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Tyros5 Reference Manual
2 AFTER TOUCH
After Touch can be used to modulate the parameters below. Here, you can set the degree to which After Touch
modulates each of the following parameters.
SOUND Page
FILTER
Filter is a processor that changes the timbre or tone of a sound by either blocking or passing a specific frequency
range. The parameters below determine the overall timbre of the sound by boosting or cutting a certain frequency
range. In addition to making the sound either brighter or mellower, Filter can be used to produce electronic, syn-
thesizer-like effects.
EG
The EG (Envelope Generator) settings determine how the level of the
sound changes in time. This lets you reproduce many sound character-
istics of natural acoustic instruments—such as the quick attack and
decay of percussion sounds, or the long release of a sustained piano
tone.
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FILTER
Determines the degree to which After Touch modulates the Filter Cutoff Frequency.
See below for details about Filter.
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AMPLITUDE
Determines the degree to which After Touch modulates the amplitude (volume).
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LFO PMOD
Determines the degree to which After Touch modulates the pitch, or the vibrato effect.
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LFO FMOD
Determines the degree to which After Touch modulates the Filter modulation, or the
wah effect.
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LFO AMOD
Determines the degree to which After Touch modulates the amplitude, or the tremolo
effect.
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BRIGHT
(Brightness)
Determines the cutoff frequency or effec-
tive frequency range of the filter (see dia-
gram). Higher values result in a brighter
sound.
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HARMO.
(Harmonic Content)
Determines the emphasis given to the
cutoff frequency (resonance), set in
BRIGHT. above (see diagram). Higher
values result in a more pronounced effect.
Volume
These frequencies are
“passed” by the filter.
Cutoff
range
Frequency
(pitch)
Cutoff Frequency
Volume
Frequency (pitch)
Resonance
Time
Level
Key on
Key off
Sustain
Level
ATTACK
DECAY
RELEASE
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ATTACK
Determines how quickly the sound reaches its maximum level after the key is played.
The lower the value, the quicker the attack.
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DECAY
Determines how quickly the sound reaches its sustain level (a slightly lower level than
maximum). The lower the value, the quicker the decay.
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RELES. (Release)
Determines how quickly the sound decays to silence after the key is released. The
lower the value, the quicker the decay.