7.2 Sensitivity Knob
This is the master sensitivity control and affects all the keys equally no matter which patch
you are in. It can be used to adapt the Xylosynth’s playing characteristics to your playing
style and choice of mallets. At its lowest setting it will be very hard to achieve full 127
velocity. At its highest setting it will be very hard to achieve a velocity of 1. In effect the
sensitivity control can act as a volume control knob 'on the fly'. Starting with the sensitivity
knob at its maximum setting and striking a key to the hardest you are likely to play, turn the
knob anticlockwise. When the sound heard starts to drop from your sound source stop
turning the sensitivity knob. Setting the knob to about a third seems to give most people
the best dynamic range. We strongly advise you use rubber core mallets to give a good
dynamic range, to keep the acoustic contact sound minimal and to protect the sensors.
8.0 Display
The new Mk7 Xylosynth is using the latest technology OLED display so we can show more
information to the player. When you are 'performing' there are 2 choices. You can either
have the Patch screen showing where you can scroll through a long list of all the Patches
or the Song List screen showing where you can scroll through a select list of patches that
you have chosen for the song list. The instrument will arrive in patch mode with a shortcut
to song list mode by pressing the 'save' button (press 'save' again to get back to patch
mode).
PATCH CONTROL SCREEN
SONG LIST CONTROL SCREEN
next patch on list →
no.of song on list →
no. of song list →
You can customize the screen brightness (see 9.1).
When you change patch, the next sound will be heard immediately but the screen
takes a fraction of a second to catch up.
PROGRAMMING SECTION
9.0 Introduction to Programing
8
HARPSICORD
CHAN 01
PITCH
PATCH
PRG 007
NOTE C3
007
BANK 01
MIDI 048
HARPSICORD
011►
PITCH
PATCH
SONG 01
NOTE C3
007
LIST 01
MIDI 048
