Novation Xio - Front Panel Features

Front Panel Features
1. Octave Up/Down buttons – Transpose the keyboard up and down whole octaves when in Synth or
Controller mode. Also move the cursor left and right when naming Synth patches or Templates and
using the X-Gator
2. Line Out and Phones Vol – control the level of the signal at the Line Outputs and Headphones Output
on the Rear Panel, respectively
3. LCD Screen
4. PLAY button – changes between Synth and Controller modes
5. EDIT/COMPARE buttons – calls up EDIT Menus in MIDI Controlling mode. Also compares an edited
patch with saved settings in Synth mode
6. WRITE button – saves settings
7. GLOBAL button – calls up Global Menus (there are two of these in Synth mode)
8. Tmp/bank/page buttons – cycle through Templates in Controller mode and Banks in Synth mode.
Also move through different pages in Edit or Synth menus
9. Prog/data encoder – sends Program Change data (changes the onboard or software synth sound)
in either PLAY mode (in Synth or MIDI controller mode). Also scrolls through options on each menu
or Edit page
10. Menus/Audio button – pr
ess to select a Synth Menu with the buttons (lower LED will light) or pr
ess
and hold to change Audio settings with the knobs (upper LED will light). In MIDI Controlling Mode, the
Menus will be inactive, simply press once to change Audio settings with the knobs (upper LED will light)
11. Gr
oup A/B button – changes the function of the knobs in Synth Mode. Also cycles between Group A
knobs/buttons and Group B knobs/buttons in MIDI Controlling mode
12. 11 buttons – Edit Synth parameters, call up Synth Menus. Also fully assignable buttons in MIDI
Contr
olling mode
13. 11 knobs – Edit Synth parameters. Also fully assignable knobs in MIDI Contr
olling mode
14. Effect Select buttons – select the effect to be edited in synth mode and access preview mode in
both synth and template mode
15. Keyboard
16. X/Y T
ouchpad – Controls Filter (or other parameters) in Synth mode. Also 4 fully assignable controllers
(2 on x-axis and 2 on y-axis) in MIDI Controlling mode
17. Pitch/mod Joystick – Controls pitch-bend and modulation in Synth mode. Also fully assignable joystick
in MIDI Contr
olling mode
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