Creating a Patch

Patch Parameter

Tone-Related Settings

Parameter

Value

Description

 

 

 

TONE SWITCH

OFF, ON

Here’s how to turn on the Tones that you want to hear in a Patch. You can also use the on/off tech-

 

 

nique described in this section to audition an individual Tone by turning off all the other Tones in a

 

 

Patch.

 

 

 

TONE SELECT

OFF, ON

Selects the Tone to be edited.

PATCH COMMON (Settings Common to the Entire Patch)

Parameter

Value

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PATCH NAME

space, A–Z, a–z, 0–9,

You can give a Patch a name of up to 12 characters. When using the XV editor,

 

! “ # $ % & ‘ ( ) * + , - .

click

on the left side to name the Tone.

 

 

 

/ : ; < = > ? @ [ ¥ ] ^ _

 

 

 

 

 

 

`

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CATEGORY

PIANO, KEY&ORG,

Specifies the type, or “category” of the Patch. The Patch Finder uses this setting.

(Patch Category)

GTR/BS, OCH/BRS,

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYN/PAD,

 

 

 

 

 

 

ETHNIC, RHY&SFX

 

 

 

 

 

LEVEL

0–127

Specifies the volume of the Patch.

 

 

(Patch Level)

 

* You can specify the level of each Tone in a Patch using the Tone Level parameter

 

 

(TVA p. 59).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PAN

L64–63R

Sets the stereo position of the Patch. L64 pans the Patch all the way to the left, 0

(Patch Pan)

 

is center and 63R pans it hard right.

 

 

 

 

* You can specify the pan setting for each Tone in a Patch using the Tone Pan param-

 

 

eter (TVA p. 60).

 

 

 

 

* While each Tone in a Patch has its own Pan position, the Patch pan setting shifts the

 

 

entire Patch—including all of its Tones—leftward or rightward

OUTPUT ASSIGN

MFX, A, 1, 2, TONE

Specifies the output destination for the Patch.

 

 

MFX: Sends the Patch into the Multi-Effects. The output destination is deter-

 

 

mined by the Multi-Effects output setting.

 

 

 

 

A: Output from OUTPUT.

 

 

 

 

1: Output from L.

 

 

 

 

2: Output from R.

 

 

 

 

TONE: Sends each Tone in the Patch to its programmed output destination.

OCTAVE SHIFT

-3–+3

Sets the pitch of the Patch in units of an octave.

 

 

 

 

 

COARSE TUNE

-48–+48

Adjusts the pitch of all of the Patch’s Tones simultaneously in semitone steps

 

 

over a range of +/-4 octaves.

 

 

FINE TUNE

-50–+50

Adjusts the pitch of all of the Patch’s Tones simultaneously in 1-cent steps (1/

 

 

100th of a semitone) over a range of 1/2 semitones up or down.

 

 

 

 

 

STRETCH TUNE DEPTH

OFF, 1, 2, 3

This setting allows you to apply “stretch tuning” to the Patch. Acoustic pianos

 

 

typically use stretch tuning, with their lower range slightly flatter and their

 

 

higher range slightly sharper than the actual mathematical tuning ratios dic-

 

 

tate. Stretch is therefore useful when programming a Patch intended to sound

 

 

like a real piano. With a setting of OFF, the Patch’s tuning is equal tempera-

 

 

ment. A setting of 3 produces the greatest difference in the pitch of the low and

 

 

high ranges. This diagram shows the pitch change relative to equal tempera-

 

 

ment that occurs in the low and high ranges. Stretch has a subtle effect on the

 

 

way in which chords resonate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pitch difference from

Parameter value

 

 

 

 

 

equal temperament

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

OFF

OFF

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Low note range

High note range

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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