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Chapter 2: Playing the DG8

DG8 REFERENCE MANUAL 41

QCard as Primary:

1. Select a QCard Program to be the Primary by pressing the

CARD button. Use

the

▲ and ▼ arrows, if necessary, to select the desired QCard Program.

2. Press and hold the

LAYER/OFF button, then press a Keyboard Bank button. Use

the

▲ and ▼ arrows, if necessary, to select the desired Layer sound.

QCard as Both Primary and Layer:

1. Select a QCard Program to be the Primary by pressing the

CARD button. Use

the

▲ and ▼ arrows, if necessary, to select the desired QCard Program.

2. Press and hold the

LAYER/OFF button, then press the CARD button again. This

selects another QCard Program to be the Layer sound. Use the

▲ and ▼

arrows, if necessary, to select the desired QCard Program. Please note that

this method – using the

LAYER/OFF button to create the Layer – is the only way

you can layer two Card Programs.

QCard Programs in a Split

You can select a QCard Program to be the Split sound in the lower range:

1. Press and hold the

SPLIT/OFF button. While you are pressing SPLIT/OFF, press

CARD. The QCard becomes the Split sound on the lower range of the

keyboard. Use the

▲ and ▼ arrows, if necessary, to select the desired QCard

Program.

2. The DG8 will keep the current Primary Sound selected as the sound for the

upper range of the keyboard. If necessary, press any of the Keyboard Bank

buttons to select a new Primary Sound; use the

▲ and ▼ arrows, if necessary,

to select the desired Keyboard Program.

You can select a QCard program to be the Primary Sound in the upper range of a

Split setup:

1. Press a Bass Bank button to set up a standard split.

2. Press the

CARD button. This selects the QCard as the Primary for the upper

range. Use the

▲ and ▼ arrows, if necessary, to select the desired QCard

Program.

You can select two QCard Programs in a Split setup, one for the Split sound in the

lower range of the keyboard and one for the Primary Sound in the upper:

1. Press and hold the

SPLIT/OFF button. While you are pressing SPLIT/OFF, press

CARD. The QCard Program becomes the Split sound on the lower range of the

keyboard. Use the

▲ and ▼ arrows, if necessary, to select the desired QCard

Program for the lower range.

2. Press the

CARD button (without holding any other buttons). The QCard

becomes the Primary sound on the upper range of the keyboard. Use the

▲

and ▼ arrows, if necessary, to select the desired QCard Program for the upper

range.

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