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The Voices are divided into various categories

depending on their characteristics or the effects used.

Harmony Voices (#45 - #58) automatically add a one-,

two- or three-note harmony to the original monophonic

Voice. Split Voices (#69 - #79) feature two Voices, each

playable from separate sections of the keyboard — the

lower Voice playable up to B2 and the upper Voice from

C3 (middle C). Echo Voices (#80 - #94) provide an echo

effect that adds delayed repeats to the original Voice.

Finally, Sustain Voices (#95 - #99) extend the sound by

adding a natural, slow release.

Also included are special Percussion Voices — #94 (with

Echo) and #00 — that let you play various drum and

percussion sounds from the keyboard. (Refer to the

Percussion Voice chart on page 5) Symbols are also

printed above the keyboard, conveniently indicating

which sounds are played from which keys.

About the Harmony Voices

Since Harmony Voices are designed to automatically play two or

more notes with the notes you play on the keyboard, only one note

can be played on the keyboard at a time. If several notes are played

together, only the last note or highest note played will be heard.

The type of harmony used depends on the particular Voice that is

selected. When an Auto Accompaniment Style or Song is not

playing, the basic key for the harmony is always C. When an Auto

Accompaniment Style is playing (or when the Stopped

Accompaniment function is active), the harmony changes according

to the chord played in the AUTO ACCOMP SECTION of the

keyboard, or according to the chord changes in the Intro, Ending, and

Jam Track sections. In the Song mode, the harmony changes

according to the chord progression of the Song.

Selecting and Playing a Voice

1. Select the Voice mode.

Press the VOICE button.

VOICE button VOICE icon in display

VOICE

2. Select the desired Voice number.

Use the numeric keypad. Available Voices are listed on

the upper right of the panel.

You can either enter the Voice number directly with the

number keys, or step up and down through the Voices

by using the +/- keys.

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Using the number keys

Be sure to enter a two-digit number, as is printed next to

each Voice name on the panel. For example, to select

Voice 09, first press “0” on the numeric keypad, then “9.”

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Using the +/- keys

Press the + key to select the next Voice, and press the -

key to select the previous Voice. Holding down either key

continuously scrolls up or down through the numbers.

The +/- keys have a “wrap around” feature. For example,

pressing the + key from the last number returns to Voice 01.

•To reset the selected voice to it's default (Voice 01), Simultaneously

press the +/- keys.

•Each Voice is automatically called up with the most suitable octave

range setting. Thus, playing middle C with one Voice may sound

higher or lower than another Voice at the same key.

3. Play the selected Voice.

To change to another Voice, repeat step 2 above.

You can also play rhythm Styles in the Voice mode by

simply pressing the START/STOP button. The Style last

selected from the Style mode will be played.

The PortaTone is polyphonic up to a maximum of 12 notes.

(Depending on the Voice selected, fewer notes may be available.)

This includes not only the Voices played from the keyboard, but also

the notes in a Style pattern, and so on. Thus, if you play too many

notes at one time, some may not sound and/or others may be

cancelled.

Selecting and Playing Voices —

The Voice Mode

The Voice mode features 100 authentic Voices.

Many of these Voices have special preset characteristics or embellishments.

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