3.3.12. Line Select, Ring and Noise Modulation switches
This upper right-hand corner of the virtual keyboard section of the window is linked to the
SYNTHESIS tab above. Briefly, it controls which sound generators are on, and whether the
sound generators are modulated by each other (ring modulation) or by the internal noise
generator. See
for information about these.
3.3.13. Portamento
The PORTAMENTO control sets the amount of time it takes to go from one pitch to another.
When it's set to zero, there is no glide time between notes. As you increase the portamento
time, it will take longer and longer to go from one note to the next. Portamento effects were
often used by musicians such as Keith Emerson and Rick Wakeman.
• When POLY is
off
and PORTAMENTO is set above zero, the pitch will glide from
the last note played to the current note, even if you release the key between
notes.
• Generally speaking, when POLY is
on
, and you release the keys between notes,
there won't be a portamento effect; but if you play legato, there will be. (This
depends on the length and type of envelopes, as well.)
• When you are using the Arpeggiator, there will always be a glide between notes
if the PORTAMENTO control is above zero, regardless of the POLY setting.
3.3.14. Poly
The CZ V has up to 32-note polyphony when the POLY switch is on. Most original analog
synthesizers were monophonic: they could play only one note at a time. Turn POLY off when
you want to play single-note solos that recreate the classic synthesizer solo sounds. When
POLY is off, envelopes will
not
retrigger when you play legato; if you play multiple notes, it
will sound only the last note played.
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: To play in mono mode (where only one note plays at a time, but the envelopes retrigger for each
note played), leave POLY
on
but set the Polyphony in the lower toolbar to 1.
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