Korg TRITON proX User manual

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This
“Parameter Guide”
contains explanations and other
information regarding the operations of the parameters and
settings on the TRITON proX, TRITON pro, and TRITON.
The explanations are organized by mode, page, and tab.
Explanations and other information on the effects and their
parameters are also provided for each effect.
Refer to this guide when an unfamiliar parameter appears in
the display, or when you need to know more about a partic-
ular function.
Conventions in this manual
References to the TRITON proX, TRITON pro, and TRITON
The TRITON proX, TRITON pro, and TRITON are collec-
tively referred to in this manual as the TRITON.
Switches and knobs [ ]
References to the switches, dials, and knobs on the TRI-
TON’s panel are enclosed in square brackets [ ]. References
to
buttons
or
tabs
indicate objects in the LCD display
screen.
Parameters in the LCD display screen “ “
Parameters displayed in the LCD screen are enclosed in
double quotation marks “ “.
Boldface type
Parameter values are printed in boldface type.
Content that is of particular importance is also printed in
boldface type.
Procedure steps
1
2
3
...
Steps in a procedure are listed as
1
2
3
...
☞
p.
■
,
☞■
–
■
These indicate pages or parameter numbers to which you
can refer.
Link
■
–
■
Link
indicates a linked parameter on a different page that
has the same name or an abbreviated name.
■
–
■
indicates
the parameter numbers.
Symbols , , , , ,
These symbols respectively indicate cautions, advice, MIDI-
related explanations, a parameter that can be selected as an
alternate modulation source, a parameter that can be
selected as a dynamic modulation source, and a parameter
that can use the BPM/MIDI Sync function.
Example screen displays
The values of the parameters shown in the example screens
of this manual are only for explanatory purposes, and may
not necessary match the values that appear in the LCD
screen of your instrument.
MIDI-related explanations
CC#
is an abbreviation for Control Change Number.
In explanations of MIDI messages,
numbers in square
brackets [ ]
always indicate hexadecimal numbers.
How to read the “Parameter Guide”
(example)
About this manual
Program P5: Edit-Common LFO
5–1: OSC1 LFO1 ( )
5–1
5–1a
5–1b
5–1c
5–1a: OSC1 LFO1
Waveform [Triangle 0…Random6 (Vector)]
▼5–1: Page Menu Command
0–1A
5–1A
5–1A: Swap LFO 1&2
Here you can make settings for the LFO that can be used to
cyclically modulate the Pitch, Filter, and Amp of oscillators 1
and 2. There are two LFO units for each oscillator. By setting
the LFO1 or LFO2 Intensity to a negative (–) value for Pitch,
Filter, or Amp, you can invert the LFO waveform.
Make settings for the “OSC1 LFO1,”which is the first LFO
that can be used for oscillator 1.
Select the LFO waveform.
This command exchanges the settings of LFO1 and 2. If LFO2
has been selected as Frequency Modulation AMS1 or 2 of
LFO1, that setting will be cancelled for LFO2 after the LFO1
and 2 settings have been exchanged. If this is selected from
the OSC1 LFO1 or OSC1 LFO2 tab, the LFO1 and LFO2 of
OSC1 will be exchanged.
1Select this command to open the dialog box.
2Press the OK button.
5–2: OSC1 LFO2
Here you can make settings for the OSC1 LFO2, which is the
second LFO that can be applied to oscillator 1. (☞“5–1: OSC1
LFO1”) However in “Frequency Modulation”(5–1b), the
LFO cannot be selected as a modulation source in “AMS1”or
“AMS2.”
5–3: OSC2 LFO1
This can be used when “Oscillator Mode”(1–1a) is set to
Double.
Here you can make settings for the OSC2 LFO1, which is the
first LFO that can be applied to oscillator 2. (☞“5–1: OSC1
LFO1”)
Mode name
Page No.
Tab No.
Tab name (1)
Parameter
number
Parameter
name
Tab name (2)
Page menu command
Page menu command No.
Page menu
command name
Range of possible
parameter values

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Table of Contents
1. Program mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Program P0: Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
0–1: Perf. Edit (Performance Edit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
0–2: Arpeggio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Program P1: Edit –Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
1–1: Program Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
1–2: OSC Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
1–3: Velo. Zone (Velocity Zone). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
1–4: Controller (Controller Setup) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Program P2: Edit –Pitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
2–1: OSC1 P.Mod (OSC1 Pitch Mod.) . . . . . . . . . . . .8
2–2: OSC2 P.Mod (OSC2 Pitch Mod.) . . . . . . . . . . .10
2–3: Pitch EG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Program P3: Edit –Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
3–1: Filter1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
3–2: Filter1 Mod.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
3–3: Filter1 lfo Mod (Filter1 LFO Mod.) . . . . . . . . .14
3–4: Filter1 EG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
3–5: Filter2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
3–6: Filter2 Mod.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
3–7: Filter2 lfo Mod (Filter1 LFO Mod.) . . . . . . . . .16
3–8: Filter2 EG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Program P4: Edit -Amp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
4–1: Amp1 Lvl/Pan (Amp1 Level/Pan). . . . . . . . .17
4–2: Amp1 Mod.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
4–3: Amp1 EG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
4–4: Amp2 Lvl/Pan (Amp1 Level/Pan). . . . . . . . .20
4–5: Amp2 Mod.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
4–6: Amp2 EG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Program P5: Edit-Common LFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
5–1: OSC1 LFO1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
5–2: OSC1 LFO2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
5–3: OSC2 LFO1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
5–4: OSC2 LFO2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Program P7: Edit-Arpeggiator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
7–1: Arpeg. Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
7–2: Scan Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Program P8: Edit-Insert Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
8–1: Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
8–2: Insert FX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
8–3: IFX 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
8–4: IFX 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
8–5: IFX 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
8–6: IFX 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
8–7: IFX 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Program P9: Edit-Master Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
9–1: Master FX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
9–2: MFX 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
9–3: MFX 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
9–4: Master EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
2. Combination mode . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Combination P0: Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
0–1: Prog. Select (Program Select). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
0–2: Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
0–3: Arpegg. A (Arpeggio Play A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
0–4: Arpegg. B (Arpeggio Play B). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Combination P1: Edit–Program/Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
1–1: Program/Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Combination P2: Edit–Trk Param . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
2–1: MIDI Channel (MIDI Ch). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
2–2: OSC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
2–3: Pitch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
2–4: Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Combination P3: Edit-MIDI Filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
3–1: MIDI 1 (MIDI Filter –1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
3–2: MIDI 2 (MIDI Filter –2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
3–3: MIDI 3 (MIDI Filter –3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
3–4: MIDI 4 (MIDI Filter –4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Combination P4: Edit-Zone/Ctrl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
4–1: Key Z (Key Zone) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
4–2: Vel Z (Vel Zone) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
4–3: MOSS Setup (MOSS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
4–4: Controller (Control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Combination P7: Edit-Arp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
7–1: Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
7–2: Arpegg. A (Arpeggiator A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
7–3: Arpegg. B (Arpeggiator B). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
7–4: Scan Zone (Scan Zone A/B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Combination P8: Edit-Insert FX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
8–1: Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
8–2: Insert Fx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
8–3: IFX 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
8–4: IFX 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
8–5: IFX 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
8–6: IFX 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
8–7: IFX 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Combination P9: Edit-Master FX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
9–1: Master FX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
9–2: MFX 1 (Master Effect1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
9–3: MFX 2 (Master Effect2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
9–4: Master EQ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
3. Sequencer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Sequencer P0: Play/Rec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
0–1: Prog. 1–8 (Program T01–08). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
0–2: Prog. 9–16 (Program T09–16). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
0–3: Mixer 1–8 (Mixer T01–08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
0–4: Mixer 9–16 (Mixer T09–16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
0–5: PlyLoop 1–8 (PlayLoop T01–08) . . . . . . . . . . . 49
0–6: PlyLoop 9–16 (PlayLoop T09–16) . . . . . . . . . . 49
0–7: Preference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Sequencer P1: Cue List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
1–1: Cue List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Sequencer P2: Trk Param . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
2–1: MIDI Ch 1–8 (MIDI Ch T01–08) . . . . . . . . . . . 55
2–2: MIDI Ch 9–16 (MIDI Ch T09–16) . . . . . . . . . . 55
2–3: OSC 1–8 (OSC T01–08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

