SYNTH

[￿]/[￿] CURSOR

[+]/[–]

Creating a User Tone

Use the following procedure to select a preset tone and change its parameters to create a user tone.

1. First, select the preset tone you want to use as a basis for your user tone.

2. Press the SYNTH button.

This enters the Synth Mode, which is indicated by the indicator next to SYNTH on the display screen.

Parameter setting value

Currently selected parameter

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3. Use [￿] and [￿] (CURSOR) to display the parameter whose setting you want to change.

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Each press of [￿] or [￿] (CURSOR) changes to the next parameter. See “Parameters and Their Settings” on this page for information on setting range for each parameter.

4.Use [+] and [–]to change the setting of the cur- rently selected parameter.

You can also use the number buttons to input a value to change a parameter setting. See “Parameters and Their Settings” on this page for information on set- ting range for each parameter.

5.After you are finished editing the sound, press the SYNTH button to exit the Synthesizer Mode.

NOTE

See “Storing a User Tone In Memory” on page E-42 for details on saving user tone data to memory so it is not deleted.

Parameters and Their Settings

The following describes the function of each parameter and provides it’s set range.

Attack Time (Range: –64 to 00 to +63)

Time it takes before the tone sounds after a key is pressed

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Release Time (Range: –64 to 00 to +63)

Time the tone continues to sound after a key is released

R e l . T i meVibrato Type (Vibrato Waveform) (Range: See below.)

Specifies the vibrato type (waveform).

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ValueMeaningWaveform

Sin

Sine Wave

 

tri

Triangle Wave

 

SAU

Sawtooth Wave

 

Sqr

Square Wave

 

Vibrato Delay (Range: –64 to 00 to +63)

Specifies the amount of time before vibrato starts.

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