Roland G-800 Reference Manual page 70

G-800 Reference Manual Track Shift
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This parameter sets the amount by which the duration (or gate time) of the selected notes is
to be changed. The shortest possible Gate Time value is "1" (used for all notes of the LADR
track), so that selecting "--1000" for notes with a Gate Time of "1" in the specified time range
still leaves you with the same value. Allowing the value "0" would effectively erase the notes,
which can only be achieved with Track Erase (see page 55). In other words, you cannot use
Track Change Gate Time to erase notes.
Edit\Shift\1 page
Master page: [F4] (UsrStl)> [F4] (Edit) > [SHIFT] + [F4] (Shift)
[PAGE] A/F (select page 1)
Track Shift allows you to shift the the notes within the selected From/To range (second page).
It can be used for two things:
To correct "slow" notes due to a slow(er) attack.
You may want to use Track Shift after assigning a Tone to a track that has a considerably
slower attack than the Tone you used for recording the part in question. This technique is fre-
quently used in pop music to "time" 1/16-note string arpeggios played with a "slow" pad
sound. Rather than have the notes begin at the mathematically correct time (e.g. 2-1-0), you
could shift them to the left (e.g. to 1-4-110) of the previous measure, so that the peak volume
of the attack is reached on the next downbeat:
Attack of the Tone used for recording
Timing is ok.
2-1-0 2-1-0
Attack of the newly selected Tone Position after shifting the notes (Example: Value -10)
Timing is off. Timing is ok again.
Correct the timing of notes recorded via MIDI without quantizing them.
As explained in the Player's Guide, you could use sequences, etc. as raw material for your
User Styles. Recording such excerpts via MIDI may cause a slight delay (e.g. 5 CPT). If that
is not acceptable, use Track Shift to "push" all notes to the left (select "-5"). That allows you
to tidy up the timing and still keep any irregularities (music!) the original may contain
because it was not quantized.
Note: Before selecting a Shift value, you should have a look at one track in the Microscope mode
(see page 70) to determine which negative value to use. If the first note of a track starts on 1-1-6,
for example, set Track Shift to "-6". Be sure to apply the same Shift to all tracks to maintain the
timing of the original!