Dave Smith Instruments POLY EVOLVER KEYBOARD - Manual (Page 16)

Transposing the Keyboard Range
Use the U
P
and D
OWN
Transpose switches to transpose the Poly Keyboard up or
down by octaves. The LED indicates the current keyboard transposition state. The
transposition changes the MIDI note number of the keys, so MIDI notes sent will also
be transposed. The transposition can also affect the key ranges in Combos.
Renaming a Program or Combo
To rename a Program or Combo, press the N
AME
switch. The lower LCD line displays
the name of the Program. The P ARAM 1 knob selects which character is currently
active, which is displayed by blinking the letter. The P ARAM 2 knob changes the
character.
Voice Assignment
The Poly has a total of four voices, and as such uses a specific method for assigning
them as keys are played. The scheme used by the Poly is a circular assignment; that
is, as a new notes are received, the next unused voice is assigned to the new note.
You can see how this works by watching the 4 voice LEDs as you play.
When all 4 voices are held and a new note is received, it is necessary to “steal” a
voice to play the new note, since you always want to hear any new key hit. The
algorithm used in the Poly steals the oldest note held of the 4 voices playing. This is
done to be consistent; you can always predict which note will be stolen.
When in Combo mode, each Part acts as a separate mini-synthesizer, so the same
voice assignment rules apply within the Part.
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