Roland R-8 MK II Owner's Manual page 181

(SMIDI
f.
Performance
Section
Each Performance
Section allows
you
to
change parameter
values (Pitch/
Decay/Nuance/Pan)
of
a certain
Instrument by
pressing different keys
(using
different
Note Numbers).
For
example, by changing
the
pitch in
semitone
steps,
you can
play
a
melody using
a
MIDI keyboard.
In
each Performance
Section,
you
select
the Instrument
and
parameter
to
be
changed and
set
how
it
should be
changed
with the Center Note
Number/
Keyboard
Follower.
It
is
also possible to control
the specified
parameter
in real
-time using Control Change
messages.
Available
Parameters
Variable
Range
of
the
Keyboard
Follower
Pitch
0-990
cents
Decay
0-9
Nuance
0-3
Pan
0-1
•Center Note Number
This parameter
sets the
Note Number
(0
-
127)
that
is
the standard of
a
parameter
value.
* The
middle
C
(C4) on a keyboard
is
Note
Number
60.
* The
center panning
position
is
obtained
at
the Center Note Number.
•Keyboard
Follower
Keyboard
follower determines
how much
the parameter should change by
playing farther
a
way
from
the selected Center Note Number.
For
example,
when
the
Keyboard
Follower of
the Pitch
is
set to
100
cents
(one
semitone),
an
equal
temperament
is
obtained.
Ex.
:
If
you wish
to play
the bass with the keyboard, assign the bass
sound
to the Performance
section,
then
select the
Pitch
parameter.
Then
set
the Center Note
Number
to
C3
(48)
and
Keyboard
Follower
to
100 cents
(one semitone).
•Control
Change
Using
Control
Change
messages, you can
control
any
of the
Decay/Nuance
/Pan
parameters
in
real-time.
The
Control
Change messages
are optional
from
the Modulation
(Control
Number
:
1),
General Purpose Controllers
1
-
8
(Control
Number
:
16
-
19,
80
~
83).
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