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9 Special tips

9.1.1 Voices management

Here are some rules about the voices management, which could change the sound without 
understanding why.

Available voices number: This is the number of voice the synthesizer can manage. But the 
sequence always gets priority. This means that if this number is 1 and there are 3 selected 
voices within the sequencer, three voices will be play. But no voices will be assigned to the 
keyboard. 
On the other hand, if this number is 5, then there will be 2 available voices for the 
keyboard.

The unison is managed as if there was another note activated. That means that if there are 
not enough available voices, then the unison won't be done as wanted (see examples 
below). 

The Arpeggio is managed as if the keyboard did the Note ON/Note OFF. 

For instance:

Polyphony Number:  3
Sequencer selected voices: 1
Unison: 1
Available voices for the keyboard: 2

When using the keyboard in polyphonic circular mode, the note ON will be assigned to 
voice 2, then 3, then 2, the 3, while the sequencer is playing on voice 1.

Example:

Polyphony Number:  6
Sequencer selected voices: 2
Unison: 2
Available voices for the keyboard: 2

There are 4 voices for the keyboard. When using the keyboard in polyphonic circular mode, 
the note ON will be assigned to voice 3 and 4 (for the unison), then 5 and 6, then 3 and 4, 
the 5 and 6, while the sequencer is playing on voice 1 and 2. 

Example:

Polyphony Number:  3
Sequencer selected voices: 0
Unison: 2
Available voices for the keyboard: 3

There are 3 voices for the keyboard. When using the keyboard in polyphonic circular mode, 
the note ON will be assigned to voice 1 and 2 (for the unison), then 3 and 1, then 2 and 3, 
the 1 and 2, The unison is not correctly done because there are not enough voices 
available. 

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Содержание PolyKB II

Страница 1: ...PolyKB II User Manual www xils lab com...

Страница 2: ...SORT MENUS 13 6 3 1 Sorting Menu Additional Functions 14 6 4 A B COMPARISON 15 7 POLYKB MODULES DESCRIPTION 16 7 1 SYNTHESIS 16 7 1 1 Oscillators 16 7 1 2 Oscillator 2 Special features Optional Noise...

Страница 3: ...8 1 2 Display 41 8 1 3 Misc 42 9 SPECIAL TIPS 43 9 1 1 Voices management 43 9 1 2 Sequencer and Arpeggio synchronization 44 9 1 3 How to modify a preset to make it V2 compatible 44 10 CREDITS 46...

Страница 4: ...ameter can be modulated with a large amount of sources This brings very new and special synthesis sound you have never heard before This synthesizer provides a wide range of modulation possibilities m...

Страница 5: ...aser Delay and EQ effects Mono Unison Poly playing mode with up to 16 voices of polyphony 3 independent Modulation Matrixes One exclusive fully configurable Dynamic Stereo Enhancer All parameters are...

Страница 6: ...code Enter your Activation Code in the reserved field and press Next Wait for the license to be downloaded and then check to see if the license is correctly loaded on the dongle in the main section o...

Страница 7: ...der owned by the user do not use c program files for instance Otherwise you will have to run your music application with administrator rights The RTAS plug in and its table control management ProTools...

Страница 8: ...at the left of the preset name See Picture Below Note We have also provided different Init Patches which can be seen as a good basis to begin to design new presets All these presets can be found in th...

Страница 9: ...t the parameter with fine precision the button of the toolbar displays a panel summarizing these shortcuts Keyboard shortcuts In addition we have provided some soft keys combination to perform several...

Страница 10: ...1 3 section at the end of this manual to get more detailed information about compatibility modes 6 Preset Management 6 1 Main Toolbar In the toolbar you can find two buttons displaying the category n...

Страница 11: ...t and the disappears Clicking on the Save As button to save this preset with another name and or to other sorting groups 6 2 Preset menu Click the Preset arrow button to open the preset menu Here you...

Страница 12: ...the display this will open a menu when you can select one of the existing items Note You can add a new item in any category and therefore create custom banks custom styles Projects categories of inst...

Страница 13: ...ments for a musical genre like Electronica or Funk All instruments that were recently imported in a bank like additional sound sets from Xils Lab or 3rd party vendors There are indeed a lot of possibi...

Страница 14: ...he sorting button to open the menu used to manage this sorting group or sub group Here you can directly select and load any preset from any group or subgroup 6 3 1 Sorting Menu Additional Functions In...

Страница 15: ...n You can store two different settings at the same time and instantly switch from one to the other to compare their settings These two settings are stored in the A and B memories When you launch the P...

Страница 16: ...quency can be displayed by semi tone or in Hz Waveform This knob sets the Waveform of the oscillator It can be anything between a pure triangle when turn left to a narrow pulse when turn right in a pe...

Страница 17: ...Below is a view of the various available waveforms through the waveform setting Triangle Saw Saw double Saw Saw Square Square Pulse 17...

Страница 18: ...an think of it as an additional LFO with the difference that its frequency will vary according to the pitch of the note played Except if the Key Off switch is on Audio Noise Adds white noise to the au...

