Inputting With The Step Pads - Roland S-1 Owner's Manual

Editing the notes, performance data and motions
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When the parameter changes that are recorded to a motion play back, the changes in value may differ slightly from what
you actually input, due to computational error.

Inputting with the step pads

1. Press the [ó] (REC) button to make it go dark, and press the [STEP] button to make it light up.
The button toggles between lit and unlit each time you press it.
The white keyboard pads now function as step pads [1]–[16].
2. Press the step pad corresponding to the timing (step) at which you wish to input.
A note (C5) is input to the step you selected, and the step pad lights up.
Pressing the same step pad again deletes the note, and makes the step pad go dark.
You can use the [PORTA ON] (ç) and [PORTA TIME] (æ) pads to switch between pages.
Steps 1–16 Õ steps 17–32 Õ steps 33–48 Õ steps 49–64
When an external keyboard is connected, you can also input notes by pressing the step pads on this unit and then playing the
desired note on your external keyboard.
Editing the notes and performance data
1. Hold down the step pad of the step that contains the performance data you want to change and press
the [D-MOTION] button to select the performance data to edit.
When you long-press a step pad, the performance data inputted to that step is shown in the display.
When you press the [D-MOTION] button while holding down a step pad, the display switches in the following order.
Keep holding down the step pad to edit its value.
Item Display Explanation
Sets the note number.
n. $ C5
Setting range: C-–Gq (C-1 –G9)
For instance, C´5 is shown as Cģ5.
Note
number
* If a chord has been input, the lowest note number in the chord is shown. When you edit this value,
Sets the velocity.
v. 1 00
Setting range: 1–127
Velocity
* If a chord has been input, the highest velocity value used in the chord is shown. After you edit this
Sets the gate time (note length).
G. $ 80
When this is set to 100 and the same note number has been input for the next step, a tie is played.
Setting range: 1–100
Gate
* If a chord has been input, the longest gate time used in the chord is shown. After you edit this
Sets the probability for notes to play back.
P. 1 00
Use the master probability setting when you want to change the probability en masse, for all steps that
are set at 99 or lower.
Probability
Setting range: 1–100
* The effect is applied to all notes in the step.
Divides up the step to play.
o$$$
o: Sound is played.
È: Sound is not played.
For example, when ooÈ is indicated, the step is divided into three parts, with the first and second parts
being played and the third part not played.
Sub step
* This affects all notes within the step.
* This has no effect on steps for which notes have not been specified, or on steps that are in the
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the other notes change accordingly.
value, the other notes are set to the same value.
value, the other notes are set to the same value.
middle of a tie.