Selecting Basic Sounds (Normal Part); Selecting Variation Sounds (Normal Part) - Roland Sound Canvas SC-8850 Owner's Manual

Selecting Basic Sounds (Normal Part)

On the SC-8850, sounds of a normal Part are specified using two numbers: the Instru-
ment number and the Variation number. The 128 sounds with a Variation number
(displayed under VAR.) of 000 are the basic sounds (Capital sounds).
1
Make sure that the
2
Press [
PART
3
Press [ ] to move the cursor to
INST
fig.4-3e
Instrument number
4
Rotate the [VALUE] knob, or press [DEC] or [INC] to select sounds.
Pressing [DEC] decreases the Instrument Number and pressing [INC] increases the
Instrument Number. You can choose from 001 through 128.

Selecting Variation Sounds (Normal Part)

The SC-8850 contains Capital sounds (basic sounds) and Variation sounds
(sounds with different nuances). Here's how to select Variation sounds.
1
Make sure that the
2
Press [
PART
3
Press [ ] to move the cursor to
INST
fig.4-4
4
Rotate the [VALUE] knob, or press [DEC] or [INC] to select the Instrument
Number of a Variation sound you want to choose.
This is the same procedure as when selecting a basic sound (Capital sound).
is selected.
Part Basic screen
] or [ ] to select a Normal Part, which is non-Drum part.
INST
Instrument name (Capital)
is selected.
Part Basic screen
] or [ ] to select a Normal Part, which is non-Drum part.
Inst
.
.
Parts and Sounds
For details on switching
sounds from another
device or from a sequencer
program, refer to Using
MIDI Messages to Select
Instruments from Other
Devices or Sequencing
Software (p.41).
Part Basic screen (p.29)
Some of the sounds in the
SC-8850 cannot be played
above (or below) a certain
pitch. This is because the
sounds were created with
the pitch ranges of actual
instruments in mind.
Part Basic screen (p.29)
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