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* Selecting a voice currently not assigned to any Instrument

key displays “key-”  on the  upper right.  Such  voices may
be edited,  bu t you can  only hear  the results  if you play
the  corresponding  key on  a connected  and appropriately
assigned  MIDI  keyboard.

3. Continue by selecting one of the following editing Jobs.

NOTE: Edited values have to be stored (Job #07) to become

permanent.  If you have edited  a voice but  do not
perform  Voice Store,  the first  “e”  of “edit  Voice”
will remain lower  case, and  all edited  values will
by lost if a different  voice is selected (or  the  same

one specified  again)  with  Job  #01.
Therefore,  pay  attention  if you enter  Voice Select
mode  and  the  first  “e” of “edit  Voice” is lower  case.
(Lost  data  can  be retrieved  from the  edit  recall  buffe r
with  Job #09.)

JOB #02: PITCH

FUNCTION

Sets basic pitch of selected voice.

• Range: -3600 ~ +2400 cent (in 10-cent steps)

(= -3 to +2 octaves)
(100 cent = 1 semitone)

OPERATION

1. Select Job #02. The lower display line will show

2. To adjust the pitch upward or downward in semitone

(100 cent) steps, use the DATA slider or -1/NO and

+ 1/YES keys.

For finer adjustments in 10-cent steps, hold down the
numeric key 0 and press - 1/NO or + 1/YES.

JOB #03: DECAY

FUNCTION

Sets basic decay rate of selected voice.

• Range : Decay Rate = 01 ~ 31

Think of the “decay” of a sound as the speed with which it
dies out. The faster the decay (= the HIGHER the Decay

Rate value), the SHORTER the sound. The slower the decay
( = the lower the Decay Rate value), the longer the sound.

Try changing the Decay Rates of various voices to get a feeling

for the influence of this setting on the sound characteristics .

* The Decay Rate setting has no effect on “reverse” voices.

OPERATION

1. Select Job #03. The lower display line will show

2. To lengthe n or shorte n th e decay (= lower or raise th e

Decay Rat e value) , use the - 1/NO and + 1/YES keys

or DATA slider.

JOB #04: BEND

FUNCTION

Sets bend parameters of selected voice.

• Range: Bend Rat e = 0 ~ 60

Bend Range = -60 ~ +60

The expression “bend ” as used for th e RX7 r efers to linear
pitch bend effects which automatically raise or lower the pitch
of a note while it is being played.

Two parameters  can  be adjusted  - Bend  Rate,  which  deter-
mines  th e speed  of th e pitch  bend,  and Bend  Range,  which
determines  how great the change  in pitch  will be.

OPERATION

1. Select Job #04. The lower display line will show either

of the following display types. To switch between them.
press numeric key 1 ( Rate) or 2 ( Range).

The Bend Rate can be set between 0 and 60 (unit: 10 cent
per 10 microseconds). Increasing this value speeds up the

pitch bend effect.

The Bend Range can be set between - 60 and + 60 (unit:

100 cent = 1 semitone). Raising this value increases th e pitch

difference between the beginning and the end of the bend

effect.

JOB #05: VOICE LEVEL

FUNCTION

Sets basic volume of selected voice.