Alesis RECITAL PRO Guide D'utilisation page 6

Layer Mode
Layer Mode enables for two different voices to be layered together for a fuller and richer
sound.
To enable Layer Mode:
1. Select the first voice by pressing one of the Voice buttons.
2. Press the Layer button to enter Layer Mode. The button LED will be lit.
3. Press and hold the Layer button and then press a Voice button to select the second voice
you want to play. The corresponding LED will be lit for that voice, and the display will show
the name of the second voice with the indicator R2.
4. Play the keys to hear the two different voices layered together.
To disable Layer Mode, press the Layer button again.
Note: When you are selecting which voices will be layered, the first Voice button you press
will be set as the "Upper" voice, and the second Voice button you press will be set as the
"Lower" voice.
Note: See Voice Volume
Split Mode
Split Mode enables you to split the 88 keys into two zones so that you can have two different
voices for each of your hands. For example, you may want the Piano voice for your right hand,
and the Bass voice for your left hand. When Split Mode is enabled, the left hand voice is
referred to as the Split voice.
To enable Split Mode:
1. Select the voice you would like to be in the right-hand zone.
2. Press the Split button to enter Split Mode. The button LED will be lit.
3. Press and hold the Split button, and then press a Voice button to select the Split voice for
the left-hand zone. The corresponding LED will be lit for that voice, and the display will
show the voice name with the indicator L.
4. Play the keys and you will hear that the right-hand and left-hand zones will have different
voices.
To disable Split Mode, press the Split button again. The button LED will turn off when Split
Mode is disabled.
To set the key where the split point between the right-hand voice and left-hand voice occurs,
use the following procedure:
1. Press the Function button to enter Function Mode, then turn the Value Dial to select Split
Point.
2. Press the Function button again to enter the corresponding menu. The parameter will
flash, indicating it is editable.
3. Use the Value Dial to set the value from 1 to 88, or press the key where you would like the
split to occur.
4. After 7 seconds of inactivity, the Display will return to the main screen.
Note: When you are using Split Mode and Layer Mode at the same time, the right-hand zone
of the split will play both of the layered voices, and the left-hand zone of the split will play the
Split voice only.
Note: See Voice Volume
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to learn how to adjust the levels of the Upper and Lower voices.
to learn how to adjust the level of the Split voice.