Emulator Composite.book - Creative

Cycle 3 Crossfading
This next example demonstrates the Cycle 3 mode as well as the crossfading abilities of
the CC Window. Pressing a key will first play Voice 1. Pressing the key again will play a
50-50 mix of both voices. Pressing the key a third time will play Voice 2. The next key
press will play Voice 1 again and the cycle repeats.
11. Set both Voice 1 and Voice 2 to Cycle 3 (Key).
12. Create a fade in Voice 1 like the one shown in the diagram below. Alt-click on the
right end of the bar and then dragging to the right, then all the way to the left.
13. Create a fade in Voice 2 so that it looks like the diagram below.
14. Repeatedly press a single key and listen to the voices rotate. The rotation order is
retained for each key.
Cycle 3 (Key)
Voice 1
Voice 2
CC Win Value =
Cycle 3 (Key):
Generates rotating
values of 0 - 64 - 127
on each key press
Cycle 3 (Channel)
15. Assign both voices to Cycle 3 (Channel).
16. Play the keyboard. Notice that the voices now rotate regardless of which key is
played. Any key on the current MIDI channel will increment the rotation.
Random Mix
17. Assign both voices to Random.
0 64 127
0 - 64 - 127 - 0 ...
18. Play the keyboard. Now the mix of the two voices is completely random.
19. You can “weight” the randomness by adjusting the crossfade points. For example, if
you want Voice 1 to be dominant, adjust the fade of the voice so that most of the
bar is solid. This way it has more chance of being played at full volume.
5 - Voices & Sample Zones
Keyboard CC Window
Tip: Conserve
polyphony by crossswitching,
rather than
crossfading, voices.
1st key press = Voice 1
2nd key press = Voice 1 & 2
(50-50 Mix)
3rd key press = Voice 2
4th key press = Voice 1
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