Chapter 4 Creating a Patch

Mode (Tone delay mode)

This sets the manner in which the Tone will sound. NORMAL: The Tone will sound after the specified Delay

Time.

Delay Time

press key

release key

HOLD: The Tone will only sound if the key is held for longer than the specified Delay Time. If the key is released before the Delay Time has elapsed, the Tone will not sound.

Delay

Delay TimeTime Tone does not sound

press key

release key press key release key

KEY-OFF-NORMAL:The Tone will not sound while the key is being pressed, but will sound – after the specified Delay Time – when the key is released.

Delay

Time

press key

release key

KEY-OFF-DECAY:The Tone will not sound while the key is being pressed, but will sound after the specified Delay Time when the key is released. However, for this setting – unlike KEY-OFF-N – the TVA envelope of the Tone will begin when the key is first pressed. As a result, in most cases, only the decay portion of the sound will be heard.

Delay

Time

press key

release key

If you have selected a Wave that is a decay-type sound (i.e., a sound that fades away naturally even if the key is not released), selecting KEY-OFF-NORMAL or KEY-OFF- DECAY may result in no sound being heard.

Time (Tone delay time) 1–127/note

This specifies the time after which the Tone will sound when using Tone Delay.

When the Type parameter (STRUCT page) has a setting of 2– 10, the outputs of Tones 1 (3) and 2 (4) will be combined with Tone 2 (4). Tone 1 (or 3) settings will be ignored.

*For more information on the types of notes, refer to the Parameter List. (p. 151)

Modifying Pitch (PITCH)

These settings allow you to set the currently selected Tone’s

pitch.

PITCH

These parameters set the basic pitch of each Tone.

Coarse (Tone coarse tune)-48–+48

This setting adjusts the pitch of the Tone in semitone steps over a range of +/-4 octaves.

Fine (Tone fine tune)-50–+50

This adjusts the pitch of the Tone in 1-cent steps (1/100th of a semitone) over a range of half a semitone up or down.

Random (Tone Random pitch depth)0–1200

This specifies the width of random pitch deviation that will occur each time a key is pressed. If you do not want a random pitch change, set this parameter to 0. The setting is adjustable in units of 1 cent (1/100th of a semitone).

Keyfollow (Wave pitch keyfollow)-200–+200

This sets the amount of pitch change that will occur per octave on the keyboard.

If you want the pitch to change by one octave for each 12 keys on the keyboard – as on normal keyboard instruments – set this parameter to +100. For a two-octave pitch change over the span of 12 keys, set this parameter to +200. Negative (-) values cause the Tone’s pitch to go down as you go up the keyboard. If you want the same pitch to sound regardless of what key is pressed, set this parameter to 0.

 

 

 

 

+200

+150

Pitch

 

 

 

 

+120

 

 

 

 

+100

 

 

 

 

 

+70

 

 

 

 

 

+50

 

 

 

 

 

+40

 

 

 

 

 

+30

 

 

 

 

 

+20

 

 

 

 

 

+10

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

–10

 

 

 

 

 

–30

 

 

 

 

 

–50

 

 

 

 

 

–70

 

 

 

 

 

–100

C2

C3

C4

C5

C6

C7

Keyboard position

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Roland XV-3080 owner manual Modifying Pitch Pitch

XV-3080 specifications

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