In Mix mode, the QuadraSynth can be used in a wide range of applications. It can be used for live performance, in which sounds are layered or assigned to sections of the keyboard.
It can also be used as a multitimbral sound source for desktop music and home studio applications. In Program Edit mode, you can change the various settings which determine the sound of an individual Program, or create an entirely new Program from scratch.
In Program Edit mode you can:. Mix Edit mode lets you change the parameters of an existing Mix. Up to 16 Programs can be active in each Mix, and Mix Edit mode sets up how each will be played.
Mix Edit mode allows you to:. Effects Edit mode is used for setting up the Digital Signal Processing effects. Each Effect Patch has 4 effect bus inputs, and an internal configuration of multiple effects such as reverb, delay, and pitch-related effects chorus, flange, etc. You can determine what kinds of effects are used on each bus, change parameters such as reverb decay time or chorus speed of effects, set modulation such as having the modulation wheel change the delay time , and set the effects mix how much reverb, delay and chorus on the output of each effect bus.
Use Global Edit mode to set various parameters which effect the entire instrument, such as overall master tuning, display contrast, MIDI controller settings, keyboard sensitivity, and how the unit will respond to or generate messages during Mix mode. Note: This illustration shows all display flags turned on at once.
Actual displays show only some of these at any time. When Edit 4 mode is selected press [EDIT 4] , all four numbers appear, to indicate that all four sounds are available for simultaneous editing Edit 4 mode is available in Program Edit mode only. Displays the various editing functions available in a particular editing mode. When a function is chosen, the page number strip and right-hand side of the display will show values related to that function. Only the functions used by the current edit mode will be displayed and selectable.
Some functions have too many options to fit on a single screen. These functions use multiple screens, with each screen considered a page. This strip shows which page is selected by underlining the page number. When in Mix mode, the name of the currently selected Mix will appear here. Likewise, when in Program mode, the name of the currently selected Program will appear here.
This line is used to show the labels of the bar graph meters, which determine the functions of the four Quad Knobs and Buttons.
These labels change depending on which function and page is currently selected. The labels are abbreviations of the parameters; the complete name and value of a selected parameter will appear in the Name strip. Note: Not all four Quad Knobs are active in all pages.
In Mix mode, they are used to select one of the 16 Programs for viewing and editing. The Quad Knobs have two editing modes: Immediate and Pass-thru. When using the Quad Knobs to adjust parameter values, you may prefer using one mode over the other. Mix parameters edit a Mix. Program parameters edit a Program. Effects parameters can be edited from within a Mix or a Program see below. Global parameters edit general characteristics that affect the entire instrument.
The selected function will be underlined in the display. There can be up to four editable parameters on a page. Turning a Quad Knob or pressing its Button selects the associated parameter for editing. The currently selected parameter is indicated by a thick line at the bottom of one of the four bar graph meters.
With bipolar values that can go positive or negative, turning a knob clockwise increases the column height upward from the midpoint, and turning a knob counterclockwise increases the column height downward more negative value from the midpoint.
Always refer to the parameter name strip in the display above the bargraphs for the current parameter label and value. Feel free to make changes and twist dials; these will not be made permanent unless you store the Program described later. Pressing this button toggles between Program Edit mode and Effects Edit mode. As you select the different edit Functions, the page number strip shows how many pages exist for that function, and the right part of the display will show the parameters on the current page.
Some functions have more parameters than will fit on a single display page, and therefore will have multiple pages, as indicated in the lower left corner of the display.
A Program is made up of four sounds. Other times, you may want to edit one variable in all four layers for example, the attack parameter of each layer. The only difference between the two modes is what variables will appear in the display at the same time.
You can switch between Edit 1 and Edit 4 modes at any time. In Edit 4 mode, the four Quad Knobs represents the four sound layers of a Program. Notice that the assignments of the Quad Knobs and the number of pages in a function change between Edit 1 and Edit 4 mode. In Edit 4 mode, the Level function has three pages: all four sound volumes are page 1, all pans are on page 2, and all outputs are on page 3. When you edit a Program or Mix, you are actually editing a copy which is in a temporary edit buffer.
Therefore, to retain the results of your edit, you must save it to a particular memory location see the next section on Storing. If you change memory locations before saving, the buffer will be replaced and your edits lost. While Compare mode is selected, you can move around to view the various parameters, but you will not be able to edit anything.
This is because you are seeing what is in memory, not what is in the edit buffer. Anytime you want to keep an edited version of a Mix, Program or Effects Patch, you will store it into the User bank. If you want to permanently change a Mix, Program or Effect Patch that is in the Preset bank, you can store the edited version into the User bank in either the same number location or a different number location.
See Chapter 9 for more information on external storage operations. Each page in Store mode provides a different type of storage, copy or data transfer function. When storing edited Mixes, Programs or Effects into the User bank, you will use the first page of Store mode for more information about the other pages of Store mode, see Chapter 9.
If this word appears next to the Mix Number, the Mix has been edited; if it appears next to the Program Number, the Program has been edited; if it appears next to the Effect Number, the Effect has been edited. Each edit mode type requires its own store operation.
For example, if while making a new Mix you also make changes within one of the Programs such as lowering the filter level and make changes within the Effect such as increasing the reverb decay time , you must press [STORE] three different times from Mix Edit, Program Edit and Effect Edit modes in order to save your work.
If you select a different Mix while in Mix Edit mode, or a different Program in Program Edit mode, you will lose all changes you have made, unless you perform a store first. You can only store Mixes, Programs, and Effects into their respective User banks.
The Preset banks are permanently stored in ROM and cannot be saved over. Doing so will result in recalling a different Program and you will lose your changes.
