5: Portamento - Yamaha VL-7 Owner's Manual

Feature Reference

5: Portamento

Portamento Mode
Portamento produces a "slide" effect between subsequently played notes. The
"Portamento Mode" parameter determines how the portamento slide is produced.
Full Time
Fingered
• If a footswitch is assigned to portamento on/off switching but no footswitch is
connected, portamento will be on.
Time MIDI Control
The portamento time (the length of the slide between notes) can be controlled in
realtime via a foot controller connected to the FOOT CONTROLLER 2 jack, the MODU-
LATION 2 wheel, or MIDI portamento time messages from an external device. This
parameter turns realtime portamento time control off or on.
• In order to use the foot controller or modulation wheel for portamento time
control, use the UTILITY mode "Assignable Controller" page (
Page 154) to assign the foot controller or modulation wheel to "Porta
Time" (MIDI control number 005).
Time
This parameter becomes active only when the "Time MIDI Control" param-
eter, above, is turned "off". The "Time" parameter sets the portamento time. A setting
of "0" produces the fastest portamento time; "127" produces the longest portamento
slide effect.
Element On/Off
Turns portamento off or on.
Edit Mode
The portamento slide will occur between any two subsequent notes
when the portamento switch is on, even if the first note is released
before the second is played.
The portamento slide will only occur if the first note is still held when
the second note is played.