Kenwood XV-2020 - Manual (Page 47)

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Creating a Patch
Creating a Patch
ANALOG FEEL
(Analog Feel Depth) 0–127 Specifies the depth of Analog Feel that is applied to the Patch. Traditional ana-
log synthesizers often exhibited a degree of instability in their tuning. The XV-
2020’s Analog Feel feature can simulate this characteristic.
CLOCK SOURCE
(Patch Clock Source) PATCH, SYSTEM Selects the timing reference to be used by the Patch. The LFO cycle, M-FX
changes, phrase loop (break beats), and Tone delay time can be synchronized
to a clock, or tempo.
PATCH: Uses the Patch Tempo.
SYSTEM: Uses the global System Tempo or clock messages received from an
external sequencer.
TEMPO
(Patch Tempo) 20–250 Establishes the Patch’s tempo when Clock Source is set to “PATCH.”
* Clock messages for the Patch Tempo are not transmitted from the MIDI OUT con-
nector.
CUTOFF OFFSET -63–+63 Simultaneously lowers or raises the individual TVF cutoff frequency values of
the Tones in the Patch.
RES OFFSET
(Resonance Offset) -63–+63 Simultaneously lowers or raises the individual TVF Resonance values of the
Tones in the Patch.
ATTACK TIME OFFSET -63–+63 Simultaneously lowers or raises the individual TVA ENVELOPE T1 values of
the Tones in the Patch.
RELEASE TIME OFFSET -63–+63 Simultaneously lowers or raises the individual TVA ENVELOPE T4 values of
the Tones in the Patch.
VELOCITY SENS OFFSET -63–+63 Simultaneously lowers or raises the individual TVF VELOCITY V-Cutoff and
TVA V-Sens values of the Tones in the Patch.
PRIORITY
(Voice Priority) LAST, LOUDEST Determines how notes are managed when the XV-2020’s maximum polyphony
limit is exceeded (64 voices).
LAST: Gives priority to the last-played voices. Currently-sounding notes are
turned off in order, beginning with the first-played note.
LOUDEST: Gives priority to the voices with the loudest volume. Currently-
sounding notes are turned off beginning with the lowest-volume voice.
MONO/POLY
(Key Mode Assign) MONO, POLY Sets how the Patch’s notes are played. The MONO setting is effective when
playing a solo instrument Patch such as sax or flute.
MONO: Only one note sounds at a time
POLY: Two or more notes can be played simultaneously.
LEGATO SW
(Legato Switch) OFF, ON Turn this parameter on when you want to use the Legato feature and off when
you don’t. Legato is a function that works only when the Key Assign Mode is
MONO. When Legato is ON, pressing one key when another is already pressed
causes the currently playing note’s pitch to change to that of the newly pressed
key while continuing to sound. This can be effective when you wish to simulate
performance techniques such as a guitarist’s hammering on and pulling off
strings.
LEGATO RETRIGGER OFF, ON The setting determines whether sounds are replayed or not when performing
legato. Normally you will leave this parameter “ON.” When Delay Key follow
is set to OFF, if one key is pressed while another key is held down, only the
pitch changes, which with some waveforms may result in an unnatural sound.
Set this to “OFF” when performing wind and string phrases or when using
modulation with the mono synth keyboard sound.
* If the Legato Switch is “OFF,” this setting is ignored.
PITCH BEND RANGE UP 0–48 Specifies the pitch change that occurs when the Pitch Bend lever is moved fully
to the right (or up on some MIDI controllers).
PITCH BEND RANGE DOWN -48–0 Specifies the amount of pitch change that’s applied to the Patch’s pitch when
the Pitch Bend lever is moved fully left (or down on some MIDI controllers).
PORTAMENTO SW
(Portamento Switch) OFF, ON Portamento is a function that causes the Patch’s pitch to change smoothly from
one note to the next note played. When the Key Mode Assign is MONO, this
can be effective in simulating performance techniques such as a violinist’s glis-
sando. Turn this switch on when you wish to use.
PORTAMENTO MODE NORMAL, LEGATO Chooses the way in which Portamento is applied.
NORMAL: Portamento is always applied.
LEGATO: Portamento is applied only for notes played legato (i.e., when you
press a second key before releasing the first.)
PORTAMENTO TYPE RATE, TIME Determines the way in which the pitch difference between the two notes affects
the time it takes to glide from one note to the next.
RATE: The time it takes depends on the distance between the two pitches.
TIME: The time it takes is constant, regardless of how far apart in pitch the
notes are.
Parameter Value Description