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2–4: OSC 9–16 (OSC T09–16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
2–5: Pitch 1–8 (Pitch T01–08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
2–6: Pitch 9–16 (Pitch T09–16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
2–7: Other 1–8 (Other T01–08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
2–8: Other 9–16 (Other T09–16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Sequencer P3: MIDI Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
3–1: MIDI 1 1–8 (MIDI Filter –1 T01–08). . . . . . . . .57
3–2: MIDI 1 9–16 (MIDI Filter –1 T09–16). . . . . . . .57
3–3: MIDI 2 1–8 (MIDI Filter –2 T01–08). . . . . . . . .58
3–4: MIDI 2 9–16 (MIDI Filter –2 T09–16). . . . . . . .58
3–5: MIDI 3 1–8 (MIDI Filter –3 T01–08). . . . . . . . .58
3–6: MIDI 3 9–16 (MIDI Filter –3 T09–16). . . . . . . .58
3–7: MIDI 4 1–08 (MIDI Filter –4 T01–08). . . . . . . .58
3–8: MIDI 4 9–16 (MIDI Filter –4 T09–16). . . . . . . .58
Sequencer P4: Zone/Ctrl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
4–1: Key Z 1–8 (Key Zone T01–08) . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
4–2: Key Z 9–16 (Key Zone T09–16) . . . . . . . . . . . .59
4–3: Vel Z 1–8 (Vel Zone T01–08). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
4–4: Vel Z 9–16 (Vel Zone T09–16). . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
4–5: MOSS 1–8 (MOSS T01–08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
4–6: MOSS 9–16 (MOSS T09–16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
4–7: Controller (Controller Setup) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Sequencer P5: Track Edit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
5–1: Track Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
5–2: Track Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Sequencer P6: Pattern/RPPR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
6–1: Pattern Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
6–2: Pattern Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
6–3: RPPR Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Sequencer P7: Arpeggiator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
7–1: Setup 1–8 (Setup T01–08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
7–2: Setup 9–16 (Setup T09–16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
7–3: Arpegg. A (Arpeggiator A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
7–4: Arpegg. B (Arpeggiator B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
7–5: Scan Zone (Scan Zone A/B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Sequencer P8: Insert Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
8–1: Routing 1–8 (Routing T01–08) . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
8–2: Routing 9–16 (Routing T09–16) . . . . . . . . . . . .75
8–3: Insert FX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
8–4: IFX 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
8–5: IFX 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
8–6: IFX 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
8–7: IFX 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
8–8: IFX 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Sequencer P9: Master Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
9–1: Master FX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
9–2: MFX 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
9–3: MFX 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
9–4: Master EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
4. Sampling mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Sampling P0: Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
0–1: Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
0–2: Input/Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
0–3: Preference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
0–4: Memory Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Sampling P1: Sample Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
1–1: Sample Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Sampling P2: Loop Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
2–1: Loop Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Sampling P3: Multisample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
3–1: Multisample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
3–2: Preference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Sampling P4: Controller Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
4–1: Controller Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Sampling P8: Insert Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
8–1: Insert FX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
8–2: IFX 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
8–3: IFX 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
8–4: IFX 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
8–6: IFX 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
8–5: IFX 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
5. Song Play mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Song Play P0: Program/Mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
0–1: Prog. 1–8 (Program T01–08). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
0–2: Prog. 9–16 (Program T09–16). . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
0–3: Mixer 1–8 (Mixer T01–08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
0–4: Mixer 9–16 (Mixer T09–16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
0–5: Preference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Song Play P1: Track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
1–1: Status 1–8 (Status/Scale T01–08) . . . . . . . . . 104
1–2: Status 9–16 (Status/Scale T09–16) . . . . . . . . 104
1–3: MOSS 1–8 (MOSS Setup T01–08) . . . . . . . . . 104
1–4: MOSS 9–16 (MOSS Setup T09–16) . . . . . . . . 104
Song Play P2: Controller Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
2–1: Controller Setup (Preference) . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Song Play P3: Select Directory/Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . 106
3–1: Select Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
3–1: Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Song Play P7: Arpeggiator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
7–1: Setup 1–8 (Setup T01–08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
7–2: Setup 9–16 (Setup T09–16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
7–3: Arpegg. A (Arpeggiator A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
7–4: Arpegg. B (Arpeggiator B). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
7–5: Scan Zone (Scan Zone A/B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Song Play P8: Insert Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
8–1: Routing 1–8 (Routing T01–08). . . . . . . . . . . . 109
8–2: Routing 9–16 (Routing T09–16). . . . . . . . . . . 109
8–3: Insert FX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
8–4: IFX 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
8–5: IFX 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
8–6: IFX 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
8–7: IFX 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
8–8: IFX 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Song Play P9: Master Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
9–1: Master FX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
9–2: MFX1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
9–3: MFX2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
9–4: Master EQ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

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6. Global mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Global P0: Basic Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
0–1: Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
0–2: System Pref. (System Preference) . . . . . . . . .115
0–3: Audio Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Global P1: MIDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
1–1: MIDI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Global P2: Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
2–1: Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
Global P3: User Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
3–1: User Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
Global P4: Category Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
4–1: Program Cat.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
4–2: Comb Cat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
Global P5: Drum Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
5–1: Sample Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
5–2: Voice/Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
Global P6: User Arpeggio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
6–1: Pattern Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
6–2: Pattern Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
7. Disk mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Files, directories, and icons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
0–1: Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
0–2: Save . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
0–3: Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
0–4: Media Info (Media Information) . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
8. Effect Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
Insert Effects (IFX 1, 2, 3, 4, 5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146
Master Effects (MFX1, 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
Master EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153
Individual Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153
Filter/Dynamic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
Filter and dynamics control effects . . . . . . . . . . . .155
000: No Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
001: St. Amp Simulation
(Stereo Amp Simulation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
002: Stereo Compressor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
003: Stereo Limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
004: Multiband Limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
005: Stereo Gate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157
006: OD/Hi.Gain Wah
(Overdrive/Hi.Gain Wah) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157
007: St. Parametric 4EQ
(Stereo Parametric 4-Band EQ) . . . . . . . . . . .158
008: St. Graphic 7EQ
(Stereo Graphic 7 Band EQ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159
009: St. Wah/Auto Wah
(Stereo Wah/Auto Wah) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159
010: St. Random Filter
(Stereo Random Filter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160
011: St. Exciter/Enhncr
(Stereo Exciter/Enhancer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161
012: St. Sub Oscillator
(Stereo Sub Oscillator). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161
013: Talking Modulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
014: Stereo Decimator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
015: St. Analog Record
(Stereo Analog Record) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Pitch/Phase Mod. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Pitch/phase modulation effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
016: Stereo Chorus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
017: St. Harmonic Chorus
(Stereo Harmonic Chorus). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
018: Multitap Cho/Delay
(Multitap Chorus/Delay) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
019: Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
020: Stereo Flanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
021: St. Random Flanger
(Stereo Random Flanger) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
022: St. Env. Flanger
(Stereo Envelope Flanger) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
023: Stereo Phaser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
024: St. Random Phaser
(Stereo Random Phaser). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
025: St. Env. Phaser
(Stereo Envelope Phaser) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
026: St. Biphase Mod.
(Stereo Biphase Modulation). . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
027: Stereo Vibrato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
028: St. Auto Fade Mod.
(Stereo Auto Fade Modulation) . . . . . . . . . . 170
029: 2Voice Resonator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
030: Doppler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
031: Scratch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Mod./P.Shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Other modulation and pitch shift effects. . . . . . . 173
032: Stereo Tremolo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
033: St. Env. Tremolo
(Stereo Envelope Tremolo) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
034: Stereo Auto Pan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
035: St. Phaser + Trml
(Stereo Phaser + Tremolo) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
036: St. Ring Modulator
(Stereo Ring Modulator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
037: Detune. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
038: Pitch Shifter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
039: Pitch Shift Mod.
(Pitch Shift Modulation). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
040: Rotary Speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
ER/Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Early reflection and delay effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
041: Early Reflections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
042: Auto Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
043: L/C/R Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
044: Stereo/Cross Delay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
045: St. Multitap Delay
(Stereo Multitap Delay) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
046: St. Modulation Delay
(Stereo Modulation Delay) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
047: St. Dynamic Delay
(Stereo Dynamic Delay) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
048: St. Auto Panning Dly
(Stereo Auto Panning Delay). . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
049: L/C/R BPM Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

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050: St. BPM Delay (Stereo BPM Delay) . . . . . . . .183
051: Sequence Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183
Reverb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184
Reverb effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184
052: Reverb Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184
053: Reverb SmoothHall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184
054: Reverb Wet Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184
055: Reverb Dry Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184
056: Reverb Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185
057: Reverb BrightRoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185
Mono –Mono Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185
Effects that combine two mono effects connected in
series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185
058: P4EQ –Exciter
(Parametric 4-Band EQ –Exciter) . . . . . . . . .185
059: P4EQ –Wah
(Parametric 4-Band EQ –Wah/Auto Wah).186
060: P4EQ –Cho/Flng
(Parametric 4-Band EQ –Chorus/Flanger) .186
061: P4EQ –Phaser
(Parametric 4-Band EQ –Phaser) . . . . . . . . .187
062: P4EQ –Mt. Delay
(Parametric 4-Band EQ –Multitap Delay) . .187
063: Comp –Wah
(Compressor –Wah/Auto Wah). . . . . . . . . .188
064: Comp –Amp Sim
(Compressor –Amp Simulation) . . . . . . . . .188
065: Comp –OD/HiGain
(Compressor –Overdrive/Hi.Gain) . . . . . . .188
066: Comp –Param4EQ
(Compressor –Parametric 4-Band EQ) . . . .189
067: Comp –Cho/Flng
(Compressor –Chorus/Flanger). . . . . . . . . .189
068: Comp –Phaser
(Compressor –Phaser) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190
069: Comp –Mt. Delay
(Compressor –Multitap Delay). . . . . . . . . . .190
070: Limiter –P4EQ
(Limiter –Parametric 4-Band EQ). . . . . . . . .191
071: Limiter –Cho/Flng
(Limiter –Chorus/Flanger) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191
072: Limiter –Phaser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192
073: Limiter –Mt. Delay
(Limiter –Multitap Delay) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192
074: Exciter –Comp (Exciter –Compressor) . . . .193
075: Exciter –Limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193
076: Exciter –Cho/Flng
(Exciter –Chorus/Flanger) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193
077: Exciter –Phaser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194
078: Exciter –Mt. Delay
(Exciter –Multitap Delay) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194
079: OD/HG –Amp Sim
(Overdrive/Hi.Gain –Amp Simulation) . . .195
080: OD/HG –Cho/Flng
(Overdrive/Hi.Gain –Chorus/Flanger) . . .195
081: OD/HG –Phaser
(Overdrive/Hi.Gain –Phaser). . . . . . . . . . . .196
082: OD/HG –Mt. Delay
(Overdrive/Hi.Gain –Multitap Delay) . . . .196
083: Wah –Amp Sim
(Wah/Auto Wah –Amp Simulation) . . . . . 197
084: Decimator –Amp
(Decimator –Amp Simulation). . . . . . . . . . . 197
085: Decimator –Comp
(Decimator –Compressor). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
086: Amp Sim –Tremolo
(Amp Simulation –Tremolo) . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
087: Cho/Flng –Mt. Dly
(Chorus/Flanger –Multitap Delay). . . . . . . 198
088: Phaser –Cho/Flng
(Phaser –Chorus/Flanger) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
089: Reverb –Gate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Double Size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Double-size effects (Available for Insert Effects
IFX2, 3, and 4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
090: Piano Body/Damper
(Piano Body/Damper Simulation) . . . . . . . . 200
091: St. Mltband Limiter
(Stereo Multiband Limiter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
092: OD/HyperGain Wah
(Overdrive/Hyper Gain Wah) . . . . . . . . . . . 200
093: Vocoder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
094: Multitap Cho/Delay
(Multitap Chorus/Delay) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
095: St. Pitch Shifter (Stereo Pitch Shifter) . . . . . . 202
096: Rotary Speaker OD
(Rotary Speaker Overdrive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
097: Early Reflections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
098: L/C/R Long Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
099: St/Cross Long Dly
(Stereo/Cross Long Delay) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
100: LCR BPM Long Dly
(L/C/R BPM Long Delay). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
101: St. BPM Long Delay
(Stereo BPM Long Delay) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
102: Hold Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Master EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Master EQ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
9. Appendices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209
Alternate Modulation Source (AMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
About Alternate Modulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
About Alternate Modulation Sources . . . . . . . . . 209
AMS (Alternate Modulation Source) List . . . . . . 210
Alternate Modulation settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
The effect of alternate modulation on various
parameters, and example applications . . . . . . . . 212
Dynamic Modulation Source (Dmod) . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Dynamic Modulation Source List. . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
About the BPM/MIDI SYNC function . . . . . . . . 216
SW1/2 Assign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
SW1, SW2 Assign List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Knob 1...4 B-Assign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Realtime Control Knobs B–Assign List . . . . . . . . 218
Foot Switch Assign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Foot Switch Assign List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Foot Pedal Assign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Foot Pedal Assign List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

