Studiologic SL880 - Manual (Page 5)

There are 8 preset velocity curves to choose from that vary the dynamic response of the key-
board. Again, these settings are specific to each ZONE and are accessed while in the EDIT
mode.
GLOBAL VELOCITY CURVE: This VELOCITY CURVE setting is a global one, meaning it affects
the dynamic response of the entire keyboard across all 4 ZONES. There are 8 global settings to
choose from. Again, these setting are accessed while in the EDIT mode.
SUSTAIN PEDAL: The Studio Logic SL-880 has a connection jack on the rear panel for a
SUSTAIN PEDAL input.
VOLUME PEDAL: The Studio Logic SL-880 has a connection jack on the rear panel for a stan-
dard VOLUME PEDAL input. The VP-26 by Fatar is recommended.
POWER INPUT: The Studio Logic 800 has a connection jack on the rear panel for the supplied
POWER SUPPLY input.
MEMORY STORAGE: The Studio Logic SL-880 will remember all of your preset information when
powered down. All programmed settings are transmitted when the unit is powered up. There
is no need to store edited information, simply exiting the edit mode causes the information
to be stored.
SECTION 3.
Rear Panel Connections and Features:
Powering up, Connecting Pedals and hooking up with your other gear.
The Studio Logic SL-880 has a connection jack on the rear panel for the AC POWER SUPPLY
INPUT. The AC adapter POWER SUPPLY supplied with this unit is a positive tip 9V DC with a
minimum current of 200 mA.
The Studio Logic SL-880 has its POWER SWITCH located on the back panel next to the POWER
SUPPLY INPUT. There is also a red LED to indicate the unit is on. Upon powering up the key-
board all preset data is transmitted out through the MIDI OUT connections.
The Studio Logic SL-880 has a connection jack on the rear panel for a SUSTAIN PEDAL input.
This jack will function properly with either type of “normally closed” or “normally open”
SUSTAIN PEDALS. Upon powering up the Studio Logic SL-880 will recognize whichever type of
pedal is presently connected to the keyboard, regardless of polarity (e.g. PS100 or VFP1).
Note: SUSTAIN PEDAL must be plugged in prior to powering up to properly sense polarity.
The Studio Logic SL-880 has a connection jack on the rear panel for a standard VOLUME PEDAL
input that uses a stereo or balanced jack (e.g. VP-26 by Fatar). This volume control will chan-
ge the volume equally across all four ZONES simultaneously.
POWER INPUT
POWER SWITCH
SUSTAIN PEDAL
VOLUME PEDAL
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SECTION 2.
Features:
A guided tour through the Studio Logic SL-880’s Controls and Features.
• The Studio Logic SL-880 has a full 88 key weighted piano style hammer action. It is a new,
improved version of the classic FATAR hammer mechanism action. It is an extremely musical
feeling piano action that has a very dynamic yet quick response to it. The velocity sensitive
action can be modified with several VELOCITY CURVE response settings which will be discus-
sed later in this manual. The 88 key weighted action of the SL-880 will transmit channel AFTER-
TOUCH on all ZONES.
• The PITCH and MODULATION WHEELS are the standard style, however, they are made with a
new rubberized texture. They have been designed to give the player a more solid tactile sen-
sation during performing and programming for a more musical response.
• The SL-880 has four independent ZONES with each of them capable of being assigned to any
range of keys across the SL-880’s keyboard. As discussed in the introduction to this manual,
the ZONES are the heart of creating musically useful Layers and Splits. Each of the (4) ZONES
consists of:
1. ZONE ENABLE/DISABLE BUTTON: Located on the front panel above the keyboard itself.
These are used to turn the ZONES on and off in PERFORMANCE mode. Each switch functions
independently of each other. In other words, you can have any combination of ZONES on or off
at any point by accessing these ZONE switches.
While in EDIT mode, the ZONE BUTTONS are used to select the desired ZONE to be edited. While
editing, only one ZONE at a time can be selected and the buttons now toggle on and off as
you select each ZONE SWITCH for editing.
2. MIDI CHANNEL SELECT: While in EDIT mode each ZONE can be set to transmit on any of
the 16 MIDI channels available. Only one MIDI channel can be transmitted at a time per ZONE.
3. BANK SELECT: After selecting a MIDI channel to transmit on, and while in EDIT mode, you
can initiate or select BANK Changes. The commands are different depending on the external
sound module you are accessing. More on BANK SELECT later in this manual.
4. PROGRAM CHANGE: Patch selection can be made for each ZONE while in the EDIT mode.
Each ZONE can be set to select (send) patch changes 1 to 128 (some manufacturers use a num-
bering scheme 0 to 127, so you may need to add (1) to each patch# to achieve the desired
results).
5. SPLIT or KEY NOTE RANGE: This edit function allows you to select the range of active notes
(keys) for each ZONE. The ZONES are completely independent of each other and their split
points can overlap thus creating LAYERS.
6. TRANSPOSE: Each ZONE can be set to transpose its key range up or down 24 semitones.
In other words, up or down 2 octaves from the synth module’s original setting.
7. SUSTAIN PEDAL ENABLE / DISABLE SELECT: You can set each ZONE to respond or not
respond to sustain pedal information. This is done in the EDIT mode for each ZONE.
8. WHEELS ENABLE / DISABLE SELECT: You can set each ZONE to respond or not respond to
PITCH and MODULATION WHEEL information. This is done in the EDIT mode for each ZONE.
9. AFTERTOUCH ENABLE / DISABLE SELECT: You can set each ZONE to respond or not respond
CHANNEL AFTERTOUCH information. This is done in the EDIT mode for each ZONE.
10. SHAPE: Velocity curve settings specific to each ZONE. These setting will alter the way velo-
city information from the keyboard will be transmitted to the receiving MIDI channel.
THE KEYBOARD
THE WHEELS
THE ZONES
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