Bend Bender Range, Hold Hold Mode | Roland VC-1 D-50 instruction

Applying Effects to the Sound

CONTROL

Patch Controls determine how the Control Functions actually affect the Upper and the Lower Tones.

Bend (Bender Range)

This sets the variable range of the pitch change caused by moving the Bender lever fight and left. The variable range set here may result differently depending on the setting of the Tone Parameter Bender Mode (p. 60).

Value: 0–12

AfterPB (Aftertouch, Pitch Bender)

This sets the sensitivity of the aftertouch effect on pitch. Higher

values mean higher sensitivity. A Minus setting decreases the pitch, and a plus setting increases it. Value: -12–+12

Hold (Hold Mode)

This selects the Tone that on the Pedal Hold effect. When the Key mode is Whole, Pedal Hold always works whichever of the above three modes may be selected.

Value: U, L, UL

Time (Portamento Time)

Display

Function

UWorks on the Upper Tone. L Works on the Lower Tone.

UL Works on the both Tones.

This sets the portamento time from one note to another. Higher values make the time longer. Value: 0–100

Mode (Portamento Mode)

This selects the Tone that should take on the Portamento effect. When the Key Mode is Whole, Portamento always works whichever of the above three modes may be selected.

Value: U, L, UL

*Even when Portamento is set to ON, the Portamento ON/OFF message sent from an external device can change the settings of Portamento.

Display Function

UWorks on the Upper Tone. L Works on the Lower Tone.

UL Works on the both Tones.

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Roland VC-1 D-50 Bend Bender Range, Value AfterPB Aftertouch, Pitch Bender, Hold Hold Mode, Time Portamento Time Display

Contents

03897845 ’05-3-1N Page Page Table of Contents Table of Contents Introduction Main FeaturesPerfect Simulation of the D-50’s Tones Editing and Performances That Surpass the Original What is the digital synthesizer D-50? Panel Descriptions Front PanelNumber KEY Mode ShiftExit Rear Panel Try Out the Sounds Turning On the Power Selecting Patches and Playing Sounds Selecting Patches with the Value dial Selecting Patches from the ListSelecting Patches with Patch Palette Enabling or Disabling the Beep Tone Viewing Various Information 01ePatchFactorImage Applying Effects to the Sound Assigning Parameters to the Controllers Controllers ParametersKeys Functions List OSC1, OSC2, COSM1, COSM2 and TVA Specify the Tones or the Partials to be applied You can control the following parameters Settings Common to All Screens How to Make the Patch Factors Dual WholeSplit SEP Mode Portamento Mode Hold Hold ModeBend Bender Range Value AfterPB Aftertouch, Pitch Bender Output Output Mode Mode Output ModeValue Display Function RevType Reverb Type Vol Total VolumeValue Display Description Revbal Reverb Balance ULL ULU Mode Chase ModeLevel Chase Level Value Time Chase Time UTune Fine Tuning of the Upper Tone LTune Fine Tuning of the Lower ToneTxBS Transmit Bank Select Switch SepCH Receive Channel in Separate Mode Naming a Patch Saving Patches You’ve Created Saving Patches Reset to Default Factory Settings Touch Factory RESET. The Factory Reset screen appearsVC-1’s File Structure Transferring Patches from the D-50 to the VC-1 Transferring Patches To and From the D-50/550 Using the D-50 Using the D-550Transfer the patch from the memory card to the D-50/550 Transferring Patches from the D-50/550 to the VC-1 Touch Data TRANSFER. The Data Transfer screen appears Saving Transferred PatchesDEC Source Bank Destination Bank Transferring Patches from the VC-1 to the D-50/550 Touch SystemINC/+ or DEC Source Bank 3-1 Copying a Reverb Type Value 17 Value1 Destination Bank Memory Structure Overview of the VC-1Work Area Temporary Area Basic Concept of a Tone PartialSynthesizer sound generator PCM sound generator StructureTone Patch Ring Modulator WG Wave Generator Structure of Tone Parameters TVA Time Variant Amplifier TVF Time Variant FilterENV Envelope Generator LFO Low Frequency Creating a Patch How to Make the Patch Settings Editing a Value Useful Functions for EditingUndoing an editing Operation Cursor Buttons Silencing the Sound of the Partial Editing with the Panel Controls Partial Select Copying Tone Settings CancelDisplay Value ALL Copying Parameter SettingsCommon TVF Auditioning the Sound Before Editing When Is set to All or Common Setting is ignored Ctrl Setup Initializing Patch SettingsCheck All Patch Factor Common Parameters Tone ParametersStructure EQ/CHORUS ENV Edit Envelope ENV Pitch EnvelopeENV Time Edit Velo Velocity Range ENV Level Edit Pitch Mod Pitch Modulation LFO Low Frequency Oscillator EQ Edit Equalizer EQ/CHORUS Equalizer/ChorusOFF KEY Chorus Edit Pitch Partial Parameters WG Form Waveform WG Form WG WaveformWG PW WG Pulse Width Wave Waveform Display LFO Phase Value -7-+7 After Aftertouch RangeValue -7-+7 LFO LFO Select Coars Pitch Coarse WG PitchValue C1-C7 Fine Pitch Fine KF Keyfollow pitch ENV P-ENV Mode LFO LFO ModeBend Bender Mode WG Mod WG Modulation Bender Mode Example TVF Time Variant FilterFreq Cutoff Frequency KFKeyfollow Cutoff Point Reso ResonanceBP Bias Point Display Example Example Function TVF ENV TVF Envelope Value T5 Time TVF ENV Time TVF ENV Level TVA Time Variant Amplifier Value Volume AdjustmentValue -50-+50 BP Bias Point Display Example Function Example TVA ENV Envelope TVA ENV TimeVelo Velocity Follow Time TVA ENV Level Value -7-+7 MOD Modulation TVA MOD Settings for the Entire VC-1 How to Make the System Function SettingsDEC Master Tune Sound SettingSound Character Digital Freq Digital Frequency Prog.C Program Change Switch SeparateCH Receive Channel in Separate ModeMidi CH Midi Channel Value 1 Bank.S Bank Select Switch Exclusive Exclusive SwitchDump TxEDIT Initializing the System Settings Mono Mode, Poly Mode Key Mode Alteration Dual Key Mode Poly Mode Mono Mode Mode Message OffDual-S Split P1 Preset 1Original D-50 Preset PatchesP2 Preset 2 New Sound List P4 Preset 4PN-D50-02 P3 Preset 3PN-D50-01 P5 Preset 5PN-D50-03 P6 Preset 6PN-D50-04BANK1 Patch Factors Value Comment Patch Factors Tone Parameters Common ParametersParameter Value Parameter Value Comment Partial Parameters TVF ENV Midich System Parameters Oneshot WaveformLoop Number Display PCM Name Loop Some of the sounds 1 to 76, are combined and looped Newly Added WaveformsNumber Display Data Transmission Midi Implementation Receive data Mono Controller number Exclusive Communication Partial Parameter Common Parameter Patch Parameter Supplementary Material Midi Implementation Chart VC-1 V-Card D-50 Specifications Index Index 100