Roland VC-2 owner manual KEY Assign, Portamento

Creating/Editing Patches (Patch mode)

Parameter	Value	Explanation
VeloSens	-63–	Keyboard playing dynamics can be used	CTRL (controller)
	+63	to control the volume of the patch. If you
		want the volume to have more effect for	KEY ASSIGN
		strongly played notes, set this parameter
		to a positive (+) value. If you want the vol-
		ume to have less effect for strongly played	Parameter	Value	Explanation
		notes, set this to a negative (-) value.
			Mono/	MONO,	Specifies whether the patch will play
LevelMod-	-63–	Adjusts the volume of the patch by the	Poly	POLY	monophonically or polyphonically.
Depth	+63	controller assigned by Controller (p. 31).			The monophonic setting is effective
					when playing a solo instrument patch
Pan					such as sax or flute.
					MONO: Only the last-played note will
					sound.
Parameter	Value	Explanation			POLY: Two or more notes can be
					played simultaneously.
Pan	L64–	Specifies the pan of the patch. “L64” is far
			LegatoSw	OFF, ON	Legato is valid when the Mono/Poly
	0–63R	left, “0” is center, and “63R” is far right.
					parameter is set to monophonic. This
PanKF	-200–	Use this parameter if you want key posi-
					setting specifies whether the Legato
(Pan Key	+200	tion to affect panning. Positive (+) settings
					function will be used (ON) or not
Follow)		will cause notes higher than C5 key (cen-
					(OFF).
		ter C) to be panned increasingly further to-
					With the Legato Switch parameter
		ward the right, and negative (-) settings
					“ON,” pressing a key while continuing
		will cause notes higher than C5 key (cen-
					to press a previous key causes the note
		ter C) to be panned toward the left. Larger
					to change pitch to the pitch of the most
		settings will produce greater change.
					recently pressed key, sounding all the
PanMod-	-63–	Adjusts the pan of the patch by the con-
					while. This creates a smooth transition
Depth	+63	troller assigned by Controller (p. 31).			between notes, which is effective when
					you wish to simulate the hammering-
Attack					on and pulling-off techniques used by a
					guitarist.
Parameter	Value	Explanation	PORTAMENTO
Time	0–127	Specifies the attack time of the envelope
		(the time from when you press a key until	Portamento is an effect which smoothly changes the pitch
		the envelope level reaches the maximum
		value).	from the first-played key to the next-played key. By applying
VeloSens	-63–	This allows keyboard dynamics to affect
			portamento when the Mono/Poly parameter is monophonic,
	+63	the attack time of the envelope. If you
		want attack time to be speeded up for	you can simulate slide performance techniques on a violin or
		strongly played notes, set this parameter	similar instrument.
		to a positive (+) value. If you want it to be
		slowed down, set this to a negative (-) val-
			Parameter	Value		Explanation
		ue.
			PortaSw	OFF,		Specifies whether portamento will
				ON		be applied (ON) or not (OFF).
Release			Mode	NORMAL,		Specifies the performance conditions
				LEGATO		for which portamento will be ap-
Parameter	Value	Explanation				plied.
						NORMAL: Portamento will always
Time	0–127	Specifies the release time of the envelope
						be applied.
		(the time from when you release a key un-
						LEGATO: Portamento will be ap-
		til the envelope level reaches 0).
						plied only when you play legato (i.e.,
						when you press the next key before
						releasing the previous key).
			Type	RATE,		Specifies the type of portamento ef-
				TIME		fect.
						RATE: The time it takes will depend
						on the distance between the two
						pitches.
						TIME: The time it takes will be con-
						stant, regardless of how far apart in
						pitch the notes are.

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