Controller Section - Roland S-1 Owner's Manual

Creating sounds

Controller section

Setting the sound triggering mode (POLY)
This shows how to set the way that the sound source is triggered when one or more notes are played (input) using the keyboard
pads or the sequencer.
1. Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [POLY] pad.
2. Turn the [TEMPO/VALUE] knob to edit the value.
Value Explanation
Monophonic mode.
Nono (Mono)
Plays single tones.
Unison mode.
Uni (Unison)
Stacks multiple tones to play a layered note.
Polyphonic mode.
PoLy (Poly)
Lets you play more than one tone at the same time (up to four voices).
Chord mode.
Chd (Chord)
Plays voices 2–4 at the same time for each note that you play, according to the parameter settings below.
Press pad [2] (ENTER) while "Chd" is shown in the display to configure the following parameters.
Value
v²Sľ (Voice 2 SW)
v²kS (Voice 2 Key Shift)
v³Sľ (Voice 3 SW)
v³kS (Voice 3 Key Shift)
v´Sľ (Voice 4 SW)
v´kS (Voice 4 Key Shift)
Setting how portamento works (PORTAMENTO)
Portamento is an effect that makes one pitch glide smoothly into another.
1. Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [PORTA ON] pad.
2. Turn the [TEMPO/VALUE] knob to edit the value.
Value Explanation
Portamento is not applied, regardless of the portamento time setting.
OFF
Portamento is always applied.
On
Portamento operates only when you play in a legato style (or in other words, when you play the next keyboard pad
before you completely take your finger off the previous keyboard pad).
AUto
You can control whether portamento is applied (ON) or not (OFF) by the way that you play.
Setting the portamento time (PORTAMENTO TIME)
Follow these steps to change how much time it takes (portamento time) to glide smoothly between pitches.
1. Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [PORTA TIME] pad.
2. Turn the [TEMPO/VALUE] knob to edit the value (0–255).
Changing the tonal range when you play (TRANSPOSE)
This parameter lets you move the tonal range of the keyboard pads or of the sequencer within a range of ±60 half steps (±5
octaves).
24
Explanation
Turns the sound of voice 2 on/off.
Transposes the key of voice 2 (range: -12–0–12).
Turns the sound of voice 3 on/off.
Transposes the key of voice 3 (range: -12–0–12).
Turns the sound of voice 4 on/off.
Transposes the key of voice 4 (range: -12–0–12).