Creating A Sound Or Drum Set; Try An Original Sound; Modifying The Elements Of Sound To Create A New Sound - Roland Sound Canvas SC-8850 Owner's Manual

Creating a Sound or Drum Set

Try an Original Sound

On the SC-8850, you can modify the values of a variety of parameters in order to cre-
ate the sound most suitable for your playing. A parameter is something that affects
the sound. The process of modifying parameter values is called editing. Sound pa-
rameters affect the volume, timbre and pitch of the sound.
You can set the following parameters.
Vibrato: Rate
Filter:
Envelope: Attack Time
Modifying the Elements of Sound to Create
a New Sound
1
Make sure that the
2
Press [
PART
3
The parameters that modify the sound are set for individual parts. How-
ever, you can first press
(or ), and then rotate the [VALUE] dial or use [DEC] [INC] to
VAR. INST
select the sound.
4
Press [EDIT].
5
Press [MODIFY] ([F3]).
fig.6-1
6
Press [ ] or
VAR.
the parameter you want to modify
7
Rotate the [VALUE] knob, or press [DEC] or [INC] to set the value for the
parameter.
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When you finish making settings, press [EXIT] to end the procedure.
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Depth
Cutoff Frequency
Decay Time
is selected.
Part Basic screen
] or [ ] to select a Part .
[ ] (or
VAR. INST
[ ] to move the cursor up and down, and select
INST
Delay
Resonance
Release Time
[ ]) to move the cursor to
For details on each
parameter, refer to Param-
eters for Sound Editing
(p.65).
The Part Basic screen is the
screen that appears when
the SC-8850's power is
turned on. You can return
to the Part Basic screen
from other screens by
pressing [EXIT]. If the
PART display is set to ALL,
simultaneously press
PART [ ] and [ ]
(ALL) to restore the PART
display to the normal part
display.