Roland RD-700 owner manual Beat Pattern, Accent Rate, Shuffle Rate

Detailed Settings for Each Function ([EDIT])

Edit Mode

Param	Value	Description
	DUAL	Notes you press will be sounded
		two at a time, from low to high,
	UP&
		and then back down from high to
	DOWN
		low.
	DUAL	Notes you press will be sounded
	RANDOM	two at a time, in random order.
	TRIPLE	Notes you press will sound three
	UP	at a time, from low to high.
	TRIPLE	Notes you press will sound three
	DOWN	at a time, from high to low.
	TRIPLE	Notes you press will sound three
	UP&	at a time, from low to high and
	DOWN	then back down from high to low.
	TRIPLE	Notes you press will sound three
	RANDOM	at a time, in random order.
		Notes will sound in the order that
	NOTE	they were pressed. Up to 32 notes
		can be stored, so you can create
	ORDER
		melody lines by pressing keys in
		the appropriate order.
Motif		Notes will be played in an ascend-
		ing and descending chromatic
	GLISSAN-	scale between the lowest and the
	DO	highest keys that are pressed. Sim-
		ply press two notes, the lowest
		and highest.
	CHORD	All notes that are pressed will
		sound simultaneously.
	BASS+	The lowest of the notes you play
	CHORD	will sound, and the remaining
	1–5	notes will sound as a chord.
	BASS+	The lowest of the notes you play
		will sound, and the remaining
	UP 1–8
		notes will be arpeggiated.
	BASS+	The lowest of the notes you play
		will sound, and the remaining
	RND 1–3
		notes will sound in random order.
	TOP+UP	The highest of the notes you play
		will sound, and the remaining
	1–6
		notes will be arpeggiated.
	BASS+UP	Simulated fingering of folk gui-
		tar’s three-finger picking tech-
	+TOP
		nique.

Changing the Groove Feel (Beat Pattern/Accent Rate/Shuffle Rate)

Beat Pattern

Select the beat pattern from the choices below. This setting will affect the location of the accent and length of the notes to determine the beat (rhythm).

NOTE

Depending on the Style settings (p. 84), some choices may not be available. For details on the possible values, refer to “Arpeggio Style List” (p. 142).

	Parameter	Value
		1/4, 1/6, 1/8, 1/12, 1/16 1–3, 1/32 1–3,
		PORTA-A 01–11, PORTA-B 01–15, SEQ-A
		1–7, SEQ-B 1–5, SEQ-C 1–2, SEQ-D 1–8,
		ECHO 1–3, MUTE 01–16, STRUM1–8,
Beat Pattern		REGGAE1–2, REFRAIN1–2, PERC1–4,
		WALKBS, HARP, BOUND, RANDOM,
		BOSSA NOVA, SALSA 1–4, MAMBO 1–2,
		CLAVE, REV CLA, GUIRO, AGOGO,
		SAMBA, TANGO 1–4, HOUSE 1–2, 3/4,
		SWING 3/4

When PORTA-A 01– 11 and PORTA-B 01– 15 are selected, you can use Portamento time (p. 81) to control the portamento attack. In this case, it is not necessary to have Portamento Sw set to ON.

Accent Rate

Modifies the strength of accents and the length of the notes to adjust the “groove” feel of the arpeggio. A setting of 100% will produce the most pronounced groove feel.

Parameter	Value
Accent Rate	0–100%

Shuffle Rate

This setting lets you modify the note timing to create shuffle rhythms. With a setting of 50%, the notes will sound at equal spacing. As this value is increased, the notes will become more “bouncy,” as if they were dotted notes.

Parameter	Value
Shuffle Rate	50–90%

fig.5-6-4

Shuffle Rate = 50% Shuffle Rate = 90%

50 50 50 50 90 10 90 10

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