Roland D-50 Owner's Manual page 14

PLAY MODE
3.
CONTROL FUNCTIONS
Contro!
Functions can be effectively
used
for
changing
the
sound,
during iive
performance.
#How
each
Control Function actually affects
the
sound
differs
depending
on the individual
Patch (Tone).
Some
Patches
may not be affected
at
aii.
[Key Transpose]
This function transposes the entire
keyboard
in
semi-
tone steps, allowing
you
to piay
the
same keyboard
in
different keys.
While
holding the
Key
Transpose Button
down
(the
Display
shows
as below), press the key
which you wish
to
transpose
to
from
-
12 to
+
12{±1 octave).
if
the value
is
set
to other than zero,
the
indicator of the
Key Transpose Button
will light
up.
KEY
TRANSPOSE
ranspose
p.
- HM
*The
Key
Transpose you have
set will
be
retained ever,
after
the unit
is
turned
off.
[Aftertouch Control
Knob]
Aftertouch
is
the function that
causes any change
when
the key
is
pushed
harder after
playing
it
in
a
normal manner.
The change caused by the
after-
touch includes pitch, vibrato,
timbre
and volume.
The
maximum
effect
of the aftertouch
is
set indi-
vidually in
each Patch or
Tone, but the
overall
sen-
sitivity
can
be changed
with this
Knob.
[Master
Volume]
This controls
the
volume of the
sounds sent
from
the
Output Jack and the
Headphone
Jack.
[Bender
Lever]
Using the
Bender
lever,
you
can change the
pitches,
or
create
a vibrato effect.
[Chase Button]
The Chase function
can output
either
Lower Tone
slightly later
than the
Upper Tone which you have
played.
The Chase function
is
available in
the
Whole
or Dual
Key mode.
When
this
function
is
used
in
some Patches, delay or
sound-on-sound
like
effects
can
be
obtained.
Pushing the
Chase Button turns the function on,
and pushing
it
again turns
it
off.
Pushing
it
to the
left
lowers the pitch.
Pushing
it
to
the
right
raises
the pitch.
Pushing itforwardfinthe
direction
of
MODULATION) generates
vibrato effects,
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If
the
Chase Button
is
pushed
in
a
Key
Mode
other than
Whole
or Dual, the Display
responds
as
shown below without the
Chase
function being
turned
on.
WHOLE or
t>UftL
[Portamento Button]
Portamento
is
a
slide
from one pitch
to another,
and
is
often
used for
violin
performance.
Pushing the Portamento Button turns
the function
on, and
pushing
it
again turns
it
off.
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ON OFF
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