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Program Handling
The A1 handles two different program entities; Programs and Perfor-
mances. The memory contains 400 Programs divided into 8 banks,
and 200 Performances divided into 4 banks.
Programs
A Program contains parameter settings for a single synthesizer Slot. A
program can be loaded into any of the Slots.
Program
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MIDI Input
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Slot Channel
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A Program contains parameter data for a single slot.
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Performances
A Performance contains parameter data for all four Slots at once. The
parameter data for each slot is stored in the Performance – it is not a
reference to a Program. Furthermore the Performance contains
settings about Slot Focus, Slot Activation, Hold, Split On/Off, Split
Point, Keyboard Octave Shift and Multi Focus.
Performance
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A Performance contains parameter data for all four slots and com-
mon settings.
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Performance Mode
The Perf Mode button is used to cycle between Performance Mode
and Program Mode.
When in Performance Mode the Slot LEDs are green and the display
shows the current bank as a letter: "
In Program Mode, the Slot LEDs are red and the bank is shown as a
single digit "
Program Mode and Performance Mode have separate Slot buffers.
This means that the changes to you make in Performance Mode, will
not affect the Slots in Program Mode, and vice versa.
Settings
Performance
A Performance is useful not only to create layers, but to load four Slots
at once. You can then quickly change between these sounds with the
press of a button instead of using the Program Dial.
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Loading
MIDI Output
Global Channel
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To load from memory, simply turn the Program Dial. When in Perfor-
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mance Mode entire Performances are loaded and all Slots are affected.
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In Program Mode only the focused Slot is loaded, leaving the others
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untouched.
A Performance can be built from existing Programs by loading separate
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Slots in Performance Mode. Load the Slot by pressing and holding a
D
Slot button, and turning the Program Dial. The Program is then loaded
into the selected Slot, not affecting the others. The program focus for
that Slot is stored in the Performance as an indication to where that
sound came from.
Storing
Storing works exactly as loading, but the other way around. In Per-
formance Mode all four Slots and their common settings are stored
to Performance Memory. In Program Mode, only the focused Slot is
stored to Program Memory.
To store a sound, press Shift + Store. The location to where the sound
will be stored in Memory will flash on the display. Change the store
location by turning the Program Dial. The sound in that location is tem-
porarily loaded so that you can hear what you are about to overwrite.
Confirm the store operation by pressing Shift + Store again.
Settings
While selecting the store location you can change between Perfor-
mance and Program Mode. This is very useful to store all Slots as a
Performance, or to store one Slot in a Performance as a Program.
Details about storing for the first time can be found in the Getting
Started chapter on page 9.
Copying Slots to a Performance
If you have added several slots together with the Lead A1 in Program
mode, a Performance can be easily created with this selection. Hold
Copy and press Perf Mode to copy the slots and their settings to a
Performance. The display will show the current performance bank and
two dashes "- -" to alert you that this performance have not yet been
stored.
Copying a Performance to Program
It is possible to copy all the individual Slots in a Performance, to
become a multi-slot selection in Program mode. While in Performance
Mode, hold Copy and press Perf Mode. The Lead A1 will switch from
Performance to Program mode, with all the Slot settings as they were
in the Performance.
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