Coarse (Part Coarse Tune)

Adjusts the pitch of the Part’s sound up or down in semitone

steps (+/-4 octaves).

Fine (Part Fine Tune)

Adjusts the pitch of the Part’s sound up or down in 1-cent steps (+/-50 cents).

One cent is 1/100th of a semitone.

Coarse Tune and Octave Shift

The Coarse and Fine parameters, along with the Octave parameter, can all be seen as doing the same thing to the sound, i.e., changing the pitch of the sound. For example, if C4 (Middle C) is played with the Coarse parameter set to +12, the note produced is C5 (one octave above C4).

However, if C4 (Middle C) is played with the Octave parameter set to +1, again, the note produced is C5 (one octave above C4).

However, internally these function very differently. When the Coarse parameter is set to +12, the pitch itself is raised one octave. On the other hand, when the Octave parameter is set to +1, it is the same as pressing the keys one octave up. In other words, use the Coarse parameter when changing the pitch, and the Octave parameter when you want to shift the entire keyboard, for example, when the number of keys is insufficient.

Note that when a Rhythm Set is assigned to a Part, if the Octave parameter is set, the Rhythm Tone that is played also changes.

BendRng (Bend Range)

Specifies the amount of pitch change in semitones (2 octaves) that will occur when the Pitch Bend Lever is moved. The amount of change when the lever is tilted is set to the same value for both left and right sides. When using the setting of the Patch assigned to each Part (p. 78), set this to PATCH.

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MONO/POL (Mono/Poly)

Mno/Pol (Part Mono/Poly)

Set Mno/Pol to MONO when the Patch assigned to the Part

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is to be played monophonically, or to POLY when the Patch

 

is to be played polyphonically. When using the setting of the

 

Patch assigned to each Part (p. 76), set this to PATCH.

 

For the Part to which the Rhythm Set is assigned, this

 

setting is ignored.

 

Legato (Part Legato Switch)

 

You can add legato when performing monophonically.

 

Legato is a playing style in which the spaces between notes

 

are smoothed, creating a flowing feel with no borders

 

between the notes. This allows you to simulate the

 

hammering-on and pulling-off playing techniques of a

 

guitarist.

 

Turn this parameter ON when you want to use the Legato

 

feature and OFF when you don’t. When using the setting of

 

the Patch assigned to each Part (p. 76), set this to PATCH.

 

For the Part to which the Rhythm Set is assigned, this

 

setting is ignored.

 

Portament Sw:Tm

 

(Part Portamento Switch:Time)

 

Portamento makes a smooth pitch transition from one note to

 

the next note played. Also, when playing monophonically,

 

you can apply portamento to simulate the slide performance

 

technique sometimes used on instruments such as violin.

 

You can determine whether the Portamento effect will be

 

applied or not using Portamento switch (Sw). Turn this

 

parameter ON when you want to apply Portamento and OFF

 

when you don’t. When using the setting of the Patch

 

assigned to each Part (p. 76), set this to PATCH.

 

The Portamento Time (Tm) setting adjusts the time over

 

which the pitch will change. Higher settings will cause the

 

pitch change to the next note to take more time. When using

 

the setting of the Patch assigned to each Part (p. 76), set this

 

to PATCH.

 

For the Part to which the Rhythm Set is assigned, this

 

setting is ignored.

 

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