1-3-3 Portamento. Yamaha MX88, MOX6, CP40, MOXF6, MOXF8, CP4, MOX8Synthesizer, MX61, MOX8, MX49

Voice Parameters

Mono/Poly

Key Assign Mode

Selects monophonic or polyphonic.

„ Mono: The selected Voice is played back monophonically; only a single note is played back simultaneously.

„ Poly: The selected Voice is played back polyphonically; multiple notes or chords can be played back simultaneously.

For many instrument sounds (such as bass and synth lead), Mono allows a more natural and smooth sounding legato performance than Poly.

Determines the playing method when the same notes are received continuously in the same channel, and without a corresponding note off message.

„ Single: If double playback of the same note is transmitted to the internal tone generator, the first note will be stopped and then the next note will be sounded.

„ Multi: When double playback of the same note is transmitted to the internal tone generator, all the notes are sounded simultaneously.

Single is useful when two or more instances of the same note are received nearly simultaneously, or without a corresponding note off message. To allow playback of each instance of the same note, set this to Multi.

1-3-3 Portamento

Portamento is used to create a smooth transition in pitch from one note played on the keyboard to the next one.

Portamento Switch Determines whether Portamento is applied to the current Voice or not.

Portamento Time Determines the pitch transition time or rate when Portamento is applied.

Higher values result in a longer pitch change time.

The effect of the parameter depends on the settings of Portamento Time

Mode.

Portamento Mode

Portamento Time

Mode

Determines how Portamento is applied to your keyboard performance.

„ Fingered: Portamento is only applied when you play legato (playing the next note before releasing the previous one).

„ Fulltime: Portamento is applied to all notes.

Determines how the pitch changes in time.

Rate1 : Pitch changes at the specified rate.

Time1: Pitch changes in the specified time.

Rate2: Pitch changes at the specified rate within an octave.

Time2: Pitch changes in the specified time within an octave.

Portamento Legato

Slope

Adjusts the attack of the Voice for Mono legato playing.

When the parameter Mono/Poly is set to Mono, legato playing may produce an unnatural attack depending on the waveform assigned to the selected Voice. To solve such a problem, you can use this parameter to adjust the attack of the Voice.

Normally, this should be set to a low value for waveforms with short attack times, and to a high value for waveforms with long attack times.

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