General Music S2 Turbo, Owner'S Manual

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86 PRACTICAL GUIDE
10
R
EAL TIME
S
OUND EDITING
This chapter explains how to tweak (rapidly edit) some Sound parameters while perform-
ing, for example, a concert. The modifications described could be required for creative
purposes as well as for reasons of rendering the musing being played more suitable on
stage, otherwise considered perfect in the studio.
The S Series keyboard models are equipped with hardware Function Controllers. This
system of sliders and keys gives direct access to some of the more important parameters
of the Sounds assigned to the tracks and provides a means of instantly cancelling the real
time modifications made, by means of a “reset” function.
The rack model contains software Function Controllers, which allow a not so rapid but
nevertheless powerful access to the Sound parameters.
The modifications can be saved in the Performance and - eventually - to disk for future
use. Saving to the Performance is essential, to avoid cancelling the modifications when
you select a different or the same Performance (operations which would annul any modifi-
cation carried out).
The S2/S3 hardware Function Controllers
The Function Controllers are located on the extreme left of the S2/S3 control panel; they
consist of seven sliders and eight buttons identified by silk-screened numbers, letters and
parameter names.
VOLUME A B E F G
FUNCTION CONTROLLERS
PAN SHOW FILTER 1 FILTER 2 RELEASE VOLUME
MASTER
6 7 4 5 2 3 1 USER
C D
PANEL ATTACK
The Function Controllers have two operating modes:
a) if the led on the
USER
/
PANEL
button is off, the Function Controllers operate in
PANEL
mode (= as indicated on the control panel);
b) if the led on the
USER
/
PANEL
button is on, the Function Controllers operate in
USER
mode
(= user programmable).
Note:
The MASTER VOLUME
slider is not included as
one of the FUNCTION
CONTROLLERS.