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> > "Layer" or "Channel1 / Channel 2"  or "Timbre1 / Timbre2" ;) you can do
> > various things with them "scenes"... why they called them "scenes" i
> > dunno, but i found it a bit awkward too.
>
> Scene originally came from the Yamaha CS1x in which you truly could save two
> sets of knob positions within one patch and then use the mod wheel to morph
> between them. They were not layers or channels since they were knob positions
> (contoller settings) and all patches had the ability to save two settings.
>
> They then tried to make the AN1x look the same from the user interface aspect
> and called it scenes even though they really are two patches or parts under the
> covers.... I think it boiled down to a marketing scheme... :-)
>
> By the way, the scene capabilities in the CS1x are amazing for atmospheric
> sounds/pads. I still love the sounds it can produce.
>
> Sayer
>
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