Portamento - Akai S3000XL User Manual

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PORTAMENTO

Portamento is a function that allows you to 'glide' from one note to another instead of
moving in steps as is normally the case.
As you can see, when portamento is on, each note 'slides' to the next and the speed with
which it slides is set by the portamento's RATE parameter.
The portamento effect is useful when playing acoustic sounds such as stringed
instruments that have no frets (violins, violas, etc., fretless bass) and instruments such as
trombone, penny whistle, etc.. It is also effective on vocal sounds as few, if any, singers
hit the note dead on - most slide into it. Of course, portamento was also a standard
feature on older analogue synths, particularly monophonic ones (where it was often called
GLIDE) and was responsible for the creation of some highly distinctive (although often
over-used!) synth effects.
Pressing F6 -
The parameters are:
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P
I
T
C
H
NORMAL PLAYBACK (NO PORTAMENTO)
P
I
T
C
H
WITH PORTAMENTO SWITCHED ON
- in any of the MOD pages will display this screen:
This can be switched ON or OFF. When it is switched ON you will hear the
portamento effect as you play.
You will note that this parameter responds to the MIDI PORTAMENTO
pedal (controller #65). This pedal is like the sustain pedal - when
depressed, portamento will be switched on; when released, the effect will
be switched off. When the
portamento pedal will have no effect - portamento will be on permanently.
When this parameter is set to OFF, the portamento pedal will allow you to
switch it on or off as you please. This may be useful when you wish to play
a sound normally but only apply portamento to a few notes. For example,
when playing a trombone sample, you may play normally and then switch
TIME
TIME
parameter is ON, pressing the
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