Creating Organ Sounds
Using Percussion to add a Sense of Attack
Percussion adds a sharply decaying component to the beginning of |
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the sound, giving the sound more crispness. When you play legato, |
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percussion is added only to the first note you play. When you play |
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staccato, percussion is added to each note. |
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* Percussion can be added only to the upper part’s organ sound. Percussion cannot be added to the lower part, the pedal part, or to ensemble sounds.
Button | ON | OFF |
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| The percussion sound will be decreased, and the harmonic bars will | The percussion sound will be at its normal volume, and the sound of |
| have their usual volume. | the harmonic bars will be decreased. |
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| Percussion sound will decay | Percussion | |
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[SOFT] button | Volume of the | Volume of the harmonic | |
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* The volume when percussion is softened can be adjusted by the | * The volume when percussion is normal can be adjusted by the |
Function mode setting “Percussion Soft Level” (p. 52). | Function mode setting “Percussion Normal Level” (p. 52). |
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The percussion sound will decay more slowly, producing a gentler | The percussion sound will decay quickly, producing a sharper attack. |
attack. |
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| Volume | Long decay time | Volume | Short decay time |
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[SLOW] button |
| Percussion |
| Percussion |
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* The percussion decay time can be adjusted by the Function mode | * The percussion decay time can be adjusted by the Function mode |
setting “Percussion Slow Time” (p. 52). | setting “Percussion Fast Time” (p. 52). |
[SECOND] button
Percussion of the same pitch as the 4’ harmonic bar will be heard
Percussion will not sound.
[THIRD] button
Percussion of the same pitch as the
Percussion will not sound.
•If percussion is on, the 1’ harmonic bar will not sound.
•The [SECOND] button and [THIRD] button cannot be turned on simultaneously.
•If you turn the [SOFT] button off, the organ sound specified by the harmonic bars will decrease. This reproduces the characteristics of a tonewheel organ. The Function mode setting “Percussion
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