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Detailed Editing for a Patch (PATCH Parameters)
Parameter
Value
Explanation
PRIORITY
LAST,
LOUDEST
How notes will be managed when the maximum polyphony is exceeded (128 voices)
LAST:
The last-played voices will be given priority (Notes will be turned off in order, beginning with
the first-played note.)
LOUDEST:
The loudest voices will be given priority (Notes will be turned off, beginning with the
lowest-volume voice.)
MONO/POLY
MONO,
POLY
MONO:
Only the last-played note will sound. This setting is effective when playing a solo instrument
patch such as sax or flute.
POLY:
Two or more notes can be played simultaneously.
LEGATO
SW (Switch)
OFF, ON
This setting specifies whether the Legato Switch will be used
(ON) or not (OFF).
LEGATO SW is valid when the Mono/Poly parameter is set to
“MONO.”
With the LEGATO SW “ON,” pressing a key while continuing
to press a previous key causes the note to change pitch to the
pitch of the most recently pressed key, sounding all the while.
This creates a smooth transition between notes, which is effective
when you wish to simulate the hammering-on and pulling-off
techniques used by a guitarist.
Let’s say you have the LEGATO SW
set to “ON,” and the LEGATO
RETRIGGER set to “OFF.”
When you try to sound a legato (by
pressing a higher key while a lower
key is held down), the pitch may
sometimes not be able to rise all the
way to the intended pitch (stopping
instead at an intermediate pitch).
This can occur because the limit of
pitch rise, as determined at the
wave level, has been exceeded.
Additionally, if differing upper pitch
limits are used for the waves of a
Patch that uses multiple tones, it may
stop being heard in MONO.
When making large pitch changes,
set the LEGATO RETRIGGER to
“ON.”
RETRIGGER
OFF, ON
The setting determines whether sounds are replayed (ON) or not
(OFF) when performing legato.
The LEGATO RETRIGGER is valid when the Mono/Poly is set to
“MONO” and the LEGATO SW is set to “ON.” Normally you
will leave this parameter “ON.”
When “OFF,” when one key is held down and another key is
then pressed, only the pitch changes, without the attack of the
latter key being played.
Set this to “OFF” when performing wind and string phrases or
when using modulation with the mono synth keyboard sound.
ANALOG FEEL
0–127
Depth of 1/f modulation (a pleasant and naturally-occurring ratio of modulation that occurs in a
babbling brook or rustling wind)
* You can simulate the natural instability characteristic of an analog synthesizer by adding this “1/f modulation.”
PORTA-
MENTO
SW
OFF, ON
Specifies whether the portamento effect will be applied (ON) or not (OFF).
MODE
NORMAL,
LEGATO
NORMAL:
Portamento will always be applied.
LEGATO:
Portamento will be applied only when you play legato.
TYPE
RATE, TIME
RATE:
Speed of pitch change is uniform (the time required for the pitch change will correspond to the
distance of the pitch change)
TIME:
The time it takes will be constant, regardless of how far apart in pitch the notes are.
START
PITCH,
NOTE
PITCH:
Starts a new portamento when another key is pressed while the pitch is changing.
NOTE:
Portamento will begin anew from the pitch where the current change would end.
TIME
0–127
Specifies the time over which the pitch will change.
Portamento is an effect which smoothly changes the pitch from the first-played key to the next-played key.
fig.PortaStart.e
PART MODULATION
OFF, ON
Specifies whether the part’s modulation depth range setting (the value specified by RPN) will be enabled
(ON) or disabled (OFF).
C5
D4
C4
press D4 key
Pitch
Portamento Start: NOTE
Portamento Start: PITCH
Time
press C4 key
press C5 key
C5
D4
C4
press D4 key
Pitch
Time
press C4 key
press C5 key
