Roland JP-8080 - Playing Single Notes (Solo Switch)

Playing Single Notes
(Solo Switch)
When using a solo instrument sound or when playing sin-
gle-note solos, it is convenient to select Mono, Legato or
Unison so that even if two keys are pressed simultaneously,
notes will not overlap or be blurred.
Mono/Legato/Unison can be set independently for each
Patch.
MONO:
Notes will be articulated individually and cleanly. If you
combine this setting with Portamento, your playing will be
smoothed.
LEGATO:
Notes will sound one at a time, and will be joined smoothly
to the next note only when you play legato (i.e., pressing the
next key before releasing the previous key).
UNISON:
All voices will sound together. The number of voices which
can be sounded simultaneously when the Key Mode is Dual
or Split will be according to the Voice Assign setting. (p.116)
If both [LEGATO] and [UNISON] are pressed together,
notes will be sounded in Legato Unison.
You can also skew the pitches of the voices to create thick
sounds. (Unison Detune)
Solo Switch On/Off
* When all button indicators for the Solo switch are dark,
the JP-8080 is in Polyphonic mode (normal playing con-
dition).
1 To select the desired mode, press one of the
[MONO]/[LEGATO]/[UNISON] buttons to make
the indicator light.
2 To turn off the selected mode, press the button once
again to make the indicator go dark.
3 To select Legato Unison, simultaneously press
[LEGATO] and [UNISON] to make the indicators of
both buttons light.
* If at this time you press [MONO]/[LEGATO]/[UNISON],
the mode of the button you pressed will be selected.
4 To turn off Legato Unison, simultaneously press
[LEGATO] and [UNISON] to make the indicators of
the two buttons go dark.
* When Mono or Legato are used, the sound may appear
lower in volume then when you play polyphonically. In
this case, increase the Patch Gain (p.121).
* If you select FEEDBACK OSC for the WAVEFORM of
OSC 1, [MONO] or [LEGATO] will automatically be
turned on. It is not possible to turn this off. Nor will it be
possible to turn [UNISON] on.
Thickening the Unison Sound
(Unison Detune)
This setting specifies the difference between the highest and
lowest-pitched voices that are sounded simultaneously.
This can be set to a maximum of 50 cents (1/2 semitone).
Higher settings will produce a thicker sound.
Unison Detune settings can be set independently for each
patch.
1 Press [EDIT].
The [EDIT] indicator will light and the BANK [1]–[8]
indicators will blink.
2 Press [PATCH] (BANK [4]) several times to access
the Unison Detune display.
The [PATCH] indicator will light.
Mono
Each note has an attack
C4
Key-on
E4
Key-on
C4, E4
Key-off
time
C4
Key-on
E4
Key-on
C4, E4
Key-off
Attacks disappear and the notes are connected smoothly
Legato
time
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Chapter 4. Taking Advantage of
the Performance Functions
In addition to the parameters which were explained in chapter 3, the JP-8080 provides a variety of functions that
you can use to modify the sound in real-time.