Casio PX410R - Manual (Page 45)

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The Synthesizer Mode of this digital piano provides the tools
for creating your own original tones. Simply select one of the
built-in tones and change its parameters to create your own
original sound. You can even store your sounds in memory
and select it using the same procedure as that used to select a
preset tone.
Synthesizer Mode Functions
The following describes how to use each of the functions
available in the Synthesizer Mode.
Synthesizer Mode Parameters
The preset tones that are built into this digital piano consist
of a number of parameters. To create a user tone, you first
recall a advanced tone (000 to 399) or a preset tone (400 to
599) and then change its parameters to change it to your own
tone. Note that drum set tones (600 through 619) cannot be
used as the basis of a user tone.
The illustration nearby shows the parameters that make up
the preset tones and what each parameter does. As can be
seen in the illustration, parameters can be divided into four
groups, each of which is described in detail below.
NOTE
• Note that the tone whose parameter you can edit is the
one assigned to the channel (1 through 4) that is currently
selected with the Synthesizer Mode.
Synthesizer Mode
Volume Characteristic
Parameters
b Attack Time
b Release Time
b Cutoff Frequency
b Resonance
Tone Pitch Parameters
b Vibrato Type
b Vibrato Delay
b Vibrato Rate
b Vibrato Depth
b Octave Shift
Tone Characteristic
Setting Parameters
b Level
b Touch Sense
b Reverb Send
b Chorus Send
b DSP Line
b DSP Type
b DSP Parameter
Output
Tone Characteristic
Waveform
Tone Setting
(1) Tone Characteristic Waveform
■ Tone Setting
Specifies which of the preset tones should be used as the
original tone.
(2) Volume Characteristic Parameters
These parameters control how the tone changes over time,
from when the keyboard key is pressed until the tone decays.
You can specify changes in volume and sound characteristics.
■ Attack time
This is the rate or time it takes for the tone to reach its highest
volume level. You can specify a fast rate, where the tone
reaches its highest volume level immediately, a slow rate
where it gradually rises, or something in between.
■ Release time
This is the rate or time it takes for the tone volume to fall to
zero. You can specify a release that ranges from a sudden fall
to zero, to one that gradually falls to zero.
■ Cutoff Frequency
The cutoff frequency is a parameter for adjusting timbre by
cutting any frequency that is higher than a specific frequency.
A larger cutoff frequency produces a brighter (harder) timbre,
while a smaller frequency produces a darker (softer) timbre.
Time
Note ends
Key pressed
A R
Key released
Envelope
A: Attack time
R: Release time
Level
Cutoff frequency
Frequency