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Quick Layer/Split Quick Layer example: adding strings to a piano Combination
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This dialog box lets you make all of the basic settings for the
new layered sound. First, we'll select a strings Program to
layer with the piano.
3. Press the Category Select Popup in the LAYER
PROG section, and choose the Strings category.
4. Select the Program U-D015: Legato Stereo Strings,
and press OK.
You can also select Programs by bank and number, or by
using Find. For more information, see “Selecting by bank
and number” on page 32, “Selecting by Category” on
page 33, and “Using the Find feature” on page 33.
When you play the keyboard, you'll now hear a layered
sound with piano and strings. The strings will sound close to
the way that they do in Program mode, including their insert
effects (IFX), but they will now use the Master and Total
Effects (MFX and TFX) of the piano Combination. For more
information, see “Limitations of Quick Layer/Split” on
page 73.
If you like, you can also select a different Main
Combination, using the controls in the MAIN COMBI
section.
5. Set the Volume and Octave of the Main Combination
and the Layer Program as desired.
You can adjust the relative levels of the piano and strings,
and change the octave transposition of one or both sounds.
For example, you could reduce the volume of the strings,
and set them to play an octave above the piano.
The Main Combination Volume adjusts the overall volume
while maintaining the balance between individual Timbres.
Internally, it does so by controlling the Timbre Volume
sliders. In order to maintain the original balance, the editing
range when increasing volume is automatically restricted;
once any of the Timbres reaches its maximum volume
setting, the overall volume will not rise any further.
Since this is a relative adjustment, the parameter will always
start at the default of +000 (no change).
+001...-127 lowers the volume, and +001...+127 raises the
volume.
6. Enable or disable the “Use KARMA” check-boxes for
the Main Combination and the Layer Program, as
desired.
By default, the Main Combination’s KARMA settings are
used; you can disable them if you prefer. You can also use
the Layer Program’s KARMA settings, either alone or in
conjunction with those of the Main Combination.
KARMA’s effects remain separate between the Main
Combination and the Layer Program, even after they are
combined into the new layered sound; the KARMA settings
of one will not affect the other. For example, the strings and
piano could each play different KARMA phrases.
Note: If the Main Combination’s Use KARMA check-box is
enabled, one or more KARMA Modules may already be in
use. The Layer Program’s settings are automatically copied
into an unused KARMA Module, if one is available. If all
four KARMA Modules are already in use by the Main
Combination,
t
he Program’s settings are copied into Module
D, replacing whatever was there previously. If this occurs,
the main Combination may not sound exactly the same.
7. Under “Select Drum Track,” choose to use the Drum
Track from either the Main Combination or Layer
Program.
The Tempo is initially set to match the selected Drum Track;
you can then change it as desired. Note that you can't use
both Drum Tracks simultaneously.
8. Adjust the Drum Track Volume as desired.
If the Drum Track plays only one Timbre, that Timbre’s
volume is adjusted directly. If the Drum Track plays multiple
Timbres, the overall volume is adjusted while maintaining
the balance between the Timbres, just like the Main
Combination Volume as described above.
Writing the results
1. When you've finished editing your layered sound,
press the Write Combination button to save it as a
combination.
The Write Combination dialog box appears.
2. Press the popup button next to Combination to bring
up the save location dialog, and select a location to
save the edited Combination.
3. Set the name and category as desired.
The system automatically creates a new name based on the
names of the two original sounds. You can edit this name as
desired.
4. Press the OK button to write the Combination.
A confirmation message appears. Press the OK button once
again to complete the Write operation.You'll return to
Combination mode, with the new Combination selected.
For more information, see “Writing Programs and
Combinations” on page 200.
If you press the Cancel button, the save operation is
canceled.
Limitations of Quick Layer/Split
In Program mode, Quick Layer and Quick Split always
create a Combination with three Timbres (Main, Layer/Split,
and Drum Track), and the use of KARMA is limited to two
modules, A and B. This means that there will always be a
sufficient number of Timbres and KARMA modules to
preserve the original sounds.
When using Quick Layer/Split in Combination mode,
however, resources may be more limited—and in these
cases, the sound of the Main Combination may change.
Additionally, the sound of the Layer or Split Program may
change due to the effects, and the nature of keyboard slopes
in the Main Combi may change. These factors are described
in detail below.