Voice Tab

Allows you to switch between monophonic and polyphonic playback.

• Activate Mono to switch to monophonic playback. Usually, this allows a more natural sounding performance for solo instruments.

• Deactivate Mono to play polyphonically with the number of notes specified by the Polyphony control.

This option is only available in Mono mode. If Retrigger is activated, a note that was stolen by another note is retriggered if you still hold the stolen note when you release the new one.

This way, you can play trills by holding one note and quickly and repeatedly pressing and releasing another note, for example.

Sets the upper limit for the number of notes that you can play if Mono is deactivated.

Defines the trigger behavior for new notes.

• Normal triggers a new note when the previous note gets stolen. The sample and the envelope of the new note are triggered from the start.

  To minimize discontinuities, use the Fade Out parameter of the zone.

• Resume does not always trigger a new note.

  If the new note stays within the same zone, the envelope is retriggered but resumes at the level of the stolen note. The pitch of the zone is set to the new note.

  If the new note plays in a different zone, the sample and the envelope of the new note are triggered from the start.

• Legato does not always trigger a new note.

  If the new note stays within the same zone, the envelope keeps running. The pitch of the zone is set to the new note.

  If the new note plays in a different zone, the sample and the envelope of the new note are triggered from the start.

• Resume Keeps Zone does not trigger a new note upon note stealing. The envelope resumes at the level of the stolen note, and the pitch of the zone is set to the new note, even if the new note plays in a different zone.

• Legato Keeps Zone does not trigger a new note upon note stealing. The envelope keeps running, and the pitch of the zone is set to the new note, even if the new note plays in a different zone.

Determines which notes are stolen during playback and whether new notes are triggered when the Polyphony setting is exceeded.

• Last Note Priority – The most recently played notes have playback priority over the notes that were played before them.

  If you exceed the maximum number of notes, the notes that were played first are stolen in chronological order (First in/First Out), and the new notes are triggered.

• First Note Priority – Older notes have playback priority over newer notes.

  If you exceed the maximum number of notes while older notes are still being held, no notes are stolen. New notes are only triggered if a free voice is available.

• Low Note Priority – Low notes have playback priority over higher notes.

  If you exceed the maximum number of notes by playing a lower note than the ones that are held, the highest note is stolen, and the new note is triggered.

  If you exceed the maximum number of notes by playing a higher note than the ones that are held, no note is stolen, and no new note is triggered.

• High Note Priority – High notes have playback priority over lower notes.

  If you exceed the maximum number of notes by playing a higher note than the ones that are held, the lowest note is stolen, and the new note is triggered.

  If you exceed the maximum number of notes by playing a lower note than the ones that are held, no note is stolen, and no new note is triggered.

• Steal Lowest Amplitude – New notes have playback priority over notes with a low amplitude.

  If you exceed the maximum number of notes, the note with the lowest amplitude is stolen, and the newest note is triggered.

• Steal Released Notes – New notes have priority over notes that enter the release phase.

  If you exceed the maximum number of notes, the oldest note that is in its release phase is stolen, and the new note is triggered.

  If no note is playing in release and you exceed the maximum number of notes, the first played notes are stolen in chronological order, and the new notes are triggered.

With this parameter, you can specify an upper limit for the number of notes that can be played for a key. The notes that were played last have priority. For this parameter to take effect, the Mono button must be deactivated.

By default, the oldest note is removed first when notes are stolen due to a Key Poly limitation. If you want the note with the lowest amplitude to be removed instead, activate Low Amp.

Defines the number of low notes that cannot be stolen, regardless of the Voice Mode setting.

Make sure that the polyphony of the program is high enough for your specific Min Low Notes setting and that it allows you to play additional higher notes.

With this parameter, you can delay the playback of the layer by a specified time or a note value.

If Sync is deactivated, the delay is specified in milliseconds. If Sync is activated, the delay is specified in fractions of beats.

To synchronize the delay time to the host tempo, activate the Sync button and select a note value from the pop-up menu. To change the selected note value to a triplet, activate the T button.

Allows you to trigger multiple voices simultaneously with each note that you play. If you activate Unison, the following parameters become available:

• Voices determines the number of voices that are triggered simultaneously (max. 8).

• Detune detunes the pitch of each unison voice in cents. This produces a fatter sound.

• Pan spreads the unison voices across the stereo panorama. The higher the value, the broader the stereo image.

• Delay allows you to introduce a small random delay for each unison voice.

  With a value of 0%, all unison voices are triggered at the same time. Values from 1% to 100% add a random delay to each unison voice. The higher the value, the more random the delay. This is especially useful to avoid comb filter effects with two or more slightly detuned samples.

Allows you to bend the pitch between notes that follow each other. You achieve the best results in Mono mode. If you activate Glide, the following parameters become available:

• Time specifies the time needed to bend the pitch from one note to the other.

• Activate Sync to synchronize the delay time to the host tempo. Select a note value from the pop-up menu. To change the selected note value to a triplet, activate the T button.

• Mode determines the glide time.

  Set this parameter to Constant Time to keep the glide time constant and independent from the note interval.

  Set this parameter to Constant Speed to change the glide time with the note interval. Larger intervals result in longer glide times.

• Curve allows you to select one of three curve types to define the glide behavior.

  With the Linear curve, the pitch glides at continuous speed from the start to the end pitch.

  With the Exponential curve, the pitch starts gliding at higher speed and decelerates towards the end pitch. This behavior is similar to the natural pitch glide produced by a singer.

  With the Quantized curve, the pitch glides in semitones from the start to the end pitch.

• Fingered allows you to glide the pitch only between notes that are played legato.