Basic Architecture; Starting The S-760 (From A System Floppy Disk) - Roland S-760 Supplemental Manual

Basic Architecture

A basic understanding of the architecture of our digital samplers is important to get the maximum use of
the S-760.
Partial 1
Sample
A Volume is a collection of Performances (some other samplers use the term Bank). There can be only
1 Volume in the memory of the S-760 at a time.
A Performance is where you combine Patches for a multitimbral arrangement of sounds that you've
loaded. A Performance has 32 parts which assign MIDI channel, output, and panning for the Patch.
There can be up to 64 Performances in the memory of the S-760 at a time.
Patches are the "finished instruments" that are assigned in a Performance. The split points are
assigned within the Patch, as well as controller routing such as the modulation wheel, and keyboard
aftertouch. There can be up to 128 Patches in the memory of the S-760 at a time.
Partials contain different samples and synth parameters that modify them. Partials allow sample layer-
ing and velocity switching. This is the area where you can also apply the Multimode resonant filters,
envelope generators, and low frequency oscillators to alter the samples in realtime. There can be up to
255 Partials in the memory of the S-760 at a time.
The Sample is the most basic raw waveform element. Sample editing is done on this level (start point,
loop point, etc.). The S-760's editing parameters include truncation, looping, smoothing, and time
stretching functions. There can be up to 512 samples in the memory of the S-760 at a time.

Starting the S-760 (from a System Floppy Disk)

1) Insert the S-760 System Disk in the floppy drive and start the S-760 by pushing the power
switch.
2) The S-760 will start-up first by displaying its name and going through its initialization.
3) The LCD will then say "System Loading" and count-down, then check its wave memory
and do a SCSI scan.
4) After completing this operation, the S-760 will come-up on the Performance Play 1 page.
Without a system disk, the S-760 will not operate. You can make as many system back-ups as you
want.
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Volume...1
Performance 1
Patch 1 Patch 2...128
Partial 2...256
Sample 2...512
S-760 Internal Structure
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Performance 2...64
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