Tone Bend, Pitch Bend; Touch Controls - Yamaha SY-2 Manual

TOME
BENDO®
The
tone
bmd
thstt
changftt
it» tirrhn
in
oonjunctbn
wrth th»
amtk
time,
intensity
and dscay tima
coiiUulf^
By
placing
the tpna bend
I
WW #
in
the contra
I
posftion,
the wolilfl tuna bend aHinali
•
are
now
functional.
The
attack
time
control adfusts the
time
it
takes for a
rote
to reach
its
inrtended
sound
after
the key
is
pressed.
Tlie intensity
control
alters
timbre
by
adjusting the extent to
which
a
note changes
in
tone.
The
decay time
control adjusts
the time
it
takes
for a
note
to
return to the normal sound.
mtCH BEND
#
With
the pitch
b^nd
kwr
depresMd,
a
nots
will
Im k>vMr
bV
Ibout
TOO
cants {one ssmitanfi}
in
pitch
the
moment
a
key
is
depressed, then return to the normal
pitch gradually.
The
pitch td
which
the note
is
lowered
and
the
time
it
takes
fdr
it
to return to
Its
normal
pitch are
pr^i^
Touch
Controls
Your
Yamaha
synthesizer
is
equipped with
special
touch
controls that adjust the
vUtiratO
depth,
WQh-wah
and volume
in
d'lC&fA
proportion
to
the
downvrafd
pre^re
on
the keys.
There
are three
levers to the right
of the paneh
vibrato depth,
wah-wah and volume
9
.
There
is
aJso
a
ttiuitivitv
control
#
at
the
right
of the
keyboeird that adjusts
the
overell
effisct
of the touch
controls-
Whan
the vibrato
depth
lew
is
on, and
a
key
Is
plsyed
lightly,
you
hear almott
no
vibrio.
When
you
pms
the k€y
harder,
the
vlirato effect
will increese.
You
can
adjuft
th«
aensltlyttv
of
thit effact
wfth
the
snsitivity control.
All
of the touch-sensitive
effects
can
be
used
in
combination with each
oth^r.
For exampLe,
when
the
vibrato
depth
arKl
volume
levers
are on, a subtle
change
in firiger
pressure
on
a
note
alters
both ths
vibrato
depth
and
the volume.
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