Creating a Rhythm Set

Parameter

Value

Description

 

 

 

VEL SENS

-63–+63

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

(TVA level velocity sensitivity)

 

volume. Set this to a positive value to have the changes in tone volume increase the

 

 

more forcefully the keys are played; to make the Rhythm Tone play more softly as you

 

 

play harder, set this to a negative value.

 

 

 

PAN

L64–63R

This specifies the stereo position of the Rhythm Tone. L64 places the Rhythm Tone

(Rhythm tone pan)

 

hard left, 0 puts it dead-center and 63R pans it hard right.

 

 

 

RANDOM PAN DEPTH

0–63

Use this parameter to activate random panning, note-by-note. Higher values result in

 

 

more extreme fluctuations in the Rhythm Tone’s stereo placement.

 

 

 

ALT. PAN DEPTH

L63–63R

This setting causes panning to be alternated between left and right each time a key is

(Alternate pan depth)

 

pressed. Higher values result in a greater left/right width. You can select the stereo

 

 

placement of the first key using this parameter—its opposite will be used for the sec-

 

 

ond note, and so on back and forth. If you want to alternate the pan position of two

 

 

Rhythm Tones, set them to the exact opposite L and R settings.

 

 

 

TVA ENVELOPE

Level

T1

T2

T3

T4

This specifies the manner in which keyboard ve-

 

 

 

 

 

 

L1

 

 

locity will affect the times of the TVA envelope.

 

 

L2

 

 

 

 

 

 

L3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time

 

 

key is pressed

key is released

 

 

 

ENV T1 SENS

-63–+63

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

(TVA envelope time 1 velocity

 

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

sensitivity)

 

nificantly depending on whether you play softly or with greater force. With positive

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

(TVA envelope time 4 velocity

 

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

sensitivity)

 

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

 

 

ly. 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 TVA envelope times. Higher settings lengthen the time until the next vol-

(TVA envelope time 1–4)

 

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

 

 

 

ENV L1–L3

0–127

Specify the TVA envelope levels. These settings specify how the volume changes at

(TVA envelope level1–3)

 

each point, relative to the standard volume.

 

 

 

SEND LEVEL DRY

 

 

(Dry Send Level)

 

 

 

 

 

SEND LEVEL CHO

Refer to p. 78.

 

(Tone Chorus Send Level)

 

SEND LEVEL REV (Tone Reverb Send Level)

OUTPUT ASSIGN (Tone Output Assign)

RHYTHM CONTROL (Other Settings)

Parameter

Value

Description

 

 

 

PITCH BEND RANGE

0–48

Specifies the amount of pitch change that will occur when you move the Pitch

(Rhythm tone pitch bend range)

 

Bend Lever.

 

 

 

MUTE GROUP

OFF, 1–31

The Mute Group function allows you to designate two or more Rhythm Tones

 

 

that are not allowed to sound simultaneously. For example, in a real-world

 

 

acoustic drum set, an open hi-hat and a closed hi-hat sound will never occur

 

 

simultaneously, since they’re produced by the same instrument. To simulate

 

 

this behavior on the XV-2020, you can set the open and closed hi-hat Rhythm

 

 

Tones to the same Mute Group. You can have up to 31 Mute Groups per

 

 

Rhythm Set. If you do not want a Rhythm Tone to use a Mute Group, turn the

 

 

feature off.

 

 

 

ASSIGN TYPE

MULTI, SINGLE

This setting determines whether a Rhythm Tone note that is playing is

(Assign type)

 

stopped when the same note is played again (SINGLE), or whether it will con-

 

 

tinue to play, layered with the new note.

 

 

 

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Kenwood XV-2020 Rhythm Control Other Settings, ALT. PAN Depth, Pitch Bend Range, Mute Group, Assign Type MULTI, Single

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