controlling volume of different timbres in combis

[adan]

Just got an X50. I wanted a lightweight all purpose synth for day to day rehearsals, and the X50 fits the bill nicely.

Read the manual and have looked through older posts but still can't answer this.

I want to set up a combi and have the B Knobs control volumes of different timbres. It seems like whatever I try, one knob always changes the volume of all timbres that have a volume knob assigned to it.

Steps I followed:

1) I enable each B knob for only one timbre and disable it for the others. Thus, each knob should affect only one timbre.

2) I assign CC #7 to each knob.

Seems to me that should do it, but every timbre is affected when I turn any volume knob.

I see in the manual there is a "hold balance" (if I'm remembering the term correctly) function, which seems like a likely culprit, except that I can't even find that function. (as an aside, I might use it in some circumstances if I could find it! It doesn't come up on any utility menu, as the manual says it should.) Moreover, I would think the default is "off," so if I haven't enabled it, it shouldn't be in play.

Thanks for any help.

Adan

[X-Trade]

you can control the volume of up to two timbres, unfortunately it doesn't work further than that.

for more info, see here:
Controling volume with Assignables in a Combi (on the TR section of this forum. The TR is almost identical to the X50).

[adan]

Aha, one of them has to be set to volume, the other to expression. Well, it's not ideal, but it will have to do. Thanks.