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Al ,
He's right !
if you find something interesting in a factory patch , just look how 
it's done by the simple observation , so you'll understand quickly how 
it works . You can modify factory patches without damage as long as you 
don't push the "store" button , followed by "yes" . And , in case of 
fatal error you can reset the factory patches as described in the last 
pages of the handbook .
@+
J.F.

Ed Edwards a \ufffdcrit :

>aL,
>
>In this case, it's not a matter of understanding the VA as much as the 
>Assignable Matrix and MIDI controllers.
>
>Turn the matrix rotary to the bottom row and hit the up arrow on Ctrl 
>Device.  You'll see parameters listed above the "devices" as you scroll 
>through such as 1:Mod Depth and an arrow beneath with an abbreviation 
>such as MW (for Mod Wheel).  The switch to the right, Ctrl No., changes 
>the top row of the display which is the MIDI Continuous Controller 
>number and assigns this parameter to the device.
>
>So you've got a device that can control (or change something) having a 
>number assigned to it.  The most common assignments on all synths are 
>for the Mod Wheel to be assigned to CC:1 Modulation Depth and the Foot 
>Switch assigned to CC:64 Sustain (often called Hold).  Makes sense -- 
>you would probably want the Modulation Wheel to control Modulation, 
>although how modulation is used in the individual synth engine can vary. 
>  The foot switch is easier to understand because most keyboard players 
>would like to have a hold pedal like on a piano for sustaining notes. 
>In this case, there's no mystery what the hold pedal does in the synth 
>engine -- it forces the ADSR envelope to remain at the fixed level of 
>the S parameter until released.
>
>Now if you'd like to use those knobbies, you'll need to have them 
>assigned to something the AN1x engine can use -- in other words, they 
>need to have an assignment in the control matrix.  The MIDI CC values 
>are factory assigned to 41 through 48 and are useful for controlling 
>external devices which have been set up to respond to CC changes.  As 
>far as getting the knob to do something to the internal synth engine, 
>you'll need to dial the matrix rotary to the top row and hit the up 
>arrow on the Ctrl Matrix button.  Now you'll see a synth parameter on 
>the top row and a Set number on the bottom row.  There are 16 "Sets", 
>Pitch Bend Up and Pitch Bend Down and Common 1 & 2.  A Set is the 
>mapping of a control to a parameter, such as Knob 1 to Resonance.  Use 
>the Param, Source and Depth switches to assign the Source (a knob, 
>ribbon x-y or z, etc.) to a parameter (resonance, AEG depth, etc.) with 
>an amount or Depth.  (For now lets just deal with Sets and ignore the 
>Common and Pitch Bend.)
>
>*Damn, this is getting involved.*
>
>What you need to do is to look at a factory preset that you know has had 
>the knobs assigned to useful parameters.  Then learn from this 
>observation which parameters do what when modified.  Am I making sense? 
>  For example, the ribbon X-Y is often assigned to open up the filter 
>cutoff with the Z (pressing on the ribbon) mapped to resonance.  This is 
>good, yes?  Damn right it is because if you're soloing with your right 
>hand, the left can be whooping and squawking the filter according to the 
>left-right motion and pressure.
>
>Be aware that many variable parameters in the synth engine may not sound 
>like ANYTHING when modulated because they just don't have much effect on 
>the overall output.  It all depends on each individual patch.
>
>So, to conclude, learn by observation.
>
>That said (and furiously typed while observing the AN1x), please deposit 
>$10 in your DVD drive to reimburse me for my time.
>
>Ed^2
>http://www.untiedmusic.com/ezekiel
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