Roland Piano owner manual Modifying Pitch Pitch

Creating a Patch

FXM Depth ★

Specifies the depth of the modulation produced by FXM. Value: 0–16

Tempo Sync (Wave Tempo Sync)

When you wish to synchronize a Phrase Loop to the clock (tempo), set this to “ON.” This is valid only when an optional Wave Expansion Board, such as “SR-JV80-10: BASS&DRUMS,” is installed, and you have selected a tone which uses a waveform that displays tempo (BPM).

Value: OFF, ON

•When the Tempo Sync parameter is set to “ON,” settings related to Pitch (p. 60) and FXM (p. 59) are disabled.

•When the Tempo Sync parameter is set to “ON,” set the Delay Time parameter (PATCH/General) to “0.” With other settings, a delay effect will be applied, and you will be not be able to play as you expect.

Phrase Loop

Phrase loop refers to the repeated playback of a phrase that’s been pulled out of a song (e.g., by using a sampler). One technique involving the use of Phrase Loops is the excerpting of a Phrase from a pre-existing song in a certain genre, for example dance music, and then creating a new song with that Phrase used as the basic motif. This is referred to as “Break Beats.”

Modifying Pitch (Pitch)

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

Settings” (p. 42).

Pitch

Patch C Tune (Patch Coarse Tune) ★

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

(+/-4 octaves).

Value: -48– +48

Patch F Tune (Patch Fine Tune)

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

Value: -50– +50

One cent is 1/100th of a semitone.

Octave Shift

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

Value: -3– +3

Stretch Tune (Stretch Tune Depth)

This setting allows you to apply “stretched tuning” to the patch. (Stretched tuning is a system by which acoustic pianos are normally tuned, causing the lower range to be lower and the higher range to be higher than the mathematical tuning ratios would otherwise dictate.) With a setting of “OFF,” the patch’s tuning will be equal temperament. A setting of “3” will produce the greatest difference in the pitch of the low and high ranges.

Value: OFF, 1–3

The diagram shows the pitch change relative to equal temperament that will occur in the low and high ranges. This setting will have a subtle effect on the way in which chords resonate.

Pitch difference from
equal temperament	Parameter value
	3
	2
	1
OFF	OFF
1
2
3
Low note range	High note range

Tone C Tune (Tone Coarse Tune) ★

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

(+/-4 octaves).

Value: -48– +48

Tone F Tune (Tone Fine Tune) ★

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

Value: -50– +50

One cent is 1/100th of a semitone.

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