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Parameter Guide
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Parameters in the LCD display screen “ ” About this manual Parameters displayed in the LCD screen are enclosed in double quotation marks “ ”. This “Parameter Guide” contains explanations and other Boldface type information regarding the operations of the parameters and settings on the X50/microX. The explanations are organized Parameter values are printed in boldface type. by mode, page, and tab. Explanations and other informa
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6–4: Lvl/Pan (Amp2 Level/Pan) ......................25 Table of Contents 6–5: Mod. (Amp2 Modulation)..........................25 6–6: EG (Amp2 EG) ................................25 1. Program mode........................... 1 PROG 7: Ed–Arp/Ctrls (Arpeggiator/ Controls).................................................. 25 PROG PAGE MENU .................................... 1 7–1: Setup (Arpeg. Setup)...................................25 PROG 0: Play........
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1–2: TA1..16 (Tone Adjust1) .............................. 59 COMBI 4: Ed–MIDI Filter2 ....................... 44 1–3: TA2..8 (Tone Adjust2) ................................ 59 4–1: MIDI 2–1 (MIDI Filter 2–1) ........................ 44 1–4: TA2..16 (Tone Adjust2) .............................. 59 4–2: MIDI 2–2 (MIDI Filter 2–2) ........................ 44 1–5: TA3..8 (Tone Adjust3) ................................ 59 X50: 4–3: MIDI 2–3 (MIDI Fi
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6–5: Review.......................................................... 68 GLOBAL 5: Arp.Pattern........................... 89 5–1: Setup..............................................................89 MULTI 7: Arp/Ctrls 5–2: Edit ................................................................91 (Arpeggiator/Controls).......................... 69 7–1: Set..8 (Setup T01–08)................................... 69 microX: GLOBAL 6: Ext. Control ............. 93 7–
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10: St.Rndm Filter (Stereo Random Filter)..... 109 45: St.MltTap Dly (Stereo Multitap Delay) ... 129 46: St.Mod. Delay 11: St.Exct/Enhcr (Stereo Modulation Delay)........................ 130 (Stereo Exciter/Enhancer) ......................... 110 47: St.DynamicDly 12: St.Sub OSC (Stereo Sub Oscillator)........... 110 (Stereo Dynamic Delay)............................. 130 13: Talking Mod (Talking Modulator) ........... 111 48: St.AutoPanDly 14: St.Decimator (Stereo Decimat
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77: Exct–Phaser (Exciter – Phaser).................. 143 7. Appendices ............................ 151 78: Exct–M.Dly (Exciter – Multitap Delay) ... 143 79: OD/HG–AmpSim Alternate Modulation Source (AMS)........ 151 (Overdrive/Hi.Gain – Amp Simulation).... 144 About Alternate Modulation ...........................151 80: OD/HG–Cho/Fl About Alternate Modulation Sources ............151 (Overdrive/Hi.Gain – Chorus/Flanger) .... 144 AMS (Alternate Modulation Source) List
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1. Program mode PROG PAGE MENU PROG 0: Play Use the following procedure to select the desired page from In this display page you can select and play programs. within the current mode. All MIDI data in PROG 0: Play is transmitted and 1 Press the [MENU/OK] button to access the “PAGE received on the Global MIDI Channel (☞GLOBAL 1– MENU.” 1a). The “PAGE MENU” will show an abbreviated name for each page. 0–1: Program X50 2 Use the ClickPoint [√][®][π][†] to select a page.
