8
Voice Mode
The Voice mode features 100 authentic Voices.
Many of these Voices have special preset
characteristics or embellishments. The Voices are
divided into various categories depending on their
characteristics or the effects used.
Dual Voices (#41 - #56) feature two Voices mixed
together in a layer for rich ensemble sounds. Split
Voices (#57 - #67) also have two Voices, but rather
than being layered, each is played from a different
range of the keyboard. Sustain Voices (#68 - #72)
extend the sound by adding a natural, slow release.
Harmony Voices (#73 - #85) have an additional one-,
two- or three-note harmony added to the original
monophonic Voice. Finally, Echo Voices (#86 - #00)
have an echo effect that adds delayed repeats to the
original Voice.
Included in the Voices are special PERCUSSION
Voices (#40 and #00) that lets you play various drum
and percussion sounds from the keyboard. (Refer to
the Percussion Assign List page 13.)
Selecting a Voice
1.
Press the VOICE button to select the Voice mode.
2.
Use the Numeric Keypad to select the desired Voice
number.
Each Voice is automatically called up with the most
suitable octave range setting. Thus, playing middle C
with one Voice may sound higher or lower than
another Voice at the same key.
3.
Play the newly selected Voice. To change to another
Voice, repeat step 2 above.
You can also play rhythm Styles in the Voice mode by
simply pressing the START/STOP button. The Style
last selected from the Style mode will be played.
NOTE
The PortaTone is polyphonic up to a maximum of 12 notes.
(Depending on the Voice selected, fewer notes may be available.)
This includes not only the Voices played from the keyboard, but
also the notes in a Style pattern, and so on. Thus, if you play too
many notes at one time, some may not sound and/or others may
be cancelled.
About the Harmony Voices
Since Harmony Voices are designed to automatically
play two or more notes with the notes you play on the
keyboard, only one note can be played on the
keyboard at a time. If several notes are played
together, only the last note or highest note played will
be heard.
The type of harmony used depends on the Voice that
is selected. When a Style or Song/Jam Track is not
being played back, the basic key for the harmony is
always C. When a Style is played or the Stopped
Accompaniment function is active, the harmony
changes according to the chord played with the left
hand. When a Song is played back, the harmony
changes according to the chord progression of the
Song or Jam Track.
