Creating a Rhythm Set

 

Parameter

Value

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

RANDOM PAN#

OFF, ON

Use this setting to cause the waveform’s panning to change randomly each time a key

 

(Wave random pan switch)

 

 

is pressed (ON) or not (OFF). The range of the panning change is set by the Tone Ran-

 

 

 

 

dom Pan Depth setting (TVA p. 68).

 

 

 

 

 

 

ALT PAN#

OFF, ON, REV

Set this to ON to pan the Wave according to the Alternate pan depth (TVA p. 68) set-

 

(Wave alternate pan switch)

 

 

tings, or to REVERSE when you want the panning reversed. If you do not want the pan-

 

 

 

 

ning to change each time a key is pressed, set this to OFF.

 

 

 

 

 

 

COARSE TUNE#

-48–+48

This adjusts the pitch of Rhythm Tone in semitone steps (-4– +4 octaves).

 

(Wave coarse tune)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINE TUNE#

-50–+50

This adjusts the pitch of the Rhythm Tone in 1-cent steps (1/100th of a semitone) over a

 

(Wave fine tune)

 

 

range of half a semitone up or down.

 

 

 

 

 

 

FXM ON#

OFF, ON

This sets whether FXM will be used (ON) or not (OFF).

 

(Wave FXM switch)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[FXM (Frequency Cross Modulation)]

 

 

 

 

FXM uses a specified waveform to apply frequency modulation to the currently select-

 

 

 

 

ed waveform, creating complex overtones. This can be useful when creating wilder

 

 

 

 

sounds or sound effects.

 

 

 

 

 

 

FXM COLOR#

1–4

This specifies how FXM will perform its frequency modulation. Higher settings result

 

(Wave FXM color)

 

 

in a grainier sound, while lower settings result in a more metallic sound.

 

 

 

 

 

 

FXM DEPTH#

0–16

This specifies the depth of the modulation produced by FXM.

 

(Wave FXM depth)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RHYTHM KEY PITCH (Changing Pitch)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parameter

 

Value

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COARSE TUNE

 

C-1–G9

This selects the basic pitch at which the Rhythm Tone will play.

 

(Rhythm tone coarse tune)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINE TUNE

 

-50–+50

This adjusts the pitch of the percussion instrument sound in 1-cent steps (1/100th of

 

(Rhythm tone fine tune)

 

 

a semitone) over a range of half a semitone up or down.

 

 

 

 

 

 

RANDOM PITCH

 

0–1200

This specifies the width of random pitch deviation that will occur each time a key is

 

(Random pitch depth)

 

 

pressed. If you don’t want random pitch changes, set it to 0. The parameter can be ad-

 

 

 

 

justed in units of 1 cent (1/100th of a semitone).

 

 

 

 

 

PITCH ENVELOPE

 

 

 

 

 

 

These parameters determine the amount of pitch

T1

T2

T3

T4

 

enveloping—changes to your basic pitch settings

 

L1

 

 

 

 

that occur over time—the effect of velocity on the

L0

 

 

 

L3

 

pitch envelope, and the basic characteristics of the

 

 

 

 

Pitch

 

 

 

 

 

pitch envelope itself.

 

 

 

 

Time

 

 

 

 

 

 

key is

L2

 

key is

L4

 

pressed

 

released

ENV DEPTH

-12–+12

This determines the amount of pitch enveloping to be used—higher settings result in

(Pitch envelope depth)

 

more extreme enveloping. Negative (-) settings invert the direction of the changes

 

 

made by the Pitch Envelope.

 

 

 

ENV VEL SENS

-63–+63

Adjust this parameter when you want your keyboard playing dynamics (velocity) to

(Pitch envelope velocity sensitivity)

 

affect the amount of pitch enveloping. With higher settings, there will be a greater dif-

 

 

ference in the amount of enveloping when notes are played softly or when they’re

 

 

played hard. Negative (-) settings will reverse the direction of change.

 

 

 

ENV T1 SENS

-63–+63

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

(Pitch envelope time 1 velocity sen-

 

(Time 1) of the pitch envelope. With higher settings, the T1 value will change more

sitivity)

 

significantly depending on whether you play softly or with greater force. With posi-

 

 

tive (+) settings, greater keyboard velocity will reduce the T1 setting. With negative (-

 

 

) settings, greater keyboard velocity will increase the T1 setting.

 

 

 

ENV T4 SENS

-63–+63

Use this parameter when you want key-off velocity—the speed at which you release

(Pitch envelope time 4 velocity sen-

 

a key—to affect T4 (Time 4) of the pitch envelope. With higher settings, the T4 value

sitivity)

 

will change more significantly depending on whether you release the key slowly or

 

 

quickly. With positive (+) settings, faster key-off velocity will reduce the T4 setting.

 

 

With negative (-) settings, faster key-off velocity will increase the T4 setting.

 

 

 

ENV T1–T4

0–127

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

(Pitch envelope time 1–4)

 

is reached. (For example, T2 is the time over which the pitch changes from L1 to L2.)

 

 

 

ENV L0–L4

-63–+63

Specify the pitch envelope levels. They determine how much the pitch changes from

(Pitch envelope level 0–4)

 

the reference pitch (the value set with Coarse Tune and Fine Tune) at each point. Pos-

 

 

itive (+) settings cause the pitch to be higher than the standard pitch, and negative (-)

 

 

settings cause it to be lower.

 

 

 

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