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Poly: The program will play polyphonically, allowing you
play chords.
Mono: The program will play monophonically, producing
only one note at a time.
Poly
Poly Legato [Off, On]
Poly Legato is available when the Voice Assign Mode is set
to Poly . This option applies only to EXi which include
sample playback.
Legato means to play note so that they are smooth and
connected; the next note is played before the last note is
released. This is the opposite of playing detached.
On (checked): When you play with legato phrasing, only
the first notes in the phrase (within the first 30ms) will use
the normal Multisample Start Point, as set by the Start Point
Offset parameter. The rest of the notes will use the Legato
Start Point.
Off (unchecked): Notes will always use the setting of the
Start Point Offset, regardless of whether you play legato or
detached.
With some Multisamples, Poly Legato may not have any
effect.
Single Trigger [Off, On]
Single Trigger is available when the Voice Assign Mode is
set to Poly .
On (checked): When you play the same note repeatedly, the
previous note will be silenced before the next note is
sounded, so that the two do not overlap.
Off (unchecked): When you play the same note repeatedly,
the notes will overlap.
Mono
Mono Legato [Off, On]
This is available when the Voice Assign Mode is set to
Mono .
Legato means to play note so that they are smooth and
connected; the next note is played before the last note is
released. This is the opposite of playing detached.
When Mono Legato is On, the first note in a legato phrase
will sound normally, and then subsequent notes will have a
smoother sound, for more gentle transitions between the
notes.
The Mode parameter, below, switches between two different
Mono Legato effects, each of which achieves this
smoothness in a different way. See the description of that
parameter for more details.
On (checked): When you play with legato phrasing, the
notes within a legato phrase will sound smoother, according
to the setting of the
Mode parameter, below.
Off (unchecked): Legato phrasing will produce the same
sound as detached playing.
Mode [Normal, Use Legato Offset]
This parameter is available only when Mono Legato is On .
Normal: When you play legato, the envelopes and LFOs
(and samples, if the EXi supports samples) will not be reset.
Instead, only the pitch of the oscillator will change. This
setting is particularly effective for wind instruments and
analog synth sounds.
When used with EXi which support samples, the pitch
may occasionally be incorrect, depending on which
multisample you play, and where on the keyboard you
play.
Use Legato Offset: This applies only to EXi which support
samples. When you play legato, all but the first note will use
the Multisample’s Legato Start Point, instead of the one set
by the Start Offset parameter. This will be most effective for
Multisamples with specifically designed Legato Offset
points; for some Multisamples, it may have no effect.
Envelopes and LFOs will still be reset, as they are with
detached playing.
Priority [Low, High, Last]
Priority is available when the Voice Assign Mode is set to
Mono .
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.
Max # of Notes
Max # of Notes [Dynamic, 1…16]
Dynamic is the default. With this setting, you can play as
many notes as the system allows.
1-16 lets you limit the maximum number of notes played by
the Program. You can use this to:
• Model the voice-leading of vintage synthesizers, such as
the Polysix
• Control the resources required by individual Programs in
COMBINATION and SEQUENCER modes
Max # of Notes applies only when the main Voice Assign
Mode is set to Poly . If Mono is selected, this is grayed out.
This setting does not limit the Unison Number of Voices
parameter. For instance, if Max # of Notes is set to 6 , and
Unison Number of Voices is set to 3 , you can play up to 6
notes, each with 3 Unison voices.
If there are two EXi in the Program, the Max # of Notes
applies equally to both. For instance, if Max # of Notes is set
to 4 , you can play up to 4 notes on each EXi .
Unison
Unison [On, Off]
Unison can be used in both Mono and Poly modes.
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. If Unison is
Off , then all of its associated parameters are grayed out.