Novation X-Station User Manual

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The Effects SectionIn KS Synth mode, all settings associated with theEffects are to be found within the Dual Multi EffectsProcessor section of the front panel.The section of the X-Station front panel labeledEffects is used only to control the Synth’s PartVolume level.LEVEL KnobSets the post-Effects signal level (Part Volume). The setting can also becontrolled by MIDI CC7 (Volume).SELECT Button & CONTROL KnobThese controls do not affect any of the KS Synth’s sound parameters.However, they can be defined to transmit user defined MIDI informationin a similar manner to the way controls are used in a standard X-StationTemplate. This is described in the section detailing KS Synth GeneralSettings on page 53.The Oscillator MenuTo complement the front panel controls in the Oscillator section, thereare many other functions located in the Oscillators Menu.This is selected by pressing the MONO / POLY but-ton in the Amp Env section on the front panel. Usethe BANK / PAGE up/down buttons to scroll throughthe Menu functions available - See the table below.Polyphony Mode (Menu Page 1 ‘OSC Poly Mode’)This setting determines if the Synth patch plays in a polyphonic ormonophonic manner.When set to MONO or MONO AG, theProgram plays monophonically (ie onlyone note can be sounded at any onetime). If a chord is played on the key-board, it will be noticed that as eachindividual note is released, the notesounding will revert back to the nearestplayed note.The MONO AG setting enables ‘Auto glide’ (portamento) to be triggeredwhenever a note is played on the keyboard before the previously helddown note has been released (legato playing). Using ‘Auto glide’ in thisway can greatly add expressiveness to a Program. It is especially effec-tive when applied to lead type sounds.The monophonic settings are often useful when replicating sounds inthe ‘real world’ which would normally be played monophonically, forexample a bass guitar.As their name implies, the POLY 1 and POLY 2 settings allow poly-phonic operation.POLY1 allows successive playing of the same note(s) to be ‘stacked’together, gradually producing a louder sound texture as the note(s) arerepeatedly played.With POLY2, if the same note(s) are played repeatedly, they will usethe same synthesizer voices as used previously, thus avoiding the‘stacked note’ effect.Unison Detune (Menu Page 2 ‘OSC Uni Detune’)Unison Detune is used in conjunction with the UNISON button asdescribed on page 37. When using more than one voice per note, theUnison detune amount sets how much each voice is detuned relative tothe others. Adjust the amount until the desired effect is heard.VCO Drift (Menu Page 3 ‘OSC Vco Drift’)Controls the amount of tuning drift for the Oscillators. Setting a modestvalue, 10 for example will cause each Oscillator to slowly drift fraction-ally out of tune. Classic Analogue Synthesizers were known to gradual-ly go out of tune as the internal circuits heated up. This ‘instability’ actu-ally helped to give them their own unique character!THE KS SYNTHESIZERThe Effects Section - The Oscillator Menu• 44 •Oscillator Menu MONO / POLY BUTTONPage Function Top Line Display Value1 Polyphony Mode OSC Poly Mode MONO…POLY 22 Unison Detune OSC Uni Detune 0…1273 VCO Drift OSC Vco Drift 0…1274 Preglide Semitones OSC Preglide -12…125 Portamento Mode OSC Porta Mode EXP-LIN6 Start Phase OSC Start Phase OFF 1..1277 Osc 2 - 3 FM Manual Level OSC 23 FM Level 0…1278 Osc 2 - 3 FM Env Amt OSC 2>3 FM ADEnv -64…639 Osc 2 - 3 FM LFO1 OSC 2>3 FM Lfo1 -64…6310 Osc Fixed Note Replay OSC Fixed Note OFF, C#-2…G8Voice modeValue Display0 MONO1 MONO AG2 POLY 13 POLY 2