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10. TRACK RELATED PARAMETERS
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10.5 GATE
Press [GATE]
to set the envelope to GATE mode. The
[GATE] key toggles GATE mode on/off.
• GATE OFF The sound envelope goes directly from being triggered (Note On) to the decay phase and
ignores Note Off messages and the LEN parameter setting. (Key unlit)
• GATE ON The sound envelope is held at maximum level after it is triggered (Note On) until the pad is
released (Note Off) or until the length specified by the LEN parameter is reached. Then it continues to
the decay phase. (Key lit red)
TIME
AMPLITUDE
Note On
Decay Note length
Note Off
Decay
Note On Note Off
GATE OFF GATE ON
The GATE parameter can be parameter locked. In GRID RECORDING mode, press and hold
a [TRIG] key, and then press [GATE]. For more information, please see “9.12.1 PARAMETER
LOCKS” on page 29.
10.6 LFO MENU
The Low-Frequency Oscillator can be used to modulate the track parameters. Set the low-frequency oscil-
lator shape, speed multiplication, destination and depth on this page. Use the LEVEL/DATA knob to navi-
gate the menu and change the parameter settings.
The LFO SPEED parameter sets the speed of the LFO. For more information, please see “10.3.6 LFO
SPEED” on page 37.
Press
[LFO]
to access the LFO menu.
10.6.1 WAV
Waveform sets the LFO waveform. There are seven waveforms: Triangle, Sine, Square, Sawtooth, Enve-
lope, Ramp, and Random.
The Envelope (ENV) waveform makes the LFO behave differently. If you select ENV, the
LFO starts from the beginning of its cycle every time a note is trigged (The RST parame-
ters setting is ignored), run for one cycle and then stop (one-shot). This makes it very use-
ful as an envelope. The waveform is similar to a sawtooth but with an exponential decay.
The LFO SPEED sets the length of the decay.
10.6.2 MUL
Multiplier multiplies the SPD parameter by the set factor either by multiplying the current tempo (these
settings have an “X” prefix before the multiplier numbers), or by multiplying a fixed tempo of 120 BPM
(basically letting the LFO run free and disregard the current tempo of the device).
10.6.3 DST
Destination selects the modulation destination for the LFO. Preview how the LFO modulation affects the
sound by highlighting a destination.