How The Sounds Are Selected - Alesis DG8 Reference Manual

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5. Single Mode
The DG8 is in Single mode when a Keyboard or Card Program is played alone
– the DG8 is not in a Layer or Split. The Program's name and label appears in
the top line of the display under the
or Card Program that is displayed here will be appropriately called the
Primary sound or simply "the Primary" throughout the manual.
With this principle in mind, you can think of a Layer as "adding another
Keyboard or Card Program to be played on top of the current Primary".
Likewise, a Split is created when "a Bass or Card Program is played on the
lower range of keys with the Primary on the upper range". The Layer and
Split play modes are described in the following two topics:
6. Layers
A Layer is simply two Keyboard or Card Programs (or one of each) stacked
one on top of the other. Selecting a Layer causes the keys to play the two
Programs simultaneously. There are two methods you can use to create a
Layer:
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EFERENCE ANUAL
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OUNDS ARE ELECTED
The important concept to understand here is that a Primary sound is
always active, whether it is an internal Keyboard Program or a Card
Program.
Press and hold the
LAYER/OFF
or the button. The current Program in the
CARD
layered with a second Keyboard Program (or a Card Program) that
appears in the segment of the display.
LAYER
Press a Keyboard Bank button to select the Primary sound. While you
are still pressing the Keyboard Bank button, press another Keyboard
Bank or the button to select the Layer sound.
CARD
In either case, use the and
Keyboard Program or Card Program of the
Variations:
You can layer two Programs from the same Keyboard Bank. After
selecting the desired Primary program, press and hold the
button and press the same Keyboard Bank button. Use the
arrows to select the desired Keyboard Program in that Bank. Please note
that this method is the only way you can layer two Keyboard Programs
from the same Bank.
If a Card Program is the Primary, pressing and holding
pressing causes two Card Programs to be layered. Please note that
CARD
this method – using the
LAYER/OFF
way you can layer two Card Programs.
Use the slider to adjust the volume of the
LAYER LEVEL
relative to the .
PRIMARY
To exit this mode, press the
Chapter 1: Getting Started
heading. The Keyboard
PRIMARY SOUND
button then press a Keyboard Bank button
PRIMARY
arrows, if necessary, to select the desired
sound.
LAYER
button to create the Layer – is the only
button.
LAYER/OFF
display will be
LAYER/OFF
and
then
LAYER/OFF
sound
LAYER
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