Korg 61key, 73key, 88key Controlling Pitch

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Controlling Pitch
Pitch bend
Pitchbendsmoothlychangesthepitchupwardor
downward,similartohowaguitaristcan“bend”
strings.OntheKROME,youwillnormallyusethe
joysticktocontrolpitchbendinrealtime.
TheJS(+X)andJS(–X)settingsspecifytheamountof
pitchchange(insemitones)thatwilloccurwhenMIDI
pitchbendmessagesarereceivedorwhenthejoystick
ismovedtoleftorright.Asettingof+12allowsthe
pitchtobecontrolledamaximumofoneoctave
upward;asettingof–12allowsthepitchtobe
controlledamaximumofoneoctavedownward.
Note:Yo ucanalsocontrolpitchbendusinga
controllerotherthanthejoystick,orviaMIDI.
Ribbon(#16)specifiestheamountofpitchchange(in
semitoneunits)thatwilloccurwhenMIDIcontrol
changemessage#16isreceived.Withasettingof+12,a
valueof127willraisethepitchoneoctave,andavalue
of0willlowerthepitchoneoctave.
Creating Vibrato
YoucanuseanLFOtocreatevibrato.
LFO1Int.orLFO2Int.setsthedepthofhowthe
selectedLFOwillaffectthepitch.Withasettingof
+12.00,vibratowillproduceamaximumof±1octaveof
pitchchange.
JS+YIntspecifiestheamountofvibratothattheLFO
willproducewhenthejoystickispushedawayfrom
you.
Intensity(AMSIntensity)specifiesthedepthof
vibratothatwillbeappliedbytheLFOwhen
modulatedbytheselectedAMS(AlternateModulation
Source).Forexample,ifthepanelswitchassignment
forSW1issettoSW1Mod.(CC#80)(Prog1–7a),and
yousetLFO1AMStoSW1:CC#80andspecifyan
appropriatevalueforIntensity,vibratowillbeapplied
whenyouturnSW1onorwhenMIDIcontrolchange
#80isreceived.
Pitch EG
WhentheIntensityvalueissetto+12.00,thepitchEG
specifiedinthePitchEGpagewillproducea
maximumof±1octaveofpitchchange.
Torealisticallysimulatetheslightchangeinpitchthat
occurswhenastringispluckedorattheattackofa
brassorvocalsound,youcanusetheEGtocreatea
subtlechangeinpitchattheattack.
Portamento
Portamentomakesthepitchchangesmoothlywhen
youplaythenextnotebeforereleasingtheprevious
note.
TheTimeparametercontrolshowlongitwilltakethe
pitchtochange.Asthisvalueisincreased,thepitch
willchangeoveralongertime.Withavalueof000,
therewillbenoportamento.
YoucanturnPortamentoonandoffviaSW1orSW2,
byassigningthemtoPorta.SWCC#65.