Owner's Manual

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Contents
Playing Arpeggiated Chords...........................................35
Arpeggio MIDI Output....................................................37
Using The Step Sequencer ..........................................37
Step Sequencer On/Off .................................................38
Step Sequencer Hold Modes...........................................38
Voice Pattern And User Pattern Banks...............................39
Playing Step Sequencer Patterns......................................40
Step Sequencer Edit.......................................................44
Step Sequencer MIDI Output...........................................46
Using The Free EG
......................................................47
Free EG Parameters .......................................................47
Using The Control Features
.........................................49
Real-time Control............................................................49
Utility Control Assign Function.........................................50
Control Matrix...............................................................51
FEATURE REFERENCE
Voice Select .................................................................52
Knob Edit ....................................................................53
Knob Parameters .......................................................54
PEG/LFO......................................................................54
SYNC/FM ....................................................................58
VCO1 ..........................................................................61
VCO2 ..........................................................................63
VCF..............................................................................64
MIX/VCF ......................................................................66
VCA.............................................................................68
ASSIGN .......................................................................70
Panel Parameter Edit
..................................................71
Edit Procedure...............................................................71
Edit Parameters
..........................................................72
VOICE SCENE SETUP ....................................................72
VOICE COMMON ........................................................77
VOICE FREE EG ............................................................81
VOICE ARPEGGIO/SEQ ................................................85
SEQ EDIT/SETUP...........................................................89
UTILITY SETUP................................................................92
Voice Recall
................................................................96
Voice Initialize ............................................................97
Store ...........................................................................98
Voice Store....................................................................98
Scene Store...................................................................99
Factory Settings
........................................................100
APPENDIX
Voice Creation Examples ..........................................101
About MIDI ...............................................................109
Error Messages .........................................................112
Troubleshooting ........................................................113
Blank Chart ..............................................................114
Specifications ............................................................116
Index ........................................................................117
PRECAUTIONS ............................................................ 4
INTRODUCTION
How To Use This Manual ..............................................5
Main Features ...............................................................5
The AN1x At A Glance .................................................6
The Making Of A Modern Classic .................................8
What Is A Voice? ..........................................................9
AN1x Memory Structure ..............................................9
ANALOG PHYSICAL
MODELING SYNTHESIS
AN1x Tone Generator ................................................10
GETTING STARTED
System Examples .......................................................12
Switching On The Power ................................................13
Playing The Demo Songs
............................................13
Basic Operation ..........................................................14
AN1x Operating Modes.................................................14
Selecting Voices.............................................................14
Using The Controllers .....................................................15
CONTROL Knobs And Parameter Groups.........................16
AN1x Quick Tour
........................................................17
Exploring The Factory-set Voices......................................17
Selecting Scenes And Scene Morphing
.......................19
Scene Memories............................................................19
Scene Control................................................................20
Scene Store Function......................................................21
Scene Load Function ......................................................22
Scene Swap Function .....................................................22
Selecting Layer Modes
................................................22
Layer Modes .................................................................22
Portamento Play
.........................................................24
Turning PORTAMENTO On And Off.................................24
Setting Portamento Time..................................................25
Selecting Portamento Modes ...........................................25
Selecting Parameter Groups .......................................25
Using The CONTROL Knobs ........................................26
Assigning Parameters To Knobs.......................................27
Using The Panel Edit Matrix
.......................................28
Editing Voices .............................................................29
Voice Edit Procedure ......................................................29
Creating Original Voices ................................................30
Store Operations
........................................................33
Turning ARPEGGIO/SEQ On And off ..........................33
Using The Arpeggiator ...............................................33
Arpeggiator On/Off ......................................................33
Arpeggio Hold Function..................................................34
Arpeggio Pattern Types...................................................34
Arpeggio Subdivide.......................................................34