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LED functions
T he Ion's front panel has lots of LED lights. They serve many purposes:
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Two LEDs serve as "speed" indicators: the rate LED and the
tempo LED. The rate LED may blink at a different speed
depending on which of three functions has been selected in the LFO
section: [lfo 1], [lfo 2], or [s&h].
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The mod LEDs indicate that an edit has been made in the Mod
Matrix that affects one or more of the parameters in the section
where the mod LED is lit. If it isn't obvious at first which parameter
is being "modded," press the [mod matrix] button and look at the
lists of sources and destinations. For more information on the Mod
Matrix, see Chapter 6.
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The loop LED is similar to the mod LEDs in that it indicates that
the loop parameter has been activated inside the selected envelope.
More information about looping the envelopes can be found on
pages 71-72.
Button functions
[edit] buttons – A green LED indicates that an [edit] button has been
pressed. This means that a particular set of parameters is being shown in
t
he display for inspection and editing.
Selection buttons – Some buttons allow you to select between different
sets of parameters that share a common knob or set of knobs. For
example, the [lfo 1], [lfo 2], and [s&h] buttons determine which of
those three functions will be controlled by the rate knob, and also call up
parameters from that function in the display. Similarly, the [pitch/mod],
[filter], and [amp] buttons determine which of those three envelopes
w
ill be controlled by the five knobs in the env section.
Parameter buttons – Other buttons edit or toggle the parameter under
their control: for example, the [mono/poly] button or the [octave]
buttons in the osc section. Other examples include the [porta] button,
which enables portamento, and the [waveform select] buttons, which
determine the waveform utilized by each oscillator.
S pecial cases
[tap tempo] button – This button allows you to match the speed of the
arpeggiator, an LFO, or other effects to the tempo of a song simply by
tapping the button in time to the music! The LED under the button
flashes to give you an idea of what the tempo setting is currently.
[transpose] and [octave] buttons – These three buttons control the
global transposition and octave shift of the Ion's keyboard. The settings
will affect all programs and setups, as well as the MIDI note output.
Overview
NOTE: In order for an arpeggiator, LFO, or
effect to respond to the [tap tempo] button,
its sync parameter must be set to "tempo."
A double-press of the [transpose] button
resets the transposition amount to zero.
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