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To assign a category to each program, use the “Write microX: Use the PROGRAM [A]–[GM] buttons to select Program” (0–1) dialog box. To change the name of a cat- the bank. The microX provides rewritable banks A, B, C, D, egory, use “Category Name Prog. 00–07, 08–15” and E, each containing 128 programs (total 640). As for non- (☞GLOBAL 3–1/2). rewritable program areas, it provides banks G (capital pro- grams for GM), and bank g(d) (drums). If you press a PRO- X50: Cat. HOLD (Category Hold) GRAM
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The ten’s place of the program number will be fixed. 1 Select “Write Program” to access the dialog box. 2 Now you can press a numeric button [0]–[9] to enter the one’s place in a single action. 3 You can use the [INC][DEC] buttons to change the ten’s place. 2 The upper line shows the bank, program number and 4 To defeat 10’s HOLD, press the [./HOLD] button to make program name. the indication disappear. 3 In “Category,” specify the category of the program that (Tempo) [040...240, EXT] yo
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Editing done using the Performance Editor will occur Attack (Attack Time) [–10…+00…+10] within the range of the corresponding parameter. If This adjusts the attack times of the filter EG and amp EG. after using the Performance Editor to modify a value, With an adjustment of +00, the value of the program param- you move to another page or mode and then return, the eters will be unchanged. sound will remain in its edited state but the value Positive (+) settings will lengthen the attack times
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0–3: Arp (Arp. Play) microX: 0–4: Ext. Control While arpeggiator parameters are for the most part edited in External control lets you use the REALTIME CONTROLS PROG 7: Ed–Arp/Ctrls, Some major parameters can be knobs to control an external MIDI device. You can assign a edited here as well. When you are playing in PROG 0: Play, MIDI control change and MIDI channel to each of the four you can edit the arpeggiator in realtime, such as changing knobs, and switch between three such settings (A, B,
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On (checked): When the same note is played repeatedly, the PROG 1: Ed–Basic previous note will be silenced before the next note is sounded, so that the notes do not overlap. Here you can make basic settings for the oscillator(s). Legato [Off, On] This is available when the “Mode (Voice Assign Mode)” set- ting is set to Mono. 1–1: Basic (Prog Basic) On (checked): Legato is on. When multiple note-on mes- sages occur, the first note-on will retrigger the sound, and the second and subsequent note-
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User All Notes: This is the full-range scale (C–1 – G9) that is 1–2: OSC1 specified in “User All Notes Scale” (GLOBAL 2–2a). The multisample(s) (waveform) or drum kit on which the User Octave 00–15: These are the single-octave scales that program will be based can be selected here for oscillator 1 are specified in “User Octave Scale” (GLOBAL 2–1a). and/or oscillator 2. You can use the following multisamples. Key [C…B] Indicates the tonic note of the specified scale. X50: 470 different multisamp
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On (checked): The sound will start from the start offset loca- 1–2d: OSC1 Drum Kit tion that is pre-determined for each multisample. Off (unchecked): The sound will start from the beginning of Drum Kit the multisample waveform. X50: [00(INT)...15(INT), 16(User)...39(User), Rev (High Reverse) [Off, On] 40(GM)...48(GM)] The multisample will be played in reverse. If the multisam- ple was originally set to reverse, it will playback without microX: [00(INT)...31(INT), change. 32(User)...39(User),
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Select by Category 1–5: Audition Selects multisamples by category. When selecting preloaded programs, you can play back a For the procedure, refer to “Select by Category” (☞p.2). pre-specified riff (phrase) that is suitable for the sound of that program. This is called the Audition function. When you press the [AUDITION] button to turn it on, the audition riff will play back repeatedly. Here you can select the audition riff and specify the transpo- sition. This command is valid if “Mode (Oscil
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At the center of the ribbon controller, the original pitch will PROG 2: Ed–Pitch remain, so you can use this in conjunction with pressing the ribbon at its right edge to simulate the “hammering-on” techniques used by guitarists. Here you can make pitch modulation settings for oscillators 1 and 2. X50: PBend + [–60…+12] Specifies the amount of pitch change (in semitones) that will occur when you move the [PITCH] wheel up from the center position. 2–1: OSC1 For example if this is set to +12,
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AMS (Pitch EG AMS) [Off, (KT, EXT)] 2–2: OS1lfo (OSC1 LFO) Selects the source that will control the pitch modulation Specifies the amount of pitch change produced by LFO1 and applied by the pitch EG (☞p.152 “AMS List”). LFO2 for oscillator 1. Intensity (AMS Intensity) [–12.00…+12.00] X50 Specifies the depth and direction of the effect that “AMS (Pitch EG AMS)” will have. For example, if you set “AMS (Pitch EG AMS)” to Velocity 2–2a and set this value to +12.00, the velocity will control the r
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Intensity (AMS Intensity) [–12.00…+12.00] 2–5: EG (Pitch EG) Specifies the depth and direction of the effect that “AMS Here you can make settings for the pitch EG, which creates (LFO1 AMS)” will have. time-variant changes in the pitch of oscillators 1 and 2. With a setting of 0, modulation will not be applied. With a The depth of pitch change produced by these EG settings on setting of 12.00, the OSC1 LFO1 will apply a maximum of ±1 oscillator 1 (2) is adjusted by “Pitch EG” (2–1b, 2–3). oc
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AMS2 (Level Mod. AMS2) [Off, (KT, EXT)] 2–5b: Level Mod. (Level Modulation) I (AMS2 Intensity) [–99…+99] These settings allow the pitch EG “L (Level parameters)” to S (AMS2 SW Start) [–, 0, +] be controlled by alternate modulation. A (AMS2 SW Attack) [–, 0, +] AMS1 (Level Mod. AMS1) [Off, (KT, EXT)] Refer to the preceding paragraphs “AMS1 (Level Mod. Selects the source that will control the pitch EG “L (Level AMS1)”–“A (AMS1 SW Attack).” parameters)” (☞p.152 “AMS List”). I (AMS1 Intensity) [–
