VA-76 – Phrase Parameters

Time Keyfollow

(–200~+200) This parameter allows you to vary the tempo as you play higher or lower notes (with the Original Key setting as origin, where the phrase will run in sync with the Arranger/Song Composer). “0” is the usual setting. Negative values (–) mean that the tempo decreases as you play higher notes (while it increases when you play lower notes), and positive val- ues (+) mean the opposite.

Formant Keyfollow

(Depth: –200~+200) This parameter allows you to vary the formant as you play higher or lower notes (with the Original Key setting as origin, where the phrase’s character corresponds to the sampled tim- bre). “0” is the usual setting. Negative values (–) mean that the character becomes darker (more like a male voice) as you play higher notes (lower notes will grad- ually transform the character into something that reminds you of a female voice).

Curve— (1~8) This parameter allows you to set the curve for the formant changes. The higher the value, the more outspoken the formant changes will be as you play higher or lower notes. (Selecting “1” means that the Keyfollow effect is hardly noticeable.)

Pan

This parameter allows you to specify the position of the selected phrase between the left and right speakers. All three parameters are dynamic in nature, so that every phrase note will be located elsewhere in the ste- reo sound field.

After selecting the Phrase Parameters page and the phrase to be edited (see page 77), press the [Pan] field.

Random Pan

(–64~63) Use this when you want the pan of the sound to change randomly each time you play a key. Higher settings will produce a greater amount of change between left and right.

Alternate

(–64~63) Use this setting when you want the pan of the sound to alternate between the left and right speakers each time you press a key. Higher settings will produce a greater amount of change. L or R settings will reverse the order in which the pan will alternate between left and right.

(Pan) Keyfollow

Specifies how the phrase’s stereo position will be affected by the key that you play. With positive (+) set- tings, playing keys higher than the original pitch (see page 77) will move the pan toward the right. With negative (–) settings, playing keys higher than the original pitch will move the pan toward the left. Larger values will produce greater changes.

Values: –100, –70, –50, –40, –30, –20, –10, 0, +10, +20, +30, +40, +50, +70, +100

Portamento

Note: The Formant Sw and Time Sw parameters only “work” if Formant Keyfollow and Time Keyfollow are not set to “0”. See “Phrase Ctrl” above.

Portamento is an effect which smoothly changes the pitch from the first-played key to the next-played key. Applying portamento will produce an effect similar to the slide performance technique of a violinist. Porta- mento can also be applied when Key Assign is poly- phonic (POLY). See page 89 for details about Portamento.

After selecting the Phrase Parameters page and the phrase to be edited (see page 77), press the [Porta- mento] field.

Master Sw (Portamento master switch)

Allows you to specify whether the Portamento effect will be applied (ON) or not (OFF).

Formant Sw

When Formant Keyfollow is set to a value other than “0”, the Formant Sw parameter specifies whether dif- ferences in formant between the first-played key and the second-played key will be changed smoothly (ON) or not (OFF).

Note: This function is only available when the Master Sw is set to “ON”.

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