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Chapter 4: Overview
Parameter Editing
All parameter editing involves the same general procedure, with minor variations:
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Select the type of parameters you want to edit with the corresponding button:
[MIX ], [PROGRAM], or [GLOBAL].
Mix parameters edit a Mix. Program parameters edit a Program. Effects
parameters can be edited from within a Mix or a Program (see below). Global
parameters edit general characteristics that affect the entire instrument.
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Select an Edit Mode with the [SELECT] button.
Example: If you pressed [PROGRAM] , the [SELECT] button switches between
two groups of functions—one for editing the Program's Sound layers(Program
Edit Mode), and the other for editing the associated Effect (Effects Edit Mode). If
you're editing a Mix, the [SELECT] button switches between three groups of
functions—one for editing the Mix's parameters (Mix Edit Mode), one for editing
the Programs in the Mix (Program Edit Mode), and the last for editing the
associated Effect (Effects Edit Mode) .
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Use the FUNCTION [¨] and [Æ] buttons to select a function (level, pitch, etc.).
Press FUNCTION [Æ] to advance through the list, and FUNCTION [¨] to move
backwards. The selected function will be underlined in the display. Press both
FUNCTION [¨] and [Æ] simultaneously to get back to the first function in the list.
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If a function has multiple pages, select the appropriate page by using the PAGE
[¨] and [Æ] buttons.
The LCD's page number strip shows the number of pages in a function; an
underline shows the currently selected page (e.g., if the display shows "1 2 3" then
page two is selected).
Press the PAGE [Æ] button to select the next higher-numbered page, and PAGE
[¨] to select the next lower-numbered page. Press both PAGE [¨] and [Æ]
simultaneously to get back to the first page of the selected function.
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Select a parameter on the page for editing.
There can be up to four editable parameters on a page. The right side of the
display shows these parameters with both text and bar graph meters to give
instant visual feedback concerning a parameter's value. Each of the four columns
has an associated Quad Knob and Button: the leftmost column monitors Quad
Knob/Button[1] , the second from left column monitors Quad Knob/Button [2] , etc.
Turning a Quad Knob or pressing its Button selects the associated parameter for
editing. The currently selected parameter is indicated by a thick line at the
bottom of one of the four bar graph meters.
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Change the parameter value.
You can edit the value either by turning the associated Quad Knob (for large
value changes) or pressing the VALUE [¨] and [Æ] buttons (for smaller changes).
Each bar graph indicates a parameter's approximate value—increasing a value raises
the column height. With bipolar values that can go positive or negative, turning a knob
clockwise increases the column height upward from the midpoint, and turning a knob
counterclockwise increases the column height downward (more negative value) from
the midpoint.
Always refer to the parameter name strip in the display above the bargraphs for the
current parameter label and value.
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