ABOUT PERFORMANCES
A Performance is a more complex arrangement where several Programs can be used at once. This allows the creation of much
more complex sounds that are either layered together to create a “Fatter” sound or a Split of 2 or more sounds on the keyboard. In
fact a Performance consists of up to 6 “Parts”. Each one of the parts can have its own Program & as explained before this means
each “Part” has its own Effects Section & Arpeggiator. This means it is possible to layer up to 6 Programs or create a 6 way split of
different sounds across the keyboard or any combination of the two. Below are some examples.
As can be seen in the Performance Layer example there are 2 Pad Programs layered together over the entire range of the key-
board. Playing any one note will play both the sounds on that note. As can be seen in the Velocity Crossfade example playing the
keyboard softly will mean Pad 1 is heard, playing the keyboard hard & Pad 2 will be heard, playing the keyboard with medium feel
will produce a mixture of Pad 1 & Pad 2.
As can be seen in the Performance Split example, play the higher end of the keyboard & Pad 1will be heard. Play the low end &
Pad 2 will be heard. Additionally to this it can be seen that different Arpeggiators are assigned to the Lower & Upper parts of the
keyboard. Both of these can be played at the same time.
As can be seen the Performance Multiple example is much more complex, a Performance can have 6 “Parts”, in this case all 6
have been used. The lower half of the keyboard is a 3 way layer of Programs. There is a Pad, a Bass & an Arpeggiated 303
sound. These all sound at the same time when a note is pressed within their range. A little further up the keyboard a Brass sound
has been assigned. Further up the keyboard still 2 Arpeggiated sounds are assigned. They are arranged in a Velocity crossfade so
that playing the keyboard in this range softly produces a Spike sound with an Arpeggiation & playing it heavily produces a Bell
sound with a different Arpeggiation. To set the split points use the “Range” Parameter to specify over which “Range” of notes the
selected “Part” will sound. To set the velocity crossfades use the “Velocity Curve” Parameter to specify how the selected “Part” will
respond to velocity.
Performance mode is also the mode in which you can use the Nova “Multitimbrally”. This allows the Nova to play up to 6 different
sounds simultaneously on 6 different MIDI Channels. Each “Part” of a Performance can have a separate MIDI channel setting. This
is how you use the Nova Multitimbrally.
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