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Utility Section and Layer Mixer
Each layer can also be transposed independently using the
Tune
controls. The adjustments
are relative to the general tuning of the synthesizer which is specified in the
Settings
window as
explained above. This control is composed of two numbers separated by a dot. The first number
indicates a value in semi-tones while the second one indicates a value in cents (one hundredth of a
semi- tone). The amount of transposition can be adjusted by click-dragging upward or downward
on the semi-tone and cent controls. Double clicking on these controls brings back their value to
zero.
Figure 43: The layer mixer.
Clicking on the ellipsis icon to the right of each layer label opens a menu with a list of com-
mands which can be applied to a layer.
The
Copy
and
Paste
commands are used to copy the settings of an entire layer and apply it to
the other layer of the same sound or any other sound.
The
Load
command is used to open the layer preset window which displays a list of user saved
layer presets. These can be layers which are used often in the creation of new sounds. By default,
this list includes a list of AAS factory basic layers which can be used as init presets or a basis for
new layers. The
Save
command is used to add new layers to this list of user saved presets. Note
that layer presets can be renamed and deleted in the layer preset window.
The
Browse
command is also used to load layer parameters into a layer slot but from layers
used in other sounds rather than from the list of user saved layer presets. This command opens the
layer browser allowing one to select layers from sounds in the different available sound packs. For
more information on the layer browser, please refer to section 4.6.
The
Swap
command is used swap the content of Layer A and B of a sound which can be useful
for testing different mix and panning settings.
Finally, the
Layer Settings
command is used to activate or deactivate the effect of pitch bend
and sustain pedal on a given layer as well as that of the different macro controls. By default, all
these control signals are active for a given layer. When one is filtered-out, the box with the ellipsis
icon to the right of the layer label becomes yellow.
7.4.1
Level Meter
The level meters allow one to monitor peak and RMS (root means square) level of the left (L) and
right (R) output channels from the synthesizer. As a limiter is located at the output of
Ultra Analog
VA-3
, it is important to make sure that the amplitude of the signal remains within values that ensure
that no distortion is introduced in the signal at the output.
