Korg X5D multitimbral use?
Tomi Vilenius
Could anybody tell me how to use X5D in multitimbral mode?
Should it be set up in combi or in prog -mode?
Everything is in the manual but a little help can't hurt.
Slyther
You put it in multi mode and from there you can select any of the program
voices for each of the 16 midi channels... Hope this helps...-Sly...
Mr Kenneth Leong
Tomi Vilenius <tom...@sci.fi> writes:
First go to GLOBAL mode, and make sure that the midi-filter setting is
set to enable, and also in global mode that you have selected the right
interface setting - ie MIDI or PCIF. And also set the communications
speed/rate to the correct speed also in global mode. Then...
In multi-timbral mode, you put the X5D in MULTI mode by pressing the
MULTI button. Then you fire up your sequencer, such as Cakewalk or
something like that.
In multi-mode, you have 16 tracks to play with. I think they are
labelled T0 to T15 or something like that. When you first turn the synth
on, all the tracks will be initialised to be in GM mode. ie bank G
sounds. So if you change instruments using your sequencer, you will see
on your synth screen you can't get out of the G bank sounds. That is, if
you want to use program BANK A sounds, then you have to manually scroll
into the bank A section using your synth buttons. Once you are in the
bank A sections you can then use your sequencer to select any bank A
sound on that track. NOte that once in Bank A, you can't go back to bank
G unless you do that manual scrolling back to bank G. (bank A sounds are
PROG mode sounds). But the thing to know is that unfortunately, the
synth has only 2 effects processors so you cannot usually get the exact
effects that you desire while using multi-mode - unless you copy the
effects of a certain program while in multi-mode (this usually isn't a
good idea unless you are only going to use a single instrument only in
multi). So in other words, you have to come to a compromise in effects
setting while in MULTI- ie one set of effects for all the instruments.
Of course this is a big limitation but can't be helped.
And importantly, make sure that LOCAL is set to OFF at all times!
Otherwise you get unwanted instrument sounds while you play.
If you want to use combinations, you can copy a combination into a
MULTI-mode track using COPY option in MULTI mode. But in order to get
the combination sounds to work properly, you have to set the CHANNEL
numbers on the synth to the right values while in MULTI screen.
Otherwise you get problems. For example if you copy a combination sound
into channels 9 to 16 (ie tracks T8-T15 I think), then you must set the
channel of each of these tracks to the corresponding channel number. Ie
in track T8 screen, change the channel number from 1G to 9, and for track
T9, change the channel number from 1G to 10 etc. etc....Note I just got
rid of the usual drum track (channel 10, T9 I think). The trick is not
to have all the combination sounds coming from the initial channel 1G.
Again, you get the effects processor limitation here.
Also, you'll probably notice that all of the sounds in multi-mode sound
very soft compared to as you play them in program mode. If you want to
bump up the levels, then you probably have to go into program edit mode
and increase the oscillator levels of the program (and don't forget to
save the changes).
Hope some of this helps.
Kenny L.
Mr Kenneth Leong
ee...@jcu.edu.au (Mr Kenneth Leong) writes:
>Tomi Vilenius <tom...@sci.fi> writes:
>>Could anybody tell me how to use X5D in multitimbral mode?
>>Should it be set up in combi or in prog -mode?
>>Everything is in the manual but a little help can't hurt.
>In multi-mode, you have 16 tracks to play with. I think they are
>labelled T0 to T15 or something like that. When you first turn the synth
Sorry - actually it's T1 to T16.
je...@celtra.com
> Tomi Vilenius <tom...@sci.fi> writes:
>
> >Could anybody tell me how to use X5D in multitimbral mode?
> >Should it be set up in combi or in prog -mode?
> >Everything is in the manual but a little help can't hurt.
>
>
> set to enable, and also in global mode that you have selected the right
> interface setting - ie MIDI or PCIF. And also set the communications
> speed/rate to the correct speed also in global mode. Then...
> In multi-timbral mode, you put the X5D in MULTI mode by pressing the
> MULTI button. Then you fire up your sequencer, such as Cakewalk or
> something like that.
>
> labelled T0 to T15 or something like that. When you first turn the synth
-Jean