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that uses multiple tones, it may stop being heard in MONO.
When making large pitch changes, set the Legato Retrigger to
“ON.”
Bender
Sets the bend range.

Bend Range Up

Range: 0–48
Specifies the amount (in semitones) of pitch bend that will
occur when the bender lever of a connected MIDI keyboard
is moved to the far right position (or for a wheel, the fully
upward position). For example, with a setting of 12, moving
the pitch bend lever to the far right position will raise the
pitch 1 octave.

Bend Range Down

Range: 0–48
Specifies the amount (in semitones) of pitch bend that will
occur when the bender lever of a connected MIDI keyboard
is moved to the far left position (or for a wheel, the fully
downward position). For example, with a setting of 48,
moving the pitch bend lever to the far left position will raise
the pitch 4 octave.
Portament (Patch Portamento)
Portamento is a function that causes the Patch’s pitch to
change smoothly from one note to the next note played.
When the Key Assign Mode is MONO, this can be effective
in simulating performance techniques such as a violinist’s
glissando.

Switch (Portamento Switch)

Range: ON/OFF
Turn this switch on when you wish to use Portamento.

Mode (Portamento Mode)

Selects the way in which Portamento will be applied.
Available Settings:
NORMAL: Portamento will always be applied.
LEGATO: Portamento will be applied for notes played legato
(i.e., notes played before the previous note is released).

Type (Portamento Type)

Determines the way in which the pitch difference between
the two notes will affect the time it takes to glide from one
note to the next.
Available Settings:
RATE: The time it takes will depend on the distance between
the two pitches.
TIME: The time it takes will be constant, regardless of how
far apart in pitch the notes are.

Start (Portamento Start)

Portamento will begin anew if you press another key during
a pitch movement. This setting specifies how the new
portamento will start.
Available Settings:
PITCH: The pitch will begin changing immediately to the
new note’s pitch when its key is pressed.
fig.04-009.e
NOTE: The pitch will begin changing to the new note’s pitch
only after it has first reached its original pitch destination.
fig.04-010.e

Time (Portamento Time)

Range: 0–127
Sets the time over which one pitch will glide to the next.
C5
D4
C4
press D4 key
Pitch
Time
press C4 key
press C5 key
C5
D4
C4
press D4 key
Pitch
Time
press C4 key
press C5 key