Roland Piano owner manual 117, Multitimbre

Vibrate Rate (Part Vibrate Rate)

For each part, adjust the vibrato speed (the rate at which the pitch is modulated). The pitch will be modulated more rapidly for higher settings, and more slowly with lower settings.

Value: -64– +63

Vibrate Depth (Part Vibrate Depth)

For each part, this adjusts the depth of the vibrato effect (the depth at which the pitch is modulated). The pitch will be modulated more greatly for higher settings, and less with lower settings.

Value: -64– +63

Vibrate Delay (Part Vibrate Delay)

For each part, this adjusts the time delay until the vibrato (pitch modulation) effect begins. Higher settings will produce a longer delay time before vibrato begins, while lower settings produce a shorter time.

Value: -64– +63

Octave Shift (Part Octave Shift)

Adjusts the pitch of the part’s sound up or down in units of an octave (+/-3 octaves).

Value: -3– +3

Note that when a rhythm set is assigned to a part, if the Octave Shift parameter is set, the rhythm tone that is played also changes.

Vel Sens Offset (Part Velocity Sensitivity Offset)

This changes the volume and cutoff frequency for each part according to the velocity with which the keys are pressed. If you want strongly played notes to raise the volume/cutoff frequency, set this parameter to positive (+) settings. If you want strongly played notes to lower the volume/cutoff frequency, use negative (-) settings. Set Velocity Sensitivity to “0” when you want sounds played at a fixed volume and cutoff frequency, regardless of the force with which the keys are played.

Value: -63– +63

Patches also contain a Velocity Sensitivity Offset setting (p. 48). The ultimate Velocity Sensitivity Offset value is the sum of the part’s and the patch’s Velocity Sensitivity Offsets. Accordingly, if the patch’s Velocity Sensitivity Offset parameter is set to “127” (maximum), there will be no change in the part’s Velocity Sensitivity Offset, even when this is set to a positive value.

Key Fade Lower (Part Keyboard Fade Width Lower)

This determines what will happen to the part’s level when a note that’s lower than the part’s specified keyboard range is played. Higher settings produce a more gradual change in volume. If you don’t want the tone to sound at all when a note below the keyboard range is played, set this parameter to “0.”

Value: 0–127

Creating a Multitimbre

Key Range Lower (Part Keyboard Range Lower)

Specifies the lowest note that the tone will sound for each part. Value: C-1–UPPER

Key Range Upper (Part Keyboard Range Upper)

Specifies the highest note that the tone will sound for each part. Value: LOWER–G9

When the Key Range (p. 58) is set for each individual tone in a patch, sounds are produced in the range where the Key Range of each tone and the Key Range for the part overlap.

		Key range specified for Performance		Multitimbre
			Key range specified for Patch
The range in which notes will play				a
	If you attempt to raise the lower key higher than the upper key,			Creating
	or to lower the upper key below the lower key, the other value
	will be automatically modified to the same setting.

Key Fade Upper (Part Keyboard Fade Width Upper)

This determines what will happen to the part’s level when a note that’s higher than the part’s specified keyboard range is played. Higher settings produce a more gradual change in volume. If you don’t want the tone to sound at all when a note below the keyboard range is played, set this parameter to “0.”

Value: 0–127

Level

Pitch

Fade Lower				Fade Upper
	Range	Lower	Range	Upper

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