Roland JD-08 - Applying Portamento

Switching Between Sound Modes
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Applying Portamento
Portamento is a glide effect that smoothly connects the pitches of the first and second notes that you play on the keyboard.
The portamento effect is enabled when the sound mode is set to “solo mode.”
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“Switching Between Sound Modes (p. 19)”
1. Press the [NOTE] button to make the indicator light.
2. Press the [SOLO] button.
Set the sound mode to “solo mode” (the button lights up).
3. Press the [PORTAMENTO] button.
Select the mode.
Button status
Portamento mode
Explanation
Lit
On
Plays the notes by smoothly changing the pitch.
Unlit
Off
Plays the pitches of each note separately (this is the normal setting).