Roland R-8M Owner's Manual page 47

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FEEL
FUNCTION
The
Feel
Function modifies the tone of the instruments specified in
each section
to
create
a
natural effect of variation.
1,
About
the
Feel
Function
Regular
Feel
and
Random
Feel
There
are
two
types of Feel
function;
Regular Feel
and
Random
Feel.
These can be used
together to
affect
the sound.
[REGULAR FEEU
When
a
real
drummer
performs,
he
consciously modifies the force, striking position,
and
striking
technique with
which
he plays the
drums. This means
that
when
the
same drum
part
is
played
by
different
drummers,
the result
can
differ greatly.
Regular Feel adds
this
type of cyclic
and
intentional
tonal variation.
You
can select either
Groove or Velocity Feel as the source of Regular
Feel.
•
Groove
This function periodically modifies the sound of specified instruments
in
synchronization with
MIDI
clock
message from an external device.
Use
this
function
when
playing the
R
-
8M
from a sequencer
or
rhythm
machine.
For example,
if
you
select
snare
drum
velocity, the playing strength of the snare
drum
will
be varied at a specific time.
•
Velocity Feel
This
function modifies the sound of specified instruments in response to
the velocity (playing
strength).
It is
effective to
use
this function
when
playing the
R
-
8M
from
drum
pads or other real-time
controllers. In real-time, pitch,
decay and nuance can be changed with
the velocity (playing strength)
and these variations can be stored
in
each
Feel Patch.
However, when Groove
is
selected, these effects
cannot be
realized.
[RANDOM
FEEL]
Even
when
a
drummer
attempts
to
play consistently, there will
be
slight differences in the force
or
striking position
with which he plays the drums. This
results in
subtle
changes
in
tone,
and keeps
the
performance from becoming monotonous.
Random
Feel
creates
this
type of
irregular variation
in
tone.
"Random"
docs not
mean
that
the sound will
change haphazardly. Rather,
this
varies the sound
in a
natural
way, using the
same
" 1/f
Fluctuations"
that
appears
in
many
aspects
of
the natural
world.
By
using
this
function to modify
the
nuance of a
ride
cymbal
for
example, you can
simulate the
naturally
occurring
change
in
tone that results
from
a
shift in striking position.
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