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Setting the Sound’s basic parameters |329
Detecting Legato
Two notes can be considered legato when there is very little or no time be-
tween them (and they can even be overlapping). You can adjust the instru-
ment’s sensitivity to detect legato.
Legato can be used as an oscillator trigger, when you assign one of the
Legato triggers to the OSC Trigger Mode parameter (in the Sound Edit >
Basic > OSC Basic page).
Adjusting the time gap
▪ Use the Max Time parameter to set the delay between notes (1…999 ms), to
consider them legato, even if there is a small gap before them.
This is useful to avoid some notes in a chord are played legato, and some oth-
ers staccato. Notes played with a small gap are still considered legato notes.
A value of approx. 15 ms is usually considered effective when playing chords.
Adjusting the key note gap
▪ Use the Max Range parameter to set the range (1…127 semitones) within
which notes can be considered legato. If you play a wider interval, the notes
are always considered staccato.
This is typical of some acoustic instruments, where legato is only possible
within a small interval, but not on wider ones.
As an example, please try the ‘Alto Sax RX1’ sound, where the Max Range is
12 semitones. Play legato with intervals smaller than 12 semitones, and you
will hear how smoother legato notes will become. Play legato with wider in-
tervals, and legato smoothing will be lost.