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• Mono Legato
• Mono mode (Normal or Use Legato Offset)
• Unison
(Voice Assign Mode)
These radio buttons select the basic voice allocation
mode. Depending on which mode you select, various
other options will appear, such as Poly Legato (Poly
mode only) and Unison (Mono mode only).
Poly: The program will play polyphonically, allowing
you play chords.
Mono: The program will play monophonically,
producing only one note at a time.
Poly
Poly Legato
Poly Legato is available when the Voice Assign Mode
is set to Poly. This option applies only to EXi which
include sample playback.
Legato means to play note so that they are smooth and
connected; the next note is played before the last note
is released. This is the opposite of playing detached.
On (checked): When you play with legato phrasing,
only the first notes in the phrase (within the first 30ms)
will use the normal Multisample Start Point, as set by
the Start Point Offset parameter. The rest of the notes
will use the Legato Start Point.
Off (unchecked): Notes will always use the setting of
the Start Point Offset, regardless of whether you play
legato or detached.
With some Multisamples, Poly Legato may not have
any effect.
Single Trigger
Single Trigger is available when the Voice Assign
Mode is set to Poly.
On (checked): When you play the same note
repeatedly, the previous note will be silenced before
the next note is sounded, so that the two do not
overlap.
Off (unchecked): When you play the same note
repeatedly, the notes will overlap.
Mono
Mono Legato
This is available when the Voice Assign Mode is set to
Mono.
Legato means to play note so that they are smooth and
connected; the next note is played before the last note
is released. This is the opposite of playing detached.
When Mono Legato is On, the first note in a legato
phrase will sound normally, and then subsequent
notes will have a smoother sound, for more gentle
transitions between the notes.
The Mode parameter, below, switches between two
different Mono Legato effects, each of which achieves
this smoothness in a different way. See the description
of that parameter for more details.
EXi Program P4: Basic/Vector
On (checked): When you play with legato phrasing,
the notes within a legato phrase will sound smoother,
according to the setting of the Mode parameter, below.
Off (unchecked): Legato phrasing will produce the
[Poly, Mono]
same sound as detached playing.
Mode
This parameter is available only when Mono Legato is
On.
Normal: When you play legato, the envelopes and
LFOs (and samples, if the EXi supports samples) will
not be reset. Instead, only the pitch of the oscillator will
change. This setting is particularly effective for wind
instruments and analog synth sounds.
When used with EXi which support samples, the
pitch may occasionally be incorrect, depending on
[Off, On]
which multisample you play, and where on the
keyboard you play.
Use Legato Offset: This applies only to EXi which
support samples.When you play legato, all but the first
note will use the Multisample's Legato Start Point,
instead of the one set by the Start Offset parameter.
This will be most effective for Multisamples with
specifically designed Legato Offset points; for some
Multisamples, it may have no effect.
Envelopes and LFOs will still be reset, as they are with
detached playing.
Priority
Priority is available when the Voice Assign Mode is
set to Mono.
This parameter determines what happens when more
than one note is being held down.
Low: The lowest note will sound. Many vintage,
[Off, On]
monophonic analog synths work this way
High: The highest note will sound.
Last: The most recently played note will sound.
Max # of Notes
Max # of Notes
Dynamic is the default. With this setting, you can play
as many notes as the system allows.
1-16 lets you limit the maximum number of notes
played by the Program. You can use this to:
• Model the voice-leading of vintage synthesizers,
[Off, On]
such as the Polysix
• Control the resources required by individual
Programs in Combination and Sequencer modes
Max # of Notes applies only when the main Voice
Assign Mode is set to Poly. If Mono is selected, this is
grayed out.
This setting does not limit the Unison Number of
Voices parameter. For instance, if Max # of Notes is set
to 6, and Unison Number of Voices is set to 3, you can
play up to 6 notes, each with 3 Unison voices.
If there are two EXi in the Program, the Max # of Notes
applies equally to both. For instance, if Max # of Notes
is set to 4, you can play up to 4 notes on each EXi.
4–1: Program Basic
[Normal, Use Legato Offset]
[Low, High, Last]
[Dynamic, 1...16]
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