Section 4 — Understanding Presets
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This section offers a basic overview of the concepts involved in selecting, creating, editing, and
understanding TS-12 Presets. For more detailed descriptions of the actual parameters, refer to
Section 5—Preset/Track Parameters.
What is a Preset?
A Preset is a combination of three sounds and an effects set-up that can be instantly recalled for
use in performance. Presets are handy “performance memories” which allow you to create and
save sound combinations, splits, layers, patch select variations, etc.
The three sounds in a preset reside on three Tracks. For each of these three tracks, the TS-12
remembers:
• which sound is assigned to the track
• whether or not the sound is selected or layered
• the values of all the Track parameters for that track
A preset also has one Effects algorithm which is common to all three tracks.
The most common context for the TS-12 to be in is Preset mode. Unless the TS-12 is in Sequencer
mode, you may assume that you are in a preset. Aside from the presets that are saved, there is a
preset buffer that is always active. A preset buffer is a kind of storage location that is used to
temporarily store information.
Whenever you select, layer or edit the Track Parameters for a sound, you are working within the
preset buffer. The information in the preset buffer is temporary until you save it into one of the
internal preset locations, and then it becomes permanent (it can be recalled). The track
parameters of the preset, including mix, pan, transpose, etc. are always active and you should
make sure that their settings are correct if you think that your programs are behaving strangely.
Whenever you select a new sound from the Sound Bank pages, the track parameters are reset to
their standard default settings. If you wish to change a program without resetting these
parameters, use the Replace Track Sound feature described later in this section.
What is the Difference between Preset Mode and Sequencer Mode?
There are three Tracks in a “normal” preset and twelve tracks in a sequence or song. A sequence
or song, in addition to its ability to record data on its tracks, can be thought of as a giant twelve-
track “preset.” However, this giant “preset” is not available simultaneously with normal three-
track presets. The twelve tracks of a sequence or song are available from the keyboard only while
in Sequencer mode — indicated by the LED above either Seq/Song Tracks 1-6 or 7–12 button
being on. The twelve sequence or song tracks are always playable via incoming MIDI when the
MIDI mode is set to MULTI (on the MIDI Control page).
Selecting Presets
Press Presets. The LED above the Presets button lights, indicating that you are in Preset mode.
The display shows you the currently selected bank of six presets, and the bottom left-hand corner
of the display will show PSET. You can press the BankSet button and the ten Bank buttons
(labeled 0-9) to select the various banks within Preset mode. Take a moment to select different
presets by pressing the soft button closest to the preset (either above or below the preset name).
Since Preset and Program banks look very similar (both Presets and Programs have six 11-
character names per page), the bottom left-hand corner of the display will show PSET when you
are in Presets mode. This helps to differentiate between the two modes, as shown below:
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