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Pitch bend:
A type of MIDI message that smoothly
changes the pitch.
Pitch bend wheel:
A controller that smoothly changes the pitch.
On the QY100, pitch bend can be applied by
holding the [OCT DOWN] button while play-
ing a note on the micro keyboard.
Portamento:
An effect that smoothly changes the pitch
from one note to another note. Higher set-
tings of Portamento Time will produce a
slower change, and there will be no effect
with a setting of 0.
Preset:
A type of memory that is built into a device.
The QY100 has preset memories for voices,
phrases, and patterns, etc.
Program change:
An event or MIDI message that selects a
voice.
Program number:
On the QY100, a number specifying one of
the GM-defined voices.
Q
Quantize:
A function which “Tightens up” the inexact
timing of notes or other events that were
entered in real-time.
QY100 Data Filer:
A computer software application that allows
for the exchange of QY100 data between the
computer and the QY100. Data from the
QY100 can be saved in the computer and QY
data stored in the computer can be transmit-
ted to the QY100. Commercially available
SMF song data or XG song data can also be
transmitted from the computer to the QY100.
R
Realtime recording:
A method of recording in which your perfor-
mance is recorded just as you play, similar to
a conventional multi-track recorder. Since the
performance is recorded as you play, the
musical expression and nuances of your per-
formance will be accurately recorded.
Redo:
Carries out the operation that was previously
canceled with Undo.
Release time:
The time over which the volume falls from
the sustain level (beginning at the moment a
note is released) until it reaches silence.
Replace:
A method of real-time recording in which pre-
viously recorded data is erased (replaced) as
new material is recorded.
Resonance:
A parameter that boosts the level of the sig-
nal in the area of the cutoff frequency. By
emphasizing the overtones in this area, this
can produce a distinctive “peaky” tone, mak-
ing the sound brighter and harder.
Return level:
See the entry for Send level.
Reverb:
An effect that simulates the acoustical rever-
berance of a room or space. The sound that
reaches our ear usually includes not only the
direct sound, but also that was reflected off
the walls or ceiling. Reverb creates these indi-
rect reflections artificially.
RPN:
An acronym for Registered Parameter Num-
ber. These are a type of MIDI control change
message that are used to set Part settings
such as Pitch Bend Sensitivity or Tuning, etc.