Roland SH-201 This set up, when you play a key, Holding this button, Press Write again

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Chapter4 AMP

The sound signal generated in OSC and processed through the FILTER is amplified here. The AMP also controls the attack and decay of sounds.

T urn the [LEVEL] knob left

A dditionally, to create a classic synth sound (analog

lead sound), set it up to play monophonically (single note at a time) by pressing the [SOLO] button.

I n this set up, when you play a key SOLO+LEGATO

Press this button

SOLO

and right. Listen to the change	Turn this knob
in the sound levels (volume).	to change the volume

T he Attack and decay of sounds are controlled by the ENV (Envelope Generator).

volume			Key-off
Move these sliders up
or down to create an ENV			S
	A	D	time
Key-on			R

Think about playing a piano for a moment.

while playing another key, timbre will remain unchanged but the pitch will change (SOLO+LEGATO). This effect is similar to the trill technique used

Key-on	Other key-on Key-off	Key-on	Other key-on Key-off
in string instruments.
M oving right along, let’s set the portamento control.
The portamento is an effect where the transition between two
consecutively played notes is smooth and gradual in pitch.		Press this
This effect is unique to synthesizers, and creates an effect		button
similar to the slide (glissando) technique used in violins.

You can control the speed of the portamento effect by pressing the NUMBER button

[1]through [8], while pressing the [PORTAMENTO] button down. Try various settings.

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When the key is struck,

the hammer pounds on the sound source (string) and the vibration of the string reaches a peak immediately. Afterward, even

if the key is held down, the sound will gradually become weaker and softer. When the hand is released from the key, the sound will begin to die at that instant.

volume

time

ADR

Holding this button... ...press [1]–[8]

Y ou were able to create a basic analog lead-synthesizer sound through the previous steps.

If you power the unit off right now, this timbre will be lost. Since you worked hard to program this timbre, let’s store it safely.

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Next, think about playing an organ.

When the key is struck, sound generates immediately. As long as you hold down the key, there will be no change in volume. When the hand is released from the key, the sound will stop at that instant.

volume

S

time

Key-onKey-off

Press the [WRITE] button and select the location in which you want to store the timbre.

Store it in the USER D-8 location by first pressing the BANK [D] button and then pressing the NUMBER

[8] button. Press the [WRITE] button once again and ta-da!! You have stored it!
2 Press [D]	3 Press [8]	1 Press [WRITE]

Move these [A], [D], [S], and [R] sliders up and down, and listen to how it affects the sound. Afterward, to leave some lingering sound after releasing the hand, leave the [R] slider at the mid-high position.

4 Press [WRITE] again

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