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Basic operation – Dave Smith Instruments POLY EVOLVER RACK User Manual

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Basic Operation



Program Mode
: When the Poly is first turned on, it will be in Program Mode with the
P

ROGRAM

LED lit and the following screen active.

Program: xxx B:x
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

The top line shows the Program (1…128) and Bank (1…4) number of the currently
selected Program, and the bottom line shows the 16 character name of the Program.
The top knob will change the Program, and the bottom knob will change the Bank.
The Program can also be incremented or decremented by using the P

AGE

U

P

or P

AGE

D

OWN

button respectively.


If you hold the S

HIFT

button while changing the Program or Bank, the sound will not

change until you release the S

HIFT

button. If you hold the S

HIFT

button while changing

the Program or Bank and the sequencer is running, when the S

HIFT

button is released

the sequence will complete (according to the length of Sequence 1) before
synchronously changing to the new program and it’s sequence.

Edit Program Mode: To edit a Program, simply hit the E

DIT

button while in Program

mode. See the Program Parameters section for a detailed list of all parameters and
their functionality.



Combo Mode
: When the C

OMBO

button is hit, it will switch to Combo Mode with the

following screen active.

Combo: xxx B:x
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

The top line shows the Combo and Bank number of the currently selected Combo,
and the bottom line shows the 16 character name of the Combo. The top knob will
change the Combo, and the bottom knob will change the Bank. The Combo can also
be incremented or decremented by using the P

AGE

U

P

or P

AGE

D

OWN

button

respectively.

Edit Combo Mode: To edit a Combo, simply hit the E

DIT

button while in Program

mode. See the Combo Parameters section for a detailed list of all parameters and
their functionality.