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TRANSPOSE |
the
Synthophone can be transposed instantly to any of three standard tunings:
key of Eb, key of Bb, and key of C. |
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Program
Changes |
values
sent are 1 to 128. |
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MIDI
CHANNEL |
any
of the 16 available MIDI channels may be selected. |
PATCH
SELECTION |
There
are 32 patches available from the built in memory.
Each patch contains a COMPLETE configuration and can be recalled anytime,
even after months of power down.
PATCHES are very practical on stage where you don't want to
worry about individual settings for a particular sound. Simply
recall the PATCH and play. ALL parameters can be stored in a
PATCH. |
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Controllers (CC#) |
there
are 6 levels of control for each type |
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MODULATION
(cc1) |
converts
the lip pressure applied to the reed into modulation
(like a MOD
WHEEL) |
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BREATH (cc2) |
breath
control can be used to control volume |
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VOLUME
(cc7) |
volume
control is for synths that do not respond well to breath
messages |
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AFTERTOUCH |
can be assigned to
blowing & Thumb-X-Press |
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VELOCITY
RANGE |
6
levels MIDI attack ranges |
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KEY
SPEED |
5
levels of key response time |
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PITCH
BEND |
lip
pressure can be assigned to control PITCH BEND.
There are 3
types of pitch bend control selectable in 6 sensitivity levels
each. |
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1-Pitch
Bend UP |
guitar
like pitch bend action. |
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2-Symmetrical |
similar
to a keyboard pitch wheel. |
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3-Pitch
Bend DOWN |
drop
off action. |
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OCTAVE
SHIFT |
the
Synthophone can be transposed up or down 2 octaves from its
normal pitch.
This will produce a playing
range of slightly more than 8 OCTAVES. |
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TOP-OCTAVE-KEY |
the
"F#-trill-key" can be used as an additional octave-up-key.
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SUB-OCTAVE-KEY |
the
right pinky "C-key" can be used as an octave-down-key. |
Start/Stop/
Continue |
These
real-time messages are useful for remote control of sequencers. |
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HARMONY |
Dynamic
Harmony allows up to 5-part chords. |
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Sensitive
Control |
Send
controller messages with sensors for the lip, your breath &
the Thumb-X-Press ! |