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Tone Designer
In the Tone Designer screen you can make detailed settings for the
sound. The available parameters will depend on the tone that's
selected.
1.
As described in "Detailed Tone Settings (Designer)" (p. 32),
select "Tone Designer" and press the [ENTER] button.
The Tone Designer screen appears.
The parameters will differ depending on the tone that's selected.
2.
Select the parameter that you want to edit, and use the
[DEC] [INC] buttons or the value dial to edit the value.
Making Detailed Settings for the E. Piano
Tones
If certain electric piano tones are selected, the following parameters
will be shown.
* For the tones corresponding to certain electric piano tones, refer to
"Sound List" (PDF).
For details on how to obtain the PDF, refer to "Obtaining PDF
Manuals" on the front cover.
Parameter
Value
Explanation
Adjusts an effect that's suitable for each sound, such as
Tone Color
0–127
timbre or acoustic image.
Here you can adjust the loudness of the hammer strike
on an electric piano's sound-producing mechanism,
such as the tine or reed.
Mechanical
0–127
Higher settings produce a louder hammer strike.
Key On Noise
* Depending on the tone that's selected, this might
Adjusts the key-off sound of the electric piano (the
operating sound of the key and hammer when the key
is released).
Mechanical
0–127
Higher settings produce a louder key-off sound.
Key Off Noise
* Depending on the tone that's selected, this might
Adjusts the damper noise (the noise heard when you
press the damper pedal to release the tone bars).
Damper Noise
Increasing this value will make the damper noise louder.
0–127
* Depending on the tone that's selected, this might
Adjusts resonances such as the key-off sound (the faint
sound heard when you release a key).
Key Off
Higher values produce a louder key-off sound.
0–127
Resonance
At a setting of 0 there will be no key-off sound at all.
* Depending on the tone that's selected, this might
Adjusts the amount of hum and other noise that leaks
into the pickups.
Electric pianos were susceptible to various types of
noise, and this noise would sometimes be output along
with the sounds of the performance. Depending on the
effect settings, such noises can produce an authentic,
Hum Noise
0–127
lively atmosphere.
Lowering this value makes the sound clearer; raising this
value makes the sound dirtier.
At a setting of 0 there will be no hum at all.
* Depending on the tone that's selected, this might
Lets you change the way that the sound responds when
you play the keyboard softly. For example, this can be
adjusted suitably for solo performance, or to prevent
your sound from being buried in the rest of the band.
Increasing this value will allow fairly loud sounds to be
Sound Lift
0–127
produced even when you play with a light touch, so that
your performance will not be obscured by the playing
of your band.
Changing this value does not affect the way in which the
sound responds to velocity.
have no effect.
have no effect.
have no effect.
have no effect.
have no effect.
Detailed Tone Settings (Designer)
Making Detailed Settings for the CLAV Tones
If certain clav tones are selected, the following parameters appear.
* For details on which clav tones this applies to, refer to "Sound List"
(PDF).
For details on how to obtain the PDF, refer to "Obtaining PDF
Manuals" on the front cover.
Parameter
Value
Explanation
Adjusts an effect that's suitable for each sound, such as
Tone Color
0–127
timbre or acoustic image.
0–24
Pitch Bend
Sets the amount of pitch change to occur when you
(semi-
Range
move the Pitch Bend lever (maximum two octaves).
tones)
Adjusts resonances such as the key-off sound (the faint
Key Off
sound heard when you release a key).
0–127
Resonance
Higher values produce a louder key-off sound.
At a setting of 0 there will be no key-off sound at all.
Adjusts the amount of hum and other noise that leaks
into the pickups.
Electric clavichords were susceptible to various types of
noise, and this noise would sometimes be output along
with the sounds of the performance. Depending on the
effect settings, such noises can produce an authentic,
Hum Noise
0–127
lively atmosphere.
Lowering this value makes the sound clearer; raising this
value makes the sound dirtier.
At a setting of 0 there will be no hum at all.
* Depending on the tone that's selected, this might
Making Detailed Settings for the Other Tones
If you've selected a tone other than certain piano, electric piano, or
clav tones, the following parameters appears.
Parameter
Value
Explanation
Adjusts an effect that's suitable for each sound, such as
Tone Color
0–127
timbre or acoustic image.
Specifies whether the tone is to play polyphonically
(POLY) or monophonically (MONO).
The MONO setting is effective when playing a solo instrument tone,
such as sax or flute.
Additionally, when this is set to "MONO LEGATO, " you can have
monophonic performances be played legato. Legato is a playing
style in which the spaces between notes are smoothed, creating
a flowing feel with no borders between the notes. This creates a
Mono/Poly
smooth transition between notes, which is effective when you wish
to simulate the hammering-on and pulling-off techniques used by
a guitarist.
MONO
Only the last-played note will sound.
POLY
Two or more notes can be played simultaneously.
MONO
Legato is applied to monophonic performances.
LEGATO
Portamento is a function that causes the pitch to change
smoothly from one note to the next note played.
Portamento
ON, OFF
With the Mono/Poly parameter set to MONO,
Switch
portamento is especially effective when simulating
playing techniques such as violin glissandos.
The Portamento Time setting determines the time for
Portamento
the change in pitch when the portamento effect is
0–127
Time
applied to the sound. Higher settings cause the pitch
change to the next note to take more time.
0–24
Pitch Bend
Sets the amount of pitch change to occur when you
(semi-
Range
move the Pitch Bend lever (maximum two octaves).
tone)
have no effect.
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