Creating a Patch

Parameter

Value

Description

 

 

 

ENV VEL CURVE

FIXED, 1–7

This selects one of seven velocity curves that determine how velocity will affect the

(TVF envelope velocity curve)

 

depth of the TVF Envelope. When set to “FIXED,” the TVF envelope depth remains

 

 

unchanged, regardless of how hard or soft you play.

 

 

 

ENV VEL SENS

-63–+63

Use this parameter when you want keyboard playing dynamics (velocity) to affect

(TVF envelope velocity

 

the depth of the TVF Envelope. With higher settings, there is a greater difference

sensitivity)

 

in the TVF envelope depth when you play softly or hard. Negative (-) settings re-

 

 

verse the direction of change.

 

 

 

ENV T1 SENS

-63–+63

Use this parameter when you want keyboard playing dynamics to affect T1 (Time

(TVF Envelope Time 1 Velocity

 

1) of the TVF envelope. If you want T1 to be sped up for strongly played notes, set

Sensitivity)

 

this parameter to a positive (+) value. If you want it to be slowed down, set this to

 

 

a negative (-) value.

ENV T4 SENS

-63–+63

Use this parameter when you want key release speed to affect T4 (Time 4) of the

(TVF Envelope Time 4 Velocity

 

TVF envelope. If you want T4 to be sped up for quickly released notes, set this pa-

Sensitivity)

 

rameter to a positive (+) value. If you want it to be slowed down, set this to a neg-

 

 

ative (-) value.

 

 

 

ENV T1–T4

0–127

Specify the TVF envelope times. Higher settings lengthen the time until the next

(TVF Envelope Time 1–4)

 

cutoff frequency level is reached. (For example, T2 is the time over which L1 chang-

 

 

es to L2.)

 

 

 

ENV L0–L4

0–127

Specify the TVF envelope levels. These settings specify how the cutoff frequency

(TVF Envelope Level 0–4)

 

changes at each point, relative to the standard cutoff frequency.

PATCH TVA (Changing the Volume)

The TVA (Time Variant Amplifier) controls volume changes to the Tone, as well as its stereo positioning.

Parameter

Value

Description

 

 

 

LEVEL

0–127

Sets the Tone’s basic volume. This setting is useful primarily for adjusting the volume

(Tone Level)

 

balance between Tones in a Patch.

 

 

* The overall volume of the Patch is set by the Patch Level (PATCH COMMON p. 46) set-

 

 

ting, raising or lowering the Tone level settings of its individual Tones by the selected

 

 

amount.

VEL CURVE

FIXED, 1–7

Chooses one of seven curves that determine how keyboard playing dynamics (veloc-

(TVA Level Velocity Curve)

 

ity) influence the Tone’s volume. When set to “FIXED,” the Tone’s volume not affect-

 

 

ed by the force with which the keyboard is played.

 

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

VEL SENS

-63–+63

Use this setting when you want keyboard touch (velocity) to affect the Tone volume.

(TVA Level Velocity Sensitivity)

 

Set this to a positive value to have the changes in tone volume increase the more force-

 

 

fully the keys are played; to make the Tone play more softly as you play harder, set

 

 

this to a negative value.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BIAS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use the Bias parameter when you want the position of notes on a keyboard to affect the TVA level.

 

 

 

LOWER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UPPER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOWER&UPPER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ALL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level

 

 

 

 

+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level

 

 

 

 

+

 

 

 

 

 

Level

 

+

+

 

 

 

 

 

Level

 

 

 

 

+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Key

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Bias Point

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bias Point

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C-1

 

 

Bias Point

 

 

 

 

 

 

G9

C-1

 

 

 

Bias Point

 

 

 

G9

C-1

 

 

 

G9

C-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

G9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BIAS LEVEL

-100–+100

Adjusts the slope of the volume change that occurs in the selected Bias Direction.

 

 

Higher settings produce greater amounts of change to the Tone’s volume. Negative (-

 

 

) settings reverse the direction of the change.

 

 

 

BIAS POINT

C-1–G9

Chooses the MIDI key at which the Tone’s volume begins to change.

 

 

 

BIAS DIRECTION

LOWER,

Determines whether the volume of notes above or below the Bias point—or both—

 

UPPER,

changes according to their distance from the Bias Point.

 

LO&UP,

LOWER: Notes below the Bias Point are affected.

 

ALL

UPPER: Notes above the Bias Point are affected.

 

 

LO&UP: Notes below and above the Bias Point are affected.

 

 

ALL: The volume of notes across the entire keyboard are biased according to the

 

 

Bias Level slope, based on their distance from the Bias Point.

 

 

 

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Kenwood XV-2020 owner manual Patch TVA Changing the Volume

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