User Guide

I. TOUCH SURFACE CONTROLLER
The touch surface controller is a real-time three-dimensional control surface. It can be
used to impart complex gestures to the sound of the Voyager by touching it, moving a
finger around on it or tapping it. A movement from left to right is the X-axis, up and
down is the Y-axis, and the amount of area covered is the third control signal
generated, called ‘A’. The movements in the X and Y axes and the area covered on
the Touch Surface produce three separate control signals which can be routed to a
number of the Voyager’s parameters. The Touch Surface also generates a gate signal
when touched.
The control signals generated by the Touch Surface can be routed two ways:
- Destinations are programmed in a preset in EDIT Mode using the “Touch Surface
Destinations” item. There are 32 possible destinations selectable for each axis, and 13
possible destinations for the gate; the setup of destinations can be saved in a Preset.
- The Touch Surface X and Y axes can be selected as Programmable Mod Buss Sources
using the Edit function “PGM Mod Whl Source”, or “PGM Pedal Source”.
Details on programming the touch surface destinations are contained in the section
covering EDIT Mode.
With the touch surface controller there is no right and wrong way to use it.
Experimentation is the key. It is an exciting way to explore synthesis performance – with
3 control signals generated from a single finger in contact with the touch surface, it is
like turning three knobs at the same time – giving you the capability to “morph” sounds
in a variety of ways.