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AFX Mode
AFX Mode allows multiple variations of patch parameters to be assigned to individual keys. This
enables the user to effectively have a different patch on each key, bringing even more extensive
possibilities to the Bass Station II. You could begin with your favourite patch and introduce subtle
changes as you advance up the keyboard, prebuild drum sounds and assign them to given keys, use
the Arpeggiator to structure overlays or even create full tracks entirely from the Bass Station II.
Overlays
An overlay contains a list of parameter values that are loaded on top of the patch. As soon as a key
with an overlay is pressed, the parameter values stored in an overlay are recalled.
Overlays are arranged into banks of 25. Each bank of 25 overlays is positioned over the 25 notes of
the two initial octaves of the BSII keyboard (when octave set to 0, C2 to C4). There are 8 banks of
overlays, any of which can be loaded on top of any patch.
By default, no overlays are selected in each patch. To select a bank of overlays, hold
Function
and
press the
Arp-Swing
key twice. Using the Patch < and > buttons, choose from o-0 (no overlays), and
o-[1-8] (overlay banks 1-8).
To modify an overlay, press and hold the desired key and make some changes to the controls. The
key will then exhibit the changes applied when pressed, all other keys will remain unaffected.
The banks of overlays are independent of the patches, allowing any bank of overlays to be recalled
on any patch. For example, you can make changes to the overlays in bank 1 when using patch 1 and
then recall the overlays in bank 1 on top of any other patch. The changes in bank 1 will then be
applied to the selected patch, creating new variations on the patch.
By default, banks 1-4 contain preset overlays and banks 5-8 are left blank. When assigning a blank
bank of overlays to a patch, the patch ‘underneath’ the overlay will be heard when first pressing a
key.
Saving Overlays
Each bank of overlays must be saved individually. To do this, go to the overlay selection menu (by
pressing Fu Arp-Swing twice) and press Save.
Any unsaved changes will be erased when changing an overlay bank. Changing patches may
introduce a change to a different overlay bank.
The selected overlay bank is saved within the synth patch.
Individual overlays can only be saved as part of a bank. For individual overlay export, see the sysex
support section
