ALESIS ANDROMEDA A6 - Manual (Page 78)

Chapter 2: Playing the A6
76 A NDROMEDA A6 R EFERENCE M ANUAL
TRIG Parameters
PAGE PARAMETER
OPTIONS
or RANGE DESCRIPTION
TRIG SOURCE Many of the MOD
sources such as
Mod Wheel,
Ribbon, Footswitch,
etc.
This parameter allows you to select an input
that will trigger the sequencer. Unlike other
MOD source menus, nothing involved with a
voice is on the list, since the voices
themselves are being triggered by this
function.
The selected trigger source is activated when
certain conditions exist. Specifically, when the
selected trigger’s
LEVEL and TYPE (described
below) are detected, the trigger is activated.
The A6 gets its signal to generate a trigger when the SOURCE reaches a certain
LEVEL that you set (next page) and when the source is “moving” in a positive or
negative direction, or both (next page under TYPE - polarity type).
LEVEL -100 ··· +100 This sets the level of the SOURCE (selected
above) where triggering will take place.
Note that if the POLAR setting (below) is set to
one of the absolute ( ABS ) options, negative
settings are treated as is they were positive .
TYPE NEGATIVE The trigger will occur only when the source is
“moving in a negative direction.” This means
that a trigger is generated when the
LEVEL
setting is reached, but only if the source is
decreasing in amplitude
.
BIPOLAR The trigger occurs when the LEVEL is reached
but the source can be either increasing or
decreasing in amplitude.
POSITIVE The trigger will occur only when the source is
“moving in a positive direction.” This means
that a trigger is generated when the
LEVEL
setting is reached, but only if the source is
increasing in amplitude
.
ABS : Absolute – the following polarities treat positive and
negative LEVEL settings as if they were all positive.
ABS NEGATIVE Absolute Negative: a trigger is generated when
the source is moving in a negative direction
and reaches the absolute value of the
LEVEL .
ABS BIPOLAR Absolute Bi-Polar: a trigger is generated when
the source is moving in a either direction and
reaches the absolute value of the
LEVEL .
ABS POSITIVE Absolute Positive: a trigger is generated when
the source is moving in a positive direction
and reaches the absolute value of the
LEVEL .