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MIDI transmission/reception when the TRITON’s
controllers are operated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221
TRITON operations when control changes are
transmitted/received. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223
Disk mode information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226
Chunks that are supported. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226
About KORG format files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226
Various messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229
TRITON-SERIES MIDI IMPLEMENTATION . . . . . .234
Option boards/memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237
About option boards and memory . . . . . . . . . . . .237
Please note when installing an option
board/memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238
Checking after installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238
Caution when purchasing DRAM SIMM
modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238
Option board/memory installation
procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244
* Company names, product names, and names of formats etc.
are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respec-
tive owners.

1
Program
P0
P1P2P3P4P5P7P8P9
1. Program mode
In this display page you can select and play programs.
All MIDI data in Program P0: Play is transmitted and
received on the Global MIDI Channel “MIDI Channel”
(Global P1: 1–1a).
0–1: Perf. Edit
(Performance Edit)
0–1a: Bank, 10’s Hold, Category, Program Number
Bank (Bank Select) [Bank A...F, G, g(1)...g(9), g(d)]
This is the program bank display.
Use the front panel BANK [A]–[G] keys to select the bank.
Bank G will cycle as follows each time you press the BANK
[G] key.
G
→
g(1)
→
g(2)
→
g(3)
→
g(4)
→
g(5)
→
g(6)
→
g(7)
→
g(8)
→
g(9)
→
g(d)
→
G
Bank F
can be selected if you have installed the sepa-
rately sold EXB-MOSS option. When installed, the 128
special EXB-MOSS programs will be available.
The TRITON series provides rewritable banks
A
,
B
,
C
,
D
,
and
E
, each containing 128 programs (total 640). As non-
rewritable program areas, it provides banks
G
(capital pro-
grams for GM2), banks
g(1)–g(9)
(variation programs), and
bank
g(d)
(drums).
☞
A list of the factory-set programs is
provided in the separate booklet
Voice Name List
.
10’s Hold
When you press the front panel [./10’s HOLD] key, the dis-
play will indicate , and the ten’s place of the program
number will be fixed. By pressing a numeric key [0]–[9], you
can change the one’s place in one keystroke. Use the [ ]
and [ ] keys to change the 10’s place.
To exit, press the [./10’s HOLD] key once again.
Category [00...15: name]
This is the program category display.
You can select programs by category. Press the popup but-
ton, and the “Category/Program Select”menu will appear.
Category/Program Select menu:
The programs of all banks can be organized using up to 16
categories. Use the tabs located at left and right to select a
category, and the programs in the specified category will
appear. Press the
OK button
to execute, or press the
Cancel
button
to cancel your selection.
The category for each program can be specified in the “Write
Program”(0–1A) dialog box.
Program Number: name
[(A…F)0…127: name, (G…g(d))1…128: name]
This is the number and name of the program.
Here you can select the desired program. When this parame-
ter is selected, you can select programs using the front panel
numeric keys [0]–[9], [VALUE] dial, or [ ] [ ] keys.
When you press the popup button, the “Bank/Program
Select”menu will appear. This displays programs by bank,
and allows you to select a program.
For details on other ways to select programs such as using a
foot switch or by using MIDI program change messages
from an external MIDI device, refer to p125, 114 in the
Basic
Guide
.
Bank/Program Select menu:
All programs are grouped and displayed by their bank.
When you use the tabs at left and right to select a bank, the
programs in the selected bank will appear. Press the
OK
button
to execute, or press the
Cancel button
to cancel your
selection.
0–1b: (Tempo) [040...240, EXT]
This sets the tempo of the arpeggiator (Link: “Arpeggio
Tempo
”7–1a). The tempo can also be adjusted by the front
panel ARPEGGIATOR [TEMPO] knob. A display of
EXT
indicates that the “MIDI Clock”setting (Global P1: 1–1a) has
been set to
External MIDI
or
External PCI/F
, and that the
arpeggiator will synchronize to MIDI Clock messages
received from an external MIDI device.
Program P0: Play
A, B for preset programs
C, D (for preset programs, and EXB-PCM series programs)
E (for user programs such as programs that use multi-
samples from Sampling mode)
F (for EXB-MOSS programs)
G GM2 capital bank
g(1)–g(9) GM2 variation banks
g(d) GM2 drums bank
0–1
0–1b
0–1a
0–1c
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0–1c: Program Information
Information on the selected program is displayed here. This
shows the functions that are assigned to the [SW1] and
[SW2] keys and to the B mode of REALTIME CONTROL
knobs [1], [2], [3], [4], and the names of the effects that are
selected for the insertion effects and the master effects.
0–1d: Performance Editor
The Performance Editor lets you edit major program param-
eters without moving to the Program P1–P9 Edit pages.
This edits multiple program parameters within the currently
selected program, allowing you to make broad adjustments
easily. You can use the Performance Editor when you wish
to adjust the depth of effects etc. while you are playing, or to
make the initial rough settings to begin the process of creat-
ing a new sound.
Editing that you do here will affect the values of the pro-
gram parameters in the edit buffer.
If you wish to keep the results of your editing, you must
write (save) the program (
☞
p.38 in the
Basic Guide
).
Editing done by the Performance Editor takes place
within the valid range of the applicable parameters. If
you use the Performance Editor to modify a value, then
move to another page or mode, and finally return to
Program mode, the previously-edited state will be
maintained, but the Performance Editor sliders in the
LCD screen will return to a value of
+00
.
Since the Performance Editor is provided as a way of
making approximate edits, the balance between param-
eters may be lost in some cases.
If the “Enable Exclusive”(Global P1: 1–1b) setting is
checked, MIDI exclusive parameter changes will be
transmitted whenever you operate the Performance
Editor. If these messages are received by a TRITON
whose “Enable Exclusive”setting is checked, the Per-
formance Editor corresponding to that message will be
modified.
Octave [–03…00…+03]
An adjustment of
+01
will raise the pitch one octave.
An adjustment of
–01
will lower the pitch one octave.
However, this setting cannot adjust the pitch higher than 4'
(feet) or lower than 32' (feet).
Pitch Stretch [–12...+00...+12]
This simultaneously adjusts the Transpose and Tune of the
oscillator. This lets you produce a variety of tonal changes
and variations without loosing the character of the original
sound.
At the
+00
setting, the value of the program parameters will
be unchanged.
An adjustment of
+01
will lower the Transpose value by 1,
and simultaneously raise the Tune value by 100.
An adjustment of
–01
will raise the Transpose value by 1,
and simultaneously lower the Tune value by 100.
However, it is not possible for the Transpose value to exceed
the range of
±
12, nor the Tune value to exceed the range of
±
1200.
This Performance Editor function cannot be used with
bank F
.
OSC Balance [–10…0…+10]
This adjusts the level balance between oscillators 1 and 2.
At the
+00
setting, the value of the program parameters will
be unchanged.
Positive (+)
settings will lower the oscillator 2 level.
With an adjustment of
+10
, the oscillator 2 level will be 0.
The oscillator 1 level will not change.
Negative (–)
settings will lower the oscillator 1 level.
With an adjustment of
–10
, the oscillator 1 level will be 0.
The oscillator 2 level will not change.
For programs whose “Oscillator Mode”(1–1a) setting is
Single
, oscillator 2 will not sound. Only the level of
oscillator 1 will change. For a
Drums
program, this per-
formance editor will have no effect.
Amp Level [–10…0…+10]
This adjusts the amp level.
With an adjustment of
+00
, the value of the program param-
eters will be unchanged.
Positive (+)
settings will increase the amp level above the
value that was set.
With an adjustment of
+10
, the amp level will be 127 (maxi-
mum).
Negative (–)
settings will lower the amp level below the
value that was set.
With an adjustment of
–10
, the amp level will be 0.
Attack Time [–10…0…+10]
This adjusts the amp times of the filter EG and amp EG.
With an adjustment of
+00
, the value of the program param-
eters will be unchanged.
Positive (+)
settings will lengthen the attack times beyond
the values that were set.
With an adjustment of
+10
, the attack times will be 90.
Negative (–)
settings will shorten the attack times.
With an adjustment of
–10
, the attack times will be 0.
When you modify “Attack Time,”the EG Start Level,
Attack Level, Start Level Modulation, and Attack Time
Modulation of the amp EG will also be adjusted simul-
taneously, to allow the maximum effect to be obtained.
Decay Time [–10…0…+10]
This adjusts the Decay Time and Slope Time of the filter EG
and amp EG.
With an adjustment of
+00
, the value of the program param-
eters will be unchanged.
Positive (+)
settings will lengthen the Decay Time and Slope
Time beyond the values that were set. With an adjustment of
+10, the times will be 99.
Negative (–)settings will shorten the Decay Time and Slope
Time. With an adjustment of –10, the times will be 0.
IFX Balance [–10…0…+10]
This adjusts the “Wet/Dry”setting of insertion effects 1–5 as
a whole.
With an adjustment of +00, the value of the program param-
eters will be unchanged.
Positive (+) settings will raise the Wet levels above the pro-
gram setting, and lower the Dry levels. With an adjustment
of +10, the setting will be “Wet.”
Negative (–)settings will lower the Wet levels below the
program setting, and raise the Dry levels. With an adjust-
ment of –10, the setting will be “Dry.”
MFX Balance [–10…0…+10]
This adjusts the master effect “Return 1”and “Return 2”(9–
1c) settings as a whole.
With an adjustment of +00, the value of the program param-
eters will be unchanged.

