Mute/Unmute During Live Play

4 Jul 2011, 11:30

I have a Fantom-X that I play with a second, slave keyboard during live performances. Most of the band's songs are played in Performance mode with patches assigned to channels, and either split across keyboard zones or combined. Ideally, all this is played using LIve Play Mode in the order of the setlist. We have a new song with a lead line that requires three patches/channels, but the song requires them to be played alternatively by one, two, or three at at time. The goal is to be able to hit a button that would effectively mute one or two of the three patches/channels, in real time.

Is there a way to program a "mute/unmute", or a 0/127 "volume" or "expression", function for specific channels in a Performance to the Assignable Switches or the Pads? I was able to do a "volume" function to the Assignable Switches, but only for Channel 1, which isn't good enough - I need it to do so for say Channels 3 (A/S #1) and 4 (A/S #2). Thanks for any help you can give.

Re: Mute/Unmute During Live Play

4 Jul 2011, 17:34

Hi Replay,

I really reccomend you read the RPS-tutorial written by Lazeeboy on this forum, subject called: Fantom-X 2.0 live sound switching

(Somehow a link to that page does not work so please use these words in search-query)

With this tutorial you can really achieve what you aim for. I also use it (switch on/off patches, but also with this I got smooth and seamless switching between sounds ! )

Good luck,

CJ

Using my 'keys' to open doors......

It's not about WHAT you use, it's about HOW you use

Re: Mute/Unmute During Live Play

4 Jul 2011, 23:39

Thanks, CJ, I just went through the thread. It's amazing what lazeeboy and the rest of you can do and how deeply knowledgable you all are. In a way, it's a shame that one has to go to such lengths for this rather small thing, all things considered. However, I take it from your response and the length of the RPS string that the problem appears to be solved only through this Song-based route, which mode makes total sense since it allows midi programming.

Could I ask a follow-on question - in basic Performance mode, can one assign a function to the Assignable Switches or the Assignable Knobs, or the Pads for that matter, that will control more than Channel 1? If so, how is this done?