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Selecting and Creating Tones
E-30
Hex Layer tones have three types of editable parameters: parameters for each of the individual layers (Layer 1 through Layer 6),
parameters that affect all six of the layers, and the same parameters that apply to the other tone categories.
•The nine sliders (
5
) and four knobs (
3
) can be used for quick and easy adjustment of some of the parameters in the list below (page E-35).
■ Editable Parameters for Individual Layers (Layer 1 through Layer 6)
Preparation
Perform the following steps from the screen in step 2 of the procedure under “To edit and save a tone as a user tone” on page
E-21.
1.
Select “Layer Edit >Ent” and then press
bq
ENTER to enter the group.
• You also can enter the group using the following shortcut: Perform step 1 under “To edit and save a tone as a user tone”
(page E-21) and then hold down
7
EDIT. This will enter the group.
2.
Use the
9
PART minus (–) and plus (+) buttons to select the layer number you want to edit.
Editable Parameter List
Editable Hex Layer Tone Parameters
Display Text Description Settings
LayerOn/Off Layer on/off. Selecting off disables layer. Off, On
PCM Wave
PCM wave. Selects a tone from among the PCM waves.
• See the separate “Appendix” for information about PCM wave types.
See the separate
“Appendix”.
Volume Volume. Specifies the volume. –128 to 0 to +127
Pan
Pan. Specifies the stereo position of the sound. 0 indicates the center, while a smaller values shifts
to the left and a larger value shifts to the right.
–64 to 0 to +63
CoarseTune Coarse tune. Changes the pitch of notes by semitone units. –24 to 0 to +24
FineTune
Fine tune. Fine tunes the pitch of the sound. Lowers the value up to –256 or raises the value up to
+255 in semitone steps.
–256 to 0 to +255
Cutoff Cutoff frequency. Specifies the cut off frequency of the layered tone. –128 to 0 to +127
TouchSense
Touch sense. Specifies the degree of change in volume in accordance with change in keyboard
playing touch.
–128 to 0 to +127
Atk.Time Attack time. Specifies the time it takes to reach peak value from note on. –128 to 0 to +127
Dec.Time Decay time. Specifies the time it takes for the volume to reach the sustain level from the attack level. –128 to 0 to +127
Sus.Level
Sustain level. Specifies the volume at which the sound is sustained as long as a key or pedal is
depressed.
–128 to 0 to +127
Rel.Time Release time. Specifies the time it takes for a sustained sound to decay after a key is released. –128 to 0 to +127
Rev.Send Reverb send. Specifies how reverb (page E-37) is applied to a tone. –128 to 0 to +127
Cho.Send Chorus send. Specifies how chorus (page E-37) is applied to a tone. –128 to 0 to +127
KeyRangeLow
Key range low. Specifies the lower limit of the enabled keyboard range. Nothing sounds when any
keyboard key below this range is pressed.
• Setting can be specified using the keyboard keys.
C-1 to G9
KeyRangeHi
Key range high. Specifies the upper limit of the enabled keyboard range. Nothing sounds when any
keyboard key above this range is pressed.
• Setting can be specified using the keyboard keys.
C-1 to G9
VelRangeLow
Velocity range low. Specifies the minimum value of the effective velocity. Nothing sounds when
velocity less than this setting is played.
0 to 127
VelRangeHi
Velocity range high. Specifies the maximum value of the effective velocity. Nothing sounds when
velocity greater than this setting is played.
0 to 127
Pitch Lock
(Layers 2, 4, and
6 only)
Pitch lock. When this setting is turned on for Layer 2, the Layer 2 pitch is changed to the same pitch
as Layer 1 so both pitches are the same. The same is true for Layers 3 and 4, and Layers 5 and 6.
Off, On
Layer number
B