Roland V-Synth owner manual Tune

Tune

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Patch Coarse Tune

Adjusts the pitch of the patch’s sound up or down in semitone steps (+/-4 octaves).

Value: -48– +48

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.

Scale Tune (Scale Tune Switch)

Turn this on when you wish to use a tuning scale other than equal temperament.

Value: OFF, ON

The V-Synth allows you to play the keyboard using temperaments other than equal temperament. The pitch is specified in one-cent units relative to the equal tempered pitch.

•One-cent is 1/100th of a semitone.

•The selected scale applies to MIDI messages received from an external MIDI device.

Creating a Patch

Equal Temperament

This tuning divides the octave into 12 equal parts, and is the most widely used method of temperament used in Western music. The V-Synth employs equal temperament when the Scale Tune Switch is set to “OFF.”

Just Temperament (Tonic of C)				Patch
Compared with equal temperament, the principle triads sound
pure in this tuning. However, this effect is achieved only in one
key, and the triads will become ambiguous if you transpose.				a
Arabian Scale				Creating
In this scale, E and B are a quarter note lower and C#, F# and G#
are a quarter-note higher compared to equal temperament. The
intervals between G and B, C and E, F and G#, Bb and C#, and
Eb and F# have a natural third—the interval between a major
third and a minor third. On the V-Synth, you can use Arabian
temperament in the three keys of G, C and F.
<Example>
Note	Equal tem-	Just Tempera-	Arabian Scale
name	perament	ment (tonic C)
C	0	0	-6
C#	0	-8	+45
D	0	+4	-2
Eb	0	+16	-12
E	0	-14	-51
F	0	-2	-8
F#	0	-10	+43
G	0	+2	-4
G#	0	+14	+47
A	0	-16	0
Bb	0	+14	-10
B	0	-12	-49

Scale Tune C–B

Make scale tune settings.

Value: -100– +100

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