Program
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Positive (+) settings will raise the return levels above the
program setting.
With an adjustment of +10, the setting will be 127 (maxi-
mum).
Negative (–)settings will lower the return levels below the
program setting.
With an adjustment of –10, the setting will be 0.
For the F bank programs that can be used when the
separately sold EXB-MOSS option is installed, different
program parameters will be adjusted. For details refer
to the EXB-MOSS owner’s manual.
▼0–1: Page Menu Command
0–1A: Write Program
This writes the edited program into internal memory.
If you wish to keep a program, be sure to write it. An edited
program cannot be recovered if you fail to write it before
turning off the power or selecting another program.
1When you select this command, the following dialog box
will appear.
2The upper line shows the bank name and program name.
If you wish to modify the program name, press the text
edit button to move to the text edit dialog box, and input
the desired program name.
3In “Category,”specify the category of the program that
you are writing. The category selected here can be used
to find this program when selecting a program in Pro-
gram, Combination, Sequencer, or Song Play modes.
With the factory settings, the program categories have
been given the names of instruments etc., but you can use
“Program Cat.”(Global P4: 4–1) to modify these category
names.
4Press “To Program”to specify the writing destination.
It is not possible to write to banks G–g(d). If you have
edited a program from banks G–g(d) and wish to write
it, you must write to banks A–E.
5To execute the Write Program operation, press the OK
button. To cancel, press the Cancel button.
When you press the front panel [REC/WRITE] key, the
“Update Program”dialog box will appear. Here too,
you can write to the currently selected program.
0–2: Arpeggio
Arpeggiator parameters are edited in P7: Edit - Arpeggiator,
but major parameters can be edited here as well. When you
are playing in Program P0: Play, you can edit the arpeggia-
tor in realtime, such as changing the arpeggio pattern etc.
To write (save) the results of your editing, use “Write Pro-
gram”or “Update Program.”You can also use the front
panel [TEMPO], [GATE], and [VELOCITY] knobs to edit the
arpeggio in realtime (☞p.29, 30 in the Basic Guide).
0–2a: Arpeggiator
Pat (Pattern No.) [P00...P04, U00(A/B)...U231(D)]
Octave [1, 2, 3, 4]
Reso (Resolution) [ , , , , , ]
Sort
Latch
Key Sync. (Keyboard Synchronize)
Keyboard
These parameters are linked with the parameters of the
same name (and abbreviation) in “7–1b: Arpeggio Setup”
(☞“P7: Edit-Arpeggiator”).
Octave Octave of OSC 1 and 2
Pitch Stretch Transpose and Tune of OSC 1 and 2
OSC Bal-
ance
High Multisample, Low Multisample Level of OSC 1
and 2
Amp Level Amp Level of Amp 1 and 2
Attack Time Amp EG Attack Time, Start Level, Attack Level, Level
Modulation St, Time Modulation At of Amp 1 and 2,
and Filter EG Attack Time of Filter 1 and 2
Decay Time AmpEG Decay Time, Slope Time of Amp 1 and 2; Fil-
ter EG Decay Time and Slope Time of Filter 1 and 2
IFX Balance Wet/Dry balance of the IFX1/2/3/4/5 effects
MFX Balance Master Effect Return 1, 2
0–1A
0–1
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Here you can make basic settings for the program, such as
basic oscillator settings and the scale.
1–1: Program Basic
1–1a: Oscillator Mode [Single, Double, Drums]
Specify the basic program type; whether it will use one or
two oscillators, or a drum kit.
Single: The program will use one oscillator (Oscillator 1,
Filter 1, Amplifier 1). In this case the program will have a
maximum of 62-note polyphony.
Double: The program will use two oscillators (Oscillator 1/
2, Filter 1/2, Amplifier 1/2). In this case the program will
have a maximum of 31-note polyphony.
Drums: The program will use one oscillator (as when Sin-
gle is selected), but Oscillator 1 will be assigned a drum kit
instead of a multisample. In this case the program will have
a maximum of 62-note polyphony.
1–1b: Voice Assign Mode
Poly/Mono [Poly, Mono]
Poly: The program will play polyphonically, allowing you
play chords.
Mono: The program will play monophonically, producing
only one note at a time.
Single Trigger
This is available when the “Poly/Mono”setting is set to
Poly.
Checked: When the same note is played repeatedly, the pre-
vious note will be silenced before the next note is sounded,
so that the notes do not overlap.
Legato
This is available when the “Poly/Mono”setting is set to
Mono.
Checked: Legato is on. When multiple note-on’s occur, the
first note-on will retrigger the sound, and the second and
subsequent note-on’s will not retrigger.
Unchecked: Legato is off. Notes will always be retriggered
when note-on occurs.
When legato is on, multiple note-on’s will not retrigger the
voice. If one note is already on and another note is turned on,
the first voice will continue sounding. The oscillator sound,
envelope, and LFO will not be reset, and only the pitch of the
oscillator will be updated. This setting is effective for wind
instrument sounds and analog synth-type sounds.
When legato is off, multiple note-on’s will retrigger the
voice at each note-on. The oscillator sound, envelope, and
LFO will be reset (and retriggered) according to the settings
of the program.
If “Legato”is checked, certain multisamples or key-
board locations may produce an incorrect pitch.
Priority [Low, High, Last]
This parameter is valid when “Poly/Mono”is set to Mono.
It specifies which note will be given priority to play when
two or more notes are played simultaneously.
Low: Lowest note will take priority.
High: Highest note will take priority.
Last: Last note will take priority.
Hold [On, Off]
Checked: Hold is On. Even when you take your finger off of
the key, the note will continue sounding as if it continued to
be held. Unless the “Amp1 EG”, “Amp2 EG”(4–3a, 4–6)
“Sustain (Sustain Level)”is set to 0, the sound will continue
playing.
This is ideal for playing drum sounds, and when you set
“Oscillator Mode”(1–1a) to Drums, you should turn Hold
On.
Unchecked: Hold is Off. Except for drum programs, you
should normally set Hold Off.
If you turn “Hold”On for a drum program, keys of the
selected drum kit whose “Enable Note Off”parameter
(Global P5: 5–2a) is unchecked will be set to Hold On.
Keys that are checked will be set to Hold Off. If you
select Hold Off, the keys will be set to Hold Off regard-
less of their “Enable Note Off”setting.
1–1c: Scale
Type [Equal Temperament…User Octave Scale15]
Select the basic scale for the internal tone generator.
Equal Temperament: This is the most widely used scale,
where each semitone step is spaced at equal pitch intervals.
Pure Major: In this temperament, major chords of the
selected tonic will be perfectly in tune.
Pure Minor: In this temperament, minor chords of the
selected tonic will be perfectly in tune.
Arabic: This scale includes the quarter-tone scale used in
Arabic music.
Pythagoras: This scale is based on ancient Greek musical
theory, and is especially effective for playing melodies.
Werkmeister (Werkmeister III): This is an equal tempered
scale that was used since the later Baroque period.
Kirnberger (Kirnberger III): This scale was created in the
18th century, and is used mainly to tune harpsichords.
Slendro: This is an Indonesian gamelan scale in which an
octave consists of five notes.
When “Key”is set to C, use the C, D, F, G and A notes.
(Other keys will sound equal-tempered pitches.)
Pelog: This is an Indonesian gamelan scale in which an
octave consists of seven notes.
When “Key”is set to C, use the white keys. (The black keys
will sound the equal tempered pitches.)
Stretch: This tuning is used for acoustic pianos.
Program P1: Edit –Basic
1–1
1–1c
1–1b
1–1a

