Portament Sw0M - Roland XV-88 Owner's Manual

Coarse (Part Coarse Tune)
Adjusts the pitch of the Part's sound up or down in semitone
steps (+/-4 octaves).
Fine (Part Fine Tune)
Adjusts the pitch of the Part's sound up or down in 1-cent
steps (+/-50 cents).
One cent is 1/100th of a semitone.
Coarse Tune and Octave Shift
The Coarse and Fine parameters, along with the Octave
parameter, can all be seen as doing the same thing to the
sound, i.e., changing the pitch of the sound. For example,
if C4 (Middle C) is played with the Coarse parameter set
to +12, the note produced is C5 (one octave above C4).
However, if C4 (Middle C) is played with the Octave
parameter set to +1, again, the note produced is C5 (one
octave above C4).
However, internally these function very differently.
When the Coarse parameter is set to +12, the pitch itself
is raised one octave. On the other hand, when the Octave
parameter is set to +1, it is the same as pressing the keys
one octave up. In other words, use the Coarse parameter
when changing the pitch, and the Octave parameter
when you want to shift the entire keyboard, for example,
when the number of keys is insufficient.
Note that when a Rhythm Set is assigned to a Part, if
the Octave parameter is set, the Rhythm Tone that is
played also changes.
BendRng (Bend Range)
Specifies the amount of pitch change in semitones (2 octaves)
that will occur when the Pitch Bend Lever is moved. The
amount of change when the lever is tilted is set to the same
value for both left and right sides. When using the setting of
the Patch assigned to each Part (p. 78), set this to PATCH.
Chapter 3. Creating Performances
MONO/POL (Mono/Poly)
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Mno/Pol (Part Mono/Poly)
Set Mno/Pol to MONO when the Patch assigned to the Part
is to be played monophonically, or to POLY when the Patch
is to be played polyphonically. When using the setting of the
Patch assigned to each Part (p. 76), set this to PATCH.
For the Part to which the Rhythm Set is assigned, this
setting is ignored.
Legato (Part Legato Switch)
You can add legato when performing monophonically.
Legato is a playing style in which the spaces between notes
are smoothed, creating a flowing feel with no borders
between the notes. This allows you to simulate the
hammering-on and pulling-off playing techniques of a
guitarist.
Turn this parameter ON when you want to use the Legato
feature and OFF when you don't. When using the setting of
the Patch assigned to each Part (p. 76), set this to PATCH.
For the Part to which the Rhythm Set is assigned, this
setting is ignored.
Portament Sw:Tm
(Part Portamento Switch:Time)
Portamento makes a smooth pitch transition from one note to
the next note played. Also, when playing monophonically,
you can apply portamento to simulate the slide performance
technique sometimes used on instruments such as violin.
You can determine whether the Portamento effect will be
applied or not using Portamento switch (Sw). Turn this
parameter ON when you want to apply Portamento and OFF
when you don't. When using the setting of the Patch
assigned to each Part (p. 76), set this to PATCH.
The Portamento Time (Tm) setting adjusts the time over
which the pitch will change. Higher settings will cause the
pitch change to the next note to take more time. When using
the setting of the Patch assigned to each Part (p. 76), set this
to PATCH.
For the Part to which the Rhythm Set is assigned, this
setting is ignored.
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