Roland J-6 Owner's Manual page 4

Panel Descriptions
2. Common
Controller
Display
[TEMPO/VALUE] knob
[SHIFT] button
[SOUND] button
[PATTERN] button
3. Sequencer
Controller
Plays the pattern.
[ø] (PLAY) button
Press the button again to stop playback.
Switches the unit to recording standby.
[ó] (REC) button
Press the play button to begin recording.
Step [1]–[8] buttons You can record chord data by holding down these buttons and pressing a keyboard button.
4. Filter/effect/phrase functions
Controller
Adjusts the filter's cutoff frequency.
[FILTER] knob
Adjust the filter resonance by turning the [FILTER] knob while holding down the [SHIFT] button.
[ENVELOPE] Adjusts the envelope release.
knob Adjust the envelope attack by turning the [ENVELOPE] knob while holding down the [SHIFT] button.
Adjusts the delay volume.
[DELAY] knob
Adjust the delay time by turning the [DELAY] knob while holding down the [SHIFT] button.
Adjusts the reverb volume.
[REVERB] knob
Adjust the reverb time by turning the [REVERB] knob while holding down the [SHIFT] button.
Selects the phrase style. The chords play differently depending on the style that you select.
[STYLE] knob Hold down the [SHIFT] button and turn the [STYLE] knob to show the style and variation that are currently set in
the display.
Selects the phrase style variation.
[VARIATION]
Hold down the [SHIFT] button and turn the [VARIATION] knob to show the style and variation that are currently
knob
set in the display.
STYLE [ON] Turns the phrase function on/off.
button The phrase function automatically generates various phrases based on the chords you input.
When this is turned on (lit), the last buttons you pressed stay pressed even after you take your finger off the
[HOLD] button keyboard.
Turn this off (unlit) to cancel.
Switches the keyboard to chord mode. When you press a keyboard button in this mode, the chord registered to
[CHORD] that button plays. To switch between registered chord sets, hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the
button [CHORD] button.
Refer to "Using Chord
5. Keyboard
Controller
Use these buttons to play or to input notes into the sequencer.
Keyboard buttons
Press the buttons in combination with the [SHIFT] button to access a variety of functions.
4
This is a four-digit, seven-segment LED display.
Changes the values shown in the display.
Use this in combination with other controllers.
Switches the unit to sound selection mode.
Switches the unit to pattern selection mode.
Explanation
Mode(P.14)" for details.
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