Creating a Patch

Parameter

Value

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANALOG FEEL

0–127

Specifies the depth of Analog Feel that is applied to the Patch. Traditional ana-

 

 

(Analog Feel Depth)

 

log synthesizers often exhibited a degree of instability in their tuning. The XV-

 

 

 

 

2020’s Analog Feel feature can simulate this characteristic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLOCK SOURCE

PATCH, SYSTEM

Selects the timing reference to be used by the Patch. The LFO cycle, M-FX

 

 

(Patch Clock Source)

 

changes, phrase loop (break beats), and Tone delay time can be synchronized

 

 

 

 

to a clock, or tempo.

 

 

 

 

PATCH: Uses the Patch Tempo.

 

 

 

 

SYSTEM: Uses the global System Tempo or clock messages received from an

 

 

 

 

external sequencer.

 

 

TEMPO

20–250

Establishes the Patch’s tempo when Clock Source is set to “PATCH.”

 

 

(Patch Tempo)

 

* Clock messages for the Patch Tempo are not transmitted from the MIDI OUT con-

 

 

 

 

nector.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CUTOFF OFFSET

-63–+63

Simultaneously lowers or raises the individual TVF cutoff frequency values of

 

 

 

 

the Tones in the Patch.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RES OFFSET

-63–+63

Simultaneously lowers or raises the individual TVF Resonance values of the

 

 

(Resonance Offset)

 

Tones in the Patch.

 

 

ATTACK TIME OFFSET

-63–+63

Simultaneously lowers or raises the individual TVA ENVELOPE T1 values of

 

 

 

 

the Tones in the Patch.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RELEASE TIME OFFSET

-63–+63

Simultaneously lowers or raises the individual TVA ENVELOPE T4 values of

 

 

 

 

the Tones in the Patch.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VELOCITY SENS OFFSET

-63–+63

Simultaneously lowers or raises the individual TVF VELOCITY V-Cutoff and

 

 

 

 

TVA V-Sens values of the Tones in the Patch.

 

 

 

 

 

PRIORITY

LAST, LOUDEST

Determines how notes are managed when the XV-2020’s maximum polyphony

 

Patch

(Voice Priority)

 

limit is exceeded (64 voices).

 

 

 

 

 

 

LAST: Gives priority to the last-played voices. Currently-sounding notes are

 

a

 

 

turned off in order, beginning with the first-played note.

 

 

 

 

Creating

 

 

sounding notes are turned off beginning with the lowest-volume voice.

 

 

 

LOUDEST: Gives priority to the voices with the loudest volume. Currently-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MONO/POLY

MONO, POLY

Sets how the Patch’s notes are played. The MONO setting is effective when

 

 

(Key Mode Assign)

 

playing a solo instrument Patch such as sax or flute.

 

 

 

 

 

 

MONO: Only one note sounds at a time

 

 

 

 

POLY: Two or more notes can be played simultaneously.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEGATO SW

OFF, ON

Turn this parameter on when you want to use the Legato feature and off when

 

 

(Legato Switch)

 

you don’t. Legato is a function that works only when the Key Assign Mode is

 

 

 

 

MONO. When Legato is ON, pressing one key when another is already pressed

 

 

 

 

causes the currently playing note’s pitch to change to that of the newly pressed

 

 

 

 

key while continuing to sound. This can be effective when you wish to simulate

 

 

 

 

performance techniques such as a guitarist’s hammering on and pulling off

 

 

 

 

strings.

 

 

LEGATO RETRIGGER

OFF, ON

The setting determines whether sounds are replayed or not when performing

 

 

 

 

legato. Normally you will leave this parameter “ON.” When Delay Key follow

 

 

 

 

is set to OFF, if one key is pressed while another key is held down, only the

 

 

 

 

pitch changes, which with some waveforms may result in an unnatural sound.

 

 

 

 

Set this to “OFF” when performing wind and string phrases or when using

 

 

 

 

modulation with the mono synth keyboard sound.

 

 

 

 

* If the Legato Switch is “OFF,” this setting is ignored.

 

 

PITCH BEND RANGE UP

0–48

Specifies the pitch change that occurs when the Pitch Bend lever is moved fully

 

 

 

 

to the right (or up on some MIDI controllers).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PITCH BEND RANGE DOWN

-48–0

Specifies the amount of pitch change that’s applied to the Patch’s pitch when

 

 

 

 

the Pitch Bend lever is moved fully left (or down on some MIDI controllers).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PORTAMENTO SW

OFF, ON

Portamento is a function that causes the Patch’s pitch to change smoothly from

 

 

(Portamento Switch)

 

one note to the next note played. When the Key Mode Assign is MONO, this

 

 

 

 

can be effective in simulating performance techniques such as a violinist’s glis-

 

 

 

 

sando. Turn this switch on when you wish to use.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PORTAMENTO MODE

NORMAL, LEGATO

Chooses the way in which Portamento is applied.

 

 

 

 

NORMAL: Portamento is always applied.

 

 

 

 

LEGATO: Portamento is applied only for notes played legato (i.e., when you

 

 

 

 

press a second key before releasing the first.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PORTAMENTO TYPE

RATE, TIME

Determines the way in which the pitch difference between the two notes affects

 

 

 

 

the time it takes to glide from one note to the next.

 

 

 

 

RATE: The time it takes depends on the distance between the two pitches.

 

 

 

 

TIME: The time it takes is constant, regardless of how far apart in pitch the

 

 

 

 

notes are.

 

 

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Kenwood XV-2020 owner manual Analog Feel, Clock Source PATCH, System, Tempo, Cutoff Offset, RES Offset, Attack Time Offset

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