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Using Controllers to Change How Sounds Are Played (CONTROL)
The parameters in this group determine how various controllers affect the Patch and its Tones.
* Parameters that can be set independently for each Tone are indicated by "T."
Parameter
CONTROL
Key Mode Asign
Key Mode Legato
Key Mode Retrig
PORTAMENTO
Portamento is a function that causes the Patch's pitch to change smoothly from one note to the next note played. When the Key Mode Asign is MONO, this can be
effective in simulating performance techniques such as a violinist's glissando.
Portamento Sw
Portamento Time
Portamento Mode
Portamento Type
Portamento Start
PITCH: The pitch begins changing immediately to the new
note's pitch when its key is pressed.
Pitch
C5
D4
C4
press C4 key
CTRL Rx MIDI (Tone control receive MIDI) These settings determine each Tone's response to received Pitch Bend, Expression, Pan, Hold1, Damper, and Envelope
Mode MIDI messages.
Rx MIDI Bender
Tone Receive Bender Switch
Rx MIDI Express
Tone Receive Expression
Switch
Rx MIDI Pan
Tone Receive Pan Mode
Rx MIDI Hold-1
Tone Receive Hold 1 Switch
Value
MONO, POLY
OFF, ON
OFF, ON
OFF, ON
0–127
NORMAL, LEGATO
RATE, TIME
PITCH, NOTE
Time
press D4 key
press C5 key
OFF, ON
OFF, ON
CONT, KEY-ON
OFF, ON
Chapter 1 Creating a Patch
Description
Sets how the Patch's notes are played. The MONO setting is effective
when playing a solo instrument Patch such as sax or flute.
MONO: Only one note sounds at a time.
* While only a single note sounds, that note may, as usual, consist of mul-
tiple Tones.
POLY: Two or more notes can be played simultaneously.
Turn this parameter on when you want to use the Legato feature and off
when you don't. Legato is a function that works only when the Key Assign
Mode is MONO. When Legato is ON, pressing one key when another is
already pressed causes the currently playing note's pitch to change to that
of the newly pressed key while continuing to sound. This can be effective
when you wish to simulate performance techniques such as a guitarist's
hammering on and pulling off strings.
The setting determines whether sounds are replayed or not when per-
forming legato. Normally you will leave this parameter "ON." When De-
lay Keyfollow is set to OFF, if one key is pressed while another key is held
down, only the pitch changes, which with some waveforms may result in
an unnatural sound. Set this to "OFF" when performing wind and string
phrases or when using modulation with the mono synth keyboard sound.
* If the Legato Switch is "OFF," this setting is ignored.
Turn this switch on when you wish to use Portamento.
Sets the time over which one pitch glides to the next.
Chooses the way in which Portamento is applied.
NORMAL: Portamento is always applied.
LEGATO: Portamento is applied only for notes played legato (i.e.,
when you press a second key before releasing the first.)
Determines the way in which the pitch difference between the two notes
affects the time it takes to glide from one note to the next.
RATE: The time it takes depends on the distance between the two
pitches.
TIME: The time it takes is constant, regardless of how far apart in pitch
the notes are.
Portamento begins anew if you press another key during a pitch move-
ment. This setting specifies how the new portamento starts.
NOTE: The pitch begins changing to the new note's pitch only after it has
first reached its original pitch destination.
Pitch
C5
D4
C4
press D4 key
press C5 key
press C4 key
If you want the Tone to respond to Pitch Bend messages, turn this
parameter on. If not, turn it off.
If you want the Tone to respond to Expression messages, turn this
on. If not, turn it off.
CONTINUOUS: Pan messages are responded to immediately, in-
stantly changing the stereo position of the Tone.
KEY-ON: The stereo location of the Tone is changed only when the
next note is played. If a Pan message is received while a note is
sounding, its stereo location will not change.
Set this to ON if you wish the tone to respond to Hold1 messages—
these messages cause sounds to continue playing when a sustain/
damper pedal is pressed. Set this to OFF when you don't want the
Tone to respond to Hold1 messages.
Time
T
T
T
T
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