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The intensity of detuning (voice deviation) is set with the Random parameter (see Using
the EXS24 mkII Pitch Parameters).
To use the EXS24 mkII in polyphonic unison mode
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Activate the Poly and Unison buttons.
In Poly/Unison mode, each played note is effectively doubled—or, more correctly, the
polyphony value of the Voices parameter is halved. These two voices are then heard
when you trigger the note. Activating Poly/Unison has the same effect as setting the
EXS24 mkII to Mono/Unison (Voices = 2), but you can play polyphonically.
Voices are equally distributed in the panorama field and are evenly detuned. The Random
knob value determines the amount of tuning deviation between voices.
Note: The number of voices actually used per note increases with the number of layered
sample zones.
Setting the EXS24 mkII Voices Parameter
This parameter determines the maximum number of voices (polyphony) that the
EXS24 mkII can play. The “used” field is a real-time monitor that indicates the number of
voices that are actually used when you play the keyboard. If both fields tend to show the
same value most of the time (probably causing a noticeable number of voices to drop
out), you should set a higher voices value.
Using the EXS24 mkII Crossfade (Xfade) Parameters
The Xfade parameters allow you to crossfade between layered samples—known as zones
in the EXS24 mkII—with adjacent velocity ranges. If you are unfamiliar with the concept
of layering samples, see Layering EXS24 mkII Zones.
Amount field: Expands the velocity range of all zones by applying an identical value to
each layered zone. The crossfade takes place in the extended velocity range area. When
the Amount parameter is set to 0, the EXS24 mkII will simply switch from one zone to
another.
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