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Chapter 21 EXS24 mkII 301
Glide
The effect of this slider depends on the setting of the Pitcher slider: When Pitcher is
centered, Glide determines the time it takes for the pitch to slide from one note to
another (called portamento). When the Pitcher parameter is set to a value above its
centered value, Glide determines the time it takes for the pitch to glide down from this
higher value back to its normal value. When Pitcher is set to a value below the centered
value, the pitch glides from this lower setting back up to the normal value.
Pitcher
The Pitcher slider works in conjunction with the Glide slider: When the Pitcher is
centered (which can be set by clicking the small Port(amento) button), Glide
determines the portamento time. When Pitcher is set to a higher or lower value, a pitch
envelope is activated. In this scenario, Glide determines the time it takes for the pitch
to glide from the higher/lower Pitcher setting back to the original value.
The Pitcher parameter can be modulated by velocity: the upper half of the slider
determines the setting for maximum velocity, the lower half for minimum velocity. By
clicking and dragging in the area between the two slider segments you can move both
simultaneously.
Please note that the upper half of the Pitcher slider can be set above the center
position, and the lower half below the center position. When the Pitcher sliders are set
in this fashion, lower velocity values cause the pitch to rise from the lower setting back
to the original note pitch, while higher values cause it to fall from the higher setting
back to the original value. In other words: the polarity of the pitch envelope can be
changed according to velocity values.