Multi Edit Mode
The Controller Destination List
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Shift Key Number, Shift Key (ShKeyNum, ShiftKey)
These controller destinations allow you to play musical scales and single note patterns on any
programmable continuous controller in a Multi, without the need of playing the physical
keys of the keyboard. These features are especially useful for playing fast arpeggiations. These
destinations only work when combined with other destinations and features, so be sure to
read this whole section to gain a complete understanding.
Shift Key Number (ShKeyNum, controller destination 176) works in a similar way to
Key Number (KeyNum, controller destination 134). Both controllers basically generate a
monophonic stream of notes. The difference is that Key Number plays through all notes
chromatically, while Shift Key Number only plays notes relative to a Shift Pattern.
For example, when controlling Shift Key Number from a slider, notes are triggered from
a Shift Pattern in forwards order as you move the slider up, and backwards order as you
move the slider down. If in our zone we have selected the Shift Pattern 2: minor, the notes
being played by the slider will be only the root, the minor third and fifth in the chosen key,
triggering notes in any octave up and down the keyboard. (See Shift Key below for details on
selecting the root note and octave.)
Selecting The Desired Notes:
You must select a Shift Pattern for the desired zone in order for Shift Key Number to have an
effect. To select a Shift Pattern for the current zone in a Multi, enter the Multi editor, go to
the Arpeggiator 1 page and set Arp Mode to Classic. Select a Shift Pattern from the ShiftPatt
field. If using multiple zones, a different pattern can be selected for each. The ShiftPatt field
is usually used with the arpeggiator, but can also be used in combination with the controller
destinations Shift Key Note, Shift Key, and Key Velocity. These destinations can use a zone’s
Shift Pattern whether the arpeggiator is on or off without conflict. For more information on
Shift Patterns such as editing and saving, see
Shift Pattern (ShiftPatt) on page 7-62
. (Note
that the ShiftPatt Up or Down options, as well as any of the arpeggiator parameters other
than ShiftPatt do not have an effect on Shift Key Number.) You can also set controllers to
destination 171 (ShiftPatt) to select a pattern from the current bank of 128 shift patterns,
and destination 172 (ShiftPBank) to select a bank from banks of 128 shift patterns each.
Selecting The Desired Velocity:
In order to have a note sound when using Shift Key Number, you first need to send a Key
Velocity message (KeyVel, controller destination 135) with a non zero velocity. You must
set a controller to this destination, it’s useful to set a slider or other continuous controller in
order to control velocity while playing. The next notes to be triggered by Shift Key Number
will be played with the last received KeyVel velocity. One note triggered by these controllers
sounds until another note is triggered or until a KeyVel message with velocity 0 is sent.
