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Editing parameters

The Ambika parameters are organized in pages. To jump to a page, press one of the 7 switches
S1...S7. Some pages share the same switch ; and you will need to repeatedly press a switch to cycle
between those pages. The active page is indicated by the LEDs L1...L7 next to the navigation
switches.
The following table lists which page is associated with each switch:
Switch Pages
S1 Oscillators, Mixer
S2 Filter
S3 Envelopes and LFOs, voice LFO
S4 Modulation matrix
S5 Keyboard & tuning, sequencer & arpeggiator, sequence editor
S6 Voice and parts mappings, Tempo/clock
S7 Performance, knob assignments
Each page displays up to eight related synthesis parameters. Each parameter can be edited by
turning the knob sitting at its top (for the first row of the display) or at its bottom (for the second row of
the display).
Here is an example:
After having powered up the unit, press S1 to bring the oscillators page. L1 lights up in green, and the
LCD display shows the following parameters:
Wave saw|para 0|rang
wave squa|para 32|rang
You can use the first row of knobs to edit the shape, parameter, range and detune of the first oscillator
; and the second row of knobs to edit the shape, parameter, range and detune of the second
oscillator. Observe that when you are turning a knob, the explicit name of the parameter is temporarily
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0|tune 0
-12|tune 12
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