11.3

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EUROPA SHAPESHIFTING SYNTHESIZER174
Key Mode
Here you choose how Europa should respond to MIDI Note data:
•Poly
Select this if you want to play Europa polyphonically. The maximum number of voices is 16. The number of voices
is set in the Voices control at the center right of the Europa panel, see “Voices”.
•Retrig
Select this if you want to play Europa in monophonic mode and always retrigger the envelopes as soon as you play
a new note.
Legato
The Mono Legato mode is also monophonic. However, if you play a new note without having released the previous
one, the envelopes won’t start over.
Porta
Portamento makes note pitches glide from previous notes to new ones, at the time set with the Time knob. Porta-
mento can be used in all Key modes (see above).
When On in Poly Key Mode (see above), the pitches will glide from any of the available voices.
The results will be unpredictable since there is no way of controlling from which note(s) the glide(s) will com-
mence. The effect is very nice, though.
When On in Retrig or Legato Key Mode (see above), the pitch will glide between consecutive notes.
In Auto mode, the pitch will glide between consecutive monophonic notes only when you play legato. If you
have selected Poly Key Mode (see above), Auto will have no effect at all.
If you release the previous key before hitting the new key, there will be no portamento effect.
P.Range
D Set the desired Pitch Bend range for the “Pitch” wheel with the up/down buttons, or by click-holding on the
display and dragging up/down.
Range: +/-24 semitones (+/-2 octaves) in steps of +/-1 semitone.
Pitch
The Pitch bend wheel can be used for bending note pitches up and down. Europa also responds to Pitch Bend MIDI
data from a connected MIDI master keyboard. You set the desired Pitch bend Range with the “P.Range” control
above the Pitch bend wheel.
Mod
The Mod wheel can be used for controlling almost any parameter in Europa. Use the Mod wheel as a Source param-
eter in any of the Modulation Source boxes in the different sections. Or use it as Source parameter in the Modulation
Bus section and then route to the desired Destination parameter(s), see “The Modulation Bus section”.