Using, Creating and Editing Voices

Voice Creating — Voice Set

SOUND●FILTER

Filter is a processor that changes the timbre or tone of a sound by either blocking or passing a specific frequency range. The parameters below determine the overall timbre of the sound by boosting or cutting a certain frequency range. In addition to making the sound either brighter or mellower, Filter can be used to produce elec- tronic, synthesizer-like effects.

BRIGHTNESS

Determines the cutoff frequency or effective frequency range of the

 

filter (see diagram). Higher values result in a brighter sound.

 

Volume

 

 

Cutoff frequency

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Frequency (pitch)

These frequencies are Cutoff range “passed” by the filter.

HARMONIC CONTENT Determines the emphasis given to the cutoff frequency (resonance), set in BRIGHTNESS above (see diagram). Higher values result in a more pronounced effect.

Volume

Resonance

Frequency (pitch)

●EG

The EG (Envelope Generator) settings determine how the level of the sound changes in time. This lets you reproduce many sound characteristics of natural acoustic instruments — such as the quick attack and decay of percussion sounds, or the long release of a sustained piano tone.

ATTACK

Determines how quickly the sound reaches its maximum level after

 

the key is played. The lower the value, the quicker the attack.

 

 

DECAY

Determines how quickly the sound reaches its sustain level (a

 

slightly lower level than maximum). The lower the value, the

 

quicker the decay.

 

 

RELEASE

Determines how quickly the sound decays to silence after the key is

 

released. The lower the value, the quicker the decay.

 

 

Level

Sustain level

ATTACK DECAY

RELEASE Time

Key on

Key off

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