Roland VR-700 important safety instructions Using Percussion to add a Sense of Attack

Creating Organ Sounds

Using Percussion to add a Sense of Attack

Percussion adds a sharply decaying component to the beginning of	fig.pnl-perc.eps
the sound, giving the sound more crispness. When you play legato,
percussion is added only to the first note you play. When you play
staccato, percussion is added to each note.

* Percussion can be added only to the upper part’s organ sound. Percussion cannot be added to the lower part, the pedal part, or to ensemble sounds.

Button	ON	OFF
	The percussion sound will be decreased, and the harmonic bars will	The percussion sound will be at its normal volume, and the sound of
	have their usual volume.	the harmonic bars will be decreased.
	fig.Perc-Soft.eps	fig.Perc-Hard.eps

	Volume	Volume
	Percussion sound will decay	Percussion
[SOFT] button	Volume of the	Volume of the harmonic
	harmonic bar
		bars will decreases
	Time	Time

* The volume when percussion is softened can be adjusted by the	* The volume when percussion is normal can be adjusted by the
Function mode setting “Percussion Soft Level” (p. 52).	Function mode setting “Percussion Normal Level” (p. 52).
The percussion sound will decay more slowly, producing a gentler	The percussion sound will decay quickly, producing a sharper attack.
attack.
fig.Perc-Slow.eps	fig.Perc-Fast.eps

	Volume	Long decay time	Volume	Short decay time
[SLOW] button		Percussion		Percussion
		Volume of the
		harmonic bars
		Time		Time

* The percussion decay time can be adjusted by the Function mode	* The percussion decay time can be adjusted by the Function mode
setting “Percussion Slow Time” (p. 52).	setting “Percussion Fast Time” (p. 52).

[SECOND] button

Percussion of the same pitch as the 4’ harmonic bar will be heard

Percussion will not sound.

[THIRD] button

Percussion of the same pitch as the 2-2/3’ harmonic bar will be heard.

Percussion will not sound.

•If percussion is on, the 1’ harmonic bar will not sound.

•The [SECOND] button and [THIRD] button cannot be turned on simultaneously.

•If you turn the [SOFT] button off, the organ sound specified by the harmonic bars will decrease. This reproduces the characteristics of a tonewheel organ. The Function mode setting “Percussion H-Bar Level” lets you specify how much the organ volume will decrease when the [SOFT] button is turned off (p. 52).

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