I haven't found any additional documentation to clarify this topic, but here's how I see it:
Common Volume is Master control of output levels of all parts in a Performance, it affects output signal of every Part before it's sent to Effect Block or anywhere else. And, of course that this control affects the final signal but it is not the "output volume of selected performance" (it would be even better to say input volume of selected performance, although that's not true either).
The same is with Common Pan - it controlls pan position of every Part with relative affect. If we set Part Pan to L63 and Common Pan to R63 the signal will be centered again, instead of losing signal at all (what a real master pan would do).
With this two controls we define how much and how pan-positioned signal of all parts together will flow farther to processing blocks.
The final signal after all processing is the sound of Performance and it's output volume can be controlled only with Master Volume knob. And it's only availiable control, there is no Pan control for Master Output.
The conclusion is that the documentation in the form of a Owner's and Reference manual is not written in the best way and causes confusion sometimes. The description of the Master Volume knob in the Owner's manual also speaks in favor of this: Turn the knob clockwise or counterclockwise to control the output level from the OUTPUT [L/MONO]/[R] jacks and the [PHONES] jack. There is no "Level from the jacks" because jacks don't have level, SIGNAL has a level. It's like saying: turn the button to increase the flow of the fountain. Flowing is a characteristic of water, not of a fountain. Level is characteristic of signal, not of jack. Common Level is characteristic of Parts, not Performance.
Common Volume is Master control of output levels of all parts in a Performance, it affects output signal of every Part before it's sent to Effect Block or anywhere else. And, of course that this control affects the final signal but it is not the "output volume of selected performance" (it would be even better to say input volume of selected performance, although that's not true either).
The same is with Common Pan - it controlls pan position of every Part with relative affect. If we set Part Pan to L63 and Common Pan to R63 the signal will be centered again, instead of losing signal at all (what a real master pan would do).
With this two controls we define how much and how pan-positioned signal of all parts together will flow farther to processing blocks.
The final signal after all processing is the sound of Performance and it's output volume can be controlled only with Master Volume knob. And it's only availiable control, there is no Pan control for Master Output.
The conclusion is that the documentation in the form of a Owner's and Reference manual is not written in the best way and causes confusion sometimes. The description of the Master Volume knob in the Owner's manual also speaks in favor of this: Turn the knob clockwise or counterclockwise to control the output level from the OUTPUT [L/MONO]/[R] jacks and the [PHONES] jack. There is no "Level from the jacks" because jacks don't have level, SIGNAL has a level. It's like saying: turn the button to increase the flow of the fountain. Flowing is a characteristic of water, not of a fountain. Level is characteristic of signal, not of jack. Common Level is characteristic of Parts, not Performance.
Statistics: Posted by YamStef — Wed May 22, 2024 2:00 am