Alesis A6 Recording Equipment User Manual


 
Chapter 2: Playing the A6
64 ANDROMEDA A6 REFERENCE MANUAL
STMODE Parameters
PAGE PARAMETER
OPTIONS
or RANGE
DESCRIPTION
STMODE
Start Mode
MODE
This page determines where the portamento is
sliding from—its start point.
LSTKEY
When a new note is played, it will “slide” from
the last key played.
OFFSET
When a new note is played, it will slide from a
fixed number of semitones above or below the
note, as set by the OFFSET variable set by Soft
Knob 2.
CHORD
Each voice slides from its previous value. For
example, whatever note Voice 8 last played,
that’s where it will slide from when called upon
again. The voice order is set in the
KBD MODE
section (Unison X, Poly, and Mono).
OLDEST
Each voice slides from the oldest note that is
being held.
OFFSET -127 ··· + 127
Sets the number of notes above or below the
present note where the slide will start, when the
MODE is set to OFFSET. For example, a setting of
-12 will always start sliding from an octave
below the note played.
Portamento MOD Parameters
The Portamento Modulation parameters permit you to create a mod route to
modulate the
TIME parameter. Please note that, unlike most of the other MOD pages,
TIME is the only Portamento parameter that can be modulated.
PAGE PARAMETER
OPTIONS
or RANGE
DESCRIPTION
MOD
Portamento
Time
Modulation
SOURCE NONE
or any mod
source
Selects one of the A6’s mod sources to modulate
the Portamento’s
TIME. The default is OFFSET
ONLY
.
LEVEL -100 ··· 100
Sets the level or intensity of the mod source.
OFFSET -100 ··· + 100
Standard mod route offset.
ENABLE OFF, ON
Turns the modulation OFF or ON.
The status of the parameter is also shown by the
LED next to the
MOD button.