Operating instructions

PRESET DEFINITION MODULE

25 - VELOCITY SWITCH

Where two Voices overlap, Velocity Switch lets you select one or the other Voice by how

hard you strike keys in the overlap range. Hitting the key(s) softly selects one Voice;

hitting hard selects the other Voice (see Fig. PDEF-1).

Application: Change a note’s timbre by hitting it harder; for example, overlap a normal bass

and slap bass Voice. Use Velocity Switch so that the slap bass is selected when you play the

keyboard forcefully.

Application: When programming sound effects for film work, you can double the number of

sound effects available in a certain keyboard range, and select the desired effect by how hard

you hit a key.

1. With the module active, key in 25. The display says:

VelSW:Play a Key

“No” Erases All

...and the ENTER light’ will be lit. To erase all previous Velocity Switch assignments for

the Current Preset, press NO. If you do not want to assign new Velocity Switch

parameters, exit to another function as described in GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS 3

(“Exiting a Function”).

2. To create a Velocity Switch, play a key that the two Voices have in common. (If the key

does not have overlapping Voices, the display will say “Key Must Have 2 Voices

Assigned”.) The display’s top line will show the name of the first Voice assigned to the

key, and the lower line will ask “On Hard? Yes/No”.

3. If you want this Voice on when you play the keyboard hard, press YES. If you want this

Voice on when you play the keyboard soft, press NO. After selecting, you will return to

the Module Identifier. Play the keyboard to confirm Velocity Switch works as planned.

Hint: Keyboard dynamics are retained for the two Voices. For the most obvious Velocity

Switch effect, use Voices with minimum dynamics (VOICE DEFINITION 21A = 00).

Assigning a Voice with maximum dynamics to the “play soft” switch function means that

you may never hear the sound, since playing softly produces little or no sound and

playing hard switches to the other Voice.