Roland JV-80 Owner's Manual page 92

1.
Patch
Edit
CONTROL
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Switch
Portamento Switch
Settings:
ON/OFF
This determines whether the Portamento
effect
is
(ON)
or (OFF).
When
this
is
set to
ON,
portamento
is
applied and
the pitch
moves
smoothly between
the pitches
of successive notes played.
Portamento
Mode
Settings:
LEGATO/NORMAL
This determines
how
the
Portamento
effect
is
applied.
When
this
is
set
to
NORMAL,
Portamento
is
always
on.
When
set to
LEGATO,
Portamento
is
applied only
when
notes are played
in
a legato
manner
(i.e.,
releasing
one key
only after the
second key has been
pressed).
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Portamento Type
Settings:
TIME/RATE
This determines
the type of
Portamento
effect.
When
this
is
set to
TIME,
the length
of
the
time
it
takes
to
move
from
one note
to the next
is
constant, regardless of the pitch interval
between
the
two
notes.
When
this
is
set to
RATE,
the
time
it
takes
to
move
from one
note
to
the next
depends on
how
large the pitch interval
is
between
the
two
notes.
When
set to
TIME:
When
set to
RATE
:
Pitch
interval
between
the
notes
Pitch
interval
between
'
the notes
Constant
(fixed)
time
Time
Time
The
time
it
takes
for
the pitch to reach
the
second note changes depending on
the
pitch interval
between
the notes
Portamento Time
Range:
—
1
27
This determines
the time
it
takes for the pitch
to shift
between two
successively played notes
when
using
the
Portamento
effect.
The
greater the value, the slower the speed.
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