Pitch Bender Range; Portamento Time; Poly And Mono Mode - Yamaha FB-01/U Owner's Manual

Pitch Bender Range H
The pitch bender range is programmable in increments of semitones (half-steps)
for each voice. The effect is variable from no effect at ali to a range of one full octave
up or down. A value of O (zero) has no effect, a value of 2 has a range of 1 full
step, a value of 3 has a range of a minor 3rd, and a value of 12 has a range of a
full octave.
To set the pitch bender range value, follow these steps.
action display will read explanation
press
voce wend 2 current bender range is dis-
= rani played
until
press
DATA ENTRY DATA ENTRY
or #1 Bender 1- new bender range is displayed
as desired
Portamento Time
Portamento is described as a gradual gliding movement in pitch from one note to
another. The amount of time to slide from one note to the next is called portamento
time.
Portamento time is programmable per voice from O (which has no portamento effect)
up to an extreme setting of 127 (approximately 6 1/2 seconds for each octave of
glide).
To set the portamento time value, follow these steps.
action display will read explanation
press
until
#1 Port time 15 portamento effect is adjusted
as desired
|
i
Play a few low notes followed by a few high notes to hear the portamento effect.
POLY and MONO Modes
The FB-01 has two playing modes per voice, POLY (short for polyphonic) and
MONO (short for monophonic). The POLY mode allows more than one note to
be played at a time while MONO mode allows only 1 note at a time. The MONO
mode also features the ability to mimic the musical phrasings of a wind controlled
instrument, such as a clarinet or saxophone. When in MONO mode, only the first
note of a musical phrase receives full attack, as long as the second through last
notes of the phrase are played in a legato fashion (not releasing a key until the
next key is already depressed).