Страница 19: ...ong driving effect Depending where this stage is placed pre or post filtering you can get a subtle low end enhancement or a sort of saturation effect DRV Pre Post Clicking on the label DRV PRE or DRV...

Страница 20: ...level Sustain set the sustain level maintains while the EG is gated the note is held Release set the time the output decrease to zero after the note is released While knobs control the last 4 paramet...

Страница 21: ...form associated to this switch a sine or a triangle waveform The triangle Waveform is the default choice Noise Waveform Noise Sample and Hold at the LFO rate Delay set the delay time between a note ON...

Страница 22: ...atrix you re working on On the picture below you can see where are located the three Modulation Matrixes of the PolyKB The 3 Modulation Matrixes The yellow area is allocated to the Main Switch Matrix...

Страница 23: ...he modulation is very easy a switch connects a source to a destination while a knob sets the level of the source signal and therefore the amount of modulation applied to the destination Important The...

Страница 24: ...e modulation The possible destinations for ADSR 2 modulation source are Pitch of VCO 1 2 Waveform morphing for VCO 1 2 Please note that the Cut Off Filter is not available as a target because the ADSR...

Страница 25: ...ow If the MAIN velocity knob is set to zero no modulation will occur With the MAIN velocity knob turned fully clockwise the maximum modulation will occur Example To fully control the VCA and get a hug...

Страница 26: ...1 and 2 or Mod Wheel are self explanatory Seq Pitch means that the pitch of the note played by the PolySequencer will determine the modulation The Higher the note the more modulation Same with Sequenc...

Страница 27: ...chorus effects Modulating the Glide parameter will provide crazy TeeBee patches for example Finally modulating the delay times can lead to glorious Spring Reverb like ambiances Please note that the s...

Страница 28: ...tone Velocity set the level of the velocity used by the Main Matrix Modulation section Pressure Set the level of the polyphonic after touch used by the modulation section Drift Each voice gets differe...

Страница 29: ...value Warning This setting added to long release and a high available voice number is very CPU intensive The second menu allows choosing between playing in polyphonic or monophonic mode POLY circular...

Страница 30: ...eggiator Poly enable the polyphonic mode Up play notes ascending mode Down play notes descending mode Oct enable octave cycles before restart Other parameters controlling the arpeggiator can be found...

Страница 31: ...eful there is no undo Step del delete the current step of the voices selected Be careful there is no confirmation panel Triggered When on this switch will start the sequencer in play mode only when a...

Страница 32: ...move the displayed part inside the whole range The current time slot is shown as a white cursor line at the bottom of the view Each of the current sequences is displayed in a different color The sequ...

Страница 33: ...te So you can use the sequencer just for creating pitched sequences but using the velocity or the pitch through the modulation section gives you endless design possibilities To display or edit the vel...

Страница 34: ...ls one for the modulation and the other for the pitch bend The output of the modulation wheel and details of which modules it modulates are set in the modulation section of the PolyKB The pitch bend w...

Страница 35: ...to the two simulated microphones These microphones have a cardioid pick up pattern and can be oriented thanks to the Mic knob They can also be moved to get a wider or narrower stereo effect Width Chan...

Страница 36: ...Reset modes are selected and static modulation for all other monophonic modes The PolyMyx is an XY Pad type You can freely drag move the points position on it A point red circle represents a note play...

Страница 37: ...he Pad to give them the position you wish Please note that you can monitor each voice in real time when playing as the status of the current voice will change from a red circle to a green one when thi...

Страница 38: ...puts them randomly within all the available space while Random Tiny in a smaller space keeping voices close to each other 7 6 Effects modules By clicking on the labels the corresponding effect is disp...

Страница 39: ...treatments 7 6 3 Phaser Dry Wet set the mix level between the initial signal and the processed signal Speed set the rate of the internal low frequency oscillator of the phaser Amnt set the amount of...

Страница 40: ...ain set the level of the shelf Centered knob turning it clockwise will increase the frequency content specified while turning it anti clockwise will lower the specified frequency content ON Led enable...

Страница 41: ...lator 2 in low mode clock rate in BPM instead of Hz GUI follows presets When checked this option allows the GUI to follow the presets That means that the special display modules are refreshed followin...

Страница 42: ...en the init settings choice is selected These parameters will also be used when setting a control to its default value Win CTRL click OSX ALT Apple Click Wheel Incr 0 01 parameter increment of 0 01 wh...

Страница 43: ...r instance Polyphony Number 3 Sequencer selected voices 1 Unison 1 Available voices for the keyboard 2 When using the keyboard in polyphonic circular mode the note ON will be assigned to voice 2 then...

Страница 44: ...totally synced Synchronization of two instances To synchronize two instances of the PolyKB within your music software application you need to switch ON the MIDI sync control on the both instances but...

Страница 45: ...stination Oscillators noise output levels you have to tune its level oscillator or noise and the amount The rule used to apply the modulation has been changed to allow a total mute of the module thank...

Страница 46: ...esets were done by Celmar Engel Cliff Douse Drew Neuman Frank Sieben Georges Poropat Julian Ray Kevin Lamb Kire Lotuzia Luftrum Peter Schelfhout Soundsdivine The Circuit Symphonie Tzadi The graphical...

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