Roland D-05 - SEQUENCER;ARPEGGIATOR; SEQ MAIN (sequencer screen); SEQ PRM (sequencer parameter); ARP (arpeggiator)

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SEQUENCER/ARPEGGIATOR
When you want to use the sequencer, press the [SEQUENCER]
button.
The PATCH BANK [1]–[8] buttons and NUMBER [1]–[8] buttons
indicate the status of each step in the step display area that’s
selected (STEP: 1–16, 17–32, 33–48, 49–64).
SEQ MAIN (sequencer screen)
Ì:120 1-16* -
Play (PtnSel)
Shown on
the panel
(step buttons)
Steps shown on the
panel (step buttons)
Currently
playing
Tempo
Outside the STEP
LENGTH range
You can change the tempo when the tempo is displayed and no
item is selected by the [F1] [F2] buttons.
Use the [
] [ ] buttons to change the range of steps that are
shown.
Press a [1]–[16] button to enable step input. The screen shows
step information.
STEP INFO
Step 1 Gate 80
C4 D#4 G4 ---
Play/Stop
Plays/stops the selected pattern.
(PtnSel) Pattern Select
Accesses the pattern select screen.
SEQ PRM (sequencer parameter)
In the SEQ MAIN screen, hold down the [SHIFT] button and press
the [F2] button to access the SEQ PRM screen.
Len (Length)
Species the pattern length (number of steps).
Value: 1–64
Scal (Scale)
Species the note value of one step.
Value: 4, 8, 16, 32, 4T, 8T, 16T
Indication Explanation
4 Quarter note
8 Eighth note
16 Sixteenth note
32 Thirty-second note
4T Quarter-note triplet
8T Eighth note triplet
16T Sixteenth note triplet
Sh (Shue)
Species the amount of rhythm “bounce” (shue).
Value: -90–0–+90
Gate (Gate)
Species the note duration for one step.
Value: 1–100
O (O Step Mode)
Species whether muted steps will be treated as rests or skipped
(O Step Mode).
* This setting is not saved in the pattern.
Value: REST, SKIP
Indication Explanation
REST Rest
SKIP Skip
Ord (Step Order)
Species the playback order of the steps.
* This setting is not saved in the pattern.
Value: , , , , RND
Indication Explanation
Play forward from the rst step.
Play backward from the last step.
Play forward from the rst step, and then play backward
from the last step.
Play with even-numbered and odd-numbered steps
inverted.
RND Play steps randomly.
S. Stp (Start Step)
By specifying the start step, you can make playback start from a step that’s mid-
way through the pattern. Steps earlier than this step are not played.
* This setting is not saved in the pattern.
1. Hold down the [F1] button and use the [INCREMENT]
[DECREMENT] buttons to edit the value.
Value: -, 1–64
Indication Explanation
- Not specied
1–64 First step
E.STP (End Step)
By specifying the last step, you can make a step that’s mid-way
through the pattern be treated as though it were the last step.
Steps later than this step are not played.
* This setting is not saved in the pattern.
1. Hold down the [F2] button and use the [INCREMENT]
[DECREMENT] buttons to edit the value.
Value: -, 1–64
Indication Explanation
- Not specied
1–64 Last step