Doing so will result in. If you have edited any of the Programs in the Mix or the Effects Patch, you. Welcome to ManualMachine. We have sent a verification link to to complete your registration. Log In Sign Up. Forgot password? Enter your email address and check your inbox. Please check your email for further instructions. Enter a new password. Stroller S4. QuadraSynth Reference Manual 1.
QuadraSynth Reference Manual 3. Contents Filter LFO QuadraSynth only S4 Sound Module only QuadraSynth Reference Manual 5. AC Power Hookup The QuadraSynth works with the voltage of the country it is shipped to either or V, 50 or 60 Hz , and comes with a line cord or power supply suitable for the destination to which the keyboard is shipped.
QuadraSynth Reference Manual 7. QuadraSynth Reference Manual 9. QuadraSynth Reference Manual Adjusting the Display Contrast Occasionally, the characters in the LCD display may be difficult to read, depending on the viewing angle and existing lighting conditions.
The display will change to the Global Page. The contrast and its value in the display will change. Playing the Demo Sequence The QuadraSynth has a built-in demo sequence which demonstrates the wide variety of sounds this amazing instrument is capable of generating.
Press MIX to stop. The display will change to indicate the currently selected MIDI channel. Realtime Performance Functions The QuadraSynth provides various controls for altering the sound as you are playing. Press the [MIX] button. The display will change to Mix Mode. Press [MIX] and select a Mix using one of the three methods described above.
Use Quad Knob [1] to select a Program for the selected Channel. Use Quad Knob [4] to enable or disable the Program on the selected Channel.
Page 6: Editing Programs Also, become familiar with the signal and modulation flow within the QuadraSynth as shown in the various block diagrams included in this manual so that you can understand the many ways in which you can process a signal as it works its way from oscillator to output. The QuadraSynth comes with factory preset programs, and user-editable programs. You can layer these sounds together, or divide them into regions of the keyboard, or a combination of these things.
The following diagram illustrates the signal flow within each QuadraSynth Program. MIDI Sound Page Voice Editing Programs Note that the waveforms in the QuadraSynth are different from those found in samplers or many sample-playback units. Because the QuadraSynth has its own filter module and amplitude module for each voice, the pure waveforms are relatively bright--as bright as the original instrument can be--and have a constant sustaining amplitude, like an organ.
It is a complete digital signal processing unit with four input buses, simultaneous multiple effects, and flexible signal routing.
Page 58 When using Edit 4 mode, sounds using Drum Mode will be unavailable for editing; only sounds not in Drum Mode will be editable in the bargraph display. Page Level To send a sound to an individual output, use Output in conjunction with Pan. Example: Panning a sound full left and selecting the Aux outputs means that the sound will appear at only the left Aux output. This section lets you feed the sound to one of the effect buses for processing.
For more on effect buses, see Chapter 6. Page Pitch The higher the number negative or positive , the greater the effect. Page 63 Use 1-PITCH mode when you want a program sound layer to play a single pitch throughout the entire keyboard range.
Page Filter Tip: Many acoustic instruments, such as acoustic guitars, sound brighter when you play them more forcefully. Adding a little positive velocity control over the filter can simulate more realistic acoustic sounds. Page 65 The higher the number negative or positive , the greater the effect. Page 66 The higher the number either positive or negative , the greater the effect for a given amount of aftertouch.
Page Amp Quad Switch [2] and tapping the key on the keyboard you want to set as the highest note in the range. If the lower limit is set above the high limit, there will be no sound from this program layer. Page 68 64 voices in no time. By adjusting the Sound Overlap to a lower value, you decrease the number of voices used by each new note, and thereby ensure there are voices available to play other sounds, if necessary. Although the QuadraSynth keyboard does not generate poly pressure, the sound generators can respond to poly pressure signals entering via the MIDI In.
However, the LFO Trigger parameter determines whether or not they should be in sync, and whether or not they can be retriggered independent from one another.
A positive value raises the level as more Aftertouch is applied. Page Filter Lfo Mod Wheel will add more tremolo. On the other hand, if the Mod Wheel parameter is set to , raising the Mod Wheel to the top will cancel out all tremolo. Page Pitch Envelope Setting the Attack to 0 will make the pitch go to maximum immediately on hitting the key if the Delay is also set to 0 in PENV Page see below ; a setting of 99 will result in a much slower attack, taking many seconds before the envelope gets to maximum.
Page 77 When set to Reset-Freerun, the envelope will start at the beginning whenever a new note is played and will complete its entire cycle, even if the note is released in the middle. Also note that the Filter Envelope may have no effect if some other modulation source, or the basic setting of the filter, has already pushed the filter cutoff frequency to its maximum.
Page 79 0. If this is set to 99, the envelope will remain at the Sustain level until the note is released. This is the normal setting for organ-type sounds. Page 80 This determines how keyboard dynamics will affect the envelope level. Page Amp Envelope When the Delay is set to 0, the envelope attacks right away, without any delay. Play some notes while turning up the delay and see that the time between playing the note and hearing the effect of the Pitch Envelope gets progressively longer as the Delay control is turned up.
Page 82 When the Sustain Pedal parameter is turned off, the Sustain Pedal will have no effect on the envelope. Level 00 to 99 This is the overall output level of the envelope. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.
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Use 1-PITCH mode when you want a program sound layer to play a single pitch polyphonically throughout the entire keyboard range.
Expanded Card Compatibility The S4 Plus is now compatible with more types of Sound Card formats, increasing the possibility for new, inexpensive sound cards to be produced and distributed.
The outputs of all these effects are routed back to the Main Outputs, and sent through the shelving EQ effect found in the Misc. Manal Audio Cables Amp either positive or negativethe greater the effect for a given amount of aftertouch. Filter More negative values drive the cutoff frequency lower for a given amount of velocity. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website.
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