Utilities Screen

The Utilities screen allows you to adjust various sound effects, special features and appearances.
This chapter includes the following sections:

• Reverb
• Touch Tremolo
• Airy Sound
• Tweak
• Expression
• Attenuation
• Audition Buttons
• Color Palette Dialog

Reverb

The slider labeled "Reverb" changes amount of the reverb effect to the sound.
You can bypass the reverb effect moving the slider to the left end.
The degree of effect can be checked with the Audition Button.

Touch Tremolo

You can apply tremolo (volume vibrato) by shaking finely your finger to the left and right while touching the sound button.
The slider labeled "Sensitivity" changes the sensitivity of this touch tremolo effect; if you want no tremolo, move the slider to the left end.
The degree of effect can be checked with the Audition Button.

Airy Sound

The slider labeled "Airy Sound" adjusts the amount of airy sound that is often found when playing wind instruments.
If you want no airy sound, move the slider to the left end.
The degree of effect can be checked with the Audition Button.

Tweak

Turn the tweak feature "on" or "off".
When the tweak feature is "off", the pitch does not change depending on the touch position in the home area of the sound controller, but when it is "on", the pitch changes slightly depending on the touch position.
When the tweak feature is "on", the pitch changes from -15 to +15 cents in the bending direction from the left edge to the right edge of the home area. This makes it easier to handle playing in just intonation.
When the tweak feature is "on", the line representing the home area of the Sound-Gauge becomes a dotted line to indicate that the tweak feature is working.

Expression

You can turn the expression feature "on" or "off" with the switch labeled "Expression".
When the expression function is turned “on”, you can express a music dynamics with sound volume by tilting your device. (If the device tilts more than about 45 degrees along the horizontal axis, the volume will decrease accordingly.)
Tip: If this feature is not needed, "off" will stop the device-motion sensing and may help to reduce some power consumption.

Attenuation

The selector labeled "Attenuation" attenuates the instrument's sound by the selected amount (in decibels) without affecting the device's volume setting. This is especially useful when you want to play at a low volume, or match to the play-along playback volume; usually select "0".
The degree of effect can be checked with the Audition Button.

Audition Buttons

The row of dimly lit button is the audition button which works as same as the 3rd, 4th, and 5th upper areas of the Sound-Buttons on the Main screen.
Touching the audition button, you can adjust reverb, vibrato, timbre, airy sound and attenuation while listening to the actual sound.

Color Palette Dialog

Tapping "Color ..." on the left side of the bottom will appear the color palette dialog where you can select and change the color of the main screen.
-The color palette is initially set to the color of the main screen, and that color is displayed on the color ribbon on the upper right side.
-You can change the hue, brightness and saturation with the color wheel on the bottom of the color ribbon and the color grid on the left.
-Tap the color selectors at the bottom to set the preset colors in the palette.
-You can preset the colors created in the color palette to the color selectors 1 to 4.(At first, all colors are preset to "Sea Green".)
If you want the color of the main screen to be the color of the palette, tap "OK", otherwise tap "Cancel" to exit the dialog.