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Hi all:

The manual talks about selecting the controller "set" (1-16) when 
setting up controllers for a voice on the An1x. I don't get it - are 
there only sixteen sets of assignments (it does seem enough, I 
admit). Does this mean that once I select the set, all the controller 
assigments are loaded into the voice. Or is it something altogether 
different?

Thanks,

Hi David,
A "Set" refers to a source + parameter combination - along with the 
associated depth value. I found the wording in the manual difficult to 
absorb at first but here what it all boils down to:

Select any voice and turn the select knob to the VOICE/SCENE SETUP 
menu; use the rocker button underneath Set No. to choose a Set from 
among 1-16, PB up, PB down, Commn 1 or Commn 2; now use the rocker 
button underneath Param to choose the parameter you wish to alter; now 
use the rocker button underneath Source to choose from amongst the 
physical real time controllers on the AN1x - or - assign a MIDI CC 
number that will affect the change when received from the MIDI In port 
(that's a really cool option but confusing to use if your new to MIDI - 
stick to the AN1x physical controllers for now...); then use the rocker 
button underneath Depth to select how much change you wish to make from 
the preprogrammed value of the Param you're going to change. If you 
want the change to cover the entire 0-127 value range set Depth to 
Direct. Baiscally, this overides the preprogrammed value in the 
selected Voice. If you want to simply increase or decrease the amount 
from the programmed value, i.e., use the controller as an offset, you 
can choose from between -64 to +63 for the depth amount.

While were on the subject, there are two more things to remember - 1) 
there are sixteen sets per scene so an AN1x Voice with two scenes can 
have 32(!) real time control assignments. Very cool. 2) the Wet/Dry mix 
for the Vairation effect can be set independently for each scene. This 
is a nice touch, IMO.

HTH.

regards,
Jon

--- In AN1x-list@egroups.com, "David  " <epiphanius.geo@y...> wrote:

> Hi all:
> 
> The manual talks about selecting the controller "set" (1-16) when 
> setting up controllers for a voice on the An1x. I don't get it - are 
> there only sixteen sets of assignments (it does seem enough, I 
> admit). Does this mean that once I select the set, all the controller 
> assigments are loaded into the voice. Or is it something altogether 
> different?
> 
> Thanks,

At last I understand. I had thought there were sixteen groups of 
controller settings possible for the whole board, not sixteen 
assignments per voice. Thanks so much, Jon.

David

--- In AN1x-list@egroups.com, jondl@j... wrote:
> Hi David,
> A "Set" refers to a source + parameter combination - along with the 
> associated depth value. I found the wording in the manual difficult 
to 
> absorb at first but here what it all boils down to:
> 
> Select any voice and turn the select knob to the VOICE/SCENE SETUP 
> menu; use the rocker button underneath Set No. to choose a Set from 
> among 1-16, PB up, PB down, Commn 1 or Commn 2; now use the rocker 
> button underneath Param to choose the parameter you wish to alter; 
now 
> use the rocker button underneath Source to choose from amongst the 
> physical real time controllers on the AN1x - or - assign a MIDI CC 
> number that will affect the change when received from the MIDI In 
port 
> (that's a really cool option but confusing to use if your new to 
MIDI - 
> stick to the AN1x physical controllers for now...); then use the 
rocker 
> button underneath Depth to select how much change you wish to make 
from 
> the preprogrammed value of the Param you're going to change. If you 
> want the change to cover the entire 0-127 value range set Depth to 
> Direct. Baiscally, this overides the preprogrammed value in the 
> selected Voice. If you want to simply increase or decrease the 
amount 
> from the programmed value, i.e., use the controller as an offset, 
you 
> can choose from between -64 to +63 for the depth amount.
> 
> While were on the subject, there are two more things to remember - 
1) 
> there are sixteen sets per scene so an AN1x Voice with two scenes 
can 
> have 32(!) real time control assignments. Very cool. 2) the Wet/Dry 
mix 
> for the Vairation effect can be set independently for each scene. 
This 
> is a nice touch, IMO.
> 
> HTH.
> 
> regards,
> Jon
> 
> --- In AN1x-list@egroups.com, "David  " <epiphanius.geo@y...> wrote:
> > Hi all:
> > 
> > The manual talks about selecting the controller "set" (1-16) when 
> > setting up controllers for a voice on the An1x. I don't get it - 
are 
> > there only sixteen sets of assignments (it does seem enough, I 
> > admit). Does this mean that once I select the set, all the 
controller 
> > assigments are loaded into the voice. Or is it something 
altogether 

> > different?
> > 
> > Thanks,