Pitch bend

control on a synthesizer to vary the pitch

A pitch bend is a music effect on where one note will slide to another note. Pitch bends is a technical term that is used in MIDI technology and there are some genres of music such as rock and video game where pitch bends are often heard.[1] The first synthesizer with a pitch wheel was the Minimoog, in 1970.

References

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  1. "The Complete MIDI 1.0 Detailed Specification". www.midi.org. Archived from the original on 2019-09-26. Retrieved 2019-09-22.