Edit Multi - Akai S3000XL User Manual

EDIT PROGRAM - MULTI

EDIT MULTI

EDIT SINGLE and EDIT MULTI are both essentially the same but there is one big
difference. In EDIT SINGLE, you can select any program for editing or create new ones or
delete existing ones but, in EDIT MULTI, you can only edit the sound assigned to the
currently selected part.
For example, let's say the attack of the string sound in PART 4 of the multi is too slow - in
MULTI mode, move the cursor to PART 4 and then press EDIT - this will take you
immediately to the offending strings program that needs adjustment and you may tweak
its attack time accordingly.
However, you will note that when editing a program in EDIT MULTI, you still hear the other
programs in the MULTI. This means that you can edit the program WITHIN THE
CONTEXT OF THE MULTI AND THE SEQUENCE THAT IS PLAYING. To use the above
example again, as the sequencer is running, you can select PART 4 and press EDIT and
adjust the attack time while the string part is being played alongside the other parts. This
means that you can make adjustments intuitively within the context of your song.
Also, when parts are layered on the same MIDI channel or when you have set up key
splits, you can hear the other layer(s) whilst editing a sound. Furthermore, if two identical
programs are layered on top of each other (for example, with detune, etc.), for a fatter
sound), selecting one of them will cause both to be edited simultaneously. Using the
above example again, if you feel the attack of the strings program layered in part 1 and 2
is too slow, select one of them, press EDIT and edit the attack time - both programs will
be affected.
All his differs from most other modules where SINGLE and MULTI are two totally separate
modes and the EDIT SINGLE key refers to editing the single sound and the EDIT MULTI
key refers to editing or setting up the multi-mode's parameters. On the S3000XL, the
MULTI mode is always active for setting up parts and EDIT MULTI is used for editing the
programs assigned to the parts. On most synths or samplers, in the above example, to
edit the string's attack time, you would have to leave MULTI, go to SINGLE, find the string
sound, press EDIT and edit it out of context (i.e. you can't hear the other parts playing ).
You would then need to return to MULTI and check it there. Of course, if the sound is still
not quite right, you must repeat the whole process again. Not so on the S3000XL - simply
select the appropriate part and press EDIT to adjust the sound within the context of the
multi until it's just right.
However, there are some program parameters that are not relevant to EDIT MULTI and
these are omitted when you enter EDIT from the MULTI mode. These include parameters
such as output level, pan, FX sends, MIDI channels, etc., which, of course, are set in the
MULTI mode.
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