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Voice Mode

The Voice mode features 100 authentic Voices.

Many of these Voices have special preset charac-

teristics or embellishments. The Voices are divided

into various categories depending on their charac-

teristics or the effects used.

Dual Voices (#41 - #56) feature two Voices mixed

together in a layer for rich ensemble sounds. Split

Voices (#57 - #67) also have two Voices, but rather

than being layered, each is played from a different

range of the keyboard. Sustain Voices (#68 - #72)

extend the sound by adding a natural, slow re-

lease. Harmony Voices (#73 - #85) have an addi-

tional one-, two- or three-note harmony added to

the original monophonic Voice. Finally, Echo

Voices (#86 - #00) have an echo effect that adds

delayed repeats to the original Voice.

Included in the Voices are special PERCUSSION

Voices (#40 and #00) that lets you play various

drum and percussion sounds from the keyboard.

(Refer to the Percussion Assign List page 10.)

Selecting a Voice

1. Press the VOICE button to select the Voice mode.

2.Use the Numeric Keypad to select the desired

Voice number.

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 newly 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.

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VOICE

NOTE

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.

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 Voice

that is selected. When a Style or Song/Jam Track is

not being played back, the basic key for the harmony

is always C. When a Style is played or the Stopped

Accompaniment function is active, the harmony

changes according to the chord played with the left

hand. When a Song is played back, the harmony

changes according to the chord progression of the

Song or Jam Track.

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