Roland MT-32 Owner's Manual page 25

2)
CONTROL OVER
PARTS
1
TO
8
The
Figure
below shows
musical data stored
in
memory
together
with the corresponding timbre
data.
A
group
of
such data
is
called
a
"patch".
A
patch
comes
in
128
variations on the
MT-32.
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KEY
SHIFT
FINE
TUNE
BENDER RANGE
ASSIGN
MODE
REVERB
SWITCH
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128
TIMBRES
128
PATCHES
(PRESET)
Unlike the
"Timbre Setup"
function
(see page
18)
that merely
switches between different timbres, an
extefnally
supplied Program
Change message
causes the
MT-32
to
switch to the
new
patch and
use the settings
stored
in
that specified
patch
memory.
FUNCTION
DESCRIPTION ADJUSTABLE RANGE
Sound
group
Selects the
sound group of
timbres.
A,
B,
!,orR
(1-30)
Sound number
Selects the
timbre number.
1
to
64
Key
shift
Indicates the
actual shift
relative
to the
note data.
-24
to
+24
in
semitones
Fine tune
Allows
fine
tuning. -50 to 50
cents
Bender range Sets the
maximum
effect of
the Bender.
0to24
Assign
mode
(See
below.)
POLY
1,2,
3,
or
4
Reverb
switch Turns the reverb effect on
and
off.
ON
or
OFF
System
Exclusive messages allow the
user to freely edit the
settings
in
such patch
memories.
OASSIGN
MODE
The
assign
mode
determines
how
the
MT-32
generates
sounds
in
response to the note-on data
it
will receive:
POLY1:
Polyphonic mode,
single assign, priority given to data
last
received.
POLY
2:
Polyphonic
mode,
single assign, priority
given
to
data
first
received.
POLY
3:
Polyphonic mode,
multiple
assign,
priority given
to
data
last
received.
POLY
4:
Polyphonic mode,
multiple
assign, priority given to
data
first
received.
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