Efx Section - Roland S-1 Owner's Manual

Creating sounds

EFX section

You can use effects to add spatial depth or a more expansive feel to the sound.
The S-1 features three kinds of built-in effects, including delay, reverb and chorus.
[DELAY] knob
This adds an echoing effect by delaying the sound and repeating the delay.
1. Use the [DELAY] knob to adjust the volume of the delay sound (d0–d255).
You can set the delay time by turning the [DELAY] knob while holding down the [SHIFT] button.
Configuring the delay (DELAY)
1. Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press [13] (DELAY) pad.
2. Use the [TEMPO/VALUE] knob to select a parameter, and then press pad [2] (ENTER).
3. Turn the [TEMPO/VALUE] knob to edit the value.
Parameter Value
d. S yn OFF, On
(Delay
Sync)
When Delay Sync is OFF:1–740 (ms)
tiNE
When Delay Sync is ON:(note value) *1
(Time)
0–255
LEv
(Level)
0–255
Fdbk
(Feedback)
FLAt,
Lo. C t
20, 25, 31.5, 40, 50, 63, 80, 100, 125, 160,
(Low Cut)
200, 250, 315, 400, 500, 630, 800 (Hz)
630, 800, 1k, 1.25k, 1.6k, 2k, 2.5k, 3.15k, 4k,
Hi. C t
5k, 6.3k, 8k, 10k, 12.5k (Hz),
(High Cut)
FLAt
*1: Note lengths
Display
1_4
8d
4t
1_8
16d
8t
1_16
32d
16t
1_32
64d
32t
1_64
128d
64t
128
26
Explanation
Synchronizes the delay time to the tempo.
Sets the delay time.
Adjusts the volume of the delay sound.
Adjusts the amount of feedback (repetition).
Cuts the frequencies below the frequency that you set.
No frequencies are cut when this is set to
Cuts the frequencies above the frequency that you set.
No frequencies are cut when this is set to "FLAt ".
Explanation
Quarter note
Dotted eighth note
Quarter-note triplet
Eighth note
Dotted sixteenth note
Eighth-note triplet
Sixteenth note
Dotted thirty-second note
Sixteenth-note triplet
Thirty-second note
Dotted sixty-fourth note
Thirty-second-note triplet
Sixty-fourth note
Dotted 128th note
Sixty-fourth-note triplet
128th note
You can use the "Delay Level
whether to control the input or the output of the delay.
Mode(P.68)" setting to select
"FLAt ".