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Layers, Splits, and Velocity Switches
Within a Combination, you can use note number and
velocity to determine which Timbres will sound.
The Programs assigned to each Timbre can sound in three
ways: as part of a layer, a split, or a velocity switch. A
Combination can be set to use any one of these methods, or
to use two or more of these methods simultaneously.
Layer
Layers cause two or more Programs to sound simultaneously
when a note is played.
Program A
Program B
Split
Splits cause different Programs to sound on different areas of
the keyboard.
Program A
Program B
Velocity Switch
Velocity Switches cause different Programs to sound
depending on the velocity (how hard you play the notes).
Program B
Program A
On NAUTILUS, you can use a different Program for each of
up to sixteen Timbres, and combine two or more of the
above methods to create even more complex setups.
Program A
Program D
Program B
Program C
As an additional possibility, you can set the slope for a key
zone or velocity zone so that the volume diminishes
gradually. This lets you change a split into a keyboard
crossfade, or a velocity switch into a velocity crossfade.
Program A
Program B
Detailed Combination editing Layers, Splits, and Velocity Switches
Layer:
Two or more programs sound
simultaneously.
Split:
Different programs will sound in
different areas of the keyboard.
Strong
Keyboard playing
dynamics
Soft
Velocity Switch:
Keyboard playing dynamics
(velocity) switches between
different programs.
Strong
Keyboard playing
dynamics
Soft
Example:
B and C/D are split. In the lower
keyboard range, A and B are
layered. In the higher keyboard
range, C and D are switched by
velocity and layered with A.
Keyboard X-Fade (keyboard
crossfade):
As you play from low notes to
high notes, the volume of A
will fade out, and the volume
of B will fade in.
Creating Key Splits and Layers
Let's create a Combi which combines both splits and layers,
like the diagram below:
Timbre 1
Brass
Timbre 2
Strings
Timbre 3
C-1...
C2
B3
C4
1. Go to the COMBINATION > Home– Mixer page.
2. Select a piano sound for Timbre 1, a brass sound for
Timbre 2, and a strings sound for Timbre 3.
3. Go to the MIDI tab of the Timbre Parameters page.
4. For Timbres 1-3, set Status to INT and MIDI Channel
to Gch (the Global Channel).
5. Go to the Keyboard Zones tab of the MIDI
Filter/Zones page.
6. Set Timbre 1's Top Key to G9, and its Bottom Key to
C4.
7. Set Timbres 2 and 3 to a Top Key of B3, and a Bottom
Key of C-1.
You can also enter these values by selecting the
parameter, and then holding down the ENTER key and
playing a note on the keyboard.
Key Zone Slope
In addition to "hard" splits, in which the sound changes
abruptly, you can use the Slope parameters to gradually fade
a sound in or out over a range of keys.
In the example above, you could set the Bottom Key of
timbre 1 to G3, and set the Top Key of timbre 2 to G4, so
that these two timbres overlap.
Next, if you set the Bottom Slope of timbre 1 to 12, and set
the Top Slope of timbre 2 to 12, the sound will change
gradually instead of changing suddenly.
Creating Velocity Switches
Next, let's create a simple velocity switched Combination,
like the diagram below:
Timbre 1
Brass
Timbre 2
Strings
1. Go to the COMBINATION > Home– Mixer page.
2. Select a brass sound for Timbre 1, and a strings sound
for Timbre 2.
3. Go to the MIDI tab of the Timbre Parameters page.
4. For Timbres 1 and 2, set Status to INT and MIDI
Channel to Gch (the Global Channel).
5. Go to the MIDI Filter/Zones– Velocity Zones page.
6. Set Timbre 1's Top Velocity to 127, and its Bottom
Velocity to 64.
7. Set Timbre 2 to a Top Velocity of 63, and a Bottom
Velocity of 1.
Piano
C7
...G9
127
64
Velocity
63
switch
1
65
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