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Reggie,

>Hello all, I am a PLG Owner, but I am interested in the techniques you
>guys use for the ribbon controller.  I am also interested in how it is
>set up.  Is it set up automatically, or do you have to assign Z and X
>via the Matrix?

The ribbon does nothing unless programmed in the Matrix.  The range of 
functions which can be programmed, however are extensive.

>What sort of functions do you guys usually assign to them?

I tend to use the RibbonX for pitch bends, sync frequency, and filter 
cutoff.  Often, I'll assign both the PB wheel and the RibbonX to pitch 
bend, with a milder setting -- somewhere between +/- 2 and +/-5 to the 
wheel, and a more radical amount (2 octaves?) to the bender.  I've also 
assigned the ribbon to a low setting (ex: a half step), which allows adding 
violin-like vibrato.

I use the RibbonZ for stabs of vibrato and sync frequency change.  A good 
example is the Farfisa-like setting in Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer":  It 
breaks into a very heavy vibrato at the end of each verse break; the Mod 
wheel could suffice, but the vibrato has to end quickly, and if the wheel 
is not fully returned to zero, the high level of pitch modulation will 
leave a vibrato residue.  The ribbon, with it's automatic RTZ, is just the 
ticket.

The fast response of the Z-axis allows for "talk box" like effects when 
programmed to change the sync frequency.


Regards,

-BW

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