Yamaha WX5 Owner's Manual page 15

Press the Key Hold button while no note is being
played to disengage the Key Hold function.
In the Normal Hold mode, no key off message is trans-
mitted to the tone generator when breath pressure is
stopped. Rather, the sound is stopped because the wind
sensor produces a volume value of "0". Depending on
the settings of your tone generator, the held note may
continue to sound even when breath pressure to the WX5
is stopped. This will depend on whether or not your tone
generator is receiving the MIDI data generated by the
WX5 wind sensor. For example, if the WX5 is transmit-
ting wind sensor data as MIDI breath controller data (con-
trol change #02, the factory preset default) and your tone
generator is not set up to receive this type of data, the
sound will continue even when breath pressure is stopped.
In such a case setting the WX5 to transmit wind sensor
data as system expression or volume data may solve the
problem (page 22).
• The Normal Hold mode is automatically selected
whenever the WX5 power switch is turned on.
Follow Hold
Select the Follow Hold mode by pressing the [Down 2]
Octave key while holding the Key Hold button.
In the Follow Hold mode whenever a note is played a
second note will sound at a specified interval from the
fingered note. Volume, timbre, pitch bend and other varia-
tions will apply to both notes simultaneously.
Applying Follow Hold
1
Play a note on the WX5.
2
While playing the note, rapidly press and release the
Key Hold button.
3
The next note played will determine the interval to be
maintained by the Follow Hold function. Both the sec-
ond note and the note played during steps 1 and 2,
above, will sound simultaneously. Any subsequently
played notes will sound simultaneously with a second
note at the specified interval.
Basic Playing Techniques
Changing the Held Interval
1
Play a note (a second note will sound at the specified
interval).
2
Rapidly press and release the Key Hold button. The
second note will stop playing and only the fingered
note will sound.
3
Play a different note to determine the interval to be
maintained. Both the second note and the note played
during steps 1 and 2, above, will sound simultaneously.
Any subsequently played notes will sound simulta-
neously with a second note at the specified interval.
Press the Key Hold button while no note is being
played to disengage the Key Hold function.
Sustain
Select the Sustain mode by pressing the [Up 2] Octave
key while holding the Key Hold button.
In this mode pressing the Key Hold button will cause a
MIDI sustain message (control change #64) to be trans-
mitted, alternately turning sustain on and off ("sustain
on" will be transmitted the first time the Key Hold button
is pressed after this mode is engaged).
Portamento
Select the Portamento mode by pressing the [Up 1] Oc-
tave key while holding the Key Hold button.
In this mode pressing the Key Hold button will cause a
MIDI portamento message (control change #65) to be
transmitted, alternately turning portamento on and off
("portamento on" will be transmitted the first time the
Key Hold button is pressed after this mode is engaged).
Portamento produces a "glide" effect between notes
played.
• When using the WX5 to transmit portamento data,
make sure your tone generator is set up to receive
MIDI portamento data. Refer to your tone generator's
owner's manual for details.
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