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Portamento
In music, portamento (plural: portamenti, from Italian: portamento, meaning
"carriage" or "carrying") is a pitch sliding from one note to another. The term
originated from theItalian expression "portamento della voce" (carriage of the
voice), denoting from the beginning of the 17th century its use in vocal
performances[1] and its emulation by members of the violin family and certain
wind instruments,[2] and is sometimes used interchangeably with anticipation.[3] It
is also applied to one type of glissando as well as to the "glide" function
of synthesizers.
Pitch Wheel
In electronic music, a pitch wheel is a control on a synthesizer to pitch
bend (portamento) to vary the pitch in a continuously variable manner.
The first synthesizer with a pitch wheel was the Minimoog, in 1970.
Alternatively, pitch bend controllers on synthesizers may have appearance of
joystick, knob, or ribbon.
In the MIDI specification, the pitch wheel may send 16,384 possible variation
values. The General MIDI specification recommends that the total range be 2
semitones,[1] though this Pitch Wheel Range (or Sensitivity) can be adjusted
using General Midi Registered Parameter Number 0, 0.
Glissando
Glissando notation
In music, a glissando [lissando] (plural: glissandi, abbreviated gliss.) is
a glide from one pitch to another. It is an Italianized musical term derived from