Using Percussion To Add A Sense Of Attack - Roland VR-700 Owner's Manual

Using Percussion to add a Sense of Attack

Percussion adds a sharply decaying component to the beginning of
the sound, giving the sound more crispness. When you play legato,
percussion is added only to the first note you play. When you play
staccato, percussion is added to each note.
* Percussion can be added only to the upper part's organ sound.
Percussion cannot be added to the lower part, the pedal part, or to
ensemble sounds.
Button ON
The percussion sound will be decreased, and the harmonic bars will
have their usual volume.
fig.Perc-Soft.eps
Volume
[SOFT] button
* The volume when percussion is softened can be adjusted by the
Function mode setting "Percussion Soft Level" (p. 52).
The percussion sound will decay more slowly, producing a gentler
attack.
fig.Perc-Slow.eps
Volume
[SLOW] button
* The percussion decay time can be adjusted by the Function mode
setting "Percussion Slow Time" (p. 52).
[SECOND] button Percussion of the same pitch as the 4' harmonic bar will be heard
[THIRD] button Percussion of the same pitch as the 2-2/3' harmonic bar will be heard.
• If percussion is on, the 1' harmonic bar will not sound.
• The [SECOND] button and [THIRD] button cannot be turned on simultaneously.
• If you turn the [SOFT] button off, the organ sound specified by the harmonic bars will decrease. This reproduces the characteristics of a tonewheel
organ. The Function mode setting "Percussion H-Bar Level" lets you specify how much the organ volume will decrease when the [SOFT] button is
turned off (p. 52).
Percussion sound will decay
Volume of the
harmonic bar
Time
Long decay time
Percussion
Volume of the
harmonic bars
Time
fig.pnl-perc.eps
OFF
The percussion sound will be at its normal volume, and the sound of
the harmonic bars will be decreased.
fig.Perc-Hard.eps
Volume
Percussion
Volume of the harmonic
bars will decreases
* The volume when percussion is normal can be adjusted by the
Function mode setting "Percussion Normal Level" (p. 52).
The percussion sound will decay quickly, producing a sharper attack.
fig.Perc-Fast.eps
Volume
Short decay time
* The percussion decay time can be adjusted by the Function mode
setting "Percussion Fast Time" (p. 52).
Percussion will not sound.
Percussion will not sound.
Creating Organ Sounds
Time
Percussion
Time
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