Roland JD-08 User Manual

Panel Descriptions
11
TVA section
This section controls the volume.
Controller
(Parameter)
Value Explanation
[LEVEL] slider
0
–
100
Adjusts the layer’s volume.
[BIAS DIRECTION]
button
Selects the BIAS DIRECTION mode.
This corrects the layer’s volume according to the key you press.
UPPER (UP)
The higher the key you play above the key specified by the BIAS POINT, the greater
the volume changes according to the settings of the [BIAS LEVEL] slider.
LOWER (Lo)
The lower the key you play above the key specified by the BIAS POINT, the greater
the volume changes according to the settings of the [BIAS LEVEL] slider.
UPPER&LOWER
(U_L)
The further away that the key (higher or lower) you play is from the key specified by
the BIAS POINT, the greater the volume changes according to the settings of the
[BIAS LEVEL] slider.
At this time, both the UPPER and LOWER indicators light up.
[BIAS POINT]
slider
0
–
127
Sets the base key from which the volume is changed.
A value of 64 equals C4 (middle C).
[BIAS LEVEL]
slider
-10
–
10
Adjusts the amount that the volume changes when the volume is corrected with
BIAS DIRECTION.
Positive values result in higher volumes when you play keys higher than the BIAS
POINT, and negative values result in lower volumes.
[LFO SELECT]
button
LFO1 (LFO.1), LFO2
(
LFO.2
)
Selects the LFO used to modulate the layer volume.
[LFO] slider
-50
–
50
Sets how much LFO1 and LFO2 modulates the layer volume.

Roland JD-08 Specifications

General

Product type	Digital synthesizer
Product color	Black
Sound effects	Chorus, Delay, Echo, Overdrive, Phaser
Backlight color	Red
Backlight buttons	Yes
Sound effects quantity	6
Keyboard number of keys	0
Preset programs quantity	256
USB ports quantity	1
Battery type	AA
Power source type	Battery, USB