Improvising Along With A Chord Progression (Adlib) - Roland Groovebox D2 Owner's Manual

Chapter 3. About the D-FIELD

Improvising along with a chord progression (ADLIB)

After pressing one of the areas in the lower half of the D-FIELD, move your finger in the left/right direction to play an ad-lib
performance. While sound is being produced, you can move your finger upward to apply modulation.
Modulation
Pitch
fig.Scale
Making detailed settings
1. Hold down [ADLIB] and press [EDIT].
2. Press [ENTER] to select the desired parameter.
3. Turn [VALUE] to modify the value.
Display Parameter
TYPE
STYLE
MOTIF
BEAT PATTERN
SHUFFLE RATE
ACCENT RATE
OCTAVE RANGE
ROOT
SCALE
OCTAVE SHIFT
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fig.Adlib
Display
TYPE
X
Y
Changing the D-FIELD settings (p. 22)
Explanation
Select how the sound will be played.
Select how the sound will be played when TYPE is "AR-
PEGGIO."
Specify the order in which the component notes of the
chord will sound.
Specify the pattern of accent locations and note lengths.
You can vary the timing of the backbeats to create shuffle
rhythms. With a setting of 50%, the notes will be spaced
equally. As this value is increased, the notes will be played
with a more "dotted" feel.
* When the Beat Pattern setting is 1/4, no "shuffle" feel
will be applied even if you increase the Shuffle Rate.
You can add expression to the arpeggio by varying the
strength and note length of the accented notes. Increasing
this value will produce a greater sense of groove.
Specify the pitch range of the arpeggio in octave units.
Lowering this value below 0 will cause the arpeggio to be
played in a pitch range below the chord you specified.
Specify the root note of the chord.
Specify the scale.
Raise or lower the pitch that is sounded, in units of an oc-
tave.
Explanation
Select how the sound will be
played.
Specify the scale.
Raise or lower the pitch in
octave units.
Setting
MAN (MANUAL):
Notes of any pitch and duration are
available for play at will.
ARP (ARPEGGIO):
Play automatic arpeggios.
Scale 1–Scale 9
-3–3
Setting
MAN (MANUAL):
Notes of any pitch and duration
are available for play at will.
ARP (ARPEGGIO):
Play automatic arpeggios.
Refer to "Arpeggio settings" (p.
28).
* Arpeggio settings are common
to Adlib and Arpeggiator 1 and
2.
50–90(%)
0–100
-3–3
C–B
Scale 1–Scale 9
-3–3