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The Ribbon in Multi mode
You can instantly set the ribbon so that it
affects the Upper and Lower parts the same
way: just select Both parts (press [UPPER]
and [LOWER] at the same time), then press
[RIBBON] and use Control knob 1 to set the
mode. When first selected, PitchBend and
Theremin modes impose identical responses
on each part. Their responses to Theremin
mode can diverge afterward by altering
specific settings for the Upper / Lower parts
individually.
And you could set the Upper to Theremin
mode and the Lower to PitchBend, for
example, or set both to Theremin mode and
use different scales, etc. This flexibility allows
for a lot of experimentation, and above all, a
lot of fun!
The per-part response to the Mod Only setting
depends entirely on whether the ribbon is
used as a mod source for one or both of the
Upper / Lower patches, where it is routed,
what the mod amounts are, etc. These settings
could be similar or radically different. The
beauty of Upper / Lower patch independence
is that you can dial in exactly the ribbon
response you want for each part.
MIDI and Multis
The Upper and Lower parts can be configured
to send and respond to different MIDI
channels if you like. This is done on System
Setup
You can choose a
separate MIDI channel for Single mode on the
same page (i.e., TXGlobal).
Note that the MIDI Transmit channels are
mutually exclusive. For example, if TXGlobal =
1, that value is hidden for TX Lo and TX Up; if
TX Lo and TX Up are set to channels 1 and 2,
respectively, that value is hidden for TXGlobal.
All three can be set to Off, in which event no
MIDI data is sent via MIDI or USB.
The Upper/Lower Receive channels are also
mutually exclusive; if a value is selected for
RX Lo that value is hidden for RX Up, and vice
versa. Note that RXGlobal can be set to Omni,
which means that Single and Multi modes will
respond to MIDI data on all MIDI channels.
When RX Lo and RX Up = Off, Multi mode
responds to the RX Global channel as if it were
being played by the keyboard, complete with
identical KeySplits, VelSplits, and crossfade.
More about Multi Mode
When you enter Multi mode the capabilities
of the Hydrasynth Deluxe are more than
doubled. This is truly a situation when “the
whole is greater than the sum of the parts.”
Upper / Lower outputs
The entire sound of the Hydrasynth Deluxe
is available at the Main/Upper outputs: the
Upper and Lower parts with all of their effects.
But if you’d like to have independent outputs
for the Upper and Lower parts, simply plug a
pair of cables into the Lower L/R outputs as
well. The Lower part is automatically routed
to those outputs when both cables are
connected.
This unleashes a host of audio routing options:
Upper to front, Lower to rear, complementary
patches and effects, pads and arpeggios that
circle the room...a person could get lost in the
music. That’s what it’s all about for us.
Initialize Multi / Upper / Lower
In addition to all the ways
can be used, the following levels of
initialization are available. Starting in Multi
Mode:
1. Hold [INIT] and press [UPPER] to initialize
the Upper part. Press [INIT] again to
confirm. If the Upper part is already
selected, simply press [INIT] twice.
2. Hold [INIT] and press [LOWER] to initialize
the Lower part. Press [INIT] again to
confirm. If the Lower part is already
selected, simply press [INIT] twice.