Sound Edit For Drum Sets; Drum Instr Edit - Roland VIMA JM-8 Owner's Manual

VIMA JM-8
In-depth editing of SMF songs

SOUND EDIT for Drum Sets

If the instrument icon to the left of the sound name
depicts a drum kit, the page selected with [SOUND¥EDIT]
looks as follows. Here, you can edit the Drum Set as a
whole.
(1) Press the display field of the parameter you want
to edit and use the dial to set the desired value.
You can also press the dial to call up a numeric pad
window. Use the display buttons of that window to
enter the desired values and confirm with the [ENTER]
display button.
CUTOFF: Allows you to make the overall sound of the
Drum Set (all instruments) brighter (positive values)
or rounder (negative values). The further this value is
set in the negative direction, the fewer overtones will
be allowed to pass and the sound will become softer
(darker).
RESO: This parameter allows you to add a "synthetic"
character to your Drum Sets (choose a positive value)
or to make it sound more natural.
(2) Use the [DRUM¥MUTE] display button to suppress
(or add) the drum sounds.
(3) Use the [PERC¥MUTE] display button to suppress (or
add) the percussion sounds.
(4) If necessary, press the [SAVE] display button to save
your settings (page 95).
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DRUM INSTR EDIT

If the instrument icon to the left of the sound name
depicts a drum kit, you can also press the [DRUM¥INSTR]
display button. This takes you to the following page
where you can make more refined settings for specific
instruments of the selected Drum Set:
This page allows you to reconfigure your Drum Set
(but you cannot select sounds from another Set).
Note: The names of the drum/percussion sounds depend
on the currently selected Drum Set.
(1) See "General procedure" on p. 87 for how to select
the "SMF MAKEUP TOOLS" environment.
(2) Press the [DRUM¥INSTR] display button.
(3) Use PAGE [ø][˚] to select the drum instrument you
want to replace with a different sound (watch the
icon that appears to the left of this field).
(4) Press the field that shows the name of the cur-
rently selected sound.
(5) Use the dial to select another sound.
The first sounds you can select for a given instrument
are usually variations of the snare, bass drum, etc.
But by turning the dial long enough, you could also
select any other sound (even a melodic one).
(6) Press the field of the parameter you want to edit
and use the dial to set the desired value.
You can also press the dial to call up a numeric pad
window. Use the display buttons of that window to
enter the desired values and confirm with the [ENTER]
display button.
VOLUME: Use this parameter to set the volume of
the selected drum instrument.
PANPOT: Use this parameter to set the stereo place-
ment of the selected drum instrument. "0" means "no
change", negative values shift the instrument
towards the left and positive values shift it towards
the right.
REVERB & CHORUS: Use these parameters to set the
reverb or chorus send level of the selected drum
instrument. The effects themselves can be changed
on the COMMON page (see below).
VELOCITY: This parameter allows you to modify the
velocity range of the drum instrument in question.
"0" means that the recorded values are left
untouched, a negative setting reduces all velocity