Roland SH-201 , USB audio signal flow

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Using the SH-201 together with your computer or another sound module

Using the SH-201 together with your

computer or another sound module

Note when using USB MIDI

The number of notes that can be played simultaneously (i.e., the polyphony) may decrease when you’re using

USB MIDI or when connected via MIDI (p. 58). This occurs when the MIDI messages produced when you play

the SH-201’s keyboard are routed through your computer or external MIDI device and then back to the SH-201,

causing the SH-201’s sound generator to play a “duplicate” note.

To prevent this problem, you can either turn off the MIDI Thru function of the connected device, or set the

KEYBOARD parameter (p. 69) LOCAL SWITCH setting “OFF.”

USB audio signal flow is shown in the illustration below.

USB audio signal flow

fig.USB-Driver.e

What is the USB driver?

The USB Driver is a software which passes data

between the SH-201 and the application (sequencer

software, etc.) that is running on the USB-connected

computer.

The USB Driver sends data from the application to

the SH-201, and passes data from the SH-201 to the

application.

Application

USB

Driver

Computer

USB connector

USB cable USB connector

SH-201

SH-201

Keyboard

SH-201

Sound Generator

Disconnected

(LOCAL SWITCH: OFF)

(External)

Sequencer

SH-201

Keyboard

SH-201

Sound Generator

(LOCAL SWITCH: ON)

(External)

Sequencer

Sounded in duplicate Sounded once

INPUT jacks OUTPUT jacks

USB connector

USB Audio

IN

USB Audio

OUT

AUDIO FILTER

(Stereo)

(Stereo)

INPUT jacks OUTPUT jacks

USB connector

USB Audio

IN

USB Audio

OUT

OSC

EXT IN (Mono)

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Contents

Main Owners Manual To learn how the knobs and buttons work... To create your own sounds... To learn about the performance functions... Panel descriptions Rear Panel Top Panel AUDIO FILTER (p. 50) EXT IN (p. 49) Panel descriptions FILTER ENV (p. 37) LFO 1/LFO 2 (p. 40) MIX/MOD (p. 32) Contents Contents Page Main features Page IMPORTANT NOTES Repairs and Data Maintenance Placement Additional Precautions Handling CD-ROMs Before you begin Making the connections Connecting the power adaptor Connecting headphones or speakers Page Basic structure of the SH-201 How sound is produced C Playing sounds Selecting a sound to play (GROUP/BANK/NUMBER) Examples: Adjusting the volume (MASTER VOL) About Patches Restoring the original settings (Factory Reset) Modulation speed and shape Pitch bend range Shifting the pitch range of the keyboard (OCT UP/DOWN) Using legato and portamento simultaneously Legato Smoothly connecting the pitch of two notes (PORTAMENTO) Playing monophonically (SOLO/LEGATO) Legato: OFF Legato: ON Moving your hand to vary the pitch or volume (D BEAM) Active Expression Sustaining the notes (Hold pedal) Adding dynamics to your performance (Expression pedal) Changing the sensitivity of the D Beam controller Automatically playing arpeggios (ARPEGGIO) Playing arpeggios (ON/HOLD) Playing arpeggios via MIDI Selecting how the arpeggio is to sound (SELECT) Changing the tempo during recording Recording Recording your performance (RECORDER) Saving a recorded phrase Changing the tempo of the phrase Starting/stopping playback Selecting the phrase you want to play Playback Creating sounds Cyclic change in the sound (Modulation) Time-varying change in the sound (Envelope) The three elements of sound Specifying the waveform and pitch (OSC) WAVE buttons OSC 1 (oscillator 1) button/OSC 2 (oscillator 2) button PITCH knob DETUNE knob Using the PITCH knob PW/FEEDBACK (Pulse Width/Feedback) knob INTERVAL buttons DEPTH slider PITCH ENV (pitch envelope) sliders pitch time Using PITCH ENV Combining waveforms to create rich or metallic sounds (MIX/MOD) OSC 1 waveform (output waveform) OSC 2 waveform CUT BOOST BALANCE knob LOW FREQ (low frequency) button BYPASS BPF (Band Pass Filter) Specifying the brightness and thickness of the sound (FILTER) LPF BPF HPF SLOPE button CUTOFF knob Example: LPF (Low Pass Filter) SLOPE settings RESONANCE knob KEY FOLLOW knob FILTER ENV (filter envelope) sliders R (release time) knob S (sustain level) knob D (decay time) slider Specifying how the sound begins and ends (AMP) LEVEL knob AMP ENV (amp envelope) sliders volume Creating a powerful, distorted sound (OVERDRIVE) OVERDRIVE button Modulating the sound (LFO) SHAPE buttons LFO 1 button/LFO 2 button RATE knob Speed and waveform of the vibrato applied by the modulation lever DEPTH knob DESTINATION 1 Patch DEPTH knob DESTINATION 2 Effect types Adding depth and spaciousness to the sound (EFFECTS) FX ON (effect on) button EDIT button TIME knob DEPTH knob Selecting an effect template Playing and editing the LOWER tone Combining two sounds (DUAL/SPLIT) Layering two sounds to play them simultaneously (DUAL) SH-201 Playing different sounds in the right and left hands (SPLIT) UPPER Tone Split Point LOWER Tone Saving a sound you create (WRITE) Performing with sound from your digital audio player, etc. (EXT IN) Connecting your digital audio player, etc. Modifying the sound from the external source (AUDIO FILTER) FILTER ON button LPF BPF SLOPE button CUTOFF knob RESONANCE knob Example: LPF (Low Pass Filter) SLOPE settings Using the keyboard to play sound from an external source (WAVE - EXT IN) Producing sound from the external device only when you play the keyboard Using the SH-201 together with your computer or another sound module Making connections Macintosh users Windows users Installing the USB driver in your computer USB audio signal flow What is the USB driver? Macintosh users Creating sounds in greater detail (Editor)/ Using your computer to manage patches (Librarian) Using SH-201 Librarian to manage patches Using SH-201 Editor to create sounds and arpeggios SH-201 Editor System requirements About the SH-201s MIDI channel MIDI OUT connector MIDI IN connector Using the SH-201 as a controller or a sound module (MIDI) About MIDI connectors MIDI channels Using an external sequencer to play the SH-201s internal sound generator (MIDI IN) Using the SH-201s keyboard and knobs to play an external sound module (MIDI OUT) Parameter list MIX/MOD PITCH ENV OSC2 FILTER & AMP parameters AMP ENV AMP FILTER ENV LFO parameters LFO2 LFO1 EFFECTS parameters REVERB DELAY PATCH COMMON parameters PORTAMENTO OCTAVE SHIFT PITCH BEND RANGE CONTROLLER ASSIGN D BEAM CONTROLLER DESTINATION MOTIF These are arpeggio-related settings. Arpeggio parameters are also saved for each patch. ARPEGGIO parameters About arpeggio styles NOTE (pitch) STEP SYSTEM COMMON parameters TRANSMIT SWITCH PEDAL parameters KEYBOARD parameters Other parameters Page Control change message list Others EFFECTS LOWER Tone MIDI implementation chart SYNTHESIZER Model SH-201 Date : March 1, 2006 Version : 1.00 Specifications Block diagram Panel index Top Panel Rear Panel Panel index Index D C B E L K I H G M R O N S W V T U As of April 1, 2006 (ROLAND) Information SH-201_r_e.book 82 distributor in your country as shown below. MIDDLE EAST NORTH AMERICA ASIA FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Compliance Information Statement 04129778 2MP Patch list PRESET Name Bank Select Program Change MSB LSB USER Name Bank Select Program Change MSB LSB