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<7> Detune2: -7
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<11> Detune3: +7
When you are working with de-tune and create a floating sound with oscillator 1 & 2 try to tune
one of them down and the other one up. Otherwise it is possible that your new sound will be too
far out of tune with other sources and may sound awkward.
On the surface <TUNE> offers you easy access to the de-tuning function. To the left and right of
the middle position you can reach the de-tuning of oscillators 2 & 3. Use <TUNE> when both
oscillators are not played in intervals.
VOLUME OF OSCILLATOR 2 & 3
On menu pages 8 and 12 the volume of the oscillators 2 & 3 can be changed. It's likely that you
will hardly ever use this control because the function of the <VALUE-TEMPO> is identical to the
function of the <LEVEL-2>, and <LEVEL-3> so you can change the volume on the control surface
as well.
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<8> Level2: 127
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<12> Level3: 127
SWITCHING POLYPHONY - SWITCHING BETWEEN 8 AND 16 VOICES
When you turn the volume of the third oscillator to 0 it will turn off, increasing the overall
polyphony from 8 to 16 voices. You would naturally always want to use this feature when you are
only using two oscillators for your sounds.
PART PLAY MODE AND PORTAMENTO EFFECT (GLIDE): MENU PAGE 13 15
On menu page 13 you can change the play mode of the chosen parts. The POLYMORPH offers
polyphonic (several voices) and monophonic (single voice) operation. In addition you can turn off a
complete part. Since the selected play mode has an effect on the behaviour of the
portamento-effects, we put the three menus together. Portamento refers to the gliding of the pitch
between two notes succeeding each other. Portamento was also featured on QUASIMIDI's
Rave-O-Lution 309, but the same effect was called "GLIDE".
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<13> Mode: POLY
PLAY MODE:
FUNCTION
OFF
The selected part is turned off.
POLY
The selected part is polyphonic (several voices). Use this setting when
you want to play chords. An active portamento (gliding of the pitch) is
always active and independent of your way of playing the keyboard.
MONO
The selected part is only playable one note at a time. Use this operation
mode for sequences, bass lines and solo lines. An adjusted portamento
effect will only be triggered if you play the notes "legato". When you play
a second note, before the first note was released, the selected
portamento pitch glides instead of changing abruptly.
On menu page 14 you can turn the portamento effect on and off:
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<14> Porta: OFF
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The Synthesizers of the POLYMORPH
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