Roland JUNO-Gi Workshop page 6

Configuring Your Realtime Controllers
Setting Up the D Beam as a Realtime Controller
The D Beam can operate as a realtime controller in two ways. When its
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EXPRESSION button is lit—you can control the level of the current live set
by adjusting its MIDI Expression setting from the D Beam.
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ASSIGNABLE button is lit—you can generate the type of data you've
selected, by moving your hand above the D Beam. This is where the D
Beam's power as a realtime controller lies once you've set up a live set's
tones to respond to the data type you've selected.
When the D Beam's SOLO SYNTH button is lit, it acts as an instrument,
with your hand movements playing the solo-synth sound.
Here's how to configure the D Beam so it produces the desired type of data:
While holding down the SHIFT button, press
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the D BEAM's ASSIGNABLE button. The
D BEAM ASSIGN screen appears:
The Type parameter sets the behavior of the D Beam when
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ASSIGNABLE's lit.
Select this value: And lower your hand in the D Beam to:
CC01 – CC95 generate the selected MIDI CC message.
BEND UP bend pitches of currently playing notes up.
BEND DOWN bend pitches of currently playing notes down.
USB SONG START toggle playback of the USB Song Player on and
off.
RECORDER START toggle playback of the digital recorder on and
off.
Select this value: And lower your hand in the D Beam to:
TAP TEMPO set the synth tempo after several downward
movements.
AFTERTOUCH generate aftertouch messages as if your were
pressing down into the keyboard keys.
You can also customize the D Beam's Expression mode, setting the
minimum and maximum amounts of Expression to be applied. Just hold
down SHIFT and press the D Beam's EXPRESSION button.
If you like, you can easily tweak the D Beam's sensitivity from this
screen by pressing 1 (GENERAL) and setting D Beam Sens as desired.
To make your D Beam settings permanent, press 6 (WRITE)—D Beam
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settings are saved into the JUNO-Gi's system memory. If you're not
sure, press 5 (EXIT) to simply leave the D Beam setup area.
Setting Up the ASSIGNABLE S Switches as Realtime Controllers
You can program the two ASSIGNABLE S switches—S1 and S2—above the
Pitch Bend/Modulation Lever to perform various realtime control actions.
Here's how:
While holding down SHIFT, press either S button to display the LIVE
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SET EDIT 3 CONTROL screen, as shown here.
To make the screen look exactly like this, press
6 a few times to scroll these settings into view.
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