Vir2 Instruments Acou6tics Manual - Manual (Page 12)

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KEYSWItcHES | PRESEtS | DEfAULt KEYSWItcHES
The keyswitch page allows you to create or modify keyswitch banks.
Through this page you can create your own keyswitch layouts that fit your
needs. To do so, simply press an already assigned keyswitch or any key
outside the blue play range and select the type of the keyswitch (keyswitch,
forced-keyswitch or trigger key) in the menu at the bottom of the tab.
You can save or load a keyswitch setup with the ‘
Preset’ menu or you can
copy or reset certain banks to quickly create variations of your default
keyswitch bank.
Note: Keyswitch presets are compatible between all instruments. If you set
up a bank with the Western Guitar and you want to later load this bank
when working with a different guitar, for example, the Ukulele, this is
possible. You might notice that some keyswitches won’t be available for the
Ukulele that were available for the Western guitar. That is becuase not all
instruments have all the articulations available but the engine takes care of
this.
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Bank tab (Banks 1-8)
Here you can select up to 8 banks to edit.
Banks | Keyswitch
You can select the MIDI note that will activate the selected bank.
Banks | Play Range
Select up to 3 different play ranges:
• Full: The play range covers the full range of the instrument
• Reduced: The play range is reduced to make room for the maximum
amount of keyswitches or trigger keys.
• Minimum: The play range is set to minimum range to make place for more
keyswitches or trigger keys, like e.g. the picking trigger keys. This is useful
for chord picking or strumming, since you don’t necessarily need the high
octaves in that case.
Banks | Play Mode
Select 1 of 4 different Play Modes:
• Polyphonic: This is the default mode, you can play chords and single notes
in this mode.
• Tremolo: Plays in tremolo mode. You can play chords and single notes in
this mode (strum related trigger keys will be disabled).
• Legato HO / PO: Plays in legato mode (hammer ons / pull offs), strum
related trigger keys will be disabled.
• Legato SU / SD: Plays in legato mode (slides up / slides down), strum
related trigger keys will be disabled.
Banks | chord Mode
Here you can choose how you want your chords played:
• Normal: Chords are played back immediately when played with left hand.
• Play bass only: Only the root note of a chord is played back when played
with left hand. Use the pick trigger keys for picking patterns or the strum
keys for strumming the full chord.
• Play bass only and alternate bass: The root note and a second note of the
chord alternate playback. Use the pick trigger keys for picking patterns or
the strum keys for strumming the full chord.
• Silent chords: Chords are completely muted. Only the pick trigger keys for
picking patterns or the strum keys for strumming the full chord.