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Morphing issue

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I have a program set up where Panel A is a string pad and panel B is a grand piano and want to control the volume level of panel A with my controller pedal via the Morph function. I've selected panel A and make sure the LED level knob is turned to zero and then press the CTRLPED button under Morph assign, and then select the level knob. At this point, the screen shows that the Synth level From: is set to OFF and then I adjust the To: level to the 2 o'clock position. However, when I then use the foot controller to bring in the sound on panel A, the LED on the level knob does does not go all the way to zero, instead it snaps to about a 10 o'clock position, which still means I'm hearing the pad sound only at a lower level. The level goes to 2 o'clock like it's supposed to. What am I missing here?
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Re: Morphing issue

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What pedal are you using as CtrlPedal? Some models like for example the Roland EV5 have a pot to set its "minimum" and if not set to 0 it will cause what you are seeing.
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Did you perhaps adjust the level after the morph has been set? This can offset the initial and final values and mess up your morph. In general, once you morph something, it's good not to adjust it with the knob but with the morphed control (wheel, pedal...) itself. If the range needs to be reset, it's better to reassign the morph with the new range as opposed to just turning the knob while the morph is in place, because as I said this messes up the morph. Not sure this applies to your case, but it's something that comes to mind.

Another possibility is the control pedal range. Have you perhaps set a gain on the pedal (check the System menu of the Stage 3)? This could also explain why it doesn't get to zero.
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Re: Morphing issue

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Hlaalu wrote:Did you perhaps adjust the level after the morph has been set? This can offset the initial and final values and mess up your morph. In general, once you morph something, it's good not to adjust it with the knob but with the morphed control (wheel, pedal...) itself. If the range needs to be reset, it's better to reassign the morph with the new range as opposed to just turning the knob while the morph is in place, because as I said this messes up the morph. Not sure this applies to your case, but it's something that comes to mind.

Another possibility is the control pedal range. Have you perhaps set a gain on the pedal (check the System menu of the Stage 3)? This could also explain why it doesn't get to zero.
Hlaalu is correct. If you haven't already, try clearing the morph and reapplying. Do not touch the synth level knob after you do so.

When you manually adjust the synth level knob upwards from 0 with the control pedal down, the volume you adjusted to (e.g., 10 o'clock) becomes the new floor for the control pedal.

For reference, I use a moog expression pedal with the NS3 reading it as a Roland RV7 with 100% control given. That is how it works for me.

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Re: Morphing issue

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maxpiano wrote:What pedal are you using as CtrlPedal? Some models like for example the Roland EV5 have a pot to set its "minimum" and if not set to 0 it will cause what you are seeing.
You are correct. I'm using a Boss FV500L and the knob on the side and the knob was not in the minimum position.
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