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Chapter 2: Controls and Connections

Venom User Guide

Value Knob and Bank Button

Value Knob

By default, the Value knob lets you select any Venom Single Program, Mutli Program, or Pattern preset. While

pressing and holding the Tap Tempo button, use the Value knob to set the tempo (in BPM, where the quarter

note gets the beat). While pressing and holding both Octave buttons, the Value knob lets you change the

transposition (+/–12 semitones).

Bank Button

The Bank button lets you cycle through the four Single Program preset banks (A, B, C, and D), through the 2

Multi Program preset banks (A and B), or through the Pattern preset banks (A and B). Press the Bank button

to select the next preset bank (when Bank D is selected in Single Program mode or when Bank B is selected in

Multi Program or Pattern mode, Bank A will be the next bank).

Multi Controls

Mute/Enable/Select Button and LEDs

The Mute/Enable/Select button lets you set the current mode of the Multi Part buttons. Press the Mute/En-

able/Select button to cycle through Mute, Enable, and Select modes. The corresponding LED (Mute, Enable,

or Select) lights to indicate which mode is selected.

Mute When Mute mode is selected for a Multi Part, the corresponding Multi Part is muted, but it still uses

Venom synthesizer voice resources and maintains reduced polyphony. This lets you quickly mute or unmute

a part to determine whether or not the Multi Part is audible. This has practical performance uses. For example,

if you are playing a long sustained chord and then mute a Multi Part, the sound produced by the referenced

Single Program is muted. Then, if you unmute it, it is heard again.

Enable When Enable mode is selected for a Multi Part, the corresponding Multi Part is enabled and will sound

when you play Venom. If a Multi Part is disabled it neither sounds nor uses any synthesizer voice resources.

However, in contrast to muting a Multi Part during performance, if you hold down a chord and disable the

Multi Part, you will no longer hear the referenced Single Program. If you re-enable the Multi Part while still

holding the same notes, the referenced Single Program will not be heard until you re-play the chord.

Select When Select mode is selected for a Multi Part, it is selected for editing. When more than one Multi Part

is selected, any edits apply to all selected Mutli Parts.

Multi Part Buttons (1–4)

The Multi Part buttons let you mute, enable, or select any of the four parts of a Multi Program depending on

the setting of the Mute/Enable/Select button.

In Select mode, the LED lights to indicate that the associated part is selected for editing. You can select mul-

tiple parts for editing by pressing the corresponding buttons simultaneously. When multiple parts are se-

lected, editing any parameter affects all selected parts. Use the Bank button and Value knob to select the bank

and patch for the corresponding selected part.

In Mute mode, the LED lights to indicate that the associated part is muted. Pressing any Multi Part button

mutes (or unmutes) the corresponding part.

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