Slider Nudge Behavior

[Tom Williams]

Hey kids, I think I once knew the answer to this but seem to have forgotten it.

 

TLDR: Is there any setting, either system, global, or setup, that restricts slider data changes to when you cross over the preset value?  (No, I am not talking about slider value range; different thing....)

 

Explanation (if needed):

• Let's say slider #1 controls Tone 1's LP Filter cutoff frequency.
• Secondly, assume that the saved value of that cutoff frequency is 96...
• ...and that slider #1 happens to be sitting near zero when I pull up the setup.

 

The default behavior seems to be: if the slider is nudged at all, the parameter value jumps to that value.  So, the sound suddenly goes dark.

 

On some synths, the value won't change unless you cross it by pushing or pulling the slider to the initial program value; hence, all slider-based transitions are relatively smooth.

 

On other synths, the parameter value jumps to the value of the slider when the voice is invoked.

 

Is there any such setting that affects slider-to-parameter relationship?  Or is the only behavior "Touch the slider and the value goes there"?

 

[Brad Saucier]

The PX-5S will always jump to value when the slider is moved.  

[Mike Martin]

If you set Cutoff to a knob instead a slider, the center position is the "stored value" and you can go -/+ from there. 

[Tom Williams]

Thanks, Brad and Mike.  I think it was a fuzzy memory of the knobs being "relative" that got me going down that mnemonic rabbit hole.