User Manual

Setup Mode
The Layer Function
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The Layer Function
Pressing the Layer button while in Setup Mode performs the Layer Function. The Layer
Function allows you to layer Programs and Setups such that more than one sound can be
produced by striking one key.
When you create a Layer in a Setup, you are in fact activating a Zone within the current
Setup. If the current Setup already has its maximum of four active Zones and you press the
Layer Function button, then a message will appear on the display indicating that you have
reached the maximum of four active Zones. The Layer Function is convenient, as you do
not need to go through Edit Setup Mode to delineate Zones, assign Programs, etc. You can
simply hit the Layer Function button, and the SP5 automatically activates another Zone in
the Setup for you, with default values for parameters of the Layer.
There are three parameters (described below) that determine the behavior of the Layer. You
can view these parameters by scrolling through them using the Chan / Param buttons. To
edit them, use the Value buttons or the Alpha Wheel. The Layer will initially have the last
used Layer Program, the last Layer Volume, and the last Layer Transposition, or defaults for
these if this is the rst time since power-up.
When using the Layer Function, the Keypad button is active for the Layer Volume and
Layer Transposition parameters. For these parameters, you can enter a new value using the
alphanumeric data entry buttons.
Layer Program
This parameter determines the Program for the Secondary Voice—the current Program
is the Program for the Primary Voice. The Secondary Voice will be the last used Layer
Program or the default Program (ID number 634 Add a Pad 2) if this is the rst time your
using the Layer Function since power-up. Any Program can be chosen for this parameter.