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Keyboard/Ensemble: Key/Velocity Range
Keyboard/Ensemble: Key/Velocity Range
This page lets you program a key and dynamic (velocity) range
for each of the Keyboard tracks.
Key range is useful to create a set of Keyboard tracks playing in
different zones of the keyboard. For example, you may have
french horns and woodwinds playing in the center range of the
keyboard, while only woodwinds play on the higher range.
Velocity range is useful to create a sound made of up to three
dynamic layers, assigning each of the Upper tracks to a different
dynamic range.
As an example, you may assign the El.Piano 1 Program to the
Upper 1, and the El.Piano 2 Program to the Upper 2 track. Then,
set Upper 1 to [Bottom=0, Top=80], and Upper 2 to [Bot-
tom=81, Top=127]. The El.Piano 1 will play when playing softer,
the El.Piano 2 when playing louder.
Top/Bottom Key (Key Range)
This parameter pair sets the Top and Bottom key range for the
track.
C-1…G9 Selected key.
Top/Bottom Vel. (Velocity Range)
This parameter pair sets the Top and Bottom dynamic range for
the track.
0 Lowest velocity value.
127 Highest velocity value.
Play/Mute icon
Track’s play/mute status.
Play status. The track can be heard.
Mute status. The track cannot be heard.
Keyboard/Ensemble: Ensemble
This page lets you program the Ensemble function. This func-
tion harmonizes the right-hand melody (played in realtime)
using the recognized chords of the left-hand.
Note: The Ensemble function only works in Style Play mode, with
the Split keyboard mode.
Ensemble
Harmonization type.
Duet Adds a single note to the melody.
Close Adds a closed-position chord to the melody.
Open 1 Adds an open-position chord to the melody.
Open 2 As the above, but with a different algorithm.
Block Block harmonization – very typical of jazz music.
Power Ensemble
Adds a fifth and an octave to the melody, as heard
in hard rock.
Fourths LO Adds a series of fourths under the melody.
Fourths UP As the above, but with notes added over the mel-
ody.
Fifths This adds a series of Fifths under the original
note.
Octave Adds one or more octaves to the melody.
Dual This option adds to the melody line a second
note, at a fixed interval set with the “Note”
parameter. When selecting this option, a transpo-
sition value appears (-24…+24 semitones to the
original note).
Brass Typical Brass section harmonization.
Reed Typical Reed section harmonization.
Trill When two notes are played on the keyboard, this
option trills them. If three or more notes are
played, only the last two are trilled. You can set
the trill speed by using the Tempo parameter (see
below).
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