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Playing a SuperNATURAL Voice

When you play a SuperNATURAL voice, its tone quality will change appropriately when you play legato or staccato passages.

In addition, using the foot switches or D Beam while you perform can apply a variety of eects to the sound, making your performance expression

even richer and more realistic.

If you want to use the foot switches while performing, assign the foot switch functions (L Foot Switch, R Foot Switch) to “N.CONTROL 1” and

“N.CONTROL 2” (p. 93).

MEMO

If you want to use the foot switches, connect a pedalboard (PK series; sold separately) (p. 24).

Characteristics of the SuperNATURAL voices
Voice name Characteristics
Foot switch eect
N.CONTROL 1 N.CONTROL 2
N.Violin A sound with beautifully applied portamento and
vibrato. Portamento Pizzicato
N.Cello
N.Er Hu This is characterized by the portamento and ornaments
distinctive to the Er Hu. Portamento Ornament
N.NylonStrGt A hold eect that sustains the sound and sound eects
in the lower range make this unique. Hold Harmonics
N.FlamencoGt When you play chords, the sound of guitar strumming
is produced.
N.Trumpet The “falls” typical of a trumpet are particularly eective. Glissando Fall
N.Trombone The glissando that smoothly connects pitches is typical
of this instrument. Glissando Fall
N.Alto Sax This is notable for its beautifully supple tone and its
growl playing technique. Glissando Growl
N.Tenor Sax
N.Flute This sound has an appealing glissando that smoothly
connects the notes. Glissando Growl
N.EnglishHrn The ability to sustain long notes and the beautiful
vibrato make this voice special. Glissando Growl
N.Clarinet The glissando has a sense of pitch that is distinctive of
the clarinet. Glissando Growl
N.Shakuhachi You can use ornaments in a way that is unique to the
shakuhachi. Glissando Ornament
N.Harmonica The growl technique that characterizes the harmonica
is particularly expressive. Glissando Growl
N.Marimba This sound provides the distinctive tremolo of the
marimba. Glissando Tremolo

Foot switch eects

Eect Explanation
Portamento, Glissando These performance techniques continuously vary the pitch between two notes. The way in which notes are
connected will depend on the construction of the instrument.
Pizzicato In this performance technique, the strings of the violin are plucked with the ngers rather than bowed with the
bow, producing sharply dened notes.
Ornament This performance technique produces a rapid change in pitch at the beginning of the note, in a way that is
distinctive of that particular instrument.
Harmonics This is a technique in which a string of the guitar is ngered lightly to sound an overtone. A pitch one octave
higher than the keyboard note will be heard.
Fall This is the technique of rapidly lowering the pitch of a wind instrument while simultaneously producing a
decrescendo.
Growl This technique produces a powerful sound by simultaneously breathing and growling into a wind instrument.
Tremolo This is the technique of rapidly repeating a single note, or rapidly alternating between multiple notes.