Roland RS-50 owner manual Using the phrase/arpeggio function, User template parameter list

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Using the phrase/arpeggio function

The RS-50 provides arpeggio templates that use phrases suitable for each category of instrument. Some of the arpeggio templates are phrase templates, which let you produce arpeggios with a single finger, without having to hold down a chord.

“Playing arpeggios (Phrase/Arpeggio)” (p. 23)

1.Press [PHRASE/ARPEGGIO] so it is lit.

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2.Press [0]–[9] to choose the arpeggio template you want to use.

Play a chord on the keyboard. An arpeggio will begin playing according to the notes in the chord you play. Select a template or style you like.

If you select a phrase template, press only one key. If you play a

chord, the phrase will play according to the last-played key.

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3.To stop the arpeggio performance, press [PHRASE/ ARPEGGIO] once again so it goes out.

Creating your own arpeggio template (User Template)

You can create your own arpeggio template by editing the parameters of one of the preset templates. Your newly created template can be stored as one of eight user templates.

1.Press [PHRASE/ARPEGGIO] so it is lit.

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2.Press [0]–[9] to select a template that produces arpeggios similar to what you want to create.

Pressing [0] will select the user template you have created. You can then use VALUE [-]/[+] to select other user templates.

3.Press [PARAM] so it is lit.

Now you can edit the arpeggio parameters.

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4.Use PAGE/CURSOR [ ]/[ ] to move the cursor, and use VALUE [-]/[+] to specify the value.

For details on the types and values of the parameters, refer to the following section “User template parameter list” (p. 62).

5.When you are finished editing parameters, press [WRITE].

Use VALUE [-]/[+] to specify the number (UserTemplate 1–8) at

which to save the user template.

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Be aware that if you choose a number in which a user template has already been saved, the previously saved settings will be overwritten and lost.

6.Press [ENTER].

When the user template has been saved, the display will indicate “COMPLETED.”

If you decide not to save the user template, press [EXIT].

Now when you use the arpeggiator, you can press [0] and select the user template you just saved.

User template parameter list

Style (Arpeggio Style)

Specifies the basic way in which the arpeggio will be played.

For details regarding Arpeggio Style, refer to “Arpeggio style list” (p. 122).

Variation (Arpeggio Variation)

The arpeggiator provides several variations (performance patterns) for each arpeggio style. This parameter selects the variation number. The number of variations will differ according to the arpeggio style.

Motif (Arpeggio Motif)

Sets the order in which notes of the chord will sound.

Notes you press will be sounded, beginning from low to high.

Notes you press will be sounded, from high to low. Notes you press will be sounded, from low to high, and then back down from high to low.

RANDOM: Notes you press will be sounded, in random order.

NOTE-ORDER:Notes you press will be sounded in the order in which you pressed them. By pressing the notes in the appropriate order you can produce melody lines. Up to 128 notes will be remembered.

GLISSANDO: Each chromatic step between the highest and lowest notes you press will sound in succession, repeating upward and downward. Press only the lowest and the highest notes.

CHORD: All notes you press will sound simultaneously.

AUTO1: The timing at which keys will sound will be assigned automatically, giving priority to the lowest key that was pressed.

AUTO2: The timing at which keys will sound will be assigned automatically, giving priority to the highest key that was pressed.

PHRASE: Pressing a single key will sound a phrase based on the pitch of that key. If multiple keys are pressed, the last-pressed key will be valid.

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