What Each Parameter Does - Roland Sound Canvas SC-8850 Owner's Manual

About Parts and Parameters

What Each Parameter Does

The following parameters determine how each Part behaves when it receives MIDI
messages.
EFFECT
Reverb Send (Reverb Send Level)
set the Reverb Send Level of each Instrument
Chorus Send (Chorus Send Level)
set the Chorus Send Level of each Instrument
Delay Send (Delay Send Level)
set the Delay Send Level of each Instrument
Part EQ (Part Equalizer)
Equalizer on/off can be set for individual Parts. Part equalizer will be on, and the
equalizer will be applied to the sounds of Parts. Part equalizer will be off, and the
equalizer will not be applied to the sounds of Parts. At the factory settings, equalizer
gain is set at 0. This means that the equalizer will have no effect even if the Part EQ
is on.
EFX (Insertion Effects)
Set the Insertion Effects ON/Off.
EDIT
Part Level
Adjusts the volume of an individual Part. Raising the value will increase the volume.
The basic volume of the entire SC-8850 is adjusted by the [VOLUME] knob. If the
[VOLUME] knob is at minimum position, there will be no sound even if this LEVEL
setting is raised.
Part Pan
Pan sets the stereo position of the sound when a stereo playback system is used. For
example, the drum set and bass might be placed in the center, the guitar at right, and
the keyboard at left. (If you are listening to the SC-8850 in mono, pan settings will
have no effect.) As the L-value increases the sound will be placed further left, and as
the R-value increases the sound will be placed further right. To place a sound in the
center, set the Pan value to 0. If you continue pressing PAN [
each Part, Rnd (random) will be selected, and each note will be placed at a random
stereo position.
Rx MIDI CH (MIDI channel)
Specify the MIDI channel that will be assigned to each part. The channel selection
will change in the order of A01 – A16, A - -, B01 – B16, B - -, C01 – C16, C - -, D01
– D16, and D - -. Select the desired MIDI channel number. Parts that are set to A - -,
B - -, C - - or D - - will ignore all MIDI messages other than system exclusive messag-
es, meaning that they will not produce sound.
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0–40–127
0–127
0–127
Off/On
Off/On
0–100–127
Rnd, L63–0–R63
] when setting for
For the procedure of
making Equalizer settings,
refer to p.86.
For the procedure of
changing the Part EQ On/
Off using MIDI messages,
refer to p.60.
For details on insertion
effects, refer to Insertion
Effects (EFX) (p.78), or to
Using Insertion Effects
(p.88).
In the case of a Drum Set,
the pan position has been
fixed for each percussion
instrument. Adjusting the
pan of a Drum Set will shift
the overall set to left or
right.
For some Instruments, a bit
of sound may be heard
from the opposite speaker
even if pan has been set
fully left or right.