Roland R-8 MK II Owner's Manual page 60

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SETTING SOUND PARAMETERS
e.
Assign Type
(POLY/MONO/EXC
1
to 8)
SOUND
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When
more
than
one
Instrument
(or
the
same
Instrument
is
played
repeatedly),
this
parameter determines
how
the Instrument
(s)
will
sound.
•POLY
This
is
effective for playing a long
decay sound
(like a
cymbal)
repeatedly.
This
setting allows the
decay
of note
to overlap.
Level
Time
Mixed
»MONO
If
a
long decay instrument
is
played
repeatedly, every
new
note
will
cutoff
the previous
note.
Level
Not mixed
Time
>EXC
1
to 8
Instruments which
are set to the
same EXC number
cannot
be
played
at
the
same
time.
Set
two
Instruments
(such as open and
closed
hi
-hats)
which
are not normally played simultaneously
to the
same EXC
number.
Level
Not mixed
Mixed
Time
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