Features of the Forte and Forte7
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The LEDs of the Transpose buttons indicate whether the current Program is transposed up
(Tra LED is lit) or transposed down (Transpose – LED is lit). When there is no
transposition, neither Transpose button is lit.
Variation Button
The Variation Button is a MIDI controller (default MIDI CC#29) that is programmed in
most Programs to modify the sound, such as adding a pad sound, changing the effects or
some other variation suited to changing with a switch.
For KB3 programs, the Variation Button controls the Rotary Speaker speed, switching
between fast and slow.
Tap Tempo Button
The Tap Tempo button is a dedicated button you can use in any mode to set the Forte’s
tempo. When the button is being tapped to set the tempo, a message appears on the screen
indicating the current tempo. The message will disappear after a few seconds. The Tap Tempo
button is useful for controlling the rate of tempo synced effects, such as Delay. Many factory
Programs use effects Chains containing tempo synced effects.
Save Button
The Save button is located beneath the “Save” label on the left side of the LCD screen.
In Program Mode, pressing the Save button saves the current position of the sliders, switches
and wheels as a User Program. (See Save User Programs on page 6-24.)
In Multi Mode, pressing the Save button saves a copy of the current Multi. The copy is saved
with the states of the Multi Zone Mute buttons but does not include the current state of
the physical controllers (i.e. moved Sliders, Mod Wheel etc.). Other controller states can be
edited in Multi Edit Mode. (See Saving a User Multi on page 8-18).
The Save button’s LED is illuminated once you have made changes to the current Program or
Multi to indicate that the Program or Multi has changed.
