User`s guide

5—Selecting Algorithms and Variations

2 ENSONIQ DP/Pro Reference Manual

Variations

Each algorithm is pre-programmed with a collection of variations—presets based on the algorithm. The

variations show off the possibilities inherent in each algorithm; they can also serve as starting points

for your own programming. The number of variations supplied with each algorithm varies; they’re

numbered in the DP/Pro’s auxiliary display for your convenience.

The Special *User Variation*'

When you first begin editing an effect’s algorithms or variations, the DP/Pro shows the current

parameters settings for each of its algorithms as a special variation called the *User Variation*. The

*User Variation* is a temporary variation for holding the last-saved settings for an algorithm’s

parameters, and any algorithm parameter edits you make.

Note: If you select another variation, the *User Variation* will become unavailable except by

re-installing the effect with which you’ve been working. Re-installing the effect—and the

*User Variation*— will restore the last-saved algorithm parameter settings. Your recent edits,

however, will have been discarded.

The Algorithm-and Variation Selection Displays

When the AlgoA or AlgoB button has been pressed, the DP/Pro’s main display shows the algorithm-

selection page. The top line of the display shows the currently selected algorithm, while the bottom

line shows the selected variation:

The currently selected algorithm

ESP-A=Spatial Delays

Var=*User Variation*

The currently selected variation

When the top line of the algorithm-selection display is selected—when the algorithm name is

flashing—the DP/Pro’s auxiliary display shows the number of the currently selected algorithm.

The “A” stands for “algorithm”

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The current algorithm’s number

When the lower line of the selected—when the variation name is flashing—the DP/Pro’s auxiliary

display shows the number of the currently selected variation, except when the *User Variation* is

selected—in that case the auxiliary display is blank.