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4-1 Using The Element Editor |
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The most important data in terms of
how your finished accompaniment pattern works on the keyboard is set
in the Element Editor.
For each pattern Element (Intro 1, Intro 2, Var 1 etc) you
must set which sounds are used, their volume and panning, and the amount
of reverb and chorus.
Additionally for the pattern to work correctly you must set
some special control functions such as Table, Break, Invert and retrigger,
explained later in this chapter.
When you select different Elements down the left hand side
of the Element Editor the color of the bar across the top of the Element
Editor changes to match the Element button. This is to show you that
the parameters refer to that Element. For example:
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Intro Element Selected
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Var 1 Element Selected
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You can see in the columns of Parameters that there are settings
for Drums, Bass, Chord 1, Chord 2 and Chord 3 for each of the Elements.
The items Table, Break, Invert and retrigger are not relevant
to Drums, so are omitted from that column (because of course the Drum
part doesn't change when you play a chord progression with the final
pattern)
The following is an explanation of the purpose of each
Parameter:
tone
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Sets the Tone (Sound selection)
for each of the tracks of each Element. (For example, which bass sound
is selected, or which Drum Kit)
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Either click on the existing number and type a new number,
or 'right click' and select from the list as in the following examples:
(an Asterisk marks the current setting)
All of the following
Parameters can be set by clicking on the current number and typing
the new number, or by 'right clicking' and selecting either plus, minus,
or plus 10 and minus 10 for bigger changes:
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bank
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Sets the Bank Select for each of the tracks
of each Element (these are listed in the Sound List of the Keyboard)
Note that Advanced Tones are not available for Accompaniment
Patterns.
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volume :
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Volume (Controller 7) for each
of the tracks of each Element
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pan :
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Panning (Controller 10) for each
of the tracks of each Element
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reverb :
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Reverb Send (Controller 91) for
each of the tracks of each Element
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chorus :
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Chorus Send (Controller 93) for
each of the tracks of each Element
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All of the following Parameters have
special selection methods, either simply by clicking the current
number and entering the new one, or by right clicking. In each case
in the following descriptions there is an example of what you will see
if you right click. And Asterisk marks the current setting.
Your use of these Parameters will determine how well your
pattern works when you finally play it on the keyboard.
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table:
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Sets the Chord Table for each of the
patterns.
Understanding this feature is most important and it is recommended
that you look at the Chord Tables at the end of this manual to choose
which is most suited to your pattern.
It is easiest to set this Parameter by right clicking with
the mouse and selecting from the list.
Chord Conversion Table
Accompaniment patterns are always recorded in the key of C. The
chord conversion table is used to convert the recorded pattern (in the
key of C major) to other keys. It should be noted here that a simple direct
shift of each chord results in unnatural sounding chords, and so the chord
table is used to make corrections required to make chords sound more natural.
There are 16 chord tables (including the keyboard's accompaniment pattern
table), numbered 1 through 16.
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No.
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Names
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Element Names
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Part Names
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Description
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Intro,
Ending
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Variation 1,
Variation 2,
Fill-in
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Bass
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Chord1
Chord2
Chord3
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00
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bass
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x
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o
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o
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x
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Normally
used for the bass part.
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01
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bass 7th
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x
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o
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o
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x
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Used for a bass part
recorded by a 7thchord
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02
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chord
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x
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o
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x
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o
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Normally
used for the chord part.
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03
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chord var2
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x
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o
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x
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o
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Used for the tension
chord part used in jazz, bossa nova, etc. |
04
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chord var3
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x
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o
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x
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o
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Specifying a 7th chord
during play transforms the 5th note of the scale to the 7th note of the
scale. In the case of C7, for example, G becomes Bb.
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05
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chord var4
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x
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o
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x
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Variation of number 4(Variation
Chord 1)
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06
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chord 7th
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x
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o
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x
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o
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Used for the chord part
when a 7th chord is recorded.
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07
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chord minor
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x
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o
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x
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Used for the chord part
when a minor chord is recorded.
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08
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phrase
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x
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o
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x
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Used for the chord part
when a phrase is recorded in a major scale.
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09
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phrase minor
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x
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o
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o
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x
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Used for the bass part
when a phrase is recorded in a minor scale.
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10
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phrase penta
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x
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o
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x
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o
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Used for the chord part
when a phrase is recorded in a penta scale (CDEGA).
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11
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intro
n-minor
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o
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x
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o
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Transforms
to natural minor when a minor chord is played.
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12
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intro m-minor
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o
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x
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o
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Transforms to melodic
minor (ascending) when a minor chord is played.
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13
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intro h-minor
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o
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x
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o
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Transforms to harmonic
minor when a minor chord is played.
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14
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intro no-change
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o
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x
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o
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Original chord as recorded
in response to chord that is played, without transformation to minor
or major.
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15
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intro dorian
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o
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x
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o
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Play of a minor chord
is transformed to the Dorian scale. The Dorian scale lowers the major
scale E and B one semitone.
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break:
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Sets the Break Point for each of the
patterns. Notes lower than the break point will sound an octave higher
in the final pattern.
