Patches And Performances - Roland JP-8080 Owner's Manual

RPS
RPS patterns can be recorded/played by note messages from an external MIDI device.
In Preview mode, RPS can also be controlled by pressing BANK[2],[3],[5]–[7] and NUMBER[1]–[8].
Motion Control
Motion Control records and plays back data from the JP-8080's knobs and sliders, or controller data from
an external MIDI device.
Controller
The sliders, knobs and buttons on the panel are collectively referred to as "controllers." By operating these
controllers, you can modify the sound in various ways.
Of course, you can also modify the sound by operating the controllers (keyboard, pitch bend lever, modu-
lation lever, etc.) of an external MIDI device.

Patches and Performances

Patches
On the JP-8080, each musical sound that you can play is called a Patch. The JP-8080 has 512 different
Patches: 128 User Patches and 384 Preset Patches. (Refer to "About Memory," p.56.)
Patches have the following structure, and can be modified by using the panel buttons, sliders and knobs
to adjust the sound.
Patch
Select the
basic waveform,
specify the pitch
PITCH ENV
Specify how the
pitch will change
over time
Parts
On the JP-8080, two Patches are always selected, and you can choose to play just one or both Patches. The
two Patches are assigned to locations referred to as the Upper Part and the Lower Part. When you select a
Patch, you are actually selecting the Patch that is assigned to one of these Parts. You may think of the Part
as being analogous to a musician, and the Patch as the instrument that the musician is playing.
Performances
The Patch selection for the Upper and Lower Parts, settings of the panel select section, key mode section,
arpeggiator/RPS section, and a variety of other settings (Performance Common: p.115, Performance Part:
p.118, Voice Modulator: p.103) are stored together as a Performance. The JP-8080 has 256 Performances,
and as with Patches, they are divided into 64 User Performances and 192 Preset Performances. (Refer to
"About Memory," p.56).
Since it is difficult to quickly change a large number of settings while you are playing, you can make
things easy for yourself by saving suitable settings as a Performance. Then you can simply select the
appropriate Performance to make all the necessary settings at once.
MODULATION (LFO2)
LFO1
Cyclically modulate Cyclically modulate
the sound the sound
OSC FILTER
Specify the
brightness
of the sound
FILTER ENV
Specify how the
brightness will
change over time
AMP TONE CONTROL
Specify the
Adjust the tone
volume
AMP ENV
Specify how the
volume will
change over time
DELAY MULTI-FX
Add
Add spaciousness
an echo effect
to the sound
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