Roland R-8M Owner's Manual page 29

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PATCH
If
you
specify
a card instrument
when
there
is
no sound
ROM
card, the following display
will appear, but
you
will
be
able to
set
sound
parameters.
If
you
insert the specified
sound
ROM
card
when
playing, the
R
-
8M
will
sound
as specified.
NOTE
21<fi 0>
83—
SI
:
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*
If
you change
instrument assignments, the sound parameters
of that
note
number
will
be
set to the
initial
settings
(a-
see page
78).
Pitch
:
- 4800— +
4800
cents
(in
1
cent steps)
This adjusts the pitch of
the instrument.
As you
increase the
value of the
setting the pitch
will
become
higher.
NOTE
21
-^fi
0>
Pitch
*
For
some
instruments, settings higher than
a
certain
vaiue
may
have no
effect.
•Decay:
0—127
NOTE
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0!^
Decay
-
4:19
Low
frequency
components
High frequency
components
Frequency
When
struck near
the
bell
When
struck near
the
edge
This
adjusts the
decay
(time
over which
the
sound
decreases) of the instrument.
As you
increase the
value of the
setting the decay
will
become
longer.
If
the instrument allows
you
to set
the nuance, the display
will
show two
decay values. These
specify the
decay
for each.
Instruments marked
" * " (kick, snare,
tom,
etc.) in the chart
on page 76
allow
you
to set
the
decay
independently for the attack
component
(high frequency component:
the value
at left)
and
the
resonance component (low frequency component:
the value
at right).
This allows you
to
simulate
different
snare tensions
for a snare drum, or the
sound
of a
muted
tom.
Instruments marked by
" *
*
" (hi-hat, ride
cymbal,
etc.) in
the chart
on page 76
allow
you
to set the
decay independently
for the
sound component when
the
cymbal
is
struck near the
bell (the
value
at right) or near the
edge
(the value
at
left).
The
two
decay values give you
control
over
fine
shades
of the tone.
*For
some
instruments, decay
will
not
change beyond a
certain value. For
reverse-type Instruments
(1-62, 1-63, 1-64),
decay
will
have
no
effect.
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