Akai Professional TIMBRE WOLF Guide D'utilisation page 9

Legato
When the legato feature is on, playing a note while another note is being held will not retrigger the
envelope for the new note, resulting in a smooth glide from the original note to the new note.
When the legato feature is off, playing a note will always trigger the envelope, giving each note
more definition.
To turn the legato feature on or off for each voice:
1. Press and hold Shift and then press Step Switch 8 (Legato). Keep holding Shift.
2. The display will show the number of current voice (1–4) and a two-letter indicator that
legato is off (Of) or on (On).
To select a voice, press Step Switch 8 (Legato) to move to the next voice (1–4).
To activate/deactivate the legato feature, turn the Tempo knob to turn the setting off (Of)
or on (On).
To return to normal operation, release Shift.
MIDI Channel
Each of the four voices responds to messages on a MIDI channel from Timbre Wolf's
keyboard or from an external MIDI device. The MIDI Channel setting determines the channel
for Voice 1. Voices 2–4 use the three next-highest MIDI channels in sequential order.
Example: If the MIDI Channel is set to 3, Voice 1 will respond to messages on Channel 3.
Voices 2, 3, and 4 will respond to messages on Channels 4, 5, and 6 (respectively).
When the Voice Mode Selector is set to Mono, each voice will respond independently to
MIDI messages on their respective MIDI channel. The keyboard will always send its messages
on the channel of the currently selected voice.
When the Voice Mode Selector is set to Poly or Unison, all four voices will respond to
incoming MIDI messages on Voice 1's MIDI channel only (playing polyphonically or in unison,
respectively). The keyboard will always send its messages on Voice 1's channel.
Important: Because all four voices use adjacent MIDI channels, as described above, the
ranges of available channels are different for each voice:
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Voice 1 can use Channels 1–13
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Voice 2 can use Channels 2–14
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Voice 3 can use Channels 3–15
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Voice 4 can use Channels 4–16
Note: While Timbre Wolf's sequencer plays, it will send out its MIDI note messages for all four
tracks (each on its corresponding channel) through its USB port and MIDI Out, regardless of
the voice mode or any performance on Timbre Wolf's keyboard. You can use this feature to
sequence external devices (drum machines, other synths, etc.) along with Timbre Wolf.
To set the MIDI channel:
1. Press and hold Shift and then press Step Switch 10 (MIDI Ch). Keep holding Shift.
2. Do either of the following to set the channel:
Press Step Switch 10 (MIDI Ch) to move to the next channel, which is shown in the
display.
Turn the Tempo knob to select the channel, which is shown in the display.
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