Program
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User All Notes Scale: This is the full-range scale (C–1 –G9)
that was specified in “User All Notes Scale”(Global P3).
User Octave Scale 00–15: These are the single-octave scales
that were specified in “User Octave Scale”(Global P3).
Key (Scale Key) [C…B]
Select the tonic note of the specified scale.
This setting is not valid for Equal Temperament, Stretch,
and User All Notes Scale.
Random [0…7]
As this value is increased, a greater variance will be applied
to the pitch when each note is sounded. Normally you will
set this to 0. This parameter is used when simulating instru-
ments that have natural instability in pitch, such as tape-
mechanism organs or acoustic instruments.
If a scale other than Equal Temperament is selected, the
combination of the selected scale and the “Key”setting
may skew the tuning of the base key (for example
A=440 Hz). If this occurs, use “Master Tune”(Global
P0: 0–1a) to correct the pitch.
▼1–1: Page Menu Command
1–1A: Copy Oscillator
This command copies oscillator settings.
1Select this command to open the following dialog box.
2In “From”specify the oscillator to copy, and in “Pro-
gram”specify the bank and number of the copy source
program.
3In “To,”specify the copy destination oscillator.
4To execute the Copy Oscillator command, press the OK
button. To cancel, press the Cancel button.
1–1B: Swap Oscillator
This command exchanges the settings of oscillators 1 and 2.
1Select this command to open the dialog box.
2To execute the Swap Oscillator command, press the OK
button. To cancel, press the Cancel button.
1–2: OSC Basic
The multisample(s) (waveform) or drum kit on which the
program will be based can be selected here for oscillator 1
and/or oscillator 2.
Internal ROM contains 425 different multisamples (preset
multisamples) and 73 drum kits. By selecting a RAM multi-
sample, you can use a multisample that you created in Sam-
pling mode or that you loaded in Disk mode. If an EXB-
PCM series option has been installed, you will be able to
select multisamples from the installed option. The following
illustration shows a LCD screen where “Oscillator Mode”
(1–1a) has been set to Double. If this is set to Single, the
“OSC2 Multisample”(1–2b) will not appear and cannot be
set.
The following illustration shows the display when “Oscilla-
tor Mode”(1–1a) has been set to Drums.
1–2a: OSC1 Multisample
Here you can select a multisample.
You can select different multisamples for High and Low, and
use velocity to switch between the two multisamples. Start
Offset, Reverse, and Level can be adjusted independently
for the High and Low multisamples.
High:
Bank [ROM, RAM, EXB*, EXB*]
Multisample Select [000...999]
Specify the bank and multisample number of the High mul-
tisample. The multisample you select here will sounded by
velocities greater than the value of the “Velocity M.Sample
SW Lo→Hi”(1–2c) parameter “OSC1.”If you do not wish to
use velocity switching, set “OSC1”to a value of 001, and
select only the High multisample.
ROM: Select a preset multisample. Use “Multisample
Select”to select from 000–999.
RAM: Select a multisample that you created in Sampling
mode or that you loaded in Disk mode. Use “Multisample
Select”to select from 000–999.
EXB*: Multisamples from a separately sold EXB-PCM series
option board can be selected. This can be selected only if an
option board containing multisamples is installed. “*”will
indicate the type of installed option.
The EXB* display will differ depending on the type of
option board.
If a program that uses a multisample from a separately
sold EXB-PCM series board is selected, but the neces-
sary multisample is not available because the corre-
sponding EXB-PCM (expansion board) is not installed,
the “Bank”field will indicate ROM. In this case, the
program will not sound. By re-selecting the multisam-
ple bank, you can make the program sound.
0–1A
1–1A
1–1B
1–2
1–2b
1–2c
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When you press the “Multisample Select”popup button, a
list of multisamples will appear. If ROM is selected as
“Bank,”use the dialog box to select the tab for the desired
category of instruments, and select a multisample from that
category. In the case of other banks, select a multisample
from the list in the dialog box.
Each multisample has an upper limit, and may not pro-
duce sound when played above that limit.
S.Offset (Start Offset)
This specifies the point at which the multisample will begin
sounding. For some multisamples this parameter will have
no effect.
Checked: The sound will start from the start offset location
that is pre-determined for each multisample.
However when a RAM bank is selected, this will depend on
the selected multisample. If you select a multisample that
includes one of the following types of sample, checking this
item will cause playback to start from the Loop Start Address.
•A sample that was recorded (sampled) in Sampling
mode
•A sample whose Loop Start Address was edited in
Sampling mode after the sample was loaded in Disk
mode
•A sample whose Loop Start Address was specified
automatically when it was loaded as an AKAI, AIFF, or
WAVE file in Disk mode
Unchecked: The sound will start from the beginning of the
multisample waveform.
Rev (Reverse)
The multisample will be played in reverse. In the case of
ROM or optional (EXB-PCM series) multisamples that were
originally specified to loop, or in the case of multisamples
that were set to loop in Sampling mode, the multisample
will be played back in “one-shot”reverse mode. If the multi-
sample was originally set to reverse, it will playback with-
out change.
Checked: The multisample will playback in reverse.
Unchecked: The multisample will playback normally.
Lvl (Multisample Level) [0…127]
Specify the level of the multisample.
Depending on the multisample, high settings of this
parameter may cause the sound to distort when a chord
is played. If this occurs, lower the level.
Low:
Bank [ROM, RAM, EXB*, EXB*]
Multisample Select [0...999]
The multisample you select here will sounded by velocities
less than the value of the “Velocity M.Sample SW Lo→Hi”
(1–2c) parameter “OSC1 (OSC1 Velocity Switch).”
For details on “S.Offset,”“Rev,”and “Lvl,”refer to “High.”
Octave [–2[32’], –1[16’], +0[8’], +1[4’]]
Adjust the pitch in octave units. The normal octave of the
multisample is 8' (feet).
Transpose [–12…+12]
Adjust the pitch in semitone steps over a range of ±1 octave.
Tune [–1200…+1200]
Adjust the pitch of the sample in one-cent steps (a semitone
is 100 cents) over a range of ±1 octave.
Delay (Delay Time) [0ms…5000ms, KeyOff]
Specify a delay time from note-on until the note will sound.
With a setting of KeyOff, the sound will begin when note-off
occurs. This is used to create sounds such as the “click”that is
heard when a harpsichord note is released. In this case, set the
“Amp1 EG”, “Amp2 EG”(4–3a, 4–6) “Sustain”parameter to 0.
1–2b: OSC2 Multisample
This will appear when “Oscillator Mode”(1–1a) is set to
Double.
For details on the settings and function of the parameter,
refer to “1–2a: OSC1 Multisample.”
1–2c: Velocity M.Sample SW Lo →Hi
(Velocity Multisample Switch Low →High)
OSC1 (OSC1 Velocity Switch) [1…127]
The High and Low multisamples selected for oscillator 1 in
“OSC 1 Multisample”(1–2a) will be switched around the
velocity value that you specify here.
Notes played with a velocity stronger than this value will be
sounded by the High multisample.
OSC2 (OSC2 Velocity Switch) [1…127]
This will appear when “Oscillator Mode”(1–1a) is set to
Double.
The High and Low multisamples selected for oscillator 2 in
“OSC 2 Multisample”(1–2b) will be switched around the
velocity value that you specify here.
Notes played with a velocity stronger than this value will be
sounded by the High multisample.
1–2d: Drum Kit
Drum Kit [00 (A/B)...63 (User), 64 (GM)...72 (GM)]
Select a drum kit.
Octave [–2[32’], –1[16’], +0[8’], +1[4’]]
Adjust the pitch in octave units. When using a drum kit, set
the Octave to 8'.
When editing a drum program, you must set this
parameter to 8'. With other settings, the sounds of the
drum kit will be assigned to the wrong notes of the key-
board.
00 (A/B)–15 (A/B) Preset drum kits.
16 (C)–31 (C) (for user drum kits, EXB-PCM series drum kits)
32 (D)–47 (D) (for user drum kits, EXB-PCM series drum kits)
48 (User)–63 (User) (for user drum kits)
64 (GM)–72 (GM) ROM preset drum kits compatible with GM2.

