About Oscillator Modes - Korg Trinity series Basic Manual

2. Program Edit mode
operate (such as the joystick or the ribbon controller), or from types of MIDI messages that are
received.
The amount (Amt) setting determines the degree (speed or depth) to which the dynamic modula-
tion source will control the effect parameter. This corresponds to the Intensity setting of alternate
modulation.

About oscillator modes

The programs of the TRINITY series can be either Single mode, Double mode, or Drum mode,
as determined by the setting of Program Edit mode P1, tab page 1 (Prog Basic) parameter Oscilla-
tor Mode.
A single mode program will produce one type of sound for each note. Up to 32 notes can be
played simultaneously.
A double mode program will produce two types of sounds for each note. This allows you to cre-
ate richer sounds, or to create special sonorities by causing the two sounds to appear at slightly
different times. Up to 16 notes can be played simultaneously.
A drum mode program allows you to select one of the drum kits that you create in Global mode,
to play percussion sounds from the keyboard.
In double mode, playing a single note will use two sounds. This means that while 32 simultaneous
notes can be played using a single mode program, only 16 simultaneous notes can be played using
a double mode program.
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< Double mode and detuning >
The pitch of the two sounds produced by a double mode program can be adjusted indepen-
dently. By setting the two sounds to a slightly different pitch, you can give the sound greater
depth. If the two oscillators are producing similar types of sounds, this is even more effective.
Make this setting in Program Edit mode P1, tab page 2 (OSC Basic).
< Keyboard dynamics and expression >
In order to make your playing more musically expressive, you can make settings so that the
force (velocity) with which you play notes will affect the volume or tone.
To make keyboard dynamics affect the volume, make settings in Amp Modulation-Velocity in
Program Edit mode P5 tab page 1 (Amp 1 Mod), and for a double mode program, in tab pages
1 and 3 (Amp 2 Mod). There you can also specify how the volume balance of the two oscilla-
tors will change (velocity crossfade) according to velocity.
To make keyboard dynamics affect the tone, make settings in Filter EG-Velocity To A/B in Pro-
gram Edit mode P3 tab page 2 (Filter 1 Mod), and for a double mode program, in tab pages 2
and 4 (Filter 2 Mod).
You can also use velocity to switch between two multi-samples for each oscillator. It is also
possible to make Oscillator 2 produce sound only when the actual velocity exceeds the veloc-
ity setting.
Make these settings in Program Edit mode P1, tab page 2 (OSC Basic).
< Keyboard tracking >
Keyboard tracking refers to the way in which the position of the note on the keyboard can
affect the volume or tone. This is used mainly to maintain an appropriate balance of volume or
tone for a program that will be played on a wide range of notes.
If you are layering two sounds in a double mode program, you can make settings to fade
between the two sounds as you play across the keyboard (positional crossfade).
Make these settings in Amp Modulation-Keyboard Track in Program Edit mode P5, tab page 1
(Amp 1 Mod) and tab page 3 (Amp 2 Mod).
< Double mode and combinations >
If you wish to layer sounds, you can either create a double mode program in Program Edit
mode, or use Combination Edit mode to layer existing programs.
Creating a double mode program in Program Edit mode is the most suitable method when
you wish to create a detailed sound, such as skewing the attack time of two string sounds, or
changing their durations.
Combination Edit mode is most suitable when you want to layer the sounds of many different
instruments, such as piano and strings, or when you want to layer the sounds of many instru-