Roland R-8M Owner's Manual page 27

Q]
PATCH
1.
Instrument Section
In the Instrument Section
you can
assign instruments to each note
number
(21
—
108)
and
edit
them
as
shown
below.
I
Basic
parameters
These parameters
will affect the entire
Instrument Section.
The
following
basic parameters are
provided.
•Receive channel:
1
—
16
PfiTCH.^INSTxERSIC
Receive
Ch
=10
Volume:
0—127
PfiTCH^-'INST.-^EftSIC
This determines
the
MID!
Receive
channel.
Note message,
pitch
bender message, and
control
change message
will be received
on
this
channel.
This determines
the overall
volume
of the
entire
Instrument
Section.
As you
increase the
value, the
volume
will
become
louder.
At asettingofO
there
will
be no
sound.
TTiis
value
can be
modified by incoming MIDI volume
message
(control
number
7)
(cr
see page
55).
•Bend
range:
—
12
(1
octave
in
units
of
a
semitone
step)
This determines
the
range over which
pilch bend message will
control the pitch
of
an
instrument. This value
specifies the
change
in
pitch that will
occur
when
the bender lever
is
moved
all
the
way.
When
this
is
set to
0,
the
bender
lever will
have no
effect.
PPTCH.-'INST,''BflSIC
Bend Range
=12
*The
bender
switch
determines whether
or not
pitch
bender message
will
be
received (o-
see page
55).
•Layer
function
:
ON,
OFF
POTCH-'INST^'BfiSIC
Layer =OFF
Layer function
:
OFF
The Layer
function allows the two
instruments to
be simultaneously
sounded by a single
note message.
When
you
turn the
Layer
function
ON,
note message
for note
numbers
29(F1)
—
60(C4)
will
simultaneously sound
the
two
instruments.
The
R
-
8M
will
not
sound
when
note message
for
77(F5)—
108(C8)
is
received.
For example you might
assign the
same instrument
to
one note
numbers, and slightly detune
the pitch
of
the
two
instruments so
that they will
be
played together
to
create a richer sound.
Other
interesting effects
can be
obtained by layering instruments.
21—108
Layer function
:
ON
21—28
29—
60(sounded
together with instruments
77—108)
77-108
61-76
77—108
(not
sounded)
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