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Parameters / Parameter Descriptions

Portamento

These three parameters are used to set portamento (glide) and glissando (stepped

glide) effects, and to control certain sustain characteristics of the keyboard. The

particular effects available will change, depending on the Poly/Mono setting of the

voice.

•The Portamento parameters are Function mode parameters in the Edit Panel window.

• Mode

Settings:

In Mono mode:

Fingered Porta

Full Time Porta

In Poly mode:

Sus-Key P Follow

Sus-Key P Retain

When the keyboard is in Mono mode, the available settings are “Fingered Porta” and “Full

Time Porta.” Fingered Portamento is glide that occurs only when you play legato — in

other words, playing successive notes smoothly, not releasing a previously played note

until after the next note is played. Full Time Portamento produces glide from one note to

the next even when you play staccato (releasing one note before playing the next).

When the keyboard is in Poly mode, the available settings are “Sus-Key P Follow” and

“Sus-Key P Retain.” In Sustain-Key Pitch Follow mode, if you play a note or chord and

then play another note or chord, the sustain from the original note/chord glides to the

pitch of the most recently played note/chord. In Sustain-Key Pitch Retain mode, the pitch

of the new note or chord glides from that original pitch(es) without interrupting the sustain

of the original note or chord.

• Glissando (Step)

Settings: OFF, 1 ... 12 (semitones)

When Glissando is set to 1...12, the glide in pitch occurs in discrete semitone steps. This

effect is best heard with a slower rate and when two widely separated notes are played

one after the other. When Glissando is set to “OFF,” normal (continuous) Portamento is

available.

• Time

Range: 0 ... 99

This determines the time of the Portamento or Glissando effects. A setting of “0” pro-

duces no effect, while a setting of “99” produces the longest (slowest) pitch changes.

This is contrary to the operation of most PLG150-DX rate controls for which higher val-

ues result in faster (shorter) times. In order to turn Portamento or Glissando off, make

sure to set this to “0.”

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