Crumar Spirit - Keyboard Operation

KEYBOARD
The Spirit keyboard provides "last note " pitch keying . It plays the latest
note you have struck even if you haven't fully released its predecessor. It
doesn't care whether the latest note is higher or lower. However, unlike some
keyboards with this type of keying , the Spirit's design takes into account
realworld performance conditions . For instance, Spirit keyboard circuitry
always plays the latest key if two are being held - - that is typical for this
kind of keying. More important, if only one key is down, the Spirit will
always play that note.
If this sounds obvious, consider what might happen - - and does with some
instruments - - if you intend to depress a certain key and accidentally
brush a closeby key as well. Which did you hit last? The one you wind up
holding? Not necessarily. The last note scheme on some instruments will
jump to the last note you brush - - and ignore the only note you are
holding!
The Spirit lets you play faster than blazes. This intelligent keying priority
tells the circuitry both what you have hit, and what you are holding. Use it
in conjunction with multiple triggering and you can play articulated passages
like a machine gun if you want!
GLIDE is a keyboard function. When there is no glide the keyboard signal
moves in discrete steps. When the keyboard signal is applied to the tone
oscillators discrete pitch steps are produced . When glide is introduced, the
keyboard signal is slowed down when moving from step to step, and those
sharp step corners are rounded . Now pitches won't change as quickly, but
will glide.
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The GLI DE control (knob) is completely conventional. That is, higher
settings produce "more" (slower) glide.
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DFF ON
AUTO
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The GLIDE MODE switch offers a choice of OFF (no glide), AUTO (glide
occurs only when more than one key is depressed, allowing you to introduce
glide selectively from the keyboard). and ON (glide on all the time, regardless
of keyboard technique).
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