The Mask Function - GEM genesys xp Owner's Manual

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THE MASK FUNCTION

The MASK function permits to reduce the amount of riffs you need to create a style. MASK works by taking riffs from one
variation and then allowing you to mute certain instruments to create a simpler version for use as another variation. The
Mask function only works with the basic riffs of a variation. You will still need to program the intro, fill and end riffs for the
new variation that you create with Mask.
The Mask function allows you to program the Basic elements of two Variations (Var 2 and 4) in order to automatically obtain
the Basic elements of the remaining two Variations (Var 1 and 3). The Basic Variation 2 generates the Basics of Variations 1
and 2. The Basic Variation 4 generates the Basics of Variations 3 and 4. To obtain the best results, program your Variations
with all 6 accompaniment tracks (Acc.1,2,3,4,5,6) as well as Drums and Bass. The idea is to reduce your Style recording
times by recording 2 Variations and exploit the automatic features to create a Style with 4 Variations. Then, using the Arranger
Tracks function, mask one or two accompaniment sections in one or two Variation to reduce the instrumental content of the
respective accompaniments. The Bass tracks rest unchanged and cannot be altered. Program the Intro, Ending and Fill of
the 4 Variations to create a complete Style.
PARAMETERS
Mask: Activates the Mask function. When the Mask parameter is enabled (ON), the Basic Variation 2 automatically
generates Basic Variation 1, while Basic Variation 4 generates the Basic Variation 3.Options: On, Off.
Arranger tracks: Deactivates the individual Arrangement parts (A1...A6) of each Variation. For example, if you have
programmed tracks A1...A6 of Variation 2 and you want to mask A4, A5 and A6 for Variation 1, A2 and A3 for Variation 2,
program the first two lines as follows:
V1 = Off/Off/Off/A4/A5/A6
V2 = Off/A2/A3/Off/Off/Off
F7-F8 DRUM MASK
Opens the DRUM MASK dialog window. As in the Mask function for the Arrangement tracks, the Drum Mask excludes
individual percussive sounds from the Drum tracks of the Variations.Four keyboards (or drumkits) appear in the dialog
window, each representing the Drum track (DR) of the four different variations. Select the variation with the LEFT/RIGHT
CURSOR buttons.Play the notes corresponding to the percussion instruments to exclude them from the selected variation.
The excluded notes are denoted by a small black line on white notes and a white line on the black notes. Play the same note
to cancel the line and to play the sound in the selected variation. Press ENTER to confirm the programming, or ESCAPE to
cancel.
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