Rodgers W-5000, User Manual

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Chapter 3
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OK, suppose you want to assign the Tone 'Hyper Alto' to the [PIANO 2] button in the UPPER Tone select
section:
Ê Press the [PIANO 2] button in the UPPER section.
Ë
Select the Tone 'Hyper Alto' (Program Number 66, Bank Number 8 in the Synth Tone map).
Do this by pressing the [++] button (which moves you in jumps of eight) until you reach Program
Number 65, then increase the Program Number to 66 by pressing the [+] button. Now press [NEXT]
to move the cursor to the Bank field. Press [+] and Bank 8 is selected. (Again, don't worry that the
Bank numbers don't increase in simple numeric order, it's just the way things are!)
Ì That's it! 'Hyper Alto' is now assigned to the [PIANO 2] button. Press any other Tone button in the
UPPER section, play a few notes, then go back to [PIANO 2]; 'Hyper Alto' will be there! (Note,
however, that unless you save your custom Tone map by storing it in a Preset (see page 58), the
default (factory) Tone map will be in effect whenever you power up the instrument.)
NOTE: You probably wouldn't want to put a saxophone sound under a Piano button (it would likely
be better to put it under one of the Reed buttons), but the flexibility is there.
By assigning the Tones you use most often to specific Tone buttons, you'll be able to instantly recall them
without having to dig through layers of Program and Bank Numbers. In this way, you can configure the
entire instrument to suit your particular tastes and requirements.
MORE PERFORMANCE FUNCTIONS
In addition to the Tone select buttons, each of the UPPER, LOWER and BASS sections also contain a
number of performance-related controls.
[DRAWBAR PRESET] BUTTONS
(UPPER; LOWER; BASS)
UPP
ER
Each section (UPPER, LOWER and BASS) contains a [CURRENT DRAWBAR] button - a button which
activates the Tone-Wheel generator for the corresponding section. When this button is lit, you can use the
drawbars to create real-time changes in the sound produced.
Well suppose you come across a killer sound that you don't want to lose. What do you do? You could write
down the drawbar settings but that would be impractical. Instead, you can instantly save that current setting
using a [DRAWBAR PRESET] button. (Note that the UPPER and LOWER sections each have three
[DRAWBAR PRESET] buttons ([A], [B] and [C]), and the BASS section has just one.) Try the following
example.