Roland AX-Edge Parameter Manual page 19

Tone Parameters
To edit the tone parameters, you'll need to use the editor app. These
parameters cannot be edited from the AX-Edge itself.
COMMON
(Overall Settings)
Parameter Value
[K] [J] buttons [-] [+] buttons
Tone name
(Name)
Category 0–49
Tone Level 0–127
Tone Pan L64–0–63R
This determines how notes will be managed when the
maximum polyphony is exceeded.
LAST
Priority
LOUDEST
Coarse Tune
-48–+48 [semitone]
Fine Tune -50–+50 [cent]
Octave Shift
-3–+3
Stretch Tune
OFF, 1–4
Depth
Analog Feel 0–127
Specifies whether the tone will play polyphonically (POLY) or
monophonically (MONO). The "MONO" setting is effective when
playing a solo instrument tone such as sax or flute.
Mono/Poly
MONO
POLY
Explanation
Selects the category of the tone.
Adjusts the overall volume of the tone
Specifies the pan of the tone. "L64" is far
left, "0" is center, and "63R" is far right.
The last-played voices will be given
priority, and currently sounding notes will
be turned off in order, beginning with the
first-played note.
The voices with the loudest volume will
be given priority, and currently sounding
notes will be turned off, beginning with
the lowest-volume voice.
Adjusts the pitch of the tone's sound up
or down in semitone steps (+/-4 octaves).
Adjusts the pitch of the tone's sound up
or down in 1-cent steps (+/-50 cents).
Adjusts the pitch of the tone's sound
up or down in units of an octave (+/-3
octaves).
This setting allows you to apply "stretched
tuning" to the tone (Stretched tuning is
a system by which acoustic pianos are
normally tuned, causing the lower range
to be lower and the higher range to be
higher than the mathematical tuning
ratios would otherwise dictate.). With a
setting of "OFF, " the tone's tuning will be
equal temperament. A setting of "3" will
produce the greatest difference in the
pitch of the low and high ranges.
The diagram shows the pitch change
relative to equal temperament that will
occur in the low and high ranges. This
setting will have a subtle effect on the
way in which chords resonate.
Pitch di erence from Parameter
equal temperament value
OFF
1
2
3
Low note range High note range
Applies time-varying change to the pitch
and volume of the tone that is producing
sound, adding a sense of variability.
As you increase this value toward the
maximum, the variability becomes
greater, producing instability.
Only the last-played note will sound.
Two or more notes can be played
simultaneously.
Parameter Value
[K] [J] buttons [-] [+] buttons
Unison Switch OFF, ON
Unizon Size 2–8
Unison Detune 0–100
Legato Switch
OFF, ON
Legato Retrigger
0–12, OFF
Interval
3
2
1
OFF
Portamento
OFF, ON
Switch
Specifies the performance conditions for which portamento
will be applied.
NORMAL
Portamento Mode
LEGATO
Specifies the type of portamento effect.
Portamento Type RATE
TIME
When another key is pressed during a pitch change produced
Portamento Start
by portamento, a new pitch change will begin. This setting
specifies the pitch at which the change will begin.
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Explanation
This layers a single sound.
If the Unison Switch is on, the number
of notes layered on one key will change
according to the number of keys you play.
Due to considerations of polyphony,
turning UnisonSwitch ON imposes the
following limitations.
5 Operation is forced to MONO mode.
5 Even if Legato Retrigger Interval is
specified, it operates as OFF.
5 Even if Delay Time is specified, it is
ignored for operation.
Number of notes assigned to each key
when the Unison Switch is on
Detunes each of the notes that are
allocated by the Unison Size number,
producing a detuned effect. As you
increase this value, each note is detuned
more greatly, producing a thicker sound.
This is effective when Mono/Poly is set
to MONO and Legato Switch is turned
ON. When you press the next key while
still holding down the previous key
(legato performance), the pitch changes
smoothly. The way in which the change
occurs depends on the Legato Retrigger
Interval.
When LegatoSwitch is enabled and
you play legato, this specifies whether
retriggering occurs (0–12) or does not
occur (OFF).
If this is off, only the pitch of the
currently-sounding tones changes
according to the pitch of the key.
If this is set to 1–12, retriggering occurs
smoothly when the pitch difference
during legato performance exceeds the
specified value.
For example, if this is set to 4, and using
C4 as the reference pitch, playing notes
Db4–E4 legato will change only the pitch
without retriggering, but playing the F4
note (which is five semitones away from
C4) legato will retrigger F4.
When F4 is retriggered at this time, F4
now becomes the reference pitch.
If this is set to 0, each note is retriggered
every time regardless of the pitch
difference.
For acoustic-type sounds in particular, an
unnatural impression can occur if only
the pitch is changed, so you'll need to
adjust the Legato Retrigger Interval.
Specifies whether the portamento effect
will be applied (ON) or not (OFF).
* Portamento is an effect which smoothly
changes the pitch from the first-played key to
the next-played key. By applying portamento
when the Mono/Poly parameter is "MONO,"
can simulate slide performance techniques on a
violin or similar instrument.
Portamento will always be applied.
Applies portamento only when you play
legato (i.e., when you press the next key
before releasing the previous key).
The time it takes will depend on the
distance between the two pitches.
The time it takes will be constant
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