User manual
Q
THE LAYER CONTROL TAB
The Layer Control tab appears in any Multilayer instrument in Q, for example,
the Multilayer Dreamscapes and the Multilayer Drones. These instruments
were all created with anywhere from two to several dierent layers, some of
which are pitched and some of which are unpitched. Layer Control allows
you quick access to the volume, pan, tuning, and envelope of each layer
within each instrument. Only as many knobs will appear as there are layers in
the given instrument.
KEYBOARD MAPPING
Almost every patch in Q has a designation after it (Spread, Zone, Menu, etc.)
in brackets which specifies how the instrument has been mapped. Loops
and Construction Kit instruments also have their own standardized mapping,
which we’ll discuss below.
Instruments with a [Spread] designation are spread across the entire
keyboard, but their original pitch is centered on C3 (middle C). In this way,
you can play the original pitch or can pitch the instrument up or down easily.
Instruments with a [Menu] designation mean that there are many dierent
and unusual sounds in this instrument, and you will find them each mapped
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