Roland Groovebox D2

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Chapter 3. About the D-FIELD
Chapter 3
Applying special turntable-type effects (VINYL-FX: Vinyl Effects)
You can apply various special effects by pressing each of the eight areas of the D-FIELD.
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Applying various muting effects (ASSIGN 1: MUTE-FX: Mute Effects)
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You can perform various muting operations by pressing each of the eight areas of the D-FIELD.
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* The fade-in/out of D-FIELD area numbers 5–7 will continue even after you take your finger away, and the volume(s) will not return to the
original setting(s).
Making detailed settings
1. Hold down [ASSIGN 1] and press [EDIT].
2. Turn [VALUE] to modify the setting.
No. Function Explanation
1 POWER OFF The tempo will slow down and the pitch will fall, just as when a turntable is
powered-off during playback. Finally the playback will stop. If you wish to
play back once again, after the playback has stopped completely, press [ ].
2 REVERSE The sounds of the rhythm part will be played backward.
3 PITCH DOWN The pitch of all parts will become lower.
4 PITCH UP The pitch of all parts will become higher.
5 BPM HALF The BPM will be halved (minimum 20).
6 BPM DOUBLE The BPM will be doubled (maximum 240).
7 RETURN TO TOP Play back from the beginning of the pattern.
8 BACK SPIN The sound will be as when a turntable is spun backward.
No. Function Explanation
1 DEFAULT Return to the mute status that is registered in the pattern.
2 ALL MUTE ON All parts will be muted.
3 SOLO All parts other than the current part will be muted.
4 REVERSE The current mute settings will be inverted.
5 FADE OUT The volume of the current part will gradually decrease.
6 FADE IN The volume of the current part will gradually increase.
7 ALL CROSSFADE The current mute settings will gradually be inverted.
8 KICK & BASS Sounds other than the BD (bass drum) of the rhythm group and
Part 2 (bass) will be muted.
Display Parameter Explanation Setting
FADE TIME Specify the time over which the volume will
be changed by D-FIELD effects No.5–7.
1.0–10.0 (sec.)