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Performance Features
Layering and Splitting
How AutoSplit Works
WeÕll go through the same procedure again, explaining whatÕs going on with each step. If you
want to follow along, start by pressing
Internal Voices
twice to return to Internal Voices mode.
Program
000 Classical Grand
should appear in the display. Notice the four zone buttons:
Zone 1 is active (the LED in the
Zone 1
button is green), while Zones 2Ð4 are muted (orange
LEDs).
1. Press
Layer
(
Zone 2
). The Þrst thing to notice is that youÕre in MIDI Setups mode. ThatÕs
because you now have two active zones, and as you know, you canÕt have more than one
zone in Internal Voices mode (because Internal Voices mode is based on the internal setup,
which has only one zone.) Consequently the PC2 automatically switches to MIDI Setups
mode so that it can activate Zone 2. Notice that the LED for Zone 2 is green, conÞrming
that Zone 2 is active.
As soon as you press
Layer
, Zone 2 becomes active, and whatever program is assigned to
Zone 2 gets layered with the piano. As it happens, the strings program is already selected
for Zone 2. ThatÕs because itÕs the program most recently assigned to Zone 2 (the Þrst time
we went through this exercise). If you had selected a different setup before returning to
Internal Voices mode, youÕd most likely see a different program in Zone 2 now.
Zone 2 is also the
current
zone, which we know from the information in the top line of the
display (whichever zone number you see is the current zone). Incidentally, the word
auto
means that the AutoSplit feature is on (if it werenÕt, none of this would work).
2. Press Sound Select Button
9
(
Strings
). OK, you didnÕt need to in this case, but pretend that
you did. In Step 1 we created the layer by activating Zone 2; now weÕve assigned a
program to it.
3. Press
Split
(
Zone 3
). The PC2 automatically splits the keyboard at a predetermined point
(itÕs called the AutoSplit Key, and by default itÕs G
#
3, although you can change it).
Zones 1 and 2 play above the AutoSplit Key. Zone 3 becomes active (and becomes the
current zone), and whatever program is assigned to Zone 3 plays below the AutoSplit
Key.
4. Press Sound Select Button
14
(
Bass
). In Step 3 we created the split by activating Zone 3
below the AutoSplit Key; now weÕve assigned a program to it.
5. Press
Split Layer
(
Zone 4
).Zone 4 becomes active (and becomes the current zone), and
whatever program is assigned to Zone 4 gets layered with the bass.
6. Press Sound Select Button
15
(
Drums
). In Step 5 we created the layer by activating Zone 4
and layering it with Zone 3; now weÕve assigned a program to it.
Saving Quick Layers and Splits
With practice, you can use AutoSplit to create layers and splits in seconds, which is a great
performance feature. If you come up with something you like, you might as well save it for
future use.
1. Press
Store
(in the Functions region of the front panel). The display looks something like
this, prompting you to save the setup at the lowest-available ID in the User bank for
setups:
Save|setup|129?
A01|Setup|129
