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Using the +/- buttons
Press the + button to select the next Voice, and press the - button to select the previous Voice.
Holding down either button continuously scrolls up or down through the numbers. The +/- buttons
have a “wrap around” feature. For example, pressing the + button from the last number returns to
Voice 01.
About Panel Voices and GM Voices
Keep in mind that the PortaTone has two separate sets of Voices: 100 Panel Voices and 129 GM
(General MIDI) Voices. The GM Voices can also be used for optimum playback of GM-
compatible song data. This means that any GM song data (played from a sequencer or other
MIDI device) will sound just as the composer or programmer intended.
To change between Panel and GM Voices, use the Sub Menu in the Main, Dual, or Split Voice
modes (see pages 11, 13, 15).
3
Play the 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.
4
Change other settings for the Voice — Volume, Octave,
Pan, etc. — if you wish.
Whenever you select a Panel Voice for the Main Voice, the Sub Menu parameters for that Voice are
automatically set to values that best suit the Voice. This is the Voice Set function. (See page 19.)
However, you can change the Voice settings if you wish by using the Sub Menu. First, select the
desired Sub Menu parameter with the SUB MENU buttons. Then, use the numeric keypad or +/-
buttons to change the setting.
Main Voice Sub Menu
Display Name
—
M.Volume
M.Octave
M.Pan
M.RevLvl
GMvoice
Parameter Name
Main Voice Name
Main Voice Volume
Main Voice Octave
Main Voice Pan
Main Voice Reverb
Level
GM Voice
Range
01 - 00/001 - 129
000 - 127
-2 - +2 octaves
-7 (full left) - +7
(full right)
000 - 127
on, off
Description
This determines the Main Voice. Panel Voices are
from 01 - 00, and GM Voices are from 001 - 129. (To
change between Panel and GM Voices, use the GM
Voice parameter below.)
This determines the volume of the Main Voice, letting
you create the optimum blend with the Dual Voice.
This determines the octave range for the Main Voice.
This determines the pan position of the Main Voice in
the stereo image.
This determines how much of the Main Voice’s signal
is sent to the Reverb effect. Higher values result in a
louder Reverb effect.
This determines whether the Main Voice is selected
from the Panel Voices (off), or from the GM Voices
(on). When GM Voice is on, the General MIDI icon
will appear at the left of the Voice number in the
display.
