GENERAL PARAMETERS
There are four general playback parameters - MASTER TUNE, PITCH BEND RANGE,
KEYBOARD VELOCITY SENSITIVITY and KEYBOARD BALANCE. These parameters will
always apply to the entire keyboard. You needn't adjust them every time you turn the Mirage on
- they will automatically come up as default values. If you want, you can change these settings
and save the new values to diskette (Param. 14). Then you can later use that diskette to "boot"
the Mirage, and your new values for these parameters will be loaded in automatically, as part of
the operating system.
21 / MASTER TUNE
The MASTER TUNE will automatically set itself (default) to A440 (VALUE 50). It is adjustable
over a five semitone range in increments of 1/20 semitone.
22 / PITCH BEND RANGE
The PITCH BEND RANGE will automatically set itself (default) to whole step (VALUE 2). It is
adjustable over a two octave range, (one octave up, one octave down) in increments of one
semitone.
23 / KEYBOARD VELOCITY SENSITIVITY
The KEYBOARD VELOCITY SENSITIVITY will automatically set itself (default) to the touch of
the average player (VALUE 30). Players with a heavier than average touch should use the
lower values and players with a light touch should use the higher values.
24 / KEYBOARD BALANCE
The KEYBOARD BALANCE will automatically set equal levels for the upper and lower halves of
the keyboard (VALUE 32), The parameter works very much like a pan pot with the higher
numbers favoring the upper keyboard and lower numbers favoring the lower keyboard.
SAVING SOUNDS AND PROGRAMS
As with a synthesizer, any sound you load into the Mirage can be modified extensively using the
playback parameters. Before too long (probably later this evening), you'll want to save the
programs you've personally created, or samples you've made. To do that, you'll need a blank
Formatted Diskette.
Formatted diskettes (which you can create yourself using the Formatting Program that came with
the Mirage) have the same set-up as Ensoniq Sound Diskettes. Each one can store three sounds,
