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Kenwood XV-2020 owner manual Making Settings for Each Part

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Using the XV-2020 as a General MIDI Sound Module

Making Settings for Each Part

Here you can select the GM Patch/Rhythm Set assigned to each Part, and set the volume, pan, and pitch of each Part.

Parameter

Value

Description

 

 

 

LEVEL

0–127

Adjusts the volume of an individual Part. This setting’s main purpose is to adjust the vol-

(Part Level)

 

ume balance between Parts.

 

 

 

PAN

RND, L63–63R

Adjusts the pan of each Part. L64 is far left, 0 is center, and 63R is far right.

(Part Pan)

 

 

 

 

 

COARSE TUNE

-48–+48

Adjusts the pitch of the Part’s sound up or down in semitone steps (+/-4 octaves).

(Part Coarse Tune)

 

 

 

 

 

FINE TUNE

-50–+50

Adjusts the pitch of the Part’s sound up or down in 1-cent steps (+/-50 cents).

(Part Fine Tune)

 

 

 

 

 

PART TYPE

PATCH,

Sets the assignment of a GM Patch (PATCH) or GM Rhythm Set (RHYTHM) to each of

 

RHYTHM

the Parts.

 

 

 

NUMBER

001–256/

Selects the desired GM Patch or Rhythm Set by its number.

 

001–009

* In GM mode, Patches or Rhythm Sets other than the GM Patches and Rhythm Sets in PR-H

 

 

cannot be selected. Furthermore, GM Patches and Rhythm Sets cannot be edited.

 

 

 

CUTOFF OFFSET

-64–+63

Adjusts the cutoff frequency for the GM Patch or Rhythm Set assigned to a Part.

(Part Cutoff Offset)

 

 

 

 

 

RESONANCE OFFSET

-64–+63

Adjusts the Resonance for the GM Patch or Rhythm Set assigned to a Part.

(Part Resonance Offset)

 

 

 

 

 

ATTACK OFFSET

-64–+63

Adjusts the TVA Envelope Attack Time for the GM Patch or Rhythm Set assigned to a

(Part Attack Time Offset)

 

Part.

 

 

 

RELEASE OFFSET

-64–+63

Adjusts the TVA Envelope Release Time for the GM Patch or Rhythm Set assigned to a

(Part Release Time Offset)

 

Part.

 

 

 

BEND RANGE

0–24

Specifies the amount of pitch change in semitones (2 octaves) that will occur when the

(Pitch Bend Range)

 

Pitch Bend Lever is moved. The amount of change when the lever is tilted is set to the

 

 

same value for both left and right sides.

 

 

 

MONO/POLY

MONO, POLY

Set Mono/Poly to MONO when the GM Patch assigned to the Part is to be played mono-

(Part MONO/POLY)

 

phonically, or to MONO when the GM Patch is to be played polyphonically.

 

 

* For the Part to which the GM Rhythm Set is assigned, this setting will be ignored.

 

 

 

PORTAMENTO SWITCH

OFF, ON

Determines whether the Portamento effect will be applied (ON) or not (OFF). Turn this

(Part Portamento Switch)

 

parameter ON when you want to apply Portamento and OFF when you don’t.

 

 

 

PORTAMENTO TIME

0–127

Adjusts the time over which the pitch will change. Higher settings will cause the pitch

(Part Portamento Time)

 

change to the next note to take more time.

 

 

 

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XV-2020 specifications

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