Performance Functions And Effects; Performance Functions; Keyboard Touch (Velocity Sensitivity); Pitch Bend And Modulation - Roland Interactive Arranger EXR-46 OR Owner's Manual

r EXR-46 OR

11. Performance functions and effects

Performance functions

Keyboard Touch (velocity sensitivity)

The EXR-46 OR is velocity sensitive, which means that the vol-
ume and brightness of the Main, Split and Dual notes depend
on the force/speed with which you strike the keys.
All acoustic instruments (piano, violin, flute, drums, etc.) are
velocity sensitive. The harder you play, the louder and brighter
the resulting notes will be, which creates a perfectly natural
effect. (That explains why the KEYBOARD TOUCH function is on
when you power on the EXR-46 OR.)
If the EXR-46 OR is your first musical instrument ever, you may
feel distracted by the volume and timbre variations of the notes
you play.
(1) If the icon is not displayed, press the
KEY TOUCH
[KEYBOARD¥TOUCH] button to activate the EXR-46 OR's
velocity sensitivity.
KEYBOARD
TOUCH
(2) Press the button again to switch the KEYBOARD TOUCH
function off, if you don't need it.
(3) To set a fixed velocity value, press and hold the
[KEYBOARD¥TOUCH] button until the "KbdTouch" mes-
sage is displayed.
KbdTouch
(4) Use the numeric buttons and/or [–][+] to set the velocity
value that should be used for all notes you play (1~127).
34
"1" is very low (usually inaudible), while "127" corresponds to
maximum striking force (loud, bright notes). The value is
only used when the icon is not displayed (otherwise,
KEY TOUCH
all notes use the velocity values that correspond to the force
with which you strike the keys).
(5) Press another "big" button in the DATA ENTRY section to
leave this function.
Note: Some sounds use "velocity switching". This means that by
hitting the keys harder and softer, you alternate between two
sounds. So only switch off this parameter if doing so makes you
feel more comfortable.
Note: This setting can be saved to a User Program (see p. 45).
Note: Keyboard Touch applies to all parts you can play yourself
(the "Keyboard parts"): Main, Split, and Dual.

Pitch Bend and Modulation

The BENDER/MODULATION lever to the left of the keyboard can
be used to add two kinds of effects to the Keyboard-part notes.
You can even use these effects simultaneously if you like.
(1) Press the lever towards the rear of the EXR-46 OR to add
a vibrato effect ("wobble") to the notes you are playing.
MODULATION
Lowers the pitch
BENDER
The Modulation axis can also be used for switching between
the slow and fast Rotary speeds (if the "Rotary" effect is
assigned to the MFX).
(2) Turn the lever to the left to temporarily lower the pitch of
the notes you are playing. Turn it to the right to raise the
pitch of your notes.
(3) In either case, you can release the lever if you no longer
need the effect.
Note: If necessary, you can change the Pitch Bend interval. See
"PB Range° (Pitch Bend Range)" (p. 40).
Note: Modulation is not available when the MFX type=
"Rotary". In that case, the modulation axis of the lever is used
for switching between the fast and slow speeds.

Footswitch

The EXR-46 OR's FOOTSWITCH socket (rear panel) allows you to
connect optional DP-2, DP-6, or BOSS FS-5U footswitch.
The footswitch can be used for sustaining the notes you are
playing (default), as Soft or Sostenuto pedal, to change the
Rotary effect speed (MFX), and more. See "FSW° (Footswitch
Assign)" (p. 40) and "Using the outputs and an optional foot-
switch" (p. 57).
To use it for holding the notes you are playing, proceed as fol-
lows:
(1) Connect a DP-2, DP-6, or BOSS FS-5U footswitch to the
FOOTSWITCH jack.
(2) Play a note with your right hand.
(3) Press the footswitch.
(4) Release the key.
The note(s) you played keep on sounding after you release
the corresponding keys.
(5) To stop the note(s) from sounding, release the footswitch.
Raises the pitch