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Chapter 6 Making Original Patches

SOLO/PORTAMENTO parameters

SOLO: SOLO SW

By turning on the Solo switch, you can play monophonically

(one note at a time). It is effective to turn Solo on when

playing synth lead or synth bass sounds.

Range: OFF, ON

SOLO: LEGATO

Solo Legato is a function that can be applied when the Solo

Switch is on. When Solo Legato is on, playing a note while

the previous note is still held will cause only the pitch to

change, without generating a new attack. This creates a

smooth transition between notes, which is effective when

you wish to simulate the hammering-on and pulling-off

techniques used by a guitarist.

Range: OFF, ON

PORTAMENTO:SW

Turn this on when you wish to use portamento.

Range: OFF, ON

PORTAMENTO:MODE

Select the performance technique by which portamento will

be applied.

Range:

- NORMAL:Portamento will always be applied.

- LEGATO:Portamento will be applied for notes played

legato (i.e., notes played before the previous note is

released).

PORTAMENTO:TYPE

Select the type of the portamento effect.

Range:

- RATE: The time over which the pitch change occurs will

depend on the distance between the two pitches.

- TIME: The pitch change will occur over a fixed time,

regardless of the distance between pitches.

PORTAMENTO:START

When portamento is on, pressing another keyboard pad

during the pitch change will cause a new pitch change to

begin. This parameter specifies the pitch at which the change

will begin.

Range:

- PITCH: When another key is pressed while the pitch is

changing, the new portamento movement will begin

from the pitch at that moment.

- NOTE: The new portamento movement will begin

from the pitch toward which it had been moving.

PORTAMENTO:TIME

You can adjust the time over which the pitch will change

when portamento is used.

Range: 0–127

As this values is increased, the pitch will take a longer time

to reach the next note. As this value is decreased, the pitch of

the next note will be reached more quickly.

Setting up Controllers (CONTROL

MOD, BEND and AFT)

The following settings are used when wishing to control the

MC-307 patch parameters using the controls on external

MIDI equipment. There are three parameters for each

controller.

“MOD:” refers to messages for applying vibrato. Such

messages are sent when the modulation controller on an

external MIDI keyboard is operated. (On the MC-307, the

controller can also be used for effects other than vibrato.)

“BEND:” refers to messages for changing pitch. Such

messages are sent when the pitch bend controller on an

external MIDI keyboard is operated. (On the MC-307, the

controller can also be used for effects other than pitch bend.)

“AFT:” is used to edit various parameters. On an external

MIDI keyboard, pressing keys modifies parameters.

Procedure

1. Press the [PTN] button.

2. Press [PART SELECT] then, Press one of the [1] to [7]

part buttons to select the part to be edited.

3. Press [F1 (PACH)] and [F1 (EDIT)] button, in that order.

The menu screen for patch editing appears.

4. Press the [CURSOR (down)] button.

5. To edit parameters in the “BEND:” or “MOD:”, press [F3

(CTL1)], then [F1 (MOD)] or [F2 (BEND)] button.

To edit parameters in the “AFT:”, press [F4 (CTRL2)]

button.

One of the editing screens appears.

6. Press the [F3 ( )] and [F4 ( )] button buttons to select

the parameter to be edited.

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