Your First Session with the QuadraSynth
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QuadraSynth Reference Manual
Auditioning Internal Programs
➀
Press the [PROGRAM] button.
You can now play the QuadraSynth keyboard; the Program will be whatever was selected
when last in Program mode (Program number 00 Ñ 127).
➁
Select a Program in any of three ways:
¥
Rotate Quad Knob [1]
.
¥
Press Quad Button [1] and then use the VALUE [
¯
] or [
-
] button.
¥
Use the MIX/PROGRAM SELECT [1]Ñ[0] buttons for direct entry.
Leading zeroes must be entered for Programs 0 Ñ 19. Example: Press
[0]
then
[0]
then
[5]
for Program 5; press
[0]
then
[1]
then
[3]
for Program 13. Only begin with
[1]
if you are selecting a Program from 100 Ñ 127. If you start entering a number
and change your mind, wait a few seconds and the QuadraSynth will revert to the
previous Program number.
1
VALUE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
OR
OR
➂
You can switch between User and Preset programs with Quad Knob [3]
.
By either pressing
Quad Button [3]
and then pressing
VALUE [
-
]
, or by turning
Quad Knob [3]
all the way to the right,
the top line of the display will change to read
ÒPROG TYPE:
P
RESETÓ
After switching between the Preset and User banks, press
Quad Button [1]
to see the name of
the Program in the display again.User memory and Preset memory are described in detail in
Chapter 4.
Auditioning Programs on the S4 Sound Module
To hear Programs on the S4, set your MIDI controller to transmit on a particular
MIDI channel. Then, set the S4 to receive on the same channel (see next section).
In Mix Mode, the S4 can receive on up to 16 channels at once, with a different
program on each channel. However, many Mixes were created with layering in
mind, not just for multitimbral use. To emulate the operation of the QuadraSynth
keyboard, the S4 has a special Mix Group Channel parameter (on page 2 of the
Global menu).
For multitimbral operation from a sequencer, set this parameter to OFF. To play all
the mix layers from a single MIDI channel, set it to the same channel as your
controller (1-16).
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Summary of Contents for QuadraSynth
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