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KARMA GE guide
Force Bend If Zero
0: Off
1: On
When using next or previous note bending, if the two pitches
to be bent between are adjacent, a bend of zero can result (no
bend). When Force Bend If Zero is 1: On, a bend will be
created anyway, with an appropriate automatically
calculated amount. This allows each note to have an audible
bend, even if it technically shouldn't, thereby maintaining an
illusion of continuous bending (useful for synth bass lines,
for example). When 0: Off, no bends will be created
between notes of the same pitch (useful for acoustic and
electric bass lines, for example).
Not available unless Amount is set to one of the Next or
Previous Note settings.
Shape
0: Bend
1: Hammer
Selects one of Three different overall shapes for the resulting
bend. 0: Bend is a single bend to a destination pitch, while
the "Hammer" settings bend to the pitch and back. For more
information, see "Using Auto-Bend" on page 1103.
0: Bend
Bends the current note to whichever note or by whichever
semitone size is selected in the "Amount" parameter. The
timing and length of the bend is determined by the "Length,"
"Start %" and "End %" parameters. (p.1090) Useful for
portamento simulation and ethnic bending effects, among
others.
1: Hammer
Bends the current note to whichever note or by whichever
semitone size is selected in the "Amount" parameter, then
back to the current pitch. The timing and length of the bend
is determined by the "Length," "Start %" and "End %"
parameters, and the "Width %" parameter. Useful for guitar
hammer-on effects, among others.
2: Hammer Bend
Bends the current note to whichever note or by whichever
semitone size is selected in the "Amount" parameter
(p.1089), then back to the current pitch, then again to the
note or pitch selected in the "Amount" parameter. The
timing and length of the bend is determined by the "Length,"
"Start %" and "End %" parameters, and the "Width %"
parameter. Useful for ethnic bending effects, among others.
Alternation
0: Off
1: Alternating
When set to 1: Alternating, causes alternate bends to flip
back and forth between the + and -. For example, if the
"Amount" parameter is set to +12, then the bends produced
with a series of notes will be {+12, -12, +12, -12...} etc.
When Next/Previous Note Bending is selected, it will
alternate between Next and Previous. For example, if 13:
Next Note is selected in the size Menu, then the bends will
be {Next, Prev, Next, Prev...} etc.
Step Mode
0: Smooth
1...12: 1 ST...12 ST
Sets whether the bends will be smooth (continuous) or
divided into steps (glissando bends).
1090
[0, 1]
[0...2]
2: Hammer Bend
[0, 1]
[0...12]
0: Smooth
Bends will be continuous, with a value sent out every "n"
milliseconds as specified by the Rate parameter.
1...12: 1 ST...12 ST (semitones)
Bends will be quantized to the semitone step size selected,
producing "glissando" bends. For example, if the "Amount"
parameter is set to 12 and Step Mode is set to 2: 2 ST, then
the resulting bend will be quantized to 6 steps of 2
semitones each (a Whole tone scale.)
When one of the Semitone settings is selected, the Rate
parameter is not available.
Length
0: 64th triplet
9: 8th triplet
1: 64th
10: 8th
2: 64th Dotted
11: 8th Dotted
3: 32th triplet
12: Quarter triplet
4: 32th
13: Quarter
5: 32th Dotted
14: Quarter Dotted
6: 16th triplet
15: Half triplet
7: 16th
16: Half
8: 16th Dotted
17: Half Dotted
Specifies an overall length for a "bend window" within
which the bend will take place, based on the "Start %" and
"End %" parameters. For more information, see "Using
Auto-Bend" on page 1103.
0...23: Note values
Sets the overall length of each bend window to the selected
rhythm value; each bend will therefore be the same length.
Note that this is tempo dependent, so changing tempo
changes the length of the bend and keeps the effect locked to
tempo. If the length of the bend is longer than the actual
duration of the note with which it is generated, part or all of
the bend will not be heard.
24: Fixed-ms
Makes available the "Fixed-ms" parameter. A length of
absolute time may then be specified in milliseconds for each
bend window. Note that this is independent of any tempo
settings. You might use this to keep the same length and
speed of a bend regardless of the tempo.
25: Note Duration
The duration of the note as it is generated is used as the bend
window, with the "Start %" and "End %" parameters
specifying where in the note's duration the bend will start
and end. Each bend may therefore be a different length,
depending on the durations of the notes. A 16th note
duration will have a bend that is half the length and twice as
fast as an 8th note duration. If the duration is varied in real-
time, the length of the bends will also be varied.
Not available when "GE Type" (p.1045) is 3: Real-Time,
since the duration of the note is determined by actually
playing the keyboard. If selected, this setting will act the
same as 7: 16th note.
Fixed-ms
A fixed length of absolute time may be specified in
milliseconds for each bend window. Note that this is
independent of any tempo settings. You might use this to
keep the same length and speed of a bend regardless of the
tempo. Has no effect unless the 24: Fixed-ms setting is
selected for the "Length" parameter
[0...25]
18: Whole triplet
19: Whole
20: Whole Dotted
21: 2 bars
22: 3 bars
23: 4 bars
24: Fixed-ms
25: Note Duration
[10...5000 (ms)]
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