Dave Smith Instruments TETRA User Manual
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The top row shows the current combo, the program, the bank, and the voice
being edited. The bottom row shows the program name.
Note: Though the other combos and program banks can be used as a
starting point for building new combos, the actual programs used are
copies, so any edits made in Combo Mode do not affect the source
programs. The converse is also true. Say a combo is created using the
program “Arid” and then Arid is subsequently edited in Program Mode.
Those changes will not be propagated to the combo. (The edited program
can be reassigned to the combo, though.) In other words, Combos contain
all parameters for all four voices when saved, and do not rely on
referencing or mapping other programs, making organization and
maintenance much easier.
Use the P
USH
I
T
button or a MIDI controller to audition any changes made to
voice 1.
The A
SSIGNABLE
P
ARAMETERS
are initially the same as for the chosen program,
but can be reassigned, if desired, without affecting the assignments in the
original program. Simply press A
SSIGN
P
ARAMS
and choose the desired
parameters as in Program Mode.
Note: A few parameters do not appear in Combo Mode, or appear only
on certain voices. In addition to the exceptions noted below, Unison
Mode, Split Point, and Key Mode never appear in Combo Mode.
When satisfied with the selections/edits, press E
DIT
B/C
OMBO
again to move on
to voice 2. When assignments have been made for all four voices, press E
DIT
B/C
OMBO
to exit and play the combo.
To set the relative voice volumes in a combo, press E
DIT
B/C
OMBO
to enter
single voice edit mode. The V
OLUME
knob can then be used to set the Voice
Volume parameter for voice 1. Press E
DIT
B/C
OMBO
again to move on to voice
2, and so on.
The combo’s name is set using the Edit Name parameter for voice 1
(A
SSIGNABLE
P
ARAMETER
1) only when E
DIT
B/C
OMBO
is turned off. And, of
course, don’t forget to save changes using W
RITE
. The combo can be saved to
the current, or another, memory location. After pressing W
RITE
, use S
ELECT
to
choose the target combo number.
There are other parameters that affect how combos play back. If Unison is set to
Off for voice 1 (the Unison on/off parameter only appears under voice 1, not