Pitch And Modulation Wheels; Pitch Wheel; Modulation Wheel - Kurzweil Forte 7 Musician's Manual

Pitch and Modulation Wheels

Pitch Wheel

The Pitch Wheel is the left most of the two wheels. It is spring-loaded, such that its center
position is restored when it is not being used. That is because the Pitch Wheel is used for
pitch-bending notes—its "off" position is in the center. Pushing the Pitch Wheel up bends
the pitches of all notes up. Pulling the Pitch Wheel down bends the pitches of all notes
down.
For some Programs the Pitch Wheel will not bend notes that are held by the sustain pedal.
This is how many Guitar and Bass Programs are configured, allowing played notes to be bent
over sustained notes.
For User Programs, you can program the bend amount for the Pitch Wheel using the
BendRange Up and BendRange Down parameters on the EDIT: "COMMON Page" on
page 7-10.
For User Multis, you can program the bend amount for the Pitch Wheel using the Bend Up
ST/Bend Up Ct and Bend Down ST/Bend Down Ct parameters on page 9-13.

Modulation Wheel

The Modulation Wheel is the right most of the two wheels. Unlike the Pitch Wheel, the
Modulation Wheel is not spring loaded, and can be set to and left in any position between
fully up and fully down. Typically, the Modulation Wheel is assigned to a parameter that
alters some aspect of the sound (e.g., vibrato, filter depth) when changed.
When a KB3 Program is in use, the Modulation Wheel is assigned to control distortion.
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