Yamaha QY700 Owner's Manual - Page 327

4. Glossary O Offset (Relative) editing: A type of editing in which data is added without changing the actual setting; the added data is referred to as the "offset value." On bass: A function that lets you specify a root note for the bass independently of the chord, so that the playback of a phrase whose Phrase Type is Bass will be fixed on that root note. Original bass: A function that lets you specify the Chord Root and Chord Type for the bass, so that only a phrase whose Phrase Type is Bass will playback using the bass chord. Oscillator: A block or device that produces the waveform on which the sound is based, or a frequency that modulates the sound. Overdub: A method of realtime recording in which new material is recorded without erasing previously recorded tracks. P Pan: The parameter that sets the stereo location of a sound when it is played back in stereo. ("Pan" or "panpot" are abbreviations of "panoramic potentiometer.") The pan parameters found in Voice Edit, song play Multi, and Effect Edit are linked. Parameter: A setting or data item which you can modify in the various mode and sub-mode displays. Patch: A screen page in Pattern mode that allows you to select and playback patterns, and to create patterns by assigning phrases to each track of the pattern. Pattern: An accompaniment pattern consisting of drums, bass and chord backing, created by connecting phrases end-to-end or by vertically stacking up to16 parts. Pattern track: The track which records and plays back pattern data. Phrase: A unit of musical accompaniment played by a accompaniment part; e.g., a rhythm pattern for the rhythm part, a bass line for the bass part, or chord backing for the guitar part. Phrases are the smallest unit from which the accompaniment of a song is created. Piano roll: When using step recording to input notes, a graphic display that indicates the pitch and gate time of the notes, with pitch represented by the vertical axis, and measures and beats as the horizontal axis. Pitch bend: A type of MIDI message that smoothly modifies the pitch. Pitch wheel: A controller that smoothly changes the pitch. The PITCH wheel of the QY700 can be assigned to control aspects of the sound other than pitch, such as volume or tone. Portamento: An effect that smoothly changes the pitch from one note to another note. Higher settings 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 QY700 has preset memories for voices, phrases, and patterns. Program change: A MIDI message that selects a voice. Program number: On the QY700, a number specifying one of the GMdefined sounds. Punch recording: A method of realtime recording in which the uses specifies the punch-in and punch-out points, so that recording takes place only in that area. Q Quantization: A function which "tightens up" the inexact timing of notes or other events that were entered in realtime. R Rate: A type of parameter that controls EG or scaling. For example in the case of an EG on the QY700, two rates can be adjusted. Realtime recording: A method of recording in which your performance 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 performance will be accurately recorded. 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 realtime recording or punch recording in which previously recorded data is erased (replaced) as new material is recorded. Resonance: A parameter that boosts the level of the signal in the area of the cutoff frequency. By emphasizing the overtones in this area, this can produce a distinctive "peaky" tone, making the sound brighter and harder. Reverb: An effect that simulates the acoustical reverberance of a room or space. The sound that reaches our ear usually includes not only the direct sound, but also sound that was reflected off the walls or ceiling. Reverb creates these indirect reflections artificially. Although some reflections can be perceived individually as distinct echoes, the term "reverb" usually refers only to the indistinct "wash" of reflected sound. RPN: An acronym for Registered Parameter Number. These MIDI messages are used to set Part settings such as Pitch Bend Sensitivity or Tuning. S Save: The process of saving data or songs from internal memory to floppy disk. Section: A term referring to each of the eight types of patterns that comprise a style. Patterns are selected by specifying the style and the section. Send level: The amount of signal that is sent to a specified bus line for processing by an effect. The amount of signal that is returned from the effect is the "return level." Sensitivity: The degree to which an aspect of the sound (e.g., volume) responds to a control (e.g., note velocity). Sequencer: A block (or device) that records, edits, modifies, and plays back a musical performance in the form of MIDI messages. Sequence tracks: Tracks which record and playback normal MIDI sequence data. SMF: See the entry for Standard MIDI File. Song: A musical composition created by recording performance data on one or more tracks. 326 APPENDIX