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