Roland MC-909 owner manual Solo/Porta Portamento

Patch Edit

Parameter	Value	Description
Filter Depth #	-63– +63	Depth to which the LFO will affect the filter cutoff frequency
(LFO Filter Depth)
Amp Depth #	-63– +63	Depth to which the LFO will affect the amp level
(LFO Amp Depth)
Pan Depth #	-63– +63	Depth to which the LFO will affect the amp pan
(LFO Pan Depth)		* If the Waveform is “XSIN,” it may be difficult to notice the effect.

note:

fig.

(Sixty-fourth-note triplet),

(Sixty-fourth note),

(Thirty-second-note triplet),

(Thirty-second note),

(Sixteenth-note triplet),

(Dotted thirty-second note),

(Sixteenth note),

(Eighth-note triplet),

(Dotted sixteenth note),

(Eighth note),

(Quarter-note triplet),

(Dotted eighth note),

(Quarter note),

(Half-note triplet),

(Dotted quarter note),

(Half note),

(Whole-note triplet),

(Dotted half note),

(Whole note),

(Double-note triplet),

(Dotted whole note),

(Double note)

Solo/Porta (Portamento)

Parameter	Value	Description
Mono/Poly #	MONO,	Specifies how notes will be produced
	POLY	MONO: Only one note at a time will sound.
		POLY: More than one note can be played simultaneously.
		It is effective to use the MONO setting when playing a patch of a single-note instrument such as sax
		or flute.
Legato Switch	OFF, ON	Specifies whether legato will be used (ON) or not (OFF)
		Legato is a function that is available when the Mono/Poly parameter is set to MONO. When Legato
		is turned ON, pressing another key while the previously played key is still held down will cause the
		pitch to change to the newly played key, while the note continues to sound. This can be used to sim-
		ulate the hammering-on/pulling-off performance techniques used by a guitarist.
Legato Retrigger	OFF, ON	Selects whether the note will be retriggered when using Legato.
		Normally, you will leave this “ON.” If this parameter is turned “OFF,” pressing another key while
		the previously played key is still held down will cause only the pitch to change, which may cause an
		unnatural-sounding result for some waveforms. It is best to turn this “OFF” when playing wind or
		bowed-string instrument sounds, or when simulating a monophonic synthesizer.
		* This setting is ignored if the Legato Switch is “OFF.”

PORTAMENTO

Portamento is a function that causes the Patch’s pitch to change smoothly from one note to the next note played. When the Key Mode Asign is MONO, this can be effective in simulating performance techniques such as a violinist’s glissando.

Portamento Switch #	OFF, ON	Portamento on/off
Porta Mode	NORMAL,	Method of play for which the portamento effect will be applied
(Portamento Mode)	LEGATO	NORMAL: Portamento will always be applied.
		LEGATO: Portamento will be applied only when you play legato (i.e., press the next note before re-
		leasing the previous note).
Portamento Type	RATE,	How the difference in pitch between the notes you play will affect the time over which the pitch change
	TIME	occurs
		RATE: The time over which the pitch changes will be proportionate to the difference in pitch between
		the two notes.
		TIME: The pitch change will occur over a fixed time, regardless of the difference in pitch between the
		two notes.

Patch/Sample Mode

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