Roland Fantom-Xa Owner's Manual page 41

[F3 (PORTMNT)]
Portamento is an effect which smoothly changes the pitch from the first-played key to the next-played key.
Parameter Value
Portamento Switch OFF, ON
Portamento Mode NORMAL, LEGATO
Portamento Type RATE, TIME
Portamento Start PITCH, NOTE
Portamento Time 0–127
fig.PortaStart.e
Portamento Start: PITCH
Pitch
C5
D4
C4
press C5 key
press C4 key
[F4 (CTRL)]
Parameter
Mono/Poly
Legato Switch
Legato Retrigger
Pitch Bend Range Up
Pitch Bend Range Down
Explanation
Specifies whether the portamento effect will be applied (ON) or not (OFF).
NORMAL: Portamento will always be applied.
LEGATO: Portamento will be applied only when you play legato.
RATE: The time it takes will depend on the distance between the two pitches.
TIME: The time it takes will be constant, regardless of how far apart in pitch the notes are.
PITCH: Starts a new portamento when another key is pressed while the pitch is changing.
NOTE: Portamento will begin anew from the pitch where the current change would end.
Specifies the time over which the pitch will change.
Time
press D4 key
Value Explanation
MONO, POLY MONO: Only the last-played note will sound. This setting is effective when playing a solo instru-
ment patch such as sax or flute.
POLY: Two or more notes can be played simultaneously.
OFF, ON ON: Pressing a key while continuing to press a previous key causes the note to change pitch to
the pitch of the most recently pressed key, sounding all the while. This is effective when you wish
to simulate the hammering-on and pulling-off techniques used by a guitarist.
* Legato Switch is valid when the Mono/Poly parameter is set to "MONO."
OFF, ON OFF: When one key is held down and another key is then pressed, only the pitch changes, with-
out the attack of the latter key being played. Set this to "OFF" when performing wind and string
phrases or when using modulation with the mono synth keyboard sound.
ON: Normally you will leave this parameter "ON."
* Legato Retrigger is valid when the Mono/Poly is set to "MONO" and the Legato Switch is set to "ON."
0– +48 Degree of pitch change in semitones when the Pitch Bend lever is all the way right
-48–0 Degree of pitch change in semitones when the Pitch Bend lever is all the way left
Portamento Start: NOTE
Pitch
C5
D4
C4
press C5 key
press C4 key
Creating a Patch
Time
press D4 key
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