Using The D Beam Controller To Modify The Sound - Roland MUSIC ATELIER Series Owner's Manual

Using the D Beam Controller to Modify the Sound

By positioning your hand above the D Beam controller located on the front panel, you can easily modify the sound or produce sound effects.
This is a useful way to make your live performance even more expressive.
1. Press either the D Beam [Pitch], [Filter], or [Volume] button, so its indicator is lit.
Pressing the button cycles the illumination status of the indicator between lit (red), lit (green), and unlit. Switch the color of the button's indicator to
select the desired effect.
Button
[Pitch] button
[Filter] button
[Volume] button
2. Place your hand above the D Beam controller.
The effect assigned to the D Beam controller will be applied to the sound.
3. To turn off the D Beam controller, press the button you pressed in step 1 a number of times until the indicator goes out.
Effective range of the D Beam controller
The illustration at right shows the effective range of the D Beam controller. Moving your hand outside this range will
not produce any effect.
The effective range of the D Beam controller will be drastically decreased under strong direct sunlight. Please be
aware of this when using the D Beam controller outdoors.
MEMO
The sensitivity of the D Beam controller will vary according to the brightness of its surroundings. If it does not
operate as you expect, you can readjust the sensitivity. Increasing the D Beam sensitivity value (p. 94) will make it
more sensitive.
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Indicator color Explanation
Red Changes the pitch of the sounds you play on the upper keyboard (Pitch bend).
Green A bass drum and cymbal will sound.
Changes the tonal character of the sounds you play on the upper keyboard.
Red
* For some sounds, the tonal change may be difficult to notice.
Green The cymbal will be struck with gradually increasing force.
Red Changes the volume of the sounds you play on the upper keyboard.
Green The sound of a wind chime is produced.