Kenwood XV-2020 owner manual What is Portamento?

Creating a Performance

Parameter		Value		Description
SOLO				Refer to the Performance Common column
(Solo Part Select)
Parameter		Value		Description
TYPE		PAT, RHY		Select the type of sound the Part plays.
(Part Type)
GROUP		USER, PR-A–D, GM,		Chooses the group (Bank) to which the desired Patch or Rhythm Set belongs.
(Part Group)		EXP-A, EXP-B		* It is not possible to choose EXP-A, EXP-B unless a wave expansion board is insert-
				ed into the corresponding slot. (p. 105)
NUMBER				Chooses the Rhythm set number to which the desired Patch or Rhythm Set be-
(Patch/Rhythm Set Number)				longs.
LEVEL		0–127		Sets the volume of the Part. This setting’s main purpose is to adjust the volume
(Part Level)				balance between Parts.
PAN		L64–63R		Specifies the stereo position of the Part’s sound. L64 pans the sound hard left,
(Part Pan)				0 puts it dead-center and 63R pans it hard right.
VEL SENS		-63–+63		Raises or lowers the VELOCITY V-Cutoff and the TVA V-Sens settings for
(Part Velocity Sensitivity)				each of the Tones in the Part’s sound.
OCT SHIFT		-3–+3		Adjusts the pitch of the Part’s sound up or down in units of an octave (+/-3
(Part Octave Shift)				octaves).
COARSE TUNE		-48–+48		Adjusts the pitch of the Part’s sound up or down in semitone steps over a
(Part Coarse Tune)				range of +/-4 octaves.
FINE TUNE		-50–+50		Adjusts the pitch of the Part’s sound up or down in 1-cent steps (1/100th of a
(Part Fine Tune)				semitone) over a range of half a semitone up or down.
Parameter	Value		Description
PB RANGE	0–24, PAT		Specifies the amount of pitch change that occurs when you move the Pitch Bend Le-
(Part Pitch Bend Range)			ver. This overrides the sound’s own pitch-bend settings. The amount of pitch change
			downward or upward that occurs when the lever is moved is the same for both its left
			and right directions (or down and up on some MIDI controllers). When PATCH is
			chosen, the bend range settings for the assigned Patch take effect.
MONO/POLY	MONO, POLY, PAT		Sets how the Patch’s notes play. The MONO setting is effective when playing a solo
(Part Mono/Poly)			instrument Patch such as sax or flute.
			MONO: Only one note sounds at a time.
			POLY: Two or more notes can be played simultaneously.
			PAT: The Part uses the Patch’s Mono/Poly setting.
LEGATO	OFF, ON, PAT		Turn this parameter ON when you want to use the Legato feature and OFF when you
(Part Legato Switch)			don’t. Legato is a feature 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. When PAT is selected, the
			Patch’s own settings take effect.
PORTAMENT SW	OFF, ON, PAT		Specifies whether the portamento effect is applied (ON) or not (OFF). When PAT is se-
(Part Portamento Switch)			lected, the settings for the assigned Patch take effect.
			[What is Portamento?]
			Portamento is an effect that smoothly changes the pitch from the first-played key to
			the next-played key. When Key Assign is MONO, applying portamento produces an
			effect similar to the slide performance technique of a violinist. Portamento can also be
			applied when Key Assign is polyphonic (POLY).
PORTAMENT TIME	0–127, PAT		Specifies the time over which the pitch changes. Higher settings cause the pitch
(Part Portamento Time)			change to the next note to take more time. When PAT is chosen, the settings for the
			assigned Patch take effect.
VIBRATO RATE	-64–+63		Adjusts the vibrato speed (the rate at which the pitch is modulated). The pitch will be
(Part Vibrato Rate)			modulated more rapidly for higher settings and more slowly with lower settings.
VIBRATO DEPTH	-64–+63		Adjusts the depth of the vibrato effect (the depth at which the pitch is modulated). The
(Part Vibrato Depth)			pitch will be modulated more greatly for higher settings, and less with lower settings.
VIBRATO DELAY	-64–+63		Adjusts the delay time until the vibrato (pitch modulation) effect begins. Higher set-
(Part Vibrato Delay)			tings will produce a longer delay time before vibrato begins, while lower settings pro-
			duce a shorter time.

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