Portamento
Portamento
Portamento (sometimes known as GLIDE) is an effect where notes will slide smoothly from one
pitch to the next.
Normally, when you play, notes just ‘play’ - they change pitch instantly as you would expect.
However, with portamento applied, the notes will slide from one to another at a rate determined
by the portamento TIME control. This can be useful for simulating certain instruments such as
fretless bass, trombone, etc., but is also a rich source of synth sounds and effects not least of
which, of course, is an emulation of the famous Theremin.
Increasing the portamento TIME control clockwise will slow the time taken for the pitch of the
first note to reach that of the second note played. With this control set to zero, when the
keyboard is played, the pitches of notes change instantly from one pitch to another. Turning
the knob clockwise introduces the portamento effect.
The ON / OFF switch allows you to enable / disable the effect.
Other PORTAMENTO functions are available in the EXTRA page. See Pages 56 - 66 for more
details.
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