Selecting Layers
You can select a Layer and bring its controls into focus by clicking on the desired Layer tab or Layer Selection button.
NOTE: By default, turning a Layer ON also selects it. This behavior can be controlled by the SWITCH TO LAYER UPON ACTIVATION preference on the System Page .
Linking Layers
The LINK Buttons (chain icons) lock the controls of any combination of Layers together and are meant to be used when creating or tweaking Patches. The settings are not saved with the Patch or the session. When enabled, parameter changes made in one Layer will be mirrored in the other Layers that are linked. The LINK Buttons are highlighted in blue when enabled.
Steps for linking Layers:
- Select a Layer from the desired Layer tab or Layer Selection button.
- Click on one or more other Link Buttons to link with the currently selected Layer.
For example, enabling the LINK Buttons for Layers A, B, and C and then moving the HARD SYNC slider (in the Oscillator Zoom WAVE tab) in any of the linked Layers will cause the HARD SYNC sliders on the other Layers to reflect the change. This useful feature also gives you a quick way to simultaneously set parameters for all Layers.
The Numerical Value popup will show the linked Layers you are changing.
NOTE: When cross-layer linking is enabled, the SYNTH Layer parameters are linked. However, none of the SAMPLE (Soundsource-specific) Layer parameters in the WAVE tab are linkable, including: REVERSE, TIMBRE, CRUSH / SHIFT, and START.
Soloing Layers
- Option-Click / Alt-Click on the Layer Selection Buttons in the Footer to solo each Layer. When soloed, the Layer buttons will blink ON/OFF.
NOTE: When Layers are linked, most of the per-layer parameters are locked together.
The following parameters are not linked:
- Per-Layer Level
- Per-Layer Pan
- Per-Layer Soundsource or Wavetable
- Per-Layer ON/OFF
- Per-Layer FX rack
NOTE: When using Shared Mode you will notice that certain parameters behave as if they are linked, and while there is some overlap, the two features are separate and serve different functions.
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