always with a stereo jack (two black bands). Some expression pedals also have digital
functionality because you can switch off the potentiometer so the pedal acts like a digital
on/off pedal. The Wernick pedals now have stereo jacks so their simple on/off functionality
will also work in inputs 1-4 to perform a basic +1 -1 duty but it doesn't turn them into
expression pedals, you need a potentiometer in them for that. So the specially adapted
Wernick pedals
(digital but with a stereo jack) can be used in
all 7
inputs.
On/Off (digital) pedals can be 'normally open'or 'normally closed' (or switchable). If you
plug your pedals in first
and power up the instrument the Xylosynth will recognize the
difference and adjust itself accordingly to work with them.
If you plug/unplug pedals
while powered up the instrument may crash so press the edit button to reset or
power up again.
Your on/off pedals must be non-latching.
You must only use non-
powered (no battery) pedals. You may damage a chip inside that will have to be
replaced if you plug in a device that has Voltage.
6.1 Jack Inputs 1, 2, 3 and 4
These inputs are all the same and all
analogue
. The factory setting has Input 1 as WMI
Half Dampening, 2 as Pitch Bend Up and 3 and 4 as Patch/Song List +1 -1 (same as the
buttons above). You can reprogramme these inputs to operate different functions, see
Patch Settings U. Jacks 1-4 Function.
6.2 Jack Inputs 5 and 7
These inputs are all the same and all
digital
. The factory setting has inputs 5 and 7 as
Octave Shift +1 -1 (same as the buttons above). You can reprogramme inputs 5 and 7 to
operate different functions, see Patch Settings V. Jacks 5&7 Function.
6.3 Sustain
Pedal input ‘Sustain’ will sustain all notes playing or about to play when you press the
pedal. The sound you are playing will have to be sustainable or be looped for the sustain
pedal to be effective. For example Vibes sound will sustain but not Marimba. There are
four sustain modes. See Patch Settings N. Hold is the default setting.
7.0 Analogue Settings
7.1 Length of Note Knob
Although you can set your preferred note length for each patch in the patch settings, the
Length of Note Knob allows instant adjustment 'on the fly'. The control begins with 'instant
note off' at 0.03 seconds (30 Milliseconds) and goes up to 8 seconds. You have to turn the
knob by at least 1 division on the dial to activate it otherwise it won't override the patch
setting. If the knob is activated and turned to
zero
an 'all notes off' message is also sent so
it can be used as a 'panic button'. For the panic feature to work with an external sound
source make sure the sound source is set to accept ‘all notes off’ messages.
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