of the Parameter Guide.
“MS-20EX: Tone Adjust” on page 327 of the Parameter
Guide.
“PolysixEX: Tone Adjust” on page 342 of the Parameter
Guide.
“MOD-7: Tone Adjust” on page 393 of the Parameter Guide.
“SGX-2: Tone adjust” on page 404 of the Parameter Guide.
“EP-1: Tone Adjust” on page 423 of the Parameter Guide.
Editing HD-1 sounds
1. Select Program USER-C 016, “Smooth Operators.”
2. Press the TONE ADJ/EQ button under CONTROL
ASSIGN.
The button’s LED will light up.
3. Go to the Control Surface tab of the Play page.
This page mirrors the Control Surface. It’s very useful with
Tone Adjust, since it shows you the parameter assignments,
exact values, and so on.
4. Look at the assignments for sliders 5, 6, and 8.
Slider 5 is assigned to Amp EG Attack; slider 6 is assigned
to Amp EG Decay; and slider 8 is assigned to Amp EG
Release.
5. Raise each of the three sliders so that they are about
4/5 of the way to the top.
The LCD should show their values as between +60 and +70.
In other words, you’ve just edited the amp envelope so that
the attack, decay, and release are all much longer than they
were before.
6. Play a few notes.
Notice that the sound has changed from an electric piano
into a soft pad. Next, let’s add just a bit of pitch modulation,
to make the sound more rich.
7. Look at the assignments for knobs 2 and 5.
Knob 2 is assigned to Pitch LFO 1 Intensity–in other
words, the amount of pitch modulation from LFO1. Knob 5
is assigned to LFO1 Speed.
8. Turn knob 2 ever so slightly to the right, so that the
LCD reads +01 or +02.
9. Turn knob 5 to the right, until about 2 o’clock, so that
the LCD reads about 40.
10.Play a few more notes.
The pitch modulation has added some shimmer to the sound.
Now, maybe it could use a bit more edge…
11.Look at the assignments for SELECT switches 1 and
2.
These are programmed to raise the Filter Frequency and
Filter Resonance, respectively. Switches are just on/off, but
you can set a specific value for the On position; notice the
+10 and +40 in the switch’s value boxes.
12.Press the two switches, one by one.
The sound now has a more interesting character, due to the
filters. Since it’s brighter, we’ve also restored some of the
electric piano character.
Pretty easy, huh? Note - depending on the parameter, you
may sometimes hear glitches in the sound as you move the
control.
Changing parameter assignments
The factory Programs include default assignments of Tone
Adjust parameters to the knobs, sliders, and switches. If you
like, you can change any of the assignments. To do so:
1. Go to the Control Surface tab of the Play page.
On this page, you can see the parameter assignments for
each controller, such as Filter EG Attack, Pitch Stretch,
and so on.
2. Press the popup button next to one of the parameter
assignments.
A popup window will appear, with a long list of parameters.
You can tell various things about the selections, just from the
way they appear in the list:
• Parameters which affect only OSC1 or OSC2 are
prefixed with [OSC1] and [OSC2], respectively.
• Parameters which affect both Oscillators, but which are
specific to HD-1 Programs, are prefixed with [OSC1&2].
• The other group of parameters, at the beginning of the
list, are “Common.” That is, you can use them with most
EXi Programs, as well as HD-1 Programs.
• Parameters can only be assigned to one Tone Adjust
control at a time. If a parameter is already assigned, it’s
grayed out.
3. Select a parameter from the list.
The parameter is now assigned to the control. To cancel out
of the list without making a change, just touch on the screen
outside of the popup window.
Editing EXi sounds
The PolysixEX works particularly well with Tone Adjust, so
let’s take a look at it now.
1. Select Program INT-C085: Polysix Strings.
This uses the PolysixEX.
2. Under CONTROL ASSIGN, press the TONE
ADJ./EQ button.
3. Play the keyboard while moving sliders 1-4 and knobs
1-2.
Notice as the knob graphics on the display move as well.
Sliders 1-4 control the envelope shape; knobs 1-2 control the
filter cutoff and resonance.
4. On the display, press the Control Surface tab.
This page shows the assignments and values for all of the
sliders, knobs, and switches.