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Playing Voices, The Voice Mode - digital keyboard

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Playing Voices -The Voice Mode The PortaTone features a wealth of dynamic, realistic Voices - 100 Panel Voices, or 129 GM Voices (128 Voices + 1 Percussion Kit). (See pages 42, 43.) The Voice mode gives you many powerful and versatile tools for playing and enhancing these Voices. The Voice mode is actually divided into three separate modes: Main, Dual and Split. In the Main Voice mode (see below), you can play a single Voice over the entire range of the keyboard. The Dual Voice mode (page 12) allows you to "layer" two different Voices together for rich, complex sounds. The Split Voice mode (page 14) lets you set up two different Voices for playing from separate sections of the keyboard. Moreover, a special Voice Effect section (page 16 - 18) lets you enhance the sound of the Voice or Voices with Chorus, Harmony, Echo, and Reverb effects. Selecting and Playing a Voice - Main Voice Mode 1 Select the Voice mode. Press the VOICE button. (The VOICE indications appear in the display, indicating that the Voice mode and Main Voice menu are selected.) VOICE MODE CART ONE TOUCH SETTING KEYBOARD EFFECT STYLE 1 TOUCH NAME / SUB MENU GrandPno VOICE 2 SONG EASY CHORD MEM 3 4 SPLIT FINGERING DUAL CHORUS MAIN MENU MAIN VOICE DUAL VOICE SPLIT VOICE STYLE NOTE • You can quickly select the first parameter in the Main Voice menu (Main Voice Volume) by pressing and holding the VOICE button. • Selecting MAIN VOICE (or DUAL VOICE, SPLIT VOICE) with the Main Menu buttons does not change the selected mode; the Style or Song mode is still active, but the appropriate Voice menu is called up. 2 Select the desired Voice number. Use the numeric keypad. Available Voices are listed on the upper right of the panel. You can either enter the Voice number directly with the number buttons, or step up and down through the Voices by using the +/- buttons. Using the number buttons Be sure to enter a two-digit number, as is printed next to each Voice name on the panel. For example, to select Voice 09, first press "0" on the numeric keypad, then "9." 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 NO YES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 NO YES For GM Voices, make sure to enter three-digit numbers. 10

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Playing Voices
—
The Voice Mode
The PortaTone features a wealth of dynamic, realistic Voices — 100 Panel Voices, or 129 GM Voices (128
Voices + 1 Percussion Kit). (See pages 42, 43.)
The Voice mode gives you many powerful and versatile
tools for playing and enhancing these Voices.
The Voice mode is actually divided into three separate modes: Main, Dual and Split.
In the
Main Voice
mode (see
below), you can play a single Voice over the entire range of the keyboard.
The
Dual Voice
mode (page 12) allows
you to “layer” two different Voices together for rich, complex sounds.
The
Split Voice
mode (page 14) lets you set
up two different Voices for playing from separate sections of the keyboard.
Moreover, a special
Voice Effect
section (page 16 - 18) lets you enhance the sound of the Voice or Voices with Chorus, Harmony, Echo, and Reverb
effects.
Selecting and Playing a Voice
—
Main Voice Mode
1
Select the Voice mode.
Press the
VOICE
button.
(The VOICE indications appear in the display, indicating that the Voice
mode and Main Voice menu are selected.)
•
You can quickly select the first parameter in the Main Voice menu (Main Voice Volume) by pressing and holding
the VOICE button.
•
Selecting MAIN VOICE (or DUAL VOICE, SPLIT VOICE) with the Main Menu buttons does not change the selected
mode; the Style or Song mode is still active, but the appropriate Voice menu is called up.
2
Select the desired Voice number.
Use the numeric keypad.
Available Voices are listed on the upper right of the panel.
You can either enter the Voice number directly with the number buttons, or step up and down
through the Voices by using the
+/-
buttons.
Using the number buttons
Be sure to enter a two-digit number, as is printed next to each Voice name on the panel.
For
example, to select Voice 09, first press
“
0
”
on the numeric keypad, then
“
9.
”
For GM Voices, make sure to enter three-digit numbers.
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YES
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NOTE
VOICE
NAME / SUB
MENU
MAIN MENU
MAIN VOICE
DUAL VOICE
SPLIT VOICE
STYLE
MODE
ONE TOUCH SETTING
KEYBOARD
EFFECT
CHORUS
DUAL
FINGERING
SPLIT
TOUCH
EASY
CHORD
MEM
SONG
VOICE
STYLE
CART
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GrandPno
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