MULTITIMBRAL PARTS
This section of DARKSTAR XP2 lets you to set up to five different sound sources on each program for multiple
voice generation. You can specify the number of voices, note range, transposition, MIDI channel and other
parameters for each individual sound so that for instance, a fat dirty bass sound can be played right alongside a
warm string sound simultaneously on the same keyboard. When connected to a MIDI sequencer you can really get
the maximum sound generating power out of DARKSTAR XP2 by setting each PART to different MIDI channels for
complex synthesizer layering.
The five [PART SELECT] buttons grouped beneath the joystick mixer are used to select the active PART for editing.
When a [PART] button indicator is on, any changes to the front panel controls and/or MENU functions will be
applied to that PART only.
To select another PART, press the required [PART] button as shown in the following example:
This feature allows you to transfer all parameter data (except the polyphony setting) from one PART
to another at the press of a button. As an example, if you create a great sound on PART 1, you can easily copy this
sound in its entirety to any number of other PARTS in the same program. By using the same MIDI channel and
note ranges for all PARTS the oscillators will sound simultaneously (in ‘unison’) when a note is struck. PART
copying is also useful for making new sounds from the basis of an original idea.
To copy a PART, first
the currently selected [PART] button (LED will flash), as shown in the
following example:
Now press the [PART] button which coincides with the desired destination, as shown below:
After copying, the original PART will still be selected. You can repeat this operation for other PARTS until the
polyphony is used up. Remember to save the program after editing has been completed.
PART COPY:
press and hold down
2
1
PART SELECT
3
5
4
Current PART = PART 1
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Operation
DARKSTAR XP2 - Poly Synth
2
1
PART SELECT
3
5
4
New PART = PART 4
2
2
1
1
PART SELECT
PART SELECT
3
3
5
5
4
4
Press and hold current PART button
Press and hold current PART button
PART indicator flashes
Press = PART 1 copied to PART 5
