Roland JP-8080 Owner's Manual page 9

Chapter 12. Example Applications
Synchronizing to an External MIDI Device.....................................................................................144
Synchronizing Arpeggios, Patterns, or Motions .........................................................................................144
Synchronizing Chorus, Delay, LFO 1, Ensemble, or Voice Modulator Delay ........................................144
Recording a Performance on an External Sequencer .....................................................................145
Settings for Recording .....................................................................................................................................145
Recording Procedure.......................................................................................................................................146
Various Ways to Use Voice Modulator.............................................................................................146
Inputting an External Sound Directly Into the Voice Modulator .............................................................146
Inputting an External Sound Synthesized on the JP-8080 Into the Voice Modulator............................147
Using the JP-8080 with the MC-505 ...................................................................................................149
Appendices
Sound-Creating Tips
Bass (1).....................................................................................................................................................152
Bass (2).....................................................................................................................................................153
TB-303 ......................................................................................................................................................154
Strings......................................................................................................................................................155
Sweep Pad...............................................................................................................................................156
Synth Brass .............................................................................................................................................157
Synth Kick Drum ..................................................................................................................................158
Tubular Bells..........................................................................................................................................159
Electric Piano..........................................................................................................................................160
Organ .......................................................................................................................................................161
Synth Voice ............................................................................................................................................162
Morphing ................................................................................................................................................163
Understanding Sound
The Basics of Sound..............................................................................................................................165
The Three Elements of Sound ........................................................................................................................165
Partials ...............................................................................................................................................................165
Time-Variant Changes in the Sound (Envelope).........................................................................................166
Adding Expression to Sound ..............................................................................................................167
Using the LFO...................................................................................................................................................167
Effects.................................................................................................................................................................167
What is MIDI?
MIDI Connectors...................................................................................................................................168
MIDI Channels ......................................................................................................................................168
Main MIDI Messages Used by the JP-8080 ......................................................................................168
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