Roland SH-1 Instruction Manual page 9

CONTROLLER
1.
TUNING
This controls the overall pitch of the SH-1.
The
tunable range
is
±700
cents
(700
cents = perfect
fifth),
thus
if
C
were
the
center
pitch,
the range
would
be
from
the
F
below
to the
G
above.
With
this feature,
the SH-1 can
play
transposing
parts
such
as
for
trumpet
or
saxophone
without having
to rewrite the parts
or
transpose mentally.
When
first
turning the SH-1
on, be sure
to
allow
enough
time
for the
circuits to
stabilize
before trying
to
tune
accurately.
2.
CV/GATE SELECTOR SWITCH
Set the selector switch to
EXT CV/GATE
when
controlling
the SH-1 with
external
signals
from
an
organ, guitar,
second
synthesizer, sequencer,
computer,
string
synthesizer (RS-202),
etc.
in
performance,
this
switch
is
convenient
because
it
allows instant
changes
of control
of the SH-1 between control by
its
own
keyboard
or
from an external source.
When
nothing
is
connected
to the
GATE
and
CV INPUT
jacks, control
will
always
be
from
the
SH-1 keyboard
no
matter
what
the
switch position
is.
3.
VOLUME
This
controls the total
volume
of the
output
sound from SH-1. Changing
the
tone
color
by means of the
VCF
sometimes
causes
a
change
in
the
volume
of
sound.
In
such
cases,
the
volume
should be adjusted
with
this
knob.
4.
PORTAMENTO
Portamento
is
the
sliding
of
a
note
from
one
pitch to another.
The
synthesizer
is
the only
keyboard instrument which
can
produce portamento
effects.
Through
the
effective
use of
the SH-1 portamento
feature
you
can create
portamento
effects
like
those
sometimes used with
trombone
and
violin
playing.
The
PORTAMENTO
knob
controls
the
time
required for the
change
of pitch.
As
this
knob
is
turned clockwise, the
porta-
mento
time
is
increased.
At
the
extreme
counterclockwise position
no portamento
is
in effect.
5.
TRANSPOSE SWITCH
The
TRANSPOSE
switch transposes
the
keyboard
pitches
up
or
down
one
octave.
L
-
LOW
range;
M
= MIDDLE
range,
and
H
= HIGH
range.
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6.
BENDER
This section
functions for
changing the
pitch,
tone color, or
volume by means
of
the
BENDER
lever
(61.
The
BENDER
variation of the pitch
is
very effective for
imitation of guitar
choking.
The
BENDER
lever
controls the
bend
effects.
It
has
a
click-stop
at
center with
a
spring
return to center.
When
using the
BENDER
for
control of
LFO
depth, the
lever
may
be
moved
in either direction,
the
effect
is
the
same.
7.
SENSITIVITY SLIDER
(VCOI
This
slider
controls the pitch variation
range
induced
by
the
bender.
At
maximum,
it is
possible to
get a
tone
octave variation.
Set
at
around
"2"
for
normal bending.
8.
SENSITIVITY SLIDER
(VCF)
This
slider
controls the
tone color
variation
range
induced by
the bender.
At
the
upper
position,
wah
pedal
effects are
imitated
by
moving
the bender
lever.
If
the
VCF
CUTOFF
frequency
is
set
high, the
tone
color variation
may
be poor even
when
the
lever
is
moved
with the
VCF
Sensitivity
slider at
high position.