if you switch to sequencer mode, and go to an empty "user" sequence slot, no lights will be on since there is no recorded data stored in the sequencer yet. The XW has many sequences already created from the factory.
Each number represents a sequencer "track" and the light on means that track has note data stored in it.
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The tap tempo light is always active (flashing) I guess to avoid having to switch it on/off when you switch around from tone mode to sequencer mode to performance mode, so that you can activate any tempo you want with the sequencer running in sequencer or performance mode by using the tap function more quickly-alot of the functions in the XW series are designed for quick switching around for live playing.Īs far as numbers appearing in the sequencer section, this means there is note data already stored in whatever preset sequencer setting was used last before you switched to tone mode or even if you have never switched to sequencer mode, this will always occur. His "native" solo synth sounds just seem to be much better than mine. I can't get sounds like the ones he seems to have at all.
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None of this is covered in the manual and it's very confusing to turn a knob, see a number, turn it back to where it originally was, and not be able to get the same tone back.Īlso, this guy does a demo of his XW-P1 and his solo synth sounds a lot better than mine, or at least it seems to. Is this normal? Also, on many of the Solo Synth sounds, turning the various adjustment knobs causes the sound to disappear entirely or diminish to a tiny note that sounds like it's being played 1000 miles away - even if you turn the knobs back to center, you have to manually reset the voice to get the original sound back.Īnd I'm not sure my "original sounds" are correct as a result of this, either. To get the original sound back, I have to hit the + and - button (or turn the rotary knob) to the next synth voice and back again. All I did was turn the Cutoff to 90 and then back again, but the sound is not the same at all. VERY DIFFERENT sound, much softer, like it's being played through a fog. However I do not play a note, I just turn the knob back to center so that it reads: "CUTOFF 64". Now I turn the K1 ("CUTOF") knob so the diplay shows "CUTOFF: 90". I get a nice sharp tone with some echo (I can hear it echo 4 times as it fades out). I guess is never stops flashing (it never has in the entire time I've had the board).Īll my knobs are on the middle detent position, the modulation wheel is all the way DOWN and the bender wheel is centered.
Let's ignore that for a minute and go straight to playing a sound. on and just select "tone" mode and Solo Synth, why do I have the numbers 1,9,15 and 13 lights lit up on the Step Sequencer buttons? There are several things about the way the adjustment knobs work that just really don't make sense. I realize I'm very new to this so please bear with me and I apologize in advance for sounding so dim, but is there any way to determine if my solo synth is working properly?