User's Manual

Program Edit Mode
The KEYMAP Page
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Parameter Range of Values Default
Stereo Off, On Off
Timbre Shift ± 60 semitones 0
Playback Mode Norm, Rvrs, Bidirectional, Noise Normal
Alt Control Control Source List Off
Piano Resonance Off, On Off
Stereo
You’ll use this parameter when you’re working with stereo samples.
When you set this parameter to On, the KEYMAP page changes slightly:
An additional Keymap parameter appears. e two keymap parameters are distinguished as
Keymap 1 and Keymap 2. e KEYMAP page parameters will aect both keymaps. When
the Stereo parameter is set to On, the OUTPUT page for the current layer will show an
additional Pan parameter.
e Forte SE contains both stereo and mono samples. Keymaps designed for stereo use are
labeled with names beginning with “Stereo” or ending in “Left,” “Right,” “L,” or “R.” For
stereo keymap playback, set Stereo “On” and assign corresponding Left and Right keymaps
to Keymap1 and Keymap2 respectively. For keymaps beginning with “Stereo,” assign the
same keymap to both Keymap1 and Keymap2. If you select the same keymap for Keymap1
and Keymap2, the Forte SE automatically uses the left side for Keymap1 and the right side
for Keymap2.
Once you have the keymaps assigned, go to the OUTPUT page and set the panning for
each sample as desired. Keep in mind that using stereo keymaps reduces the polyphony of
the program. For example, if you had a two-layer program with stereo keymaps in each layer,
each note you play would use 4 of your 128 voices, allowing a total of 32 notes before all the
voices have been used.
If you’re not using stereo samples, you should set this parameter’s value to O.