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The Synths
Each synth track employs a powerful and versatile synth engine. Circuit Tracks gives you a simple
user interface that allows you to conjure great sounds very rapidly. The synth section comes
loaded with 128 great factory patches to give you a wide range of sounds to start from.
This section of the User Guide discusses the synth features in greater detail.
Playing a Synth
The two synth tracks – Synth 1 and Synth 2 - operate identically. The only difference is the pad
colour – Synth 1 keys are illuminated violet and Synth 2 keys are pale green; the high and low
notes in each octave are a paler colour than the intermediate keys in both cases. This colour
coding is consistent in other Views.
To play a synth in real time, select one of the synth tracks Synth 1 or Synth 2
5
and then Note
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This places the grid in Note View for the selected synth. Note will illuminate in violet or pale green
according to which synth track is selected. The two lower rows of the grid constitute the synth
keyboard, while the two upper rows show the 16 steps of the pattern*. Note these are illuminated
pale blue apart from the “cursor”, which flashes white.
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Synth 1
selected
Synth 1 Drum 4Drum 3Drum 2Drum 1
Synth 2
MIDI 1
MIDI 2
Pattern display
Synth 1 keyboard
PLAY
Current step
pulses blue/white
*You can also have Patterns of up to 32 steps – see page 76.
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