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Transpose [–12…+12]
This adjusts the location of the instruments in the selected
drum kit. Unless you need to change this, leave it at 0.
Tune [–1200…+1200]
This adjusts the pitch in one-cent units.
The pitch of each drum kit can be adjusted in Global P5:
Drum kit.
Delay (Delay Time) [0ms…5000ms, KeyOff]
This specifies a delay time from note-on until the sound will
begin.
With a setting of KeyOff, the sound will begin when note-
off occurs. In this case, set the “Amp EG”(4–3a) parameter
“Sustain”to 0.
▼1–2: Page Menu Command
1–2A: Sample Parameters
This command lets you adjust the sample playback level,
cutoff, resonance, pitch, attack, and decay for each index of a
RAM multisample. This command is available when the
“Oscillator Mode”(1–1a) is Single or Double, and you have
selected either the “Bank”(RAM)”or “Multisample Select”
edit cell of either the High or Low sample of OSC1 Multi
Sample or OSC2 Multi Sample. The setting will apply to the
selected multisample. The setting will also be used when
that multisample is selected by another oscillator or pro-
gram.
1Select this command to open the following dialog box.
2Index: Specify the index for which you wish to make set-
tings. The number following “/”is the total number of
indexes in the selected multisample.
Sample: indicates the sample number and name for the
index.
3For each index, you can make the following settings.
Level: Adjust the volume. Relative to the settings of
“Lvl”(1–2a) and “Amp Level”(4–1a, 4–4), negative (–)
values will decrease the levels, and positive (+) values
will increase the levels. A setting of +99 will double the
volume, and at a setting of –99 there will be no sound.
This parameter is linked to the “Level”(Sampling P3: 3–
1b). The value that was specified in Sampling mode will
be displayed here.
Cutoff: Adjust the filter cutoff. This adjustment will be
added to the value specified for “(Filter A) Frequency”
(3–1b, 3–5) of Filter 1 and 2.
Resonance: Adjust the resonance level of the filter. This
adjustment will be added to the value specified for “(Fil-
ter A) Resonance”(3–1b, 3–5) of Filter 1 and 2.
Pitch: Adjust the playback pitch in one-cent steps. A set-
ting of +12.00 raises the pitch one octave, and a setting of
–12.00 will lower the pitch one octave. This parameter is
linked with the Sampling P3: Multi Sample parameter
“Pitch”(Sampling P3: 3–1b). The value that was specified
in Sampling mode will be displayed here.
Attack: Adjust the attack times of the filter EG and amp
EG. This adjustment will be added to the “(Time) Attack”
of “Filter 1 EG,”“Filter 2 EG,”“Amp 1 EG,”and “Amp 2
EG”(3–4a, 3–8, 4–3a, 4–6).
Decay: Adjust the decay times of the filter EG and amp
EG. This adjustment will be added to the “(Time) Decay”
of “Filter 1 EG,”“Filter 2 EG,”“Amp 1 EG,”and “Amp 2
EG”(3–4a, 3–8, 4–3a, 4–6).
4Press the Done button to execute, and close the dialog
box.
Please be aware that the Compare function is not avail-
able for this command.
1–3: Velo. Zone (Velocity Zone)
Here you can specify the velocity ranges for which oscilla-
tors 1 and 2 will sound. In conjunction with the “Velocity
M.Sample SW Lo →Hi”(1–2c) settings, these settings will
determine how velocity will switch between the High and
Low multisamples of the OSC1 Multisample and the OSC2
Multisample, and the range in which a drum kit will sound.
It is not possible to set the Bottom Velocity greater than
the Top Velocity, nor the Top Velocity less than the Bot-
tom Velocity.
1–3a: OSC 1/2 Velocity Zone
OSC1 Top [001...127]
Set the maximum velocity value that will sound oscillator 1.
OSC1 Bottom [001...127]
Set the minimum velocity value that will sound oscillator 1.
OSC2 Top [001...127]
Set the maximum velocity value that will sound oscillator 2.
OSC2 Bottom [001...127]
Set the minimum velocity value that will sound oscillator 2.
You can also input a value by playing a note on the key-
board while you hold down the [ENTER] key.
▼1–3: Page Menu Command
☞“0–1A: Write Program,”“1–1A: Copy Oscillator,”and “1–
1B: Swap Oscillator.”
0–1A
1–1A
1–1B
1–2A
1–3
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1–4: Controller (Controller Setup)
These settings specify the functions of the [SW1] key, the
[SW2] key, and the B-mode functions of REALTIME CON-
TROL knobs [1]–[4] in Program mode.
1–4a: Panel Switch Assign
These settings assign functions to the front panel [SW1] and
[SW2] keys (☞p.217 “SW1, SW2 Assign List”).
SW1 [Off, ..., After Touch Lock]
Assign a function to the [SW1] key.
The on/off status of the switch is saved when the program is
written. When you change the function, it will be reset to the
“off”state.
Toggle/Momentary [Toggle, Momentary]
Specify how the on/off state of the [SW1] key will change
when it is pressed.
Toggle: On/off will alternate each time the switch is
pressed.
Momentary: The function will be on only as long as the
switch remains pressed.
SW2 [Off, ..., After Touch Lock]
Toggle/Momentary [Toggle, Momentary]
Assign a function to the [SW2] key.
The functions that can be assigned to SW2 are the same as
for SW1, except that SW2 Mod.:CC#81 is available instead
of SW1 Mod.:CC#80.
1–4b: Realtime Control Knobs B–Assign
Assign functions (mainly various types of control change) to
the “B”mode of the front panel REALTIME CONTROL
knobs [1]–[4] (☞p.218 “Realtime Control Knobs B–Assign
List”).
The functions you set here will take effect when you operate
the front panel REALTIME CONTROL knobs [1]–[4] in “B”
mode.
Knob 1–B [Off, ..., MIDI CC#95]
Knob 2–B [Off, ..., MIDI CC#95]
Knob 3–B [Off, ..., MIDI CC#95]
Knob 4–B [Off, ..., MIDI CC#95]
▼1–4: Page Menu Command
☞“0–1A: Write Program,”“1–1A: Copy Oscillator,”and “1–
1B: Swap Oscillator.”
Here you can make pitch modulation settings for oscillators
1 and 2.
2–1: OSC1 P.Mod (OSC1 Pitch Mod.)
These settings specify how keyboard location will affect the
pitch of oscillator 1, and select the controllers that will affect
the oscillator 1 pitch and specify the depth of control. Here
you can also specify the amount of pitch change produced
by the Pitch EG and by LFO1 and LFO2. You can also switch
portamento on/off and specify how it will apply.
2–1a: Pitch
Pitch Slope [–1.0…+2.0]
Normally you will leave this at +1.0.
Positive (+) values will cause the pitch to rise as you play
higher on the keyboard, and negative (–) values will cause
the pitch to fall as you play higher on the keyboard.
With a value of 0, there will be no change in pitch, and the
C4 pitch will sound regardless of the keyboard location you
play.
How the Pitch Slope and pitch are related
Ribbon [–12…+12]
Specify how greatly the pitch will be changed when you
press the ribbon controller. With a value of 12, the pitch can
be changed a maximum of one octave.
Positive (+) values will cause the pitch to rise when you
press the ribbon controller to the right of center, and nega-
tive (–) values will cause the pitch to fall.
For example with a setting of +12, pressing the far right edge
of the ribbon controller will raise the pitch one octave. With
a setting of –12, pressing the far right edge of the ribbon con-
troller will lower the pitch one octave.
At the center of the ribbon controller, the original pitch will
remain, so you can use this in conjunction with pressing the
ribbon at its right edge to simulate the “hammering-on”
techniques used by guitarists.
1–4
1–4a
1–4b
Program P2: Edit –Pitch
2–1
2–1a
2–1d
2–1c
2–1b
Pitch
Key
2oct 1oct
1oct
C4 C5
+2
+1
0
–1

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JS (+X) [–60…+12]
Specify how the pitch will change when the joystick is
moved all the way to the right. A setting of 12 produces 1
octave of change.
For example if you set this to +12 and move the joystick all
the way to the right, the pitch will rise one octave above the
original pitch.
JS (–X) [–60…+12]
Specify how the pitch will change when the joystick is
moved all the way to the left. A setting of 12 produces 1
octave of change.
For example if you set this to –60 and move the joystick all
the way to the left, the pitch will fall five octaves below the
original pitch. This can be used to simulate the downward
swoops that a guitarist produces using the tremolo arm.
AMS (Alternate Modulation Source)
[Off, (FEG, AEG, EXT)]
Select the source that will modulate the pitch of oscillator 1
(☞p.210 “AMS (Alternate Modulation Source) List”).
With a setting of Off, no modulation will be applied.
Intensity [–12.00…+12.00]
Specify the depth and direction of the effect produced by
“AMS.”
With a setting of 0, no modulation will be applied. With a
setting of 12.00, the pitch will change up to one octave.
For example if you set “AMS”to After Touch and apply
pressure to the keyboard, the pitch will rise if this parameter
is set to a positive (+) value, or fall if this parameter is set to
a negative (–) value. The range is a maximum of one octave
(☞p.212).
2–1b: Pitch EG
Intensity (Pitch EG)[–12.00…+12.00]
Specify the depth and direction of the modulation that the
pitch EG specified in “Pitch EG”(2–3) will apply to the
pitch.
With a setting of 12.00, the pitch will change a maximum of
±1 octave.
AMS (Alternate Modulation Source) [Off, (KT, EXT)]
Select the source that will control the pitch modulation
applied by the pitch EG (☞p.210 “AMS (Alternate Modula-
tion Source) List”).
With a sampling of Off, no modulation will be applied.
Intensity (AMS) [–12.00…+12.00]
Specify the depth and direction of the effect that “AMS”will
have.
For example if you set “AMS”to Velocity and set this value
to +12.00, the velocity will control the range of pitch change
produced by the pitch EG in a range of ±1 octave (☞p.212).
As you play more softly, the pitch change will draw closer to
the pitch EG levels.
“Intensity”(Pitch EG) and AMS will be added to deter-
mine the depth and direction of the pitch modulation
applied by the pitch EG.
2–1c: Portamento
This turns the portamento effect (smooth change in pitch
from one note to the next) on/off, and specifies how it will be
applied. If SW 1 or 2 are set to Porta.SW:CC#65, turning SW1
or SW2 on/off will apply portamento (☞p.210 “AMS (Alter-
nate Modulation Source) List”SW1:CC#80, SW2:CC#81,
Porta.SW:#65).
Portamento will also be switched when CC#65 (Porta-
mento SW) is received.
Enable
Checked: Portamento will be applied.
Unchecked: Portamento will not be applied.
Fingered
This parameter is available when “Enable”is checked.
Checked: Portamento will be applied when you continue
holding the previous note as you press the next note (legato
playing).
Unchecked: Portamento will always be applied, regardless
of how you play.
Time (Portamento Time) [000…127]
This parameter is available when “Enable”is checked.
This sets the portamento time. Increasing the value will pro-
duce a slower change in pitch.
2–1d: LFO1/2
LFO1 Intensity [–12.00…+12.00]
Specify the depth and direction of the pitch modulation
applied by the OSC 1 LFO1 settings you made in “OSC1
LFO1”(5–1).
With a setting of 12.00, a maximum of ±1 octave of pitch
modulation will be applied. Negative (–) values will invert
the LFO waveform.
JS+Y (JoyStick +Y) [–12.00…+12.00]
Specify the depth and direction of the effect that joystick
movement in the +Y direction (away from yourself) will
have on the pitch modulation applied by the OSC1 LFO1.
As this value is increased, moving the joystick in the +Y
direction will cause the OSC1 LFO1 to produce deeper pitch
modulation. With a setting of 12.00 a maximum of ±1 octave
of pitch modulation will be applied. Negative (–) values
will invert the LFO waveform.
AMS (Alternate Modulation Source)
[Off, (PEG, FEG, AEG, KT, EXT)]
Select the source that will control the depth of pitch modula-
tion produced by the OSC1 LFO1 (☞p.210 “AMS (Alternate
Modulation Source) List”).
Intensity [–12.00…+12.00]
Specify the depth and direction of the effect that “AMS”will
have.
With a setting of 0, modulation will not be applied. With a
setting of 12.00, the OSC1 LFO1 will apply a maximum of ±1
octave of pitch modulation. Negative (–)settings will invert
the LFO waveform.
For example if “AMS”is set to After Touch and you apply
Pitch change (level)
Softly played
(Intensity (Pitch EG) setting)
Strongly played with a
negative (–) value
Strongly played with
a positive (+) value
Note-on
Note-off
Note-on
Note-off
Note-on
Note-off

