Waldorf Q Synthesizer User Manual

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Basic Operation – Selecting Programs29 Waldorf Q User’s Manual☞ To select a card program:1. Please make sure the Memory-Card is plugged properly into the Card-Slot. The Card-Banks each reside after the regular internal banks.2. The Card-Banks each reside after the regular internal banks.3. Choose the programs on the card like the programs of the internal storage with the reddata-entry-wheel or the number buttons.Category SearchThe Q offers a special function to enable easy searches for sounds of similar categories. If you’researching for pad sounds, only these sounds will be displayed as you scan the storage banks with thered dial. To accomplish this each sound contains 4 extra digits in the sound name to define its soundcategory. Further details about how to change a sound’s category are described in the chapter„Storing programs“ on page 36.☞ Searching for a special sound categroy:1. Hold down the Shift button2. Chose a category with the red dial. The following message shows up on the display:[Sel. Category:Pad ]3. Release the Shift button.4. Use the red dial to scroll through the patches of the selected category.The following categories are available: Arp, Atmo, Bass, Bell, Brs, Drum, Ext, FX, Init, Keys, Lead,Pad, Perc, Pluk, Poly, Seq, Strg, Voc and Wave. By using the store function you can create owncategories. For more information refer to the chaper „Storing programs“ on page 36. With the category search function activated, the Q scans its entire storage bank for only thosetype of sounds. This can lead to short waiting periods.☞ Switching off Category Search:1. Hold down the Shift button.2. Turn the red dial clockwise until the display shows:[Sel. Category:----]3. Release the Shift button. Category Search doesn’t change any program numbers. It only filters out all patches notbelonging to the selected category. Scrolling through patches with this function is much fasterbecause only patches belonging to the selected category are visible.