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steviechords
Total Posts: 4
Joined 04-23-2014 status: Newcomer |
I recently purchased an xf7. First keyboard I bought in 20 years. Went through all of the sounds looking for a basic split sound with bass on one side and piano on the left. Couldn’t find a thing. What am I doing wrong? |
cmayhle
Total Posts: 3116
Joined 10-05-2011 status: Guru |
The most common way to create a split or layer is in PERFORMANCE Mode, which can include up to (4) VOICES. Have you explored PERFORMANCE Mode yet? |
steviechords
Total Posts: 4
Joined 04-23-2014 status: Newcomer |
I tried, but I could only get 3 out of four voices and they were all in different octaves. |
cmayhle
Total Posts: 3116
Joined 10-05-2011 status: Guru |
Page 109 of the XF Reference Manual deals with setting the Note Range of each PART. That is how you set up where each PART plays on the keyboard. On the same page, note that each PART must be activated by turning it ON (PART SWITCH). This could be the reason you are only getting (3) PARTS. |
steviechords
Total Posts: 4
Joined 04-23-2014 status: Newcomer |
page 109 wasn’t clear about how I get to the editing window.
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cmayhle
Total Posts: 3116
Joined 10-05-2011 status: Guru |
To get to the PART EDIT page in PERFORMANCE MODE:
Press EDIT
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richie1027
Total Posts: 686
Joined 10-14-2008 status: Guru |
welcome to the forum. couple of tips that really helped me out over the past 2 yrs.
1. top of forum page is ADVANCED SEARCH.... become intimate with it! the odds of someone having asked (and answered) a question is statistically very high.
oh....and have a blast. |
Lone Star
Total Posts: 19
Joined 05-17-2012 status: Regular |
Make sure you’ve initialized the performance: 1. Press [PERFORMANCE] / [JOB] / [ENTER] / [YES] before you start. It erases the old performance (so choose one you do not like). To create a performance: 1. Press [PERFORMANCE] / [F2] 2. One voice has already been inserted into PART01. To change it press [CATEGORY SEARCH]. 3. Select a category, use the arrow buttons (up/down) to cycle through them, using the keys to listen to them as you go along. 4. When you find one you like, press [ENTER]. 5. go to the next part (using the up/down arrows), then use the data wheel to place a red check mark in the part box to activate the next part (this is required for splitting the board). 6. Repeat steps 2-5 if needed. For drums (or any other part to arpeggiate). **Optional** 1. If you’re entering a drum part and want it to arpeggiate, then press F4 2. Select the arp category, then arrow right once and select category and type of arpeggio. 3. Over on the left hand side make sure you check off the part box for the part you want to arpeggiate (i.e. if you drum part is in part 3, then check of box 3). 4. Turn the ‘hold’ on if you want your drum part to loop when you are NOT press the keys. Off for arpeggiating only when you play. 5. The ‘switch’ (at the top of the screen) is simply to turn the arp feature on or off. When finished, and you have the performance sounding the way you like, then press [STORE] / [ENTER] / [YES]. Splitting **Optional** In the voice screen [F2], by default, a C-2 and G 8 field can be seen. C-2 is the low end of the PART, G 8 is the high end. To split the keyboard you have to have 2 parts: 1 will be used for the low end, the other will be the high. For advanced users 4 splits can be used, using all 4 parts. 1. Use the navigation buttons to select C-2 (low end of the split). 2. Press (and hold down) [SF6], then select a key to assign the low limit. The data wheel can be used to set this parameter. 3. Use the navigation buttons to select G 8 (high end of the split). Again press (and hold down) [SF6], then select a key to assign the high limit. 4. When finished, and you have the performance sounding the way you like, press [STORE] / [ENTER] / [YES]. If you wish to store to a specific bank then: If you only need to save that performance, then you can press store, then one of the alpha buttons (A-H), then one of the track buttons (1-16), then press enter/yes. |
steviechords
Total Posts: 4
Joined 04-23-2014 status: Newcomer |
Thanks! |
chasmanian
Total Posts: 319
Joined 01-27-2014 status: Enthusiast |
if you’re not a;ready clued in, it my help for you to google and read about
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