also turns into a menu when you click it; and by sending the instrument a
MIDI Bank Select message.
The File Controls are used for all File-related operations. The Load button
opens a dialog that lets you select a file for loading. The Previous and Next
buttons allow you to traverse a list of CronoX 3 presets. The Save button
allows you to save the current preset settings.
The settings of all sections are saved with the preset. The CronoX 3 loads
and saves all of its presets directly to hard disk so your computer's RAM
does not limit the number of available presets.
The Voices control is used to set the number of voices ("polyphony")
available. The maximum polyphony is 32. A variety of settings are available
for polyphony. These include "mono", "2" to "12" and "all". One thing that
may be confusing is the "mono" setting. It can be explained as follows. Say
that you hold down one key and then press and release a second key. In
the case of the "mono" voice setting, the first note will sound, and then the
second note sounds. When the second note is released
the first note
sounds again
. This creates a "pedal tone" effect.
The "Precision" control can be used to set the accuracy of the CronoX 3's
signal generation. When the "Precision" control is set to less than 100%
small inaccuracies are introduced into the waveform at various points in the
CronoX 3's signal chain. This is useful if you're trying to replicate the
warmth of an old analog synthesizer. Precision can be set in a range from
85% to 100%.
Glide
The Glide or "portamento" section allows you to set the CronoX 3's
portamento parameters. "Glide" continuously changes the pitch from one
note to the next, connecting the notes and letting you smoothly "glide" from
one to the other.
The Glide section has three controls: the Glide button, the Auto Bend
control, and the Time/Rate control.
The Time/Rate control has two settings: Time and Rate. These settings
determine the manner in which the pitch of one note moves to that of the
next note. When set to "Time", it takes a constant amount of time to move
from one note to the next. In this case it will take the same amount of time
to reach the destination pitch regardless of whether the preceding notes are
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