5
7
Use the cursor buttons and the value dial to chan
g
e the value.
P

itch bend settings can be made individuall

y

f

or each part. In the screen, Voc indicates the Vocal Designer

s

etting, Ens indicates the Ensemble setting, and B&P indicates the Bass and Percussion setting

.

F

or some soun

d

s, not a

ll

items can

b

e set. In t

h

is case t

h

e va

l

ue wi

ll

b

e s

h

own as “---.”

Parameter

Value

Description

RAN
E
0
–1
2
S
peci es the degree of pitch change in semitones when the Pitch Bend lever is all the way right/left.
F
or example, i
f
this parameter is set to “12,” the pitch will rise one octave when the pitch bend lever
is move
d
to t
h
e rig
h
t-most position
.
F
or the SuperNATURAL brass (BRASS) sounds, setting thebend range (RANGE) to 3 or higher will
simulate the discontinuous pitch change that is typical of brass instruments, instead of the normal
smooth pitch change. When you apply a downward bend, the sound will behave in the manner
d
istinctive o
f
brass instruments, meanin
g
that the volume will also decrease
.
✍
T
YP
E
(
VOCAL DESIGNER an
d
GUITAR
,
OTHERS
,
PAD
,
S
YNTH
S
TRING
S
,
C
H
O
IR
,
JAZZ
SC
AT EN
S
EMBLE tone
only
)
NO
RMAL The pitch bend lever will operate in the
conventional way (movement o
f
the lever
w
ill produce smooth chan
g
es in pitch)
.
C
HR
O
MATI
C
The pitch bend lever will change the pitch
in semitone steps, simu
l
ating t
h
e soun
d
o
f v
oca
l
co
rr
ect
i
o
n
so
f
t
w
a
r
e.
M
O
DE
(
VOCAL DESIGNER an
d
ENSEMBLE only)
NO
RMAL The pitch bend lever will operate in the
conventiona
l
wa
y.
LOC
K1
I
n this mode, pitch bend will not be
a
pp
l
ie
d
to a new note t
h
at is p
l
a
y
e
d
w
h
i
l
e
t
he pitch of a previously played note is
a
lread
y
being bent. B
y
using this setting
in conjunction wit
h
p
l
a
y
ing
l
egato,
y
ou
can create portamento-like e ects
.
LOC
K
2
O
peration is essentially the same as
L
OCK1, but there will be no pitch change
in res
p
onse to t
h
e
p
itc
h
b
en
d
l
ever
returning
.
CO
MBI
(
BRASS tone
o
n
ly
)
This mode allows you to express the subtle pitch changes that are distinctive of a SuperNATURAL
b
rass instrument
.
The proportion of breath noise will increase when you operate the bender in the Down direction.
This lets
y
ou
f
reel
y
control the breathiness at the beginning or end o
f
a note
.
I
f
y
ou want to save
y
our settings, press the [F2] (WRITE) button
.

For details on saving, re

f

er to “Saving a Registration” (p. 81).

When
y
ou’ve  nished making settings, press t
h
e [EXIT]
b
utton
.
2
.
✍
3
.
4
.