Playing and editing Programs
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Overview of editing pages
P0:Playiswhereyouselectandplayprograms,make
quickeditsusingtheControlSurface,andadjustthe
KARMAsettings.Theotherpagesletyoumodifythe
soundinmoredetailedways.
Fordetailsonhowtoaccesseachmodeandpage,refer
to“Basicoperations”onpage 38.
Thepageand
parameterstructuresofEXiBank
programsaredifferentthanthoseofHD‐1Bank
programs.
Basic HD-1 Structure
Multisamples and Wave Sequences
ThesoundoftheHD‐1startswithoneormore
Multisamples.Thesecanberecordingsofinstruments
likepiano,bass,guitar,strings,organs,analogsynths,
andsoon,orpurelydigitally‐createdtimbres.
YoucanusetheseMultisamplesdirectly,orusethem
throughWaveSequences,whichplayaseriesof
differentMultisamplesovertimetocreaterhythmsor
complex,evolvingtimbres.
Oscillator Mode
HD‐1SingleProgramshaveoneoscillator,andDouble
Programshavetwooscillators.Eachoscillatorincludes
acompletesynthesisvoice,withvelocity‐switched
Multisamples,dualfilters,EGs,LFOs,andsoon.
DrumsmodeisaspecialvariationofSinglemode,and
usesaDrumKit(ascreatedinGlobalmode)instead
of
Multisamples.
SingleProgramsuseoneoscillator,foramaximumof
172‐notepolyphony.
DoubleProgramsusetwooscillators,foramaximum
of84‐notepolyphony.
DrumProgramsuseoneoscillatortoplayaDrumKit.
Thesewillnormallyhaveamaximumof172‐note
polyphony.
A note about polyphony
Polyphonymeansthenumberofnotesthatyoucan
playatatime.Thisnumberwillvarydependingonthe
particularsoundbeingplayed,andhowthatsoundis
produced.Generallyspeaking:
•DoubleProgramsusetwiceasmanyvoicesas
SinglePrograms.
• WaveSequencesusetwiceasmanyvoicesas
Multisamples.
•Stereo
Multisamplesusetwiceasmanyvoicesas
MonoMultisamples,andStereoWaveSequences
usetwiceasmanyvoicesasMonoWaveSequences.
•IftheVectorEGisenabled,thenumberofvoices
usedincreasesslightly.
Voice Assign Mode
TheVoiceAssignModeselectswhethertheProgram
willplaypolyphonically(Poly)ormonophonically
(Mono).
WhenthisissettoPoly,youcanplaybothchordsand
melodylines.WhenthisissettoMono,onlyonenote
willsoundevenifyouplayachord.
Normallyyou’ll
setthistoPoly,butMonoisuseful
whenplayingsoundssuchassynthbasses,synth
leads,andothersoloinstruments.Tryswitching
betweenPolyandMono,andlistentotheresults.
Using Drum Kits
YoucancreateandeditDrumKitsinGlobalmode.For
eachnoteonthekeyboard,youcanselectuptofour
velocity‐crossfadeddrumsamples,makefilterand
ampsettings,andspecifyroutingtotheeffectsandto
theindividualaudiooutputs.
Formoreinformation,see“UsingDrumKits”on
page 164.
InPrograms,onceyou’vesettheOscillatorModeto
Drums,youcanselectbetweenthe144user‐
programmableDrumKits,plusanadditional9GM2
kits.Formoreinformationonthefactorysounds,see
theVoiceNameList.
Copying settings between OSC1 & OSC2
ManyoftheProgramparameterscanbesetdifferently
forOSC1andOSC2.Theseincludeallofthe
parameterson:
•AllofthetabsontheOSC/Pitchpage,exceptforthe
PitchEG
•AllofthetabsontheFilterpage
Page Main features
P0: Play
•Select and play Programs
•Perform easy edits using the Realtime Knobs,
KARMA sliders, and Tone Adjust
•Adjust mix parameters including volume,
pan, EQ, and send levels
•Quick sampling and re-sampling
P1:Basic/
Vector
•Set the Program to Single, Double, or Drum
•Select Multisamples and Wave Sequences
•Select Mono or Poly voice allocation
•Select a scale (e.g., Equal Temperament)
•Set up controllers and drum/chord pads
•Set up Vector synthesis
P2: Pitch
•Settings related to the pitch, including the
pitch EG.
P3: Filter
•Settings related to the filter (tone), including
the filter EG.
P4: Amp
•Settings related to the amplifier (volume),
including amp EG and pan.
P5: Common
LFO
•For each of the two LFO’s provided for each
oscillator, select the LFO type and speed, etc.
(Settings in the pitch, filter, and amp pages
determine how much the LFOs affect the
sound.)
P6: ---
P7: KARMA •Settings related to KARMA.
P8: Insert
Effects
•Select insert effects and make settings for
them. Specify send levels to the Master effects
and routing to the outputs.
P9:
Master
/
Total Effects
•Select Master send effects and Total effects,
and adjust their settings.
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