How The Sound Engine Is Structured; Tones - Roland HP508 Owner's Manual

How the Sound Engine Is Structured

Tones

There are two types of tones:
You can choose a tone from the sound library and assign it to a part. You can also edit a tone and save it to user memory (p. 14).
SuperNATURAL tones
There are three types of SuperNATURAL tones:
Type
SuperNATURAL acoustic tones (SN-A)
SuperNATURAL synth tones (SN-S)
SuperNATURAL drum kits (SN-D)
PCM Tones
There are two types of PCM tones:
Type
PCM synth tones (PSMC)
PCM drum kits (PCMD)
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Each tone built into the FA includes multi-effect (MFX) settings specifically for that tone.
"SuperNATURAL tones" "PCM tones."
and
Sound library
TONE
ACOUSTIC
PCM
"SuperNATURAL acoustic tones," "SuperNATURAL synth tones,"
Explanation
These tones reproduce not merely the sounds of acoustic instruments, but also the differences arising from the phrase,
chord, or melodic performances of the player, giving you the expressive power that is distinctive of that acoustic
instrument.
Each tone components:
produced by a single tone.
These are drum sounds that reproduce the natural tonal change from soft to strong strikes, and the way in which the
sound responds to repeated strikes.
"PCM synth tones" and "PCM drum kits."
Explanation
These are sounds that were called
You can combine up to four partials (waves) in one PCM synth tone.
These are sounds that were called
unit. A drum kit is a group containing multiple percussion instrument sounds so that different percussion instrument
sound are heard depending on the key (note number) you play.
SYNTH DRUM KIT
SYNTH DRUM KIT
"OSC (oscillator)," "FILTER (filter),"
and
"patches"
on Roland synthesizers of the past, and have been tuned for this unit.
"rhythm sets" on Roland synthesizers of the past, and have been tuned for this
An Overview of the FA
"SuperNATURAL drum kits."
and
"AMP (amp)."
Powerful synth sounds can be
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