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Keyboard Part-related Settings (Voice Setting), Voice Set Filter, Arpeggio

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Voices Keyboard Part-related Settings (Voice Setting) This section covers the keyboard part settings and other Voice related settings which can be set on the display called up via [MENU]  [Voice Setting]. NOTE The display can also be called up from [Menu] on the Voice Selection display. 2 Tune Lets you adjust the pitch related parameters for each keyboard part. Tuning Determines the pitch of each keyboard part. Octave Determines the range of the pitch change in octaves, over two octaves up or down for each keyboard part. Portamento Time Portamento is a function that creates a smooth transition in pitch from the first note played on the keyboard to the next. The Portamento Time determines the pitch transition time. Higher values result in a longer pitch change time. Setting this to "0" results in no effect. This parameter is available for keyboard parts which are set to "Mono" (page 47). Voice Set Filter Each Voice is linked to its default Voice Set parameter settings, equivalent to those in the Voice Edit display (page 46) for the Voices other than the Organ Flutes Voices. Although usually these settings are automatically called up by selecting a Voice, you can also disable this feature. For example, if you want to change the Voice yet keep the same Harmony effect, remove the checkmark of "Keyboard Harmony/Arpeggio." Arpeggio Arpeggio Quantize Hold Determines the timing of the Arpeggio Quantize function. Arpeggio playback is synchronized with Song or Style playback, and any slight imperfections are corrected in this timing. Turns the Arpeggio Hold function on or off. When this is set to "On", turning the [HARMONY/ ARPEGGIO] button on makes Arpeggio playback continue even after the note has been released. To stop playback, press the [HARMONY/ARPEGGIO] button again. PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual 39

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PSR-SX900/SX700
Reference Manual
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2
Voices
This section covers the keyboard part settings and other Voice related settings which
can be set on the display called up via [MENU]
[Voice Setting].
Tune
Lets you adjust the pitch related parameters for each keyboard part.
Voice Set Filter
Each Voice is linked to its default Voice Set parameter settings, equivalent to those in the Voice Edit display (
page 46
)
for the Voices other than the Organ Flutes Voices. Although usually these settings are automatically called up by
selecting a Voice, you can also disable this feature. For example, if you want to change the Voice yet keep the same
Harmony effect, remove the checkmark of “Keyboard Harmony/Arpeggio.”
Arpeggio
Arpeggio
Keyboard Part-related Settings (Voice Setting)
The display can also be called up from
[Menu] on the Voice Selection display.
NOTE
Tuning
Determines the pitch of each keyboard part.
Octave
Determines the range of the pitch change in octaves, over two octaves up or down for each key-
board part.
Portamento Time
Portamento is a function that creates a smooth transition in pitch from the first note played on the
keyboard to the next. The Portamento Time determines the pitch transition time. Higher values
result in a longer pitch change time. Setting this to “0” results in no effect. This parameter is avail-
able for keyboard parts which are set to “Mono” (
page 47
).
Quantize
Determines the timing of the Arpeggio Quantize function. Arpeggio playback is synchronized with
Song or Style playback, and any slight imperfections are corrected in this timing.
Hold
Turns the Arpeggio Hold function on or off. When this is set to “On”, turning the [HARMONY/
ARPEGGIO] button on makes Arpeggio playback continue even after the note has been released.
To stop playback, press the [HARMONY/ARPEGGIO] button again.