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Program mode

This parameter determines what happens when more than
one note is being held down.

Low:

The lowest note will sound. Many vintage,

monophonic analog synths work this way

High:

The highest note will sound.

Last:

The most recently played note will sound.

Unison

[On, Off]

Unison can be used in

Mono

mode.

On (checked):

When Unison is on, the Program uses two or

more stacked, detuned voices to create a thick sound.

Use the

Number of Voices

and

Detune

parameters to set the

number of voices and amount of detuning, and the

Thickness

parameter to control the character of the

detuning.

Off (unchecked):

The Program plays normally.

Number of Voices

[2...6]

This controls the number of detuned voices that will be
played for each note when using

Unison

. It applies only

when

Unison

Detune

[00...99 cents]

Detune is available when

Unison

This parameter sets the tuning spread for the Unison voices,
in cents (1/100 of a semitone). The

Thickness

parameter,

below, controls how the voices are distributed across the
detune amount. When

Thickness

Off

, the voices are

distributed evenly, centered around the basic pitch.

For instance, let’s say that the

Number of voices

parameter

is set to

Detune

is set to

, and

Thickness

Off

Voice one will be detuned down by 12 cents, voice two will
not be detuned, and voice three will be detuned up by 12
cents.

As another example, let’s say that

Detune

is still set to

and

Thickness

is still

Off

, but

Number of voices

is set to

Voice one will still be detuned down by 12 cents, voice two
will be detuned down by 4 cents, voice three will be detuned
up by 4 cents, and voice 4 will be detuned up by 12 cents.

Thickness

[Off, 01...09]

Thickness is available when

Unison

This parameter controls the character of the detuning for the
unison voices.

Off:

Unison voices will be evenly distributed across the

Detune range, as shown above.

01–09:

Unison voices will be detuned in an asymmetric way,

increasing the complexity of the detune, and changing the
way in which the different pitches beat against one another.
This creates an effect similar to vintage analog synthesizers,
in which oscillators would frequently drift slightly out of
tune. Higher numbers increase the effect.

1–1c: Half-Damper Control

A half-damper pedal is a special type of continuous foot
pedal, such as the Korg DS-1H. In comparison to a standard
footswitch, half-damper pedals offer more subtle control of
sustain, which can be especially useful for piano sounds.

The M50 will automatically sense when a half-damper is
connected to the rear-panel DAMPER input. For proper
operation, you will also need to calibrate the pedal, using
the

Half Damper Calibration

command in the Global

menu.

The off and full-on positions of the half-damper work just
like a standard footswitch. In conjunction with the

Enable

Half-Damper

parameter, below, intermediate positions

allow a graduated control of sustain, similar to the damper
pedal of an acoustic piano.

Enable Half-Damper

[On, Off]

When this is

(checked), Half-Damper pedals, normal