User Manual

Global Settings, Wave Seq., Drum Kits
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When Quantize Trigger is On, note-ons are quantized to
8th notes using the current tempo reference. (See below for a
few more details.)
The tempo reference can come from different sources,
depending on the current mode, and whether or not KARMA
is on:
• In Program and Combi modes, if KARMA is off, note-
ons are synchronized with the sounding Tempo-mode
Wave Sequence, if any.
• In Program and Combi modes, if KARMA is on, note-
ons are synchronized with KARMA.
• In Sequence mode during playback or recording, note-
ons are synchronized with the sequence.
• In Sequence mode, while the sequencer is stopped, note-
ons are synchronized with RPPR and KARMA.
Each Program, each Combi Timbre, and each Track in a
Song has its own Quantize Triggers setting.
To turn on Quantize Triggers in a Program:
1. Go to the Program Basic tab of the Basic/Vector page.
2. Check the Quantize Triggers box.
To turn on Quantize Triggers in a Combi or Song:
1. Go to the Wave Sequence/KARMA tab of the Timbre
Parameters page (for Combis), or Track Parameters
page (for Songs).
Each of the 16 Timbres or Tracks has its own Quantize
Triggers parameter. If you like, you can set them all
separately.
2. Set the Quantize Triggers check-boxes as you like.
Quantize Triggers
How Quantize Triggers works
The Quantize Triggers feature tries to make a good guess at
where you intended the note to be. If you play the note just a
bit late–within a 32nd note of the 8th note–it will assume
that you meant the note to sound on the beat that just passed.
In this case, the note will play immediately.
On the other hand, if you play the note up to three 32nd notes
early, it will assume that you’re intending the note to sound
on the next beat. In this case, the note-on is delayed until the
next 8th note.
Creating smooth, evolving timbres
Crossfaded Wave Sequences
To create a smooth, crossfading Wave Sequence:
1. On the Seq Parameters page, set the Mode to Time.
This turns off tempo synchronization, so that you can set
Wave Sequence durations in milliseconds.
2. Set Run to On.
This is the default setting; the Wave Sequence will move
from step to step automatically.
3. Select the Multisamples that you’d like to use, and set
the Start, End, and loop steps as desired.
4. On the Step Parameters page, set the Durations to
relatively long values, 500ms or more.
5. Set the Xfade parameters to long values as well.
To crossfade continually, without pausing to hear a single
step on its own, set the Xfade times the same as the
Durations.
Note: In Time mode, the actual crossfade time cannot
exceed the total duration of the two steps being crossfaded.
If the Xfade setting would exceed this limit, the crossfade
time will be clipped internally.
6. Adjust the step Levels to smooth out perceived volume
differences between different Multisamples.
7. Adjust the Fade-In and Fade-Out shapes to taste.
The shapes can help you to fine-tune the transitions between
the steps.
Stretching or compressing the sequence
If you like the proportions of the step durations and
crossfades, but want the whole sequence to go faster or
slower. The Exp/Comp (Expand/Compress) button makes
this easy:
1. On the Step Parameters page, press the Exp/Comp
button.
A dialog box will appear.
2. In the dialog box, set the Expand/Compress %
parameter as desired.
100% means the current duration and crossfade times.
Val ues 99 and below make the times shorter, and values 101
and above make them longer.
3. Press the OK button.
The step durations and crossfade times will be adjusted by
the selected percentage.
Note: the Exp/Comp button appears only when the Mode is
set to Time.
You can also stretch and compress Wave Sequences in real-
time, via AMS. For more information, see “Duration
modulation” on page 193.
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