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Whats the difference between a waveform, tone, patch, performance, bank etc?

April 26, 2017Bank difference patch PERFORMANCE Tone waveform

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Whats the difference between a waveform, tone, patch, performance, bank etc?

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I have broken these definitions into two sections for GS Family synths and 46 & 6A Family synths, due to their differences. GS Family synths: (JV-30, JV-35, JV-50 & XP-10) Waveform: A waveform is a raw sound stored in the synth or expansion board. Sometimes referred to as a sample. Tone: A tone is the smallest unit of sound. Each tone consists of one waveform and other settings such as envelope, pitch, filters, LFO, etc. Patch: Patches do not really exist in the GS Family but for compatibility a patch is the same as a tone. Performance: A performance is a group of 16 tones. In performance mode each tone is usually assigned to a different MIDI channel and the synth is in multitimbral mode. 46 & 6A Family synths: (JV-80, JV-880, JV-90, JV-1000, JV-1080, JV-2080, XP-50, XP-60, XP-80) Waveform: A waveform is a raw sound stored in the synth or expansion board. Sometimes referred to as a sample. Tone: A tone is the smallest unit of sound. Each tone consists of one waveform and other settings