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® 5. Orch.Bass Edit parameters (Advanced)
5. Orch.Bass Edit parameters
The parameters of the
"ORCH.BS EDIT" group
allow you to edit the
ORCHESTRA BASS section.
See page 32 for details.
This section can also be used to play a TW organ sound
(see p. 52).
See pages 62 and 63 for how to select and adjust the
parameters.
Press [UP] and [DOWN] simultaneously to select the
value that is indicated as "Default setting".
Important note
The selection of Orchestra Bass sounds can be auto-
mated on the "2.12 Bass Link" page (see p. 68) for each
treble register.
These parameters can only be selected when Orchestra
Bass mode is active (page 32).
See page 103 for how to save your changes. Also be sure
to read "Important remark about saving your settings"
on p. 64.
5.1 Timbre
This parameter group allows
you to assign the desired
orchestral or organ sound to
the selected register.
See "Assigning orchestral to
the registers" on p. 51 for the procedure. As stated there,
each register can select only one type of sound.
5.2 Lowest Note
This parameter allows you to
specify the lowest note the
selected sound can sound.
The ORCHESTRA BASS sounds
(like the orchestral sounds of
the treble section) are PCM waveforms (samples) of
acoustic instruments. Each acoustic instrument has a set
range: it cannot sound notes below or above that range.
A normally tuned 4-string bass guitar allows you to play
a low E, but not the D below it, for instance:
Samples (PCM waveforms), on the other hand, can lower
the pitch of a recorded sound almost indefinitely. But
that doesn't sound very natural. The "Lowest Note"
parameter allows you to specify the lowest pitch the
sample can use. If you nevertheless play a lower note on
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the bass keyboard, it will be sounded one octave above
the corresponding pitch – and sound natural. Here is an
example:
If this is what you play on the bass keyboard...
...after choosing...
Lowest Note= E (28)
...these notes are transposed 1 octave up.
The ORCHESTRA BASS sound thus changes octaves. For
some songs, the default setting (E) may yield odd results,
especially if you need to play walking bass lines, etc. In
that case, you can change the "Lowest Note" setting to
achieve a satisfactory result.
The options are: E, F, F#, G, Ab, A, Bb, B, C; Default set-
ting: E.
5.3 Octave
(–3~0~+3)
This parameter allows you to
transpose the ORCHESTRA
BASS section (i.e. the selected
orchestral or organ sound) up
or down.
Use it if the part you want to play with the bass buttons
is too low or too high for what you have in mind.
5.4 Release Time
(0~63, Default setting: 0)
This parameter allows you
change the way in which a
note stops when you release
the corresponding button.
Though all ORCHESTRA BASS sounds have been pre-
pared in such a way as to decay naturally when a button
is released, there may be situations where the end of the
notes is too sudden for comfort.
In that case, you can increase this value. "0" means that
you agree with the preprogrammed Release value. All
other values cause the notes to linger increasingly
longer.
Note: This parameter has no effect when a TW organ sound is
assigned to the selected register.
5.5 Volume
(Off, –40~"Std"~40, Default
setting: Std)
This parameter allows you to
set the level of the ORCHES-
TRA BASS part. See also
page 32.
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