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Roland JD-990 Owner's Manual
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Owner's manual
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Contents
Table of Contents
Troubleshooting
Bookmarks
Table of Contents
Important Notes
Table of Contents
Accessories
Preparations
Making the Connections
Headphones
Turning on the Power
Play a Test Note on the JD-990
Moving the Cursor
Changing Values
Matching MIDI Channels
Procedure
Listening to the Demo Songs
The Demo Songs
The City Weeps
Where am I Going
Common Ground
Selecting a Patch
Editing Patches
Construction of a Patch
Editing
Selecting/Editing a Tone
Selecting/Changing Tone to Edit
Returning to the Previous or Initial Screen
Selecting a Waveform
Changing the Pitch
Changing the Timbre
Changing the Volume
Emphasized Attack Envelope
Sustained Sound Envelope
Wah Envelope
Tone Editing Summary
Edit Palette
Saving Patches
Save Procedure
The Memory Protect Function
Using Rhythm Sets
Select a Rhythm Set
Rhythm Set Editing
Creating a Rhythm Set
Editing Procedure
Specifying the Note Number
The Performance Feature
Automatic Play When Combined with a Sequencer
Layering Patches
Selecting a Performance
Editing a Performance
Selecting a Part for Editing
Using the Edit Palette
Miscellaneous Functions
Patch
Rhythm Set
Performance
System Setup
Effects On/Off
Utility
The Fundamentals of Sound
What Is Sound?
Pitch
Timbre
Volume
Overtones
Modifying a Waveform over Time
Pitch Envelope
TVF Envelope
TVA Envelope
Combining Sounds
Making Your Own Sounds
Index
Important Safety Instructions
Features
Panel Descriptions
Front Panel
Rear Panel
Symbols
Overview of the JD-990 and Basic Operations
Layout
Performance Mode
Patch Mode
Rhythm Set Mode
Super Synthesizer Part
Synthesizer Part
Rhythm Set Part
Wg
Tvf
Tva
Env
JD-990 Memory
Memory Cards and Expansion Boards
Using PCM Cards
Using DATA Cards
ROM Cards
RAM Cards
Using Expansion Boards
Installing the Expansion Board
Basic Operations in Patch Mode
Octave Up/Down Switch
Patch Editing
Tone Edit Screen
Edit Palette Screen
Tone Switch Buttons
Tone Select Buttons
Tone Edit - Basic Operation
Edit Palette - Basic Operation
Basic Operations in Rhythm Set Mode
Selecting a Rhythm Set
Selecting the Note You Want to Edit
Basic Operations in Performance Mode
Performance Editing
Part Edit Screen
The PART SELECT Buttons
Part Edit
How to Make Settings
Windows
About MIDI
What Is MIDI?
MIDI Connections
Playing the JD-990 from a Keyboard or Sequencer
Controlling more than Two MIDI Devices at Once
MIDI Channels
MIDI Messages Used by the JD-990
Note Messages
Aftertouch Messages
Pitch Bend Messages
Program Change Messages
Control Change Messages
Bank Select
Modulation
Breath
Reset All Controllers
All Notes off
System Exclusive Message
MIDI Implementation Chart
Patch Mode Screens
Play Screen
Edit Screen
Common
Patch Name
Patch Level
Patch Pan
Analog Feel
Voice Priority
Bend Range down
Bend Range up
Key FX
Portamento Switch
Portamento Mode
Portamento Type
Portamento Time
Solo Switch
Solo Legato
Solo Sync Master
Structure
Filter Doubling
Ring Modulation
Key Range
Layer
Split
Zone
Velocity Range
Velocity Point
Velocity Fade
Eq
Low Freq
Low Gain
MID Freq
MID Q
MID Gain
High Freq
High Gain
Wave
Wave Source
Waveform
FXM Color
FXM Depth
Sync Slave SW
Tone Delay Mode
Tone Delay Time
Pitch Coarse
Pitch Fine
Pitch Random
Pitch Key Follow
Pitch Env Depth
Handy Trick
Bender Switch Off, on
Pitch Env Control
Velocity Sens
Time Velocity Sens
Time Key Follow
P-Env Form
Filter Mode
Cutoff Freq
Using the Low Pass Filter
Using the Band Pass Filter
Using the High Pass Filter
Resonance
Cutoff Key Follow
TVF Env Depth
TVF Env Control
F-Env Form
Pan Key Follow
TVA Env Control
Bias
Bias Direction
Bias Point
Bias Level
A-Env Form
Lfo & Ctl
Velocity Curve
Lfo1/Lfo2
Rate
Delay
Fade
When Set to Positive Value
When Set to Negative Value
Offset
Key Trig
Control 1 & 2
Destination
Depth
Effects
Effects Balance
Effects Control
Source
Group a
A Seq.
Distortion
Phaser
Spectrum
Band Width
Enhancer
Sens
MIX
Group B
Chorus
Feedback
Level
Delay Mode
Normal
MIDI Tempo
Manual Tempo
Center Tap
Center Level
Left Tap
Left Level
Right Tap
Right Level
Type
Pre Delay Time
Early Ref Level
HF Damp
Time
Rhythm Set Mode Displays
Rhythm Set Name
Key WG
Key TVF
Key TVA
Key CTRL
Rhythm Tone Name
Mute Group
Envelope Mode
Hold Control SW
Out & FX Send
FX Mode & Output
FX Send Level
Performance Mode Displays
Performance Name
Part
Patch Select
Part Level
Part Pan
Voice Reserve
MIDI
Rx Switch
Rx Channel
FX Send Mode
Output Assign
Tune
Master Tune
LCD Contrast
Character Style
Function
Rhythm Output
Patch Remain
Peak Hold SW
Power up Mode
FX Ctrl Src
Patch Rx-Ch
Device ID
Stack
Rx MIDI
Rx Program Change
Rx Volume
Rx Pitch Bend
Rx Expression
Rx Foot
Rx Exclusive
MIX out EQ
Preview
Preview Mode
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