Basic Operation – The Master Section27 Waldorf microQ 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:PlayGraphic DisplayMultimode PeekShiftSoundEditMultiStoreRecallCompareUtilityGlobalInst. 1 Inst. 2 Inst. 3 Inst. 4Picture 4: 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 red alpha dial on the right of the display. It is used to select sound programs or, whenediting a program, to select a parameter page.• Two value dials below the display for adjusting parameters currently shown.• Four buttons labelled Global/Utility, Multi/Compare, Edit/Recall and Sound/Store. Thesebuttons are used to call special parameter edit pages and to perform several utility functions.• A button labelled Shift that is used to activate alternative functions of knobs and buttons,labelled in blue color.• A button labelled Play/OK. Pressing this button will bring back the microQ 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.
