Roland CG-8 User Manual page 16

Panel Descriptions
24. PHOTO PATCH pad
Press this (the pad will light) to perform Photo Patch
operations or use visual pads [1]–[16] to switch photo
patches.
By holding down this button and pressing a visual pad
[1]–[8] you can switch banks.
→ p. 32, p. 62
25. CHANGE PROJECT button
Press this (the button will light) to use visual pads [1]–
[16] to switch projects (visual pads to which a project is
assigned will light). In the display panel, the left side
shows the currently selected project, and the right side
shows the number of the project that will be selected
next. When you press the [CHANGE PROJECT] button
once again, the selected project will begin loading.
→ p. 31
26. EXIT button, ENTER button,
NEXT button, VALUE dial
By using these buttons and this dial while viewing the
menus that appear in the display screen, you can assign
photo pictures and stamp pictures, manage projects and
image files, and make MIDI settings for the CG-8.
→ p. 50, p. 84, p. 101
27. MENU button
Press and hold this button for two seconds or longer to
access the MAIN MENU screen.
→ p. 49
28. CONTROLLER ASSIGN button
Press this button when you want to make assignments for
the XY pad, D Beam, and foot pedal.
→ p. 68, p. 79
29. HOLD button
This switches Hold on/off for the effect controlled by the
XY pad.
→ p. 36
30. XY PAD ACTIVE indicator
This will light when the XY pad is responding.
→ p. 36, p. 68, p. 79
31. XY pad
By touching your fingertip to the surface of this pad you
can apply a variety of effects to the image.
→ p. 36, p. 68, p. 79
16
PREV button,
32. RATE knob
This adjusts the speed of modulation for the effect.
→ p. 34, p. 66, p. 77
33. DEPTH button
Press this (the button will light) and you can use the
[COLOR]/[SPEED]/[X]/[Y]/[Z] knobs to adjust the
depth of modulation.
→ p. 34, p. 66, p. 77
34. MODULATION knob
This selects the type of effect modulation. If you choose
[SOUND 1], [SOUND 2], or [SOUND 3], the external
audio input will modulate the effect.
→ p. 34, p. 66, p. 77
35. Parameter knobs
These knobs adjust various parameters of the effect.
→ p. 34, p. 65, p. 66, p. 76, p. 77
The result will differ according to the effect, but the
knobs mainly control the following parameters.
COLOR knob:
Adjusts a color-related parameter.
When the [DEPTH] button is pressed (the button will
light), this knob adjusts the depth of modulation.
SPEED knob:
Adjusts a speed-related parameter of the effect itself.
When the [DEPTH] button is pressed (the button will
light), this knob adjusts the depth of modulation.
FADE knob:
Adjusts a fade-related parameter. Turn toward the left to
fade-to-black, or toward the right to fade-to-white.
X knob:
Adjusts an X-axis (left/right) parameter such as X-axis or
angle of rotation.
When the [DEPTH] button is pressed (the button will
light), this knob adjusts the depth of modulation.
Y knob:
Adjusts a Y-axis (up/down) parameter such as Y-axis or
angle of rotation.
When the [DEPTH] button is pressed (the button will
light), this knob adjusts the depth of modulation.
Z knob:
Adjusts a Z-axis (forward/back) parameter such as Z-
axis or angle of rotation.
When the [DEPTH] button is pressed (the button will
light), this knob adjusts the depth of modulation.