Roland Piano Making Settings for Each Part Part, Creating a Performance, Patch Bank, Patch Number

Creating a Performance

Making Settings for Each Part (Part)

For details on the setting, refer to “How to Make the

Performance Settings” (p. 91).

Patch/Rhythm (Patch/Rhythm Set)

Sets the assignment of a patch (PAT) or rhythm set (RHY) to each of the parts.

Patch Bank

Selects the group to which the desired patch or rhythm set belongs.

Value

USR: User

PRA–E:Preset A–E

GM: GM (GM2)

XPA–C:Wave Expansion Boards installed in EXP-A–C Slots

Patch Number

Selects the desired patch or rhythm set by its number. Value: 001–***

Level (Part Level)

Adjust the volume of each part. This setting’s main purpose is to adjust the volume balance between parts.

Value: 0–127

Pan (Part Pan)

Adjust the pan of each part. “L64” is far left, “0” is center, and “63R” is far right.

Value: L64–0–63R

Coarse Tune (Part Coarse Tune)

Adjusts the pitch of the part’s sound up or down in semitone steps

(+/-4 octaves).

Value: -48– +48

Coarse Tune and Octave Shift

The Coarse Tune and Fine Tune parameters, along with the Octave Shift parameter, can all be seen as doing the same thing to the sound, i.e., changing the pitch of the sound. For example, if C4 (Middle C) is played with the Coarse Tune parameter set to “+12,” the note produced is C5 (one octave above C4). For example, if C4 (Middle C) is played with the Octave Shift parameter set to “+1,” the note produced is C5 (one octave above C4).

However, internally these function very differently. When the Coarse Tune parameter is set to “+12,” the pitch itself is raised one octave. On the other hand, when the Octave Shift parameter is set to “+1,” it is the same as pressing the keys one octave up. In other words, use the Coarse Tune parameter when changing the pitch, and the Octave Shift parameter when you want to shift the entire keyboard, for example, when the number of keys is insufficient.

Fine Tune (Part Fine Tune)

Adjusts the pitch of the part’s sound up or down in 1-cent steps (+/- 50 cents).

Value: -50– +50

One cent is 1/100th of a semitone.

Mono/Poly (Part Mono/Poly)

Set this parameter to “MON” when the patch assigned to the part is to be played monophonically, or to “POL” when the patch is to be played polyphonically. When using the setting of the patch assigned to each part (p. 47), set this to “PAT.”

Value: MON, POL, PAT

For the part to which the rhythm set is assigned, this setting is ignored.

Legato Switch (Part Legato Switch)

You can add legato when performing monophonically. Legato is a playing style in which the spaces between notes are smoothed, creating a flowing feel with no borders between the notes. This creates a smooth transition between notes, which is effective when you wish to simulate the hammering-on and pulling-off techniques used by a guitarist.

Turn this parameter “ON” when you want to use the Legato feature and “OFF” when you don’t. When using the setting of the patch assigned to each part (p. 48), set this to “PAT.”

Value: OFF, ON, PAT

For the part to which the rhythm set is assigned, this setting is ignored.

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