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Pa
r
a
m
ete
rV
alue
Descriptio
n
Bend Typ
e
(
GUITAR
,
OTHERS
,
PAD
,
S
YNTH
S
TRING
S
,
C
H
O
IR,
JAZZ SCAT tone on
ly)
NO
RMAL
T
he pitch bend lever will operate in the conventional way (movement of the
l
ever wi
ll
pro
d
uce smoot
h
c
h
anges in pitc
h
).
C
HR
O
MATI
C
T
he pitch bend lever will chan
g
e the pitch in semitone steps, simulatin
g
the
sou
n
d
of
v
oca
l
co
rr
ect
i
o
n
soft
w
a
r
e.
B
e
n
d
M
ode
NO
RMAL
T
he pitch bend lever will operate in the conventional way.
L
OCK1 In t
h
is mo
d
e, pitc
h
b
en
d
wi
ll
not
b
e app
l
ie
d
to a new note t
h
at is p
l
a
y
e
d
while the pitch of a previously played note is already being bent. By using
t
h
is setting in conjunction wit
h
p
l
a
y
ing
l
egato,
y
ou can create portamento-
like e ects.
LOC
K
2
Operation is essentiall
y
the same as LOCK1, but there will be no pitch
ch
an
g
e in response to t
h
e pitc
h
b
en
d
l
ever returnin
g
.
CO
MBI
(BRASS tone on
ly)
T
his mode allows
y
ou to express the subtle pitch changes that are
d
istinctive of a Su
p
erNATURAL brass instrument.
T
he proportion of breath noise will increase when
y
ou operate the bender
i
n the Down direction. This lets
y
ou
f
reel
y
control the breathiness at the
be
g
innin
g
or end of a note
.
Ho
ld
Mo
d
e
(BRASS SECTION *1,
STRING SECTION *1
,
GUITAR
,
OTHERS
,
PAD
,
S
YNTH
S
TRING
S
,
C
H
O
IR,
JAZZ SCAT tone on
ly)
N
ORMAL A
ll
soun
d
s wi
ll
b
e sustaine
d
w
h
en
y
ou
h
o
ld
d
own t
h
e Ho
ld
pe
d
a
l
an
d
p
l
a
y
the keyboard
.
At this time, the “Auto D
y
namics” (p. 91) e
ect will appl
y
to STRINGS
SECTION *1 soun
d
s.
L
EGAT
O
I
f
y
ou pla
y
with the Hold pedal held down, the previous note will disappear
the instant you play the next note, producing a legato performance. This
makes it easier to pla
y
, particularl
y
when
y
ou’re pla
y
ing chords
.
At this time, the “Auto D
y
namics” (p. 91) e
ect will appl
y
to STRINGS
S
E
C
TI
O
N *1
sou
n
ds.
A
CCOM
P
(BRASS SECTION *1,
STRING SECTION *
1
tone only
)
A sostenuto-like e
ect will be applied when
y
ou pla
y
the ke
y
board and
p
ress the Hold
p
edal
.
For STRINGS SECTION *1 sounds, the volume will decrease slightl
y
when
y
ou press the pedal. If you release the pedal while continuing to hold the
ke
y
s, the volume will return to its previous level. Since the volume will
not change
f
or notes pla
y
ed a
f
ter pressing the pedal, this is a convenient
way to emphasize the melody while slightly reducing the volume of the
accompaniment.
P
o
r
ta
m
e
n
to
O
N
,
O
FF S
p
eci es whether the
p
ortamento e ect will be a
pp
lied (ON) or not (OFF)
.
Portamento is an e
ect which smoothl
y
changes the pitch
f
rom the
rst
-
p
l
aye
d
k
ey to t
h
e next-p
l
aye
d
k
ey. By app
l
ying portamento, you can
simulate slide performance techniques on a violin or similar instrument.
A
uto
P
ortamento
(BRASS tone only
)
O
N
,
O
FF Portamento wi
ll
automatica
ll
y
b
e a
dd
e
d
w
h
en you p
l
ay rapi
d
l
egato
phrases.
Portamento Tim
e
(GUITAR, OTHERS, PAD
,
S
YNTH
S
TRING
S
,
C
H
O
IR,
JAZZ SCAT tone on
l
y
)
0
–1
2
7 When
p
ortamento is used, this s
p
eci es the time over which the
p
itch will
c
han
g
e. Hi
g
her settin
g
s will cause the pitch chan
g
e to the next note to take
more time.
*
1 For the BRASS SECTION and STRING SECTION sounds, re
f
er to the se
p
arate “VP-770 Sound List.
”