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pressure to the keyboard, a positive (+) setting of this param-
eter will cause the pitch modulation created by OSC1 LFO1
to be applied with the normal phase, and a negative (–) set-
ting will cause the LFO to be applied with inverted phase.
The “LFO1 Intensity,”“JS+Y”and “AMS”settings will be
added to determine the depth and direction of the pitch
modulation applied by OSC1 LFO1 (☞p.212).
LFO2 Intensity [–12.00…+12.00]
JS+Y (JoyStick +Y) [–12.00…+12.00]
AMS (Alternate Modulation Source)
[Off, (PEG, FEG, AEG, KT, EXT)]
Intensity [–12.00…+12.00]
Refer to the above “LFO1 Intensity”–“Intensity.”
▼2–1: Page Menu Command
☞“0–1A: Write Program,”“1–1A: Copy Oscillator,”and “1–
1B: Swap Oscillator.”
2–2: OSC2 P.Mod (OSC2 Pitch Mod.)
These settings specify how keyboard location will affect the
pitch, and select the controllers that will affect the oscillator
2 pitch and specify the depth of control. They also specify
the depth at which the pitch EG will affect the pitch of oscil-
lator 2, and the depth of pitch change produced by LFO1
and LFO2. Portamento on/off settings etc. are also found
here.
For details on the functions of these parameters, refer to the
preceding section “2–1: OSC1 Pitch Mod (Oscillator Pitch
Modulation).”
2–3: Pitch EG
Here you can make settings for the pitch EG, which creates
time-variant changes in the pitch of oscillators 1 and 2.
The depth of pitch change produced by these EG settings on
oscillator 1 (2) is adjusted by “Pitch EG”(2–1b, 2–2).
2–3a: Pitch EG
These settings specify how the pitch will change over time.
Level:
These parameters specify the amount of pitch change.
The actual amount of pitch change will depend on the
“Pitch EG”(2–1b, 2–2) parameter “Intensity.”For example
with an “Intensity”setting of +12.00, a “Level”setting of
+99 would raise the pitch one octave, and a “Level”setting
of –99 would lower the pitch one octave.
Start (Start Level) [–99…+99]
Specify the amount of pitch change at note-on.
Attack (Attack Level) [–99…+99]
Specify the amount of pitch change when the attack time has
elapsed.
Release (Release Level) [–99…+99]
Specify the amount of pitch change when the release time
has elapsed.
Time:
These parameters specify the time over which the pitch
change will occur.
Attack (Attack Time) [0…99]
Specify the time over which the pitch will change from note-
on until it reaches the pitch specified as the attack level.
Decay (Decay Time) [0…99]
Specify the time over which the pitch will change after
reaching the attack level until it reaches the normal pitch.
Release (Release Time) [0…99]
Specify the time over which the pitch will change from note-
off until it reaches the pitch specified as the release level.
2–3b: Level Modulation
These settings allow the pitch EG “Level”parameters to be
controlled by alternate modulation.
AMS1 (Alternate Modulation Source 1) [Off, (KT, EXT)]
Select the source that will control the pitch EG “Level”
parameters (☞p.210 “AMS (Alternate Modulation Source)
List”).
Intensity (AMS1 Intensity) [–99…+99]
Specify the depth and direction of the effect applied by
“AMS1.”
With a setting of 0, the levels specified by “Pitch EG”(2–3a)
will be used.
For example if “AMS1”is SW1:CC#80, pressing the [SW1]
key to turn it on will change the “Level”parameters of the
Pitch EG. (Set “Panel SW Assign”(1–4a) to SW1
Mod.CC#80.) As the absolute value of “Intensity”is
increased, the pitch EG levels will change more greatly
2–3
2–3a
2–3c
2–3b
Note-on Note-off
Attack
Time
Decay
Time
Start Level Release Level
Release Time
Attack Level
+99 = approximately 1 octave
–99 = approximately 1 octave
0 = pitch when
key is held
(sustained)
Time
Time-varying pitch settings (when Pitch EG Intensity = +12.00)

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when the [SW1] key is turned on. The direction of the
change is specified by “St”and “At.”When the [SW1] key is
turned off, the pitch EG levels will return to their own set-
tings.
If “AMS1”is set to Velocity, increasing the absolute value of
“Intensity”will produce increasingly wider change in pitch
EG levels for strongly-played notes. The direction of the
change is specified by “St”and “At.”As you play more
softly, the pitch change will draw closer to the pitch EG lev-
els.
St (AMS1 SW to Start) [–, 0, +]
Specify the direction of change in “Start (Start Level)”
caused by “AMS1.”If “Intensity”is a positive (+) value, a
setting of + will raise the EG level, and a setting of –will
decrease it. With a setting of 0there will be no change.
At (AMS1 SW to Attack) [–, 0, +]
Specify the direction of change in “Attack (Attack Level)”
caused by “AMS1.”If “Intensity”is a positive (+) value, a
setting of + will raise the EG level, and a setting of –will
decrease it. With a setting of 0there will be no change.
AMS2 (Alternate Modulation Source 2) [Off, (KT, EXT)]
Intensity (AMS1 Intensity) [–99…+99]
St (AMS2 SW to Start) [–, 0, +]
At (AMS2 SW to Attack) [–, 0, +]
Refer to the preceding paragraphs “AMS1”–“At.”
2–3c: Time Modulation
These parameters let you use alternate modulation to con-
trol the “Time”parameters of the pitch EG.
AMS (Alternate Modulation Source) [Off, (KT, EXT)]
Select the source that will control the “Time”parameters of
the pitch EG (☞p.210 “AMS (Alternate Modulation Source)
List”).
Intensity [–99…+99]
Specify the depth and direction of the effect that “AMS”will
have.
With a setting of 0, the pitch EG times will be just as speci-
fied by the “Pitch EG”(2–3a) settings.
The alternate modulation value at the moment that the EG
reaches each point will determine the actual value of the EG
time that comes next.
For example, the decay time will be determined by the alter-
nate modulation value at the moment that the attack level is
reached.
When this parameter is set to values of 16, 33, 49, 66, 82, or
99, the specified EG times will speed up as much as 2, 4, 8,
16, 32, or 64 times respectively (or slowed down to 1/2, 1/4,
1/8, 1/16, 1/32, or 1/64 of the original time).
For example if “AMS1”is set to Velocity, increasing the
absolute value of “Intensity”will allow strongly-played
notes to increase the changes in pitch EG “Time”values. The
direction of the change is specified by “At”and “Dc.”As
you play more softly, the pitch EG times will more closely
approach the actual settings of the pitch EG.
At (AMS SW to Attack) [–, 0, +]
Specify the direction in which “AMS”will affect the “Attack
(Attack Time).”With positive (+) values of “Intensity,”a set-
ting of +will cause the time to be lengthened, and a setting
of –will cause the time to be shortened. With a setting of 0
there will be no change.
Dc (AMS SW to Decay) [–, 0, +]
Specify the direction in which “AMS”will affect the “Decay
(Decay Time).”With positive (+) values of “Intensity,”a set-
ting of +will cause the time to be lengthened, and a setting
of –will cause the time to be shortened. With a setting of 0
there will be no change.
▼2–3: Page Menu Command
☞“0–1A: Write Program,”“1–1A: Copy Oscillator,”and “1–
1B: Swap Oscillator.”
Pitch EG change (level) (AMS=SW1/Velocity, Intensity= positive (+) value
Note-on
Note-off
Note-on
Note-off
Note-on
Note-off
A note played softly with St
set at 0, At set to +, and
SW1 turned on (the settings
of 2–3a: Pitch EG)
A note played strongly with
St set to 0, At set to +, and
SW1 turned on
A note played strongly with
St set to 0, At set to –, and
SW1 turned on
Pitch EG changes (Time) (AMS = Velocity, Intensity = positive (+) value)
Note-on
Note-off
Note-on
Note-off
Note-on
Note-off
A note played softly with At
set to + and Dc set to +
(settings of 2–3a: Pitch EG)
A note played strongly with
At set to + and Dc set to +
A note played strongly with
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Here you can make settings for the filters that will be used
by oscillators 1 and 2. You can select either a 24 dB/octave
low pass filter with resonance, or a series connection of a 12
dB/octave low pass filter and a 12 dB/octave high pass fil-
ter.
When “Oscillator Mode”(1–1a) is set to Single, filter 1 will
be used, and when it is set to Double, filters 1 and 2 will be
used.
When Single is selected, tabs relating to filter 2 cannot be
selected.
3–1: Filter1
Here you can specify the basic type for filter 1 (used by oscil-
lator 1), and set the cutoff frequency and resonance.
3–1a: Filter Type
Filter Type
[Low Pass Resonance, Low Pass & High Pass]
Select the type for filter 1.
Trim [00…99]
Adjust the level at which the audio signal output from OSC1
is input to filter 1A.
If this value is raised, the sound may be distorted if Res-
onance is set to a high value or when you play a chord.
3–1b: Filter A
Frequency (Cutoff Frequency) [00…99]
Specify the cutoff frequency of filter 1A.
Resonance [00…99]
This emphasizes the overtone components that lie in the
region of the cutoff frequency specified by “Frequency,”pro-
ducing a more distinctive sound. Increasing this value will
produce a stronger effect.
Resonance Mod. by AMS
[Off, (PEG, FEG, AEG, LFO, KT, EXT)]
Select the source that will control the “Resonance”level
(☞p.210 “AMS (Alternate Modulation Source) List”).
Intensity (AMS Intensity) [–99…+99]
Specify the depth and direction of the effect that “Resonance
Mod. by AMS”will have on the resonance level specified by
“Resonance.”
For example if Velocity has been selected, changes in key-
board velocity will affect the resonance.
With positive (+) values, the resonance will increase as you
play more strongly, and as you play more softly the reso-
nance will approach the level specified by the “Resonance”
setting.
With negative (–) values, the resonance will decrease as you
play more strongly, and as you play more softly the reso-
nance will approach the level specified by the “Resonance”
setting.
The resonance level is determined by adding the “Reso-
nance”and “Intensity (AMS Intensity)”values.
3–1c: Filter B
Frequency (Cutoff Frequency) [00…99]
Specify the cutoff frequency of filter 1B.
This parameter will be displayed when “Type”(3–1a) is set
to Low Pass & High Pass.
▼3–1: Page Menu Command
☞“0–1A: Write Program,”“1–1A: Copy Oscillator,”and “1–
1B: Swap Oscillator.”
Program P3: Edit –Filter
3–1
3–1a
3–1b
3–1c
Low Pass Resonance: 24 dB/octave low
pass filter with resonance
Low Pass & High Pass: 12 dB/octave
low pass filter and 12 dB/octave high pass
filter in series
Frequency
Level
Low Pass
12dB/oct
24dB/oct
This is a filter that cuts the high-
frequency region above the cutoff
frequency.
This is the most common type of filter,
and is used to cut part of the overtone
components, making an originally bright
timbre sound more mellow (darker).
When the “Filter Type”is Low Pass
Resonance, the cutoff will have a
steeper slope.
The effect of resonance
Low Pass
Level
Low resonance value High resonance value
Level
Frequency
High Pass
This filter cuts the low-frequency range that
lies below the cutoff frequency. By cutting
the lower overtones, it lightens the tone.
12dB/oct

