Editing A Pattern (Pattern Edit); Displaying The Pattern Edit Screen; About The Pattern Edit Screen; Init (Initializing A Pattern) - Roland JUNO-Gi Owner's Manual

Editing a Pattern (PATTERN EDIT)

In addition to using the patterns that are provided, you are also free to
create your own patterns. Your edited content can be saved either as a
user pattern or a song pattern.

Displaying the PATTERN EDIT screen

1. In the RHYTHM PATTERN screen, press the [2] (PTN EDIT)
button.
The PATTERN EDIT screen will appear.

About the PATTERN EDIT screen

Function buttons
Button Explanation
Specifies the time signature and length of the
[1] (SETUP)
pattern.
[2] (NOTE SET)
Specifies the type, duration, and volume of the note.
Clears all notes from the vertical axis of the cursor
[3] (CLR STEP)
position.
Clears all notes from the horizontal axis of the cursor
[4] (CLR NOTE)
position.
[5] (SCALE) Specifies the scale grid.
[6] (WRITE) Saves the pattern.
[SHIFT]+
Initializes the pattern.
[6] (INIT)
Other controllers
Controller Explanation
Cursor buttons
Select the position at which to enter a note
Specify the scale
Keyboard
(equivalent to the cursor [
[ENTER]
Enters/deletes a note
[DEC] [INC]
Plays the pattern
[ ] (PLAY)
[n] (STOP) Stops the pattern
Moves the editing location to the beginning
[ ]
Moves the editing location toward the beginning
[ ]
Moves the editing location toward the end
[ ]

INIT (Initializing a Pattern)

If you want to create a pattern from scratch rather than by modifying
an existing one, you can initialize the pattern.
1. In the PATTERN EDIT screen, hold down the [SHIFT] button
and press the [6] (INIT) button.
A confirmation message will appear.
2. Press the [5] (EXEC) button.
To cancel, press the [6] (CANCEL) button.
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SETUP (Specify the Time Signature and
Length)
Here's how to specify the time signature and length of the pattern.
1. In the PATTERN EDIT screen, press the [1] (SETUP) button.
2. Use the cursor buttons to move the cursor to the item that
you want to edit, and use the VALUE dial or [DEC] [INC] to
edit the value.
Parameter
Pattern Beat
Measure Length
3. To close the setting window, press the [6] (CLOSE) button or
the [EXIT] button.

SCALE (Specify the Scale of the Grid)

This specifies the scale of the grid.
1. In the PATTERN EDIT screen, press the [5] (SCALE) button.
The grid's scale will change each time you press the button.
Parameter
Scale
NOTE SETUP (Specify The Note's Type,
Duration, and Velocity)
Here's how to specify the type, duration, and velocity of the notes
you'll be entering.
1. In the PATTERN EDIT screen, press the [2] (NOTE SET) button.
2. Use the cursor buttons to move the cursor to the item that
you want to edit, and use the VALUE dial or [DEC] [INC] to
edit the value.
] [ ] buttons)
Parameter
Note Type
Gate Time
Velocity
Input by
Keyboard
3. To close the setting window, press the [6] (CLOSE) button or
the [EXIT] button.
Value Explanation
Pattern time signature
2/4–7/4, 5/8–7/8, 9/8,
12/8, 9/16, 11/16, 13/16,
This can be set only for an
15/16, 17/16, 19/16
empty pattern.
1–32 Pattern length
* You can't set this shorter than the number of
measures that contain data.
Value
16th notes, 32nd notes,
8th note triplets, 16th note triplets
Value Explanation
Refer to "note:"
Selects the type of note to enter.
(p. 49)
Selects the gate time (duration) of the
note message to enter, as a proportion
5–200%
of the note value you selected in Note
Type.
Selects the velocity (volume) of the
1–127
note message to enter.
If this is On, you'll be able to enter
notes using the keyboard.
• The sixteen white keys from the
right are used to enter notes
OFF, ON
(the black keys are ignored).
• The velocity you use when
pressing a key will be entered
as the note-on velocity.
Explanation
Grid scale