Bank Hold; Switching Banks; Selecting Programs On Memory Cards - Waldorf Q Keyboard User Manual

Basic Operation – Selecting Programs

Bank Hold

The Bank Hold function gives further enhancement to the numerical program select. By "freezing" one
digit of the program number, programs can be changed by typing one single digit of the number. This
feature is useful especially in live situations.
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To use the Bank Hold function:
• Press Shift
Sound / Multi Button
• By pressing one of the numerical buttons, you can select the last digit of the program no.
E.g. if program no. A001 was selected before, you can switch from A001 to A010 by
pressing the corresponding numerical button.
• To select the second digit of the program number, i.e. to switch programs in steps of 10,
hold down the Shift button while pressing a numerical button. E.g. if program no. A074
was selected before, you can switch between A014, A024, A034...A004 by pressing the
corresponding numerical button.
• To terminate the Bank Hold function, press the Pattern / Sound / Multi button
The LED besides the button will light up again instead of flashing.
Please note that you can also use the page dial to select programs at any time, i.e. even when
Bank Hold is activated.

Switching Banks

As described before the Q's sound program memory consists of several banks, named "A" to "C". Each
of these banks contains 100 Sounds, giving you a total of 300 sounds. The bank D contains 20 Drum
Maps.
There is also a Bank X that is used to access Sounds and Multis on Memory Cards. The card bank E is
used for Drum Maps. Please refer to the section "Selecting Programs on Memory Cards" below to get
further information how many programs of each type are stored on a Memory Card.
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To switch between program banks:
1. Press and hold the Pattern / Sound / Multi Button
2. Use the 4 leftmost numerical buttons to select the desired bank. These buttons are also
labelled Bank A to Bank D. The program number will be retained when you change the
bank. E.g. if program A025 was selected before, pressing the Bank C button will select
program number C025. Take account that the Drum Map Bank D contains only 20
programs.
3. Release the Select button again.

Selecting Programs on Memory Cards

When a memory card of type Q-Card 256 is inserted, the total memory of the Q is expanded by:
• 100 Sounds
• 20 Drum Maps
• 10 Multis
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+ Pattern / Sound / Multi
will flash.
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. The corresponding LED next to the Pattern /
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again.