AAS ULTRA ANALOG VA-3, Руководство пользователя

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7.2 The MIDI LED 73
For more information on sounds, sound packs, and the sound manager, please refer to Chap-
ter 4.
7.2 The MIDI LED
The MIDI LED is located on the left of the utility section just below the product name. The LED
blinks when the synthesizer receives MIDI signal. If the application is not receiving MIDI signal,
make sure that the host sequencer is sending MIDI to
Ultra Analog VA-3 . If you are running in
standalone mode, make sure that the MIDI controller you wish to use is well connected to your
computer and that it is selected as explained in Chapter 8.
7.3 View Selector
The utility section includes, just below the sound display, tabs labelled Home , Browser , Editor , and
Settings which are used to switch between the main views of Ultra Analog VA-3 .
For a general description of these views, please refer to chapter 2.
7.4 The Layer Mixer
The layer mixer, shown in Figure 43, includes general controls which can be applied to each layer.
It is also where the output level of each layer and the master output is monitored and adjusted using
the different level meters and
Gain sliders.
Each layer can be named using a label. In order to edit a label, click on it and type on the
computer keyboard. Once a name has been entered, hit the Return key or click outside the label in
order to deselect this region.
A layer can be switched on or off by clicking on the power switch icon located just before
its label. Switching off a layer not only mutes its output but completely deactivates the synthesis
engine of the layer. Note that in this case, the split layer feature of the keyboard is also deactivated.
Each layer can also be muted or soloed by using the
M
and
S
buttons respectively. The level of a
layer is adjusted using the corresponding Gain slider. The volume is adjusted by click-holding the
mouse on the cursor and moving it. A specific level can also be reached at once by clicking directly
on the slider rail. Note that it is possible to move the cursor of both layer by the same amount. In
order to move the sliders together shift-click on a slider and move it. Finally the
Master level slider
is also duplicated on the utility section so that it is always available even when the layer mixer is
hidden.
The Pan knob is used to position the output of a layer in stereo space by adjusting the relative
amplitude of signals sent to the left and right channels. When in its leftmost position, signal is only
sent to the left channel while in its rightmost position signal is only sent to the right channel. When
in its center position, an equal amount of signal is sent to both channels.