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Program Mode

Algorithm Basics

Velocity Tracking

Apositivevalueforvelocitytrackingwillraisethepitchasyoutriggernoteswithhigherattack

velocities.Thisisgreatforgettingatraceofdetuningbasedonyourattackvelocity,especiallyin

drumprograms,whereyoucanmakethepitchofthedrumsamplesriseslightlywithhigher‐

velocity

NoteOns,justasdrumsdowhenyoustrikethemharder.Negativevalueswilllower

thepitchasyouincreasetheattackvelocity.

Programmable Parameters

Source 1 (Src1)

ThisparametertakesitsvaluefromalonglistofcontrolsourcesincludingeveryMIDIcontrol

number,ahostofLFOs,ASRs,envelopesandotherprogrammablesources.

Src1worksintandemwiththeparameterbeneathitonthepage:Depth.Chooseacontrolsource

fromthelistforSrc1,thenset

avalueforDepth.WhenthecontrolsourceassignedtoSrc1isat

itsmaximum,thepitchwillbealteredtothefulldepthyouset.Forexample,ifyousetSrc1to

MWheel,andsetDepthto1200ct,thepitchwillriseasyoupushthe ModWheel

uponyour

PC3KorMIDIcontroller,reachingamaximumof1200ct(12semi tones, orone octave).

Source 2 (Src2)

Thisone’sevenmoreprogram m able. LikeSrc1,youchooseacontrolsourcefromthelist.But

insteadofsettingafixeddepth,youcansetaminimumandmaximumdepth,thenassign

anothercontrolsourcetodeterminehowmuchdepthyouget.Trythisexample.(MakesureSrc1

issetto

OFFfirst,sothetwosourcesdon’tinteract.)StartwithProgram199,andpressEdit.

PressthePITCHsoftbuttontoselectthePITCHpage. Setthe Src2parameter toavalueofLFO1,

thensettheMinimumDepthparameterto100ct,andMaximumDepthto1200ct

.Thensetthe

DepthControlparametertoMWheel.ThisletsyouusetheModWheeltovarythedepthofthe

oscillationinpitchgeneratedbytheLFO.

Now,whentheModWheelisdow n,thepitchwilloscillatebetweenasemitone(100ct)upanda

semitonedown(the

defaultwaveformforLFO1isasinewave,whichgoespositiveand

negative).WiththeModWheelup,thepitchwilloscillatebetweenanoctaveupandanoctave

down.

SincetheModWheelisacontinuouscontrol,youcanachieveanyamountofdepthcontrol

betweentheminimumandmaximum.

IfyouhadsettheDepthControltoSustain,forexample,

thenyou’dgetonlytwolevelsofdepthcontrol:themaximum(1200cents)withyourMIDI

controller’ssustainpedaldown,ortheminimum(100cents)withthesustainpedalup.

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