Pitch-Related Settings; Changing The Pitch Of The Sound (Pitch) - Roland JX-305 Owner's Manual

Pitch-Related Settings

The PITCH parameters contain settings that affect the
pitch.

Changing the Pitch of the Sound (Pitch)

Fine pitch adjustments (Fine Tune)
For each rhythm tone, you can make fine adjustments
to the pitch in 1-cent steps (1/100th of a semitone).
1. In the REALTIME MODIFY section, press [FIL-
TER/AMP/PITCH] several times to make the
PITCH indicator light.
2. Rotate the [FINE TUNE] knob to adjust the
Fine Tune value.
fig.6-7 (#MC fig.3-104)
FILTER RESONANCE
AMP PANPOT
PITCH FINE TUNE
Range: -50–+50
As the knob is rotated further clockwise, the pitch will
rise. As it is rotated counterclockwise, the pitch will
fall.
Approximate pitch adjustments
(Coarse Tune)
For each rhythm tone, you can adjust the pitch in
semitone steps.
1. In the REALTIME MODIFY section, press [FIL-
TER/AMP/PITCH] several times to make the
PITCH indicator light.
2. Hold down [FILTER/AMP/PITCH] and use
[INC] [DEC] or the [VALUE] dial to set the
Coarse Tune value.
fig.6-8 (#MC fig.3-103)
Chapter 6. Creating an Original Rhythm Set (Rhythm Edit)
FILTER
AMP
PITCH
Range: -60–+60
The pitch will rise as the value is increased. The pitch
will fall as the value is decreased.
If you hold down [SHIFT] as you make the setting, the
pitch will change in one-octave steps (12 semitones).
* With certain waveforms assigned to rhythm tones, when
the coarse tune value is increased, the sound may change
to a reversed sound at some point during the value
increase.
Making the Pitch Change Over
Time (Pitch Envelope)
In the P-ENV (Pitch Envelope) parameters you can
make settings to specify how the pitch of the percus-
sion instrument will change over time.
Pitch envelope settings
1. In the REALTIME MODIFY section, press [FIL-
TER/AMP/PITCH] several times to make the
PITCH indicator light.
2. Press [ENVELOPE/LFO1/EFFECTS] several
times to make the ENVELOPE indicator
light.
3. Use the [ATTACK] / [DECAY] / [SUSTAIN] /
[RELEASE] knobs to adjust the pitch enve-
lope values.
Available settings:
[ATTACK]/[DECAY]/[RELEASE]: 0–127
[S]: -63–+63
fig.6-10TEXT (#MC fig.3-106)
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