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INTRODUCING
THE U-20
tMulti-timbral Sound
Generator Section
The multi-timbral
soimd generator
can store 64 Sound
Patches. Each
Sound Patch consists
of Parts 1
—
6
and
a Rhythm
part.
Each part corresponds
to
a
musician.
For example, part
1 might be a
pianist, part 2 might be a
bassist, etc. It
goes
without saying that
the rhythm part is
the drummer.
The instrument
(timbre) used by
each musician
can be
freely
selected, and changed
even while
playing. The
rhythm
part can select from
four types
of drum
/
percussion sets
(rhythm sets). In
addition, each Sound
Patch can specify
the volume of each
instrument (level),
the position of
each instrument (pan),
and the ambience
of the
performing environment
(effect). Also,
the soimds
of two
or more Parts can be
combined to make
even
richer, more complex sounds.
In this way, you
can create
Soimd
Patches with various
combinations of
instruments,
and instantly change to
an entirely
different instnunental
ensemble
simply
by
selecting a
Sound Patch.
IKeyboard
Controller Section
The
controller section sends
playing instructions to
the
musicians.
When you play the
keyboard, the
instrument
of
the specified part will sound.
Use the bender
lever
to
add vibrato or
pitch change. Controller
section settings
can
be stored as one of
64 keyboard
patches.
When
using a MIDI
sequencer etc., you
can use the
keyboard
to play along with the
sequence.
The U-20 can also be used
as a keyboard
controller to
control
external sound generator
modules.
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