Korg Electric Keyboard manual 171, Talking Modulator

	Envelope Pre LPF	1...100
e	Sets the upper limit of the frequency range for which very low har-
	monics are added		☞
f	Envelope Sens (Envelope Sensitivity)	0...100
	Sets the sensitivity with which very low harmonics are added
g	Envelope Shape	–100...+100
	Sets the oscillator’s volume envelope curve
	W/D (Wet/Dly)	Dry, 1:99...99:1, Wet
	Sets the balance between the effect and dry sounds
h	(Source)	Off...Tempo
	Selects the modulation source of the effect balance
	(Amount)	–100...+100
	Sets the modulation amount of the effect balance

a: OSC Mode, b: Note Interval, c: Fine

The “OSC Mode” parameter selects the oscillator operation mode. When Note (Key Follow) is selected, the oscillator’s frequency is determined based on the note number, allowing you to use it as an octaver. The “Note Interval” parameter sets the pitch offset from the original note number by semitone steps. The “Fine” parameter allows you to fine-tune in steps of cents.

e: Envelope Pre LPF

This parameter sets the upper limit of the frequency range to which very low harmonics are added. Adjust this parameter if you do not want to add lower harmonics to the higher range.

13: Talking Mod

(Talking Modulator)

This effect adds an unusual character, like a human voice, to the input signal. Modulating the tone via dynamic modula- tion, you can create an interesting effect that sounds as if the guitar or synthesizer is talking.

Wet: Mono In - Mono Out / Dry: Stereo In - Stereo Out
Left				Wet / Dry
	+		Talking Modulator	A - I - U - E - O
Right				Wet / Dry
-mod	Sweep Mode		Voice Top: A
			Voice Center: I
D	D-mod
		Voice Bottom: U
	LFO
LFO

	Sweep Mode			Dmod, LFO
a	Switches between modulation source control and LFO control
b	Voice Control	Bottom, 1...49, Center, 51...99, Top
	Voice pattern control
c	Control Src (Control Source)			Off...Tempo
	Selects the modulation source that controls the voice pattern
	Top (Voice Top)			A, I, U, E, O
	Selects a vowel sound at the top end of control				☞
d	Center (Voice Center)			A, I, U, E, O
	Selects a vowel sound in the center of control				☞
	Bottom (Voice Bottom)			A, I, U, E, O
	Selects a vowel sound at the bottom end of control				☞
e	Formant Shift			–100...+100
	Sets the frequency to which the effect is applied				☞
	lfoF (LFO Frequency)			0.02...20.00Hz
	Sets the LFO speed			☞ Fx:09,
f	(Source)			Off...Tempo
	Selects the modulation source of LFO speed
	(Amount)		–20.00...+20.00Hz
	Sets the modulation amount of LFO speed

	BPM/MIDI Sync		Off, On
	Switches between using the frequency of the LFO speed and using
	the tempo and notes	☞ Fx:09,
	BPM		MIDI, 40...240
g	Selects MIDI Clock and assigns tempo		☞ Fx:09
	Base (Base Note)		☞ Fx:09
	Selects the type of notes that specify the LFO speed
	Times		1...16
	Sets the number of notes that specify the LFO speed		☞ Fx:09
h	Resonance		0...100
	Sets the Level of resonance of the voice pattern			☞
	W/D (Wet/Dly)	Dry, 1:99...99:1, Wet
	Sets the balance between the effect and dry sounds
i	(Source)		Off...Tempo
	Selects the modulation source of the effect balance
	(Amount)		–100...+100
	Sets the modulation amount of the effect balance

d: Top, d: Center, d: Bottom

These parameters assign vowels to the top, center, and bottom position of the controller.

E.g.: When “Top”=A, “Center”=I, and “Bottom”=U:

If “Sweep Mode” is set to Dmod and “Control Src” is set to JSX, moving the joystick from the far right to the far left will make the voice change from “a” to “i” then “u.”

If Sweep Mode is set to LFO, the sound will change cyclically from “a” to “i,” “u,” “i,” then “a.”

				Talking Modulator Control
	Voice Bottom		Voice Center	Voice Top
		A		A
			I
		U
				E
			O
-mod	JS X			+ Max
D	Rbn#16	– Max	Zero
	JS +Y#1			+ Max
	JS –Y#2	Zero
	etc…

e: Formant Shift

This parameter adjusts the frequency level to which the effect is applied. If you wish to apply the effect to a higher-range sound, set this parameter to a higher value; to apply the effect to a lower- range sound, set this to a lower value.

h: Resonance

This parameter sets the intensity of resonance for the voice pat- tern. A larger value will add more character to the sound.

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