Functions - Roland JV-80 Owner's Manual

4.PLAYINGTHEJV-80
Trying
Out
the Realtime Performance Functions
The JV-80
has various controls for
altering the
sound
as
you
play.
Tiy
out
some
of these functions
while playing the keyboard.
The
application of
effects
can
also
be determined
for individual
sound
programs by
using the
same
controllers.
Listen to
some
of
the differences
by
selecting
other Patches.
The volume
and
the tonal quality (or timbre) of
the
sound
will
change
according
to
your
playing
dynamics
(velocity), or
how
hard
you
strike
the keys.
The
action
of pressing a key
down
after playing
it is
called "aftertouch."
Pitch,
tone and
volume
can
also
be changed
using
aftertouch.
Press
down
y'''\
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While
playing a
note,
you
can
move
the
Bender/Modulation Lever
to
the
left
to
lower the
pitch, or
to
the right to raise the pitch. This
is
called the pitch bend
effect.
You
can
also
push
the lever
forward
to
add
expressive
modulation
effects,
such as vibrato or tremolo, while you
play.
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Modulation
Bend
pitch
down
^^^
Bend
pitch
up
BENDER
VOLUME
PRESENCE CI
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The volume
and tone of the sound can be changed
by
moving
this slider
up and
down
while playing
the
keyboard.
The
functions of the
slider differ
depending on
the
settings.
This
is
used
to
change
the tonal quality of the sound;
it
adjusts the brightness and
clarity.
The
higher
the lever
is
moved
the
more
pronounced
the effect
becomes.
^
Further expressive
control
is
available with a pedal
switch (FS-1 or DP-2) or expression pedal (EV-5 or
EV-10).
By
connecting
a
pedal switch
to
the
HOLD
jack on the rear panel, you can have
the
sound
sustain
even
after
you
release the keys.
By
connecting
an
expression pedal
to
one
of the pedal
jacks,
you can use
the pedat
to
change
the
volume
or the
tone
of the
sound.
^
you can
also
change
various aspects of
the
sound
in
realtime
by
using the eight
parameter
sliders,
see
the
Play Section
(P.34, 57) for
more
details.
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