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The Settings Menu
Press the Settings button
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to open the Settings Menu (ten pages). This menu contains
a set of synth and system functions which, once set up, will not generally need to be
accessed on a regular basis. The Settings Menu includes Patch backup routines, MIDI and
pedal settings and the Oscillator Tuning Tables among other functions.
Note that the Settings Menu defines settings which are global for the synth, and are not
saved with individual Patches. However, it is possible to retain the current contents of
the Settings menu by opening the menu and pressing Save
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. This will ensure that the
settings (such as Tuning Tables, VelShape and Patch Memory Protection) are reinstated
after power-cycling. Note that saving Settings in this way will also save the current Patch as
a default, and this Patch will be re-loaded at the next power-up.
System pages:
SYSTEM 1/8
Protect Off h
Pickup Off
Brightness 64
SYSTEM 2/8
Msg Time 64 h
Version 0221
h Calibrate
Patch Memory Protection
Displayed as: Protect
Initial value: Off
Range of adjustment: On or Off
Setting Protect to On disables Peak’s Patch Save function: pressing Save will
generate the display message below:
Cannot Save Patch
This is a useful function if you need to be sure that Patches already saved (including factory
Patches) cannot be overwritten.
Pickup
Displayed as: Pickup
Initial value: Off
Range of adjustment: On or Off
The setting of Pickup allows the current physical position of Peak’s rotary controls to
be taken into account. When Pickup is Off, adjusting any of Peak’s rotary controls will
produce parameter change and an immediately audible effect. When set to On, the control
needs to be moved to the physical position corresponding to the value of the parameter
saved for the currently loaded Patch, and will only alter the parameter value once that
position is reached. For parameters with a range of 0 to 255, this means the 12 o’clock
position will correspond to a value of 127; for parameters with a range of -64 to +63, the
12 o’clock position will correspond to a value of zero.
Brightness
Displayed as: Brightness
Initial value: 64
Range of adjustment: 0 to 127
Adjusts the brightness of the OLED display.
Message Time
Displayed as: M sg Tim e
Initial value: 64
Range of adjustment: 0 to 127
M sg Tim e sets the time for which parameter values (and the saved value for the current
Patch) are displayed when a rotary control is adjusted. The maximum time (value = 127) is
equivalent to approx. 3 seconds.
OS version
Displayed as: Version
This is read-only data, and reports Peak’s OS (Operating System) version. This lets you
ensure that you have the most up-to-date OS installed.
Auto Calibration
Displayed as: Calibrate
Pressing the Row 3 button initiates a calibration routine which sets up the filters, VCAs
and distortion circuitry accurately. This will have been done at the factory and should not
need to be run again, but the routine has been included for good measure. The procedure
takes several minutes, and the synth should not be touched while in progress. Note that the
routine overrides the master volume control and sets it to maximum.
WARNING: The test generates various tones which will be present at the
synth’s outputs; we recommend you mute or turn off any external amplifier or
loudspeakers connected as these tones will be at full volume.
When the calibration routine is complete, the display shows:
Calibration Complete
Re-Power Now
Synth page:
SYNTH 3/10
VelShape 64 H
TuneCents +0
Transpose +0
Key Response
Displayed as: VelShape
Initial value: 64
Range of adjustment: 0 to 127
This parameter modifies the synth’s response to the velocity curve set on the controlling
keyboard. The default value of 64 results in a linear relationship between the velocity curve
and the synth’s response. Reducing the value will result in lighter key touches producing
a greater volume; a higher value results in the opposite. You can set the VelShape
parameter to suit your normal playing style.
Master Fine Tuning
Displayed as: TuneCents
Default value: 0
Range of adjustment: -50 to +50
This control adjusts the frequencies of all the Oscillators by the same small amount,
allowing you to fine-tune the whole synth to another instrument if necessary. The
increments are cents (1/100 of a semitone), and thus setting the value to ±50 tunes the
synth to a quarter-tone midway between two semitones. A setting of zero tunes keyboard
with the A above middle C at 440 Hz – i.e., standard Concert Pitch.
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