Smoothly Changing The Pitch Between Notes (Portamento); Transposing Your Performance (Part Transpose) - Roland JP-8080 Owner's Manual

Smoothly Changing the Pitch
Between Notes (Portamento)
Portamento is a function that smoothly changes the pitch
from the first-played note to the pitch of the next-played
note. It is effective to use Portamento when playing in
Mono mode.
Portamento settings can be made independently for each
Patch.
[ON] (Portamento Switch)
Each time you press [ON], the Portamento effect will be
turned on/off. When it is on the indicator will light, and the
pitch of the sound will change smoothly, similarly to the
way in which notes on a string instrument such as a violin
can be shifted smoothly by sliding the finger which is press-
ing the string along the fingerboard without releasing the
string. This effect is especially effective when playing
sounds such as whistle or trombone.
[TIME]
Rotate [TIME] to set the time over which the pitch will
change (Portamento Time). As the knob is rotated toward
the right, the Portamento Time will become longer, and the
pitch change will be slower.
Portamento Time
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pitch
Transposing Your Performance
(Part Transpose)
Part Transpose allows you to modify the pitch that is pro-
duced when you play the MIDI keyboard, over a range of
2 octaves. When you need to adjust the key to other instru-
ments or a vocal performer, you can use the Part Transpose
function to change the pitch while still using the same fin-
gering as before. This function also allows songs in a diffi-
cult key (with many sharps or flats) to be played in a simple
key with easier fingering. Since Part Transpose can be set
independently for each Part of a Performance, you can use
it to create pitch differences between the pitch of the Parts
to produce parallel harmony at a 4th or 5th interval.
* Note messages transmitted from MIDI OUT are not
transposed.
1
Press [EDIT].
The [EDIT] indicator will light and the BANK [1]–[8]
indicators will blink.
2
Press [PART] (BANK [3]) several times to access the
Part Transpose display.
The [PART] indicator will light.
3
Press PANEL SELECT [LOWER]/[UPPER] to select
the Part whose setting you wish to modify.
If you press both [LOWER] and [UPPER] simultaneous-
ly, both indicators will light, and you can simultaneous-
ly edit the settings of both Parts.
In this case, the panel will show the settings of the
Upper Patch.
4
Use [DEC]/[INC] to set the value.
5
When you finish making settings, press [EDIT] or
[EXIT].
The previous display will reappear.
The Part Transpose settings have now been made.