Samson Graphite 49 - USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller - Manual (Page 20)

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Zones
The keyboard can be divided into four zones, sometimes referred to as layers or splits. Each
zone has its own active key range, program number, MSB, LSB, Channel, Port, Octave, and
Transpose settings. The zones can be separated or overlapped. This allows you to layer or
split the keyboard between sounds to expand your performance. Zone 1 is always active.
Zone 2–4 can be activated or disabled in Zone Mode. The display shows the parameters of
the selected zone. The factory default is Zone 1.
Press the ZONE button to enter Zone Mode. The corresponding indicator will light up. Press
the PAGE button to select a zone. The On/Off status appear after the zone number. Press
the DATA+ button to engage the zone, and DATA– button to disable the zone. When a zone
is activated, the zone number will appear under the Zone tag in the third row of the display.
For each zone (1–4), the factory default MIDI Out port is 1–4, respectively. Press the MAIN
button to return to Performance Mode.
If zones are activated and overlapped, keys played in the overlap section will send messages
to multiple outputs and more than one voice can be produced. The PITCH BEND wheel,
MODULATION wheel, pedal and keyboard aftertouch are applied to all activated zones.
Note: In Performance Mode, the operation of the OCTAVE +/– and TRANSPOSE +/– buttons
only affect Zone 1, even if multiple zones are activated.
Editing Zones
After selecting a zone, press the ENTER button to edit the zone. Press the PAGE ◀ / ▶
buttons to cycle through the available parameters. Use the DATA +/– buttons or numerical
keys to change the value of the parameter. Press both DATA +/– buttons simultaneously to
return to the original value. When you have completed editing the zones, press the ENTER
button or the ENTER key on the keyboard to save your changes.
Zone settings are nonvolatile, and will be saved even when the power is turned off. You
can recover the default Zone settings with the PRESET function. Press the MAIN or ZONE
button to exit Zone Mode and return to Performance Mode. To cancel your changes, before
pressing Enter, press the MAIN or ZONE button to return to Performance Mode.
Note: Zones are saved to the current active Preset.
Note: In Performance Mode, changing the program number, MSB, LSB, Port and Channel
only affect Zone 1. Enter Zone Mode to adjust the parameters of the other active zones.