Features of the Forte and Forte7
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Category & Keypad
Depending on what mode you are in, the Category buttons on the Forte can be used for
selecting sounds via their category, or can be used as a numeric keypad for data entry.
Category
The Forte makes it easy to select sounds by instrument type in Program mode. The 20
Category buttons are clearly labelled for you to choose easily. If a Category button is lit, you
are currently in that selected Category.
Also, while in Multi Edit Mode with the Zone Program selected, the Category buttons will
behave as they do in Program mode allowing you to select sounds by Category.
Keypad
In Program Mode, press the Keypad button to toggle between Category and Keypad
functionality. If the Keypad button LED is lit, the category buttons will function as a
numeric keypad. In Program Mode you can use the keypad function to select a Program
by typing an ID number followed by the Enter button. The white print on the Category
buttons indicates their secondary alphanumeric functions when used for data entry.
If the Keypad button LED is lit in Program Mode, the list of Programs is sorted by ID
number only, instead of by Category and ID. Using the Alpha Wheel or Previous/ Next
buttons will select the previous or next used Program ID, regardless of category.
When saving files with Forte, or naming your Programs & Multis, the +/- button switches
the alphanumeric buttons between lowercase and uppercase text.
