Sensitivity?
P Mod Sens. (0-7)
AMS (0-3, on/off for
each operator)
EBS (0-7 for each operator)
KVS (0-7 for each operator)
SINGLE: Edit
This is where you set the sensitivity of the voice to LFO Pitch Modulation, and
set the sensitivity of each operator to incoming LFO and other control signals.
Answer YES and use the PARAMETER keys to select the four Sensitivity
parameters.
This determines the Pitch Modulation Sensitivity of the entire voice. If it is 0,
there will be no pitch modulation.
The overall Amplitude Modulation Sensitivity of the operators is adjustable
from 0-3, and each operator can be set to react to LFO Amplitude Modulation
(on) or not (off). For example, if the carrier operators were sensitive to LFO
amplitude modulation, the LFO would affect the volume of the voice (tremolo).
If the modulator operators were sensitive to LFO amplitude modulation, the
LFO would affect the tone of the voice (wah-wah).
This sets the EG (envelope generator) Bias Sensitivity of each operator. EG Bias
is a control signal that directly affects the output level of an operator. (It has
nothing to do with the LFO.) There is a Voice Function parameter (p.22) that
lets a Breath Controller control EG Bias.
If a carrier has EBS, the EG Bias signal will affect the volume of the voice. If a
modulator has EBS, the EG Bias signal will affect the tone of the voice. When
programming wind instruments, it is effective to set the carriers to an EBS of 7,
so that the volume will depend totally on how hard you blow into the Breath
Controller. Set the modulators to a lower value of sensitivity, so that the tone
will become somewhat sharper as you blow harder.
This sets the Key Velocity Sensitivity of each operator. Each MIDI Note On
message has a Velocity byte that tells how hard the keyboard was struck. If an
operator has KVS, it will adjust its output level according to the velocity of the
note. If a carrier has KVS, strongly played notes will be louder. If a modulator
has KVS, strongly played notes will have a sharper tone. Extremely high KVS
settings will make the voice difficult to control, and you will need to play quite
strongly to get any sound at all.
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