Beat-wide Parameters

Normally the panel sound controls operate on a single sound. However, if Pad Function is set to 16 Beats, only eight of these controls are enabled and they affect the playback of all sounds playing in the beat. These eight parameters are called Beat-wide parameters:

The eight parameters are Oscillator Pitch, Lowpass Frequency, Lowpass Reso­nance, Audio Mod, Highpass Frequency, VCA Feedback, Envelope Attack and Envelope Decay. For each of these eight parameters, moving the knob causes the playback of all sounds to be altered simultaneously. Because the parameter values can be very different for different sounds, the individual parameters are moved proportionally in a way that results in the overall change sounding very natural.

If the Sounds key (in the Screens section) is pressed, one of the following two screens is displayed:

Notice the Revert Soft Key. After any of the Beat-wide parameters is changed, this soft key appears. Pressing it reverts the beat playback to its original state before any controls were changed.