Roland U-20 Owner's Manual page 16

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INTRODUCING THE
U-20
tMulti-timbral
Sound Generator
Section
The
multi-timbral
soimd
generator can
store
64 Sound
Patches.
Each Sound
Patch
consists of
Parts
1
—
6
and
a
Rhythm
part.
Each
part
corresponds
to a
musician.
For example, part
1
might
be
a pianist,
part 2
might be a
bassist,
etc. It
goes without saying that the
rhythm
part
is
the
drummer.
The
instrument
(timbre)
used
by each musician can be
freely selected,
and changed even while playing.
The
rhythm
part can
select
from
four types of
drum
/
percussion
sets
(rhythm
sets).
In addition,
each
Sound
Patch can specify the
volume
of
each instrument
(level),
the
position of
each instrument
(pan),
and
the
ambience
of the
performing environment
(effect).
Also,
the
soimds
of
two
or
more
Parts
can be combined
to
make
even
richer,
more
complex
sounds. In this
way,
you can
create
Soimd Patches with various combinations
of
instruments,
and
instantly
change
to
an
entirely different
instnunental
ensemble simply by
selecting
a
Sound
Patch.
IKeyboard Controller Section
The
controller section
sends playing
instructions to
the
musicians.
When
you
play
the
keyboard, the instrument
of the specified
part
will
sound.
Use
the
bender
lever
to
add vibrato or pitch change. Controller section settings
can be
stored as
one
of
64
keyboard
patches.
When
using a
MIDI sequencer
etc.,
you can use
the
keyboard
to
play along with the sequence.
The
U-20 can
also
be used
as
a
keyboard
controller to
control external
sound generator modules.
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