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3–2: Filter1 Mod.
These settings let you apply modulation to the cutoff fre-
quency (“Frequency”) of filter 1 to modify the tone.
When “Filter Type”(3–1a) is Low Pass Resonance, parame-
ters for filter B will not be displayed.
3–2a: Keyboard Track
(Filter Cutoff Frequency Keyboard Track)
These settings specify keyboard tracking for the cutoff fre-
quency of filter 1.
The way in which the cutoff frequency is affected by the
keyboard location you play can be specified by the “Key
Low,”“Key High,”“Ramp Low”and “Ramp High”param-
eters.
Key (Keyboard Track Key):
Specify the note numbers at which keyboard tracking will
begin to apply, and set the “Intensity to A”and “Intensity to
B”parameters to specify the depth and direction of the
change applied to filter 1 A and B.
For the range of notes between “Key Low”and “Key High,”
the cutoff frequency will change according to the keyboard
location (pitch).
Note numbers can also be entered by holding down the
[ENTER] key while you press a note on the keyboard.
Key Low [C–1…G9]
Keyboard tracking will apply to the range below the speci-
fied note number.
Key High [C–1…G9]
Keyboard tracking will apply to the range above the speci-
fied note number.
Ramp (Ramp Setting):
Specify the angle of keyboard tracking.
Ramp Low [–99…+99]
Ramp High [–99…+99]
If “Intensity to A”and “Intensity to B”are set to +50, “Ramp
Low”is set to –62 and “Ramp High”is set to +62, the angle
of the change in cutoff frequency will correspond to the key-
board location (pitch). This means that the oscillation that
occurs when you increase the “Resonance”(3–1b) will corre-
spond to the keyboard location.
If you set “Ramp Low”to +43 and “Ramp High”to –43, the
cutoff frequency will not be affected by keyboard location.
Use this setting when you do not want the cutoff frequency
to change for each note.
How cutoff frequency is affected by keyboard location and the Ramp
setting
(“Intensity to A” and “Intensity to B” = +50)
Intensity to A [–99…+99]
Specify the depth and direction of the effect that the key-
board tracking specified by “Key Low,”“Key High,”“Ramp
Low”and “Ramp High”will have on filter 1A.
With positive (+) values, the effect will be in the direction
specified by keyboard tracking, and with negative (–) val-
ues the effect will be in the opposite direction.
Intensity to B [–99…+99]
Specify the depth and direction of the effect that keyboard
tracking will have on filter 1B (☞“Intensity to A”).
3–2b: Filter EG
Velocity to A [–99…+99]
This parameter specifies the depth and direction of the effect
that velocity will have on the time-varying changes created
by the filter 1 EG (as set by “Filter 1 EG”3–4) to control the
filter 1A cutoff frequency.
With positive (+) values, playing more strongly will cause
the filter 1 EG to produce greater changes in cutoff fre-
quency. With negative (–) values, playing more strongly will
also cause the filter 1 EG to produce greater changes in cut-
off frequency, but with the polarity of the EG inverted.
Velocity to B [–99…+99]
This parameter specifies the depth and direction of the effect
that velocity will have on the time-varying changes created
by the filter 1 EG to control the filter 1B cutoff frequency (☞
“Velocity to A”).
Intensity to A [–99…+99]
Specify the depth and direction of the effect that the time-
varying changes created by the filter 1 EG will have on the
filter 1A cutoff frequency.
With positive (+) settings, the sound will become brighter
when the EG levels set by Filter 1 EG “Level”and “Time”
parameters (3–4a) are in the “+”area, and darker when they
are in the “–” area.
With negative (–)settings, the sound will become darker
when the EG levels set by Filter 1 EG “Level”and “Time”
parameters (3–4a) are in the “+”area, and brighter when
they are in the “–” area.
3–2
3–2a
3–2b
3–2c
Cutoff frequency
Key
Low Ramp=+99
Low Ramp=+43
Low Ramp=0
Low Ramp=–62
Low Ramp=–99
High Ramp=+99
High Ramp=+62
High Ramp=0
High Ramp=–43
High Ramp=–99
Low Key High Key
Changes in cutoff frequency
Softly played
(The setting of Intensity to A (3–2b))
Strongly played
Setting to –
Strongly played
Setting to +
Note-on
Note-off
Note-on
Note-off
Note-on
Note-off

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Intensity to B [–99…+99]
Specify the depth and direction of the effect that the time-
varying changes created by the filter 1 EG will have on the
filter 1B cutoff frequency (☞“Intensity to A”).
AMS (Alternate Modulation Source) [Off, (EXT)]
Select the source that will control the depth and direction of
the effect that the time-varying changes produced by the fil-
ter 1 EG will have on the cutoff frequency of filters 1A and
1B (☞p.210 “AMS (Alternate Modulation Source) List”).
Int to A (AMS Intensity to A) [–99…+99]
Specify the depth and direction of the effect that “AMS”will
have on filter 1A. For details on how this will apply, refer to
“Intensity to A.”
Int to B (AMS Intensity to B) [–99…+99]
Specify the depth and direction of the effect that “AMS”will
have on filter 1B. For details on how this will apply, refer to
“Intensity to A.”
The sum of the settings for “Velocity to A (B),”“Inten-
sity to A (B),”and “(AMS) Int to A (B)”will determine
the depth and direction of the effect produced by the fil-
ter EG.
3–2c: Filter A/B Modulation
Filter A:
AMS1 (Alternate Modulation Source1)
[Off, (PEG, AEG, EXT)]
Select the source that will control modulation of the filter 1A
cutoff frequency (☞p.210 “AMS (Alternate Modulation
Source) List”).
Intensity [–99…+99]
Specify the depth and direction of the effect that “AMS1”
will have.
When “AMS1”is JS X, a positive (+) value for this parame-
ter will cause the cutoff frequency to rise when the joystick is
moved toward the right, and fall when the joystick is moved
toward the left. With a negative (–) value for this parameter,
the opposite will occur.
This value is added to the setting of the Filter A “Frequency”
(3–1b).
AMS2 (Alternate Modulation Source2)
[Off, (PEG, AEG, EXT)]
Intensity [–99…+99]
Select “AMS2,”and specify the depth and direction of the
effect that the selected source will have (☞“AMS1,”“Inten-
sity”).
Filter B:
This will be displayed when “Filter Type”(3–1a) is Low Pass
& High Pass.
Two alternate modulation sources can be used to modulate
the cutoff frequency of filter 1B (☞“Filter A”).
▼3–2: Page Menu Command
☞“0–1A: Write Program,”“1–1A: Copy Oscillator,”and “1–
1B: Swap Oscillator.”
3–3: Filter1 lfo Mod (Filter1 LFO Mod.)
Here you can use the filter 1 LFO to apply cyclic modulation
to the cutoff frequency of filter 1 (for oscillator 1) to create
cyclical changes in tone.
3–3a: LFO 1
Intensity to A [–99…+99]
Specify the depth and direction of the modulation that OSC1
LFO1 (set by “OSC1 LFO1”5–1) will have on the cutoff fre-
quency of filter 1A.
Negative (–)settings will invert the phase.
Intensity to B [–99…+99]
Specify the depth and direction of the modulation that OSC1
LFO1 will have on the cutoff frequency of filter 1B (☞“Inten-
sity to A”).
JS–Y Intensity to A [–99…+99]
By moving the joystick in the Y direction (toward yourself),
you can control the depth at which OSC1 LFO1 modulates
the cutoff frequency of filter 1A. This parameter specifies the
depth and direction of the control.
Higher settings of this parameter will produce greater
increases in the effect of OSC1 LFO1 on filter 1 when the joy-
stick is moved toward yourself.
JS–Y Intensity to B [–99…+99]
By moving the joystick in the Y direction (toward yourself),
you can control the depth at which OSC1 LFO1 modulates
the cutoff frequency of filter 1B. This parameter specifies the
depth and direction of the control (☞“JS-Y Intensity to A”).
AMS (Alternate Modulation Source)
[Off, (PEG, FEG, AEG, KT, EXT)]
Select a source that will control the depth and direction of
cutoff frequency change for both filters 1A and 1B (☞p.210
“AMS (Alternate Modulation Source) List”).
Intensity to A [–99…+99]
Specify the depth and direction of the effect that “AMS”will
have on filter 1A.
For example if “AMS”is After Touch, higher settings of this
parameter will allow greater change to be applied to OSC1
LFO1 when you apply pressure to the keyboard.
3–3
3–3a
3–3b
Change in cutoff
Low setting High setting
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