8. PATTERNS AND SOUNDS
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VELOCITY TO VOL
Selects how MIDI velocity affects volume when playing the sound from a MIDI keyboard.
OFF means velocity does not affect the volume of the sound.
LOG applies a logarithmic velocity curve. The volume difference are greater between softer key-
board presses than between harder.
LIN
applies a linear velocity curve. The volume difference between keyboard presses corresponds
linearly to the force applied.
EXP
applies an exponential velocity curve. The volume difference are greater between harder key-
board presses than between softer.
PITCH BEND DEPTH
Sets how much the pitch bend data from external MIDI devices affects the Syntakt.
OCTAVE
Sets the base octave of the sound. It also makes sound locking more practical since you can control
the octave setting on the sound and minimize the need to transpose the sequencer notes to make two
or more sounds work together.
LEGATO
In
LEGATO mode, the envelopes are not triggered by a subsequent note on/key press if the first note
is still held.
NOTE PRIORITY
Here you can set the note priority, i.e., what note is played if more than one note is played at the same
time. This setting is only available If
LEGATO
is set to ON.
LAST gives priority to the last note played.
LOW gives priority to the lowest note played.
HIGH gives priority to the highest note played.
PORTAMENTO
Here you find settings related to the portamento. For more information, please see “10.2 TRIG PA-
SLOPE
CONSTANT RATE. The pitch glides linearly at a constant rate. Longer glides take longer time to
complete.
CONSTANT TIME The pitch glides linearly, but the glide is completed in a specific time, regardless
of the interval between the start and end notes. Glides over wider note intervals, therefore, have a
higher rate.
AMOUNT
This setting enables partial glides where just the final part of the interval is included in the glide. For
example, a setting of 100 gives a full glide from start to finish. Lower values start the glide closer to
the goal pitch. With polyphonic portamento on chords, this results in a shorter and less messy glide.
STYLE
GLIDE Ordinary continuous portamento.
GLISSANDO Quantizes the portamento to semitones.
LEGATO ONLY
ON
When playing notes, the pitch glides from the pitch of the last note played and held (the key
pressed down and not yet released) to the pitch of the next new note played on the track.
OFF When you play notes, the pitch glides from the pitch of the last note played to the next new
note played on the track.
• GATING
OFF The glide continues after the key is released.
ON The glide stops when the key is released.
