Dave Smith Instruments TETRA - Manual (Page 41)

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voices 2 through 4), the combo will play back polyphonically. If the P
USH
I
T
button is to be used to latch notes on, Push It Mode must be set to Toggle in
each of the voices. To start playback of four sequences simultaneously from the
P
USH
I
T
button, set Unison to On in voice 1, set the Push It Mode to Toggle for
all four voices, and make sure Sequencer is set to On for all four voices. If the
Audio Out parameter in the Global menu is set to Quad, each of the voices in a
combo can be processed separately.
The editor has the ability to copy any combo voice or any program layer (A or
B) to any other combo voice or program layer. This provides a very fast way to
build up combos. For example, say you like the kick drum on voice 1 of a
factory combo. You can copy it and paste it to any voice on a new combo. Then,
you could find a snare from a different combo, and copy it into a different voice
on your new combo. Do the same for the remaining voices and you have a new
customized combo that you can then further edit to your liking.
Combos and Multi Mode
Combos can also be used to “cue up” programs used in Multi Mode. When
Multi Mode is used with an external sequencer, the sequencer typically
determines which programs will play by sending MIDI program change
messages on the relevant tracks and MIDI channels. As an alternative, a
combination of Combo Mode and Multi Mode can be used to recall four
programs—one per voice—and have each voice respond to a different MIDI
channel. For more information about Multi Mode, see Global Parameters on
page 13.