Roland Alpha Juno-2 - CONTROLS READING

3. Performance Control Functions
a. Pitch Bender/Modulation
By bending the Pitch Bender/Modulation Lever@,
guitar's bending like effect can be obtained. At its
center position, this has no effect on the sound,
while the left and right extremes of movement
achieve the same amount of the pitch bend effect.
Also, by pushing the same lever forward, vibrato
effect is obtained.
b. Portamento
Portamento effect is a slide from one pitch to
another. This may be effectively used for the per-
formance with the Chord Memory function.
<OPERATION>
To turn Portamento on:
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Push the Portamento Button @
The indicator lights up.
MODULATION
A
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PITCH BENDER
*The range of each tone color’s Pitch Bender
effect can be changed. If the tone color is in the
Preset Group, see page 14 “Editing the Perfor-
mance Control Functions”, and if it is the one in
the Memory Group, see page 17 “6. Edit”.
* The depth of the Modulation can be changed as
shown on page 14 “Editing the Performance
Control Functions”.
To turn Portamento off:
Push the Portamento Button @
again.
The indicator goes out.
* The time needed for a sound to move from a
pitch to another (Portamento time) can be
changed as shown on page 14 “Editing the Per-
formance Control Functions”.