For example, for Electric Bass, the setting of A is useful,
because in a "root and fifth below" figure the E below A would be the
lowest note for a real Bass Guitar.
Setting 'A' as the Break point will mean that when you play
an Ab chord the bass will play an octave higher, avoiding the problem
of a bass part playing at too low a pitch compared to the real instrument.
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inversion:
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The inversion setting is used to decide
how the notes within a pattern will react when an inverted chord is
played.
Off:
The notes in the pattern will be matched to the position of
the notes in the chord. If the chord played on the keyboard is inverted,
the notes of the pattern will be too.
On:
The notes in the pattern are always played in root position
irrespective of whether an inverted chord is played.
7th:
inversion on for chord table 6 only (when a 7th chord is played).
The 7th notes in the pattern will be kept when a major chord is played
and inverted for 7th chords only.
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retrigger:
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With retrigger turned on, any notes
that are sounding during a chord change will be replayed at their new
pitch. Without retrigger, notes that are sounding during a chord change
will stop.
This setting 'on' is useful for keeping Pad parts continuous
(Eg: Strings).
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4-2 Special Copy Function |
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The Element Editor includes a special copy function
that allows you to copy Tone and Chord settings from one element to
any other element. Just right click on the Element name from which you
want to copy and then select from the following options: |
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"Copy All" copies both the
Tone settings and the chord settings to any other element
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"Copy Tone" copies just the
Tone settings to any other element you choose.
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"Copy Chord" copies just the
Chord settings to any other element you choose (ie: table, break, inversion
and retrigger)
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Note |
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This is additional to the Copy function in the Edit Menu,
which copies either the entire settings of the selected Element to all
the other Elements, or just the Tone settings of selected Element to all
of the other Elements.
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5-1 Using The OTP Editor (One Touch Preset) |
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One Touch Preset sets up the Keyboard
with a suitable registration and tempo for the your accompaniment pattern.
Using the OTP Editor you can make any of the settings that you can make
on the keyboard itself.
Obviously having knowledge of the workings of the keyboard will
help you in setting up the OTP registration.
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Click on the OTP Editor
Tab and the following will appear:
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OTP settings are not compulsory; the pattern will function without
OTP settings. To activate One Touch Preset for your pattern check the
box in the top left of the OTP Editor.
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Mode
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First of all decide the Mode of the
setting. Just as on the Keyboard this can be:
Main Sound Only (Mode = Off)
Main and Layer Sound (Mode = Layer)
Add a Split (left) Sound (Mode = Split)
Layered and Split Sound (Mode = LayerSplit)
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tempo |
Set the optimum Tempo for your pattern
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Auto Harmonize
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Set whether the Auto Harmonize feature
is on or off here (Harmony notes added to the melody note: see the owner's
manual of the Keyboard for more details)
You can also select the type of Auto Harmonize by entering a number
or by right clicking on the Auto Harmonize Type box. An asterisk shows
the currently selected type:
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DSP
(Digital Signal Processor)
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The remaining controls in the left
of the OTP editor are concerned with effects added to the sound.
You can set:
Reverb Type
Chorus Type
EQ Type
DSP Type
DSP Volume
DSP Panning
DSP Reverb Level
DSP Chorus Level
Eight DSP Parameters
(These Eight vary depending on the DSP type, see details in the
Keyboard's Owner's Manual)
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You can also set the
Reverb, Chorus, EQ and DSP Type by right clicking and selecting from
a pull down menu, as in the following example:
When you use the right click method to get the DSP Type pull down menu,
note also that each DSP type has a sub menu with many variations for each
DSP type, for example in the following you can see the huge list of DSP
presets for the Guitar FX type:
Note
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That if you select
DSP Type 200, or "Thru" with the pull down menu, there will either be
no DSP, or if there is a DSP setting preset in the Tone it will be used.
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OTP Tone Selection
On the right side of the OTP Editor you can select
the Main and Layer Tones for right of the keyboard split (UP1 and UP2),
the Main and Layer Tones for left of the keyboard split (LOW1 and LOW2)
and the Tone for Auto Harmonize.
Either click in the Tone boxes and type the
Tone number, or right click and select Tone from the pull down menu.
All other settings are entered either by clicking and typing
the number or by right clicking and using the plus / minus buttons or
the plus 10 / minus 10 buttons for bigger changes.
Other items you can set for each keyboard part (UP1 / UP2 / LOW1
/ LOW2 and Auto Harmonise) are:
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volume
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You can balance each part to create the
finished registration
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pan
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You can pan each part independently. (64
is center, 0 is hard left and 127 is hard right, and of course you can
select any panning location in between)
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reverb
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Sets the reverb send for each part
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chorus
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Sets the chorus send for each part
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DSP
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Sets whether DSP is on or off for each part
(1=On / 0 = Off)
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Oct
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Shifts the pitch of each part by +/- 2 Octaves
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See the owner's manual of the Keyboard for the
list of programe Change numbers (Tone) and Bank Numbers (for Variation
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Important Note |
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When you finally Save the pattern (CKF) the OTP data will
be saved with the pattern only if you have checked the OTP On box
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