Main Pages And Sub-Pages; Top Panel; Preview Ribbon - CAKEWALK Z3TA+ 2.1 Bedienungsanleitung

Main pages and sub-pages

Here's a description of the Z3TA+ interface:
•• Two main pages: Synth and Effects
•• Numerous sub-pages for specific components
When Z3TA+ starts, it displays the Synth page. Use the Effects button to toggle between the Synth
and Effects pages.
The Synth and Effects main pages contain several sub-pages for every component. For example, to
switch between the six oscillators (and the oscillators Performance page), use the Oscillator page
buttons (1-6). When you change pages, the controls show the settings for the corresponding
oscillator. The same applies to filters, LFOs, EGs and delays. The powerful Modulation Matrix lets
you link any modulation source to almost any synthesizer and effects parameter.

Top panel

Figure 2. Header section
The top panel has the controls for program and bank selection.
The currently selected program name is displayed in the Program Selector. To browse through the
programs, click the current program name and select a program from the pop-up menu, or click the
Increment/Decrement buttons.
See “"Programs and Banks”" on page 62 for more information on using programs and banks.

Preview Ribbon

Figure 3. Preview Ribbon
Z3TA+ features the unique Cakewalk Preview Ribbon, which allows you to preview programs by
clicking and dragging on it. The Preview Ribbon, at the bottom of the screen, plays different note
velocities as you click higher or lower within the ribbon. You can hold up to 8 notes simultaneously
by holding down the SHIFT key while clicking the ribbon, or by right-clicking the ribbon.
The ribbon sends MIDI Note-On/Note-Off messages with velocity to the host when Z3TA+ is used as
VSTi, so those events can be recorded in real time if the host supports that feature.
The number of notes being played (polyphony) is shown in the Voices indicator in the Master
section. The ribbon is very useful to set release times, performing a glissando by dragging the
mouse over it.
The preview ribbon can also be hidden to reduce the size of the UI by selecting Hide Preview
Ribbon in the Options menu.
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Interacting with Z3TA+: Graphical User Interface (GUI)