Yamaha WX5 Owner's Manual - Page 15
Follow Hold, Sustain, Portamento, Applying Follow Hold, Changing the Held Interval - controller
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Basic Playing Techniques Press the Key Hold button while no note is being played to disengage the Key Hold function. In the Normal Hold mode, no key off message is transmitted to the tone generator when breath pressure is stopped. Rather, the sound is stopped because the wind sensor produces a volume value of "0". Depending on the settings of your tone generator, the held note may continue to sound even when breath pressure to the WX5 is stopped. This will depend on whether or not your tone generator is receiving the MIDI data generated by the WX5 wind sensor. For example, if the WX5 is transmitting wind sensor data as MIDI breath controller data (control change #02, the factory preset default) and your tone generator is not set up to receive this type of data, the sound will continue even when breath pressure is stopped. In such a case setting the WX5 to transmit wind sensor data as system expression or volume data may solve the problem (page 22). • The Normal Hold mode is automatically selected whenever the WX5 power switch is turned on. s Follow Hold Select the Follow Hold mode by pressing the [Down 2] Octave key while holding the Key Hold button. In the Follow Hold mode whenever a note is played a second note will sound at a specified interval from the fingered note. Volume, timbre, pitch bend and other variations will apply to both notes simultaneously. Applying Follow Hold 1 Play a note on the WX5. 2 While playing the note, rapidly press and release the Key Hold button. 3 The next note played will determine the interval to be maintained by the Follow Hold function. Both the second note and the note played during steps 1 and 2, above, will sound simultaneously. Any subsequently played notes will sound simultaneously with a second note at the specified interval. Changing the Held Interval 1 Play a note (a second note will sound at the specified interval). 2 Rapidly press and release the Key Hold button. The second note will stop playing and only the fingered note will sound. 3 Play a different note to determine the interval to be maintained. Both the second note and the note played during steps 1 and 2, above, will sound simultaneously. Any subsequently played notes will sound simultaneously with a second note at the specified interval. Press the Key Hold button while no note is being played to disengage the Key Hold function. s Sustain Select the Sustain mode by pressing the [Up 2] Octave key while holding the Key Hold button. In this mode pressing the Key Hold button will cause a MIDI sustain message (control change #64) to be transmitted, alternately turning sustain on and off ("sustain on" will be transmitted the first time the Key Hold button is pressed after this mode is engaged). s Portamento Select the Portamento mode by pressing the [Up 1] Octave key while holding the Key Hold button. In this mode pressing the Key Hold button will cause a MIDI portamento message (control change #65) to be transmitted, alternately turning portamento on and off ("portamento on" will be transmitted the first time the Key Hold button is pressed after this mode is engaged). Portamento produces a "glide" effect between notes played. • When using the WX5 to transmit portamento data, make sure your tone generator is set up to receive MIDI portamento data. Refer to your tone generator's owner's manual for details. 15