Roland SH-201 Owner's Manual page 5

Specifying the brightness and thickness of the sound (FILTER)....................................................... 34
TYPE button................................................................................................................................... 34
SLOPE button ................................................................................................................................ 35
CUTOFF knob................................................................................................................................ 35
RESONANCE knob ...................................................................................................................... 36
KEY FOLLOW knob ..................................................................................................................... 36
FILTER ENV (filter envelope) sliders......................................................................................... 37
Specifying how the sound begins and ends (AMP) ............................................................................ 38
LEVEL knob ................................................................................................................................... 38
AMP ENV (amp envelope) sliders ............................................................................................. 38
Creating a powerful, distorted sound (OVERDRIVE) ........................................................................ 39
OVERDRIVE button ..................................................................................................................... 39
Modulating the sound (LFO).................................................................................................................. 40
LFO 1 button/LFO 2 button ........................................................................................................ 40
SHAPE buttons.............................................................................................................................. 40
RATE knob ..................................................................................................................................... 41
DESTINATION 1 .......................................................................................................................... 42
DESTINATION 2 .......................................................................................................................... 43
Adding depth and spaciousness to the sound (EFFECTS)................................................................. 44
EDIT button.................................................................................................................................... 44
FX ON (effect on) button.............................................................................................................. 44
TIME knob...................................................................................................................................... 45
DEPTH knob .................................................................................................................................. 45
Combining two sounds (DUAL/SPLIT)............................................................................................... 46
Layering two sounds to play them simultaneously (DUAL) ................................................. 46
Playing different sounds in the right and left hands (SPLIT)................................................. 47
Saving a sound you create (WRITE) ...................................................................................................... 48
Performing with sound from your digital audio player, etc.
(EXT IN) ..................................................................................................49
Connecting your digital audio player, etc. ........................................................................................... 49
Adjusting the volume from the external source (INPUT VOL knob) ................................... 49
Canceling the center sound (CENTER CANCEL ON button) ............................................... 49
Modifying the sound from the external source (AUDIO FILTER) ................................................... 50
FILTER ON button........................................................................................................................ 50
TYPE button................................................................................................................................... 50
SLOPE button ................................................................................................................................ 51
CUTOFF knob................................................................................................................................ 51
RESONANCE knob ...................................................................................................................... 51
Using the keyboard to play sound from an external source (WAVE - EXT IN) ............................. 52
Producing sound from the external device only when you play the keyboard .................. 53
Using the SH-201 together with your computer or another sound
module ...................................................................................................54
Using your computer to record sound or performance data from the SH-201 (USB).................... 54
USB audio signal flow .................................................................................................................. 55
Creating sounds in greater detail (Editor)/
Using your computer to manage patches (Librarian)......................................................................... 56
Using SH-201 Editor to create sounds and arpeggios ............................................................. 56
Using SH-201 Librarian to manage patches .............................................................................. 56
SH-201 Editor System requirements .......................................................................................... 57
Using the SH-201 as a controller or a sound module (MIDI)............................................................. 58
About MIDI connectors................................................................................................................ 58
MIDI channels................................................................................................................................ 58
Using an external sequencer to play the SH-201's internal sound generator (MIDI IN).... 59
Using the SH-201's keyboard and knobs to play an external sound module
(MIDI OUT).................................................................................................................................... 59
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