Waldorf Q Synthesizer User Manual

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Basic Operation – The Master Section25 Waldorf Q User’s ManualThe Master SectionMost of the basic operations like managing programs are done in the Master Section. The picturebelow shows the controls of the Master Section in detail:InstrumentsPlay / O.K.Multimode Peak ShiftUtilityUndoCompareRecallStoreGlobalMultiXphormSoundMatrix15/9/1326/10/1437/11/1548/12/16InstrumentsPicture 5: Master SectionAs you can see, the Master Section consists of several controls:• A 2x20 character display that shows program names, parameters and other messages.• A page dial on the right of the display. It is used to select sound programs or, when editinga program, to select a parameter page.• Two value dials below the display for adjusting parameters currently shown.• Five buttons labelled Global / Utility, Multi / Undo, Matrix / Compare, Xphorm / Recalland Sound / Store. These buttons are used to call special parameter edit pages and toperform several utility functions.• A button labelled Shift that is used to activate alternative functions of knobs and buttons,labelled in light blue color.• A button labelled Play / OK. Pressing this button will bring back the Q to Play mode,where sounds can be selected.• A button labelled Multimode. It is used to activate or deactivate the Multimode.• A button labelled Peek. Pressing this button allows you to check parameter values withoutchanging them. The Peek button also lights up on any incoming MIDI message.Selecting ProgramsThe Q offers four types of programs, Multis, Sounds, Drum Maps and Patterns. To switch betweenthem, you can either use the Page Dial or the Number Buttons . Which type of program ischanged, depends on if the Q is in Single or Multi Mode.Single ModeThe Single Mode of the Q consists of four Instruments that can be played one after the other or atonce. This offers a fast way to switch between different sounds in a live situation or to create layeredsounds in a studio session without deeper programming. We will come to that later. For now, youonly need to know: The buttons Inst. 1…Inst. 4 are used to switch between these Instruments.Each Instrument holds a Sound that can be selected in various ways.