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Getting Started
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Voice Selection
Voice Selection
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2.
Select a Voice
The VL1’s 128 voices are organized into 8 banks of 16 voices each (8 x 16 = 128).
Any voice can be selected by specifying its bank using the bank buttons (
a
through
h
), and its number using the voice number buttons (
1
through
^
).
To select voice “B2”, for example, first press the bank
b
button and then the
voice number
2
button. The bank
b
button indicator will flash until the voice number
2
button is pressed and the B2 voice is actually engaged.
Note that when you select a different bank (or even press the current bank button)
the voice directory for the selected bank will appear on the display, showing the names
of all voices in that bank with the cursor located at the currently selected voice number.
The VL1 returns to the normal voice display as soon as you specify the voice number.
You can also press the
[
button if you want to stay with the same voice number.
To select a different voice within the same bank it is only necessary to press the
appropriate voice number button. To select a different bank, however, you’ll always have
to press both a bank button and a voice number button (or the
[
button). This
prevents unwanted voices from being selected until you’ve actually specified both the
bank and number of the voice you want to use.
Alternate Voice Selection Methods
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The
-
and
=
Buttons are best used for small, step-wise changes
— e.g. selecting adjacent voice numbers, or numbers that are only a few
steps away.
Press the
=
or
-
button briefly to
decrement or increment the voice number by
one, or hold either button for continuous
decrementing or incrementing in the corre-
sponding direction. The bank will switch
automatically if you cross a bank voice-
number boundary.
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The Data Dial provides a fast, efficient way to cover a broad range of
voice numbers when, for example, you’re looking for a voice but don’t
know the voice number. Simply rotate the data
dial clockwise for higher voice numbers or
counter-clockwise for lower voice numbers
while watching the display.
The banks are automatically switched
when necessary as the voice numbers are
changed.
Summary of Contents for VL-1
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