Roland JUNO-D6 - Creating an Original Scale (USER SCALE)

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Creating an original scale (USER SCALE)
You can adjust the pitch of each note from C through B in units of
one cent.The pitch you specify for each note is applied to that note
for all octaves.
You can create and save 16 dierent “user scales” for later recall.
Setting a user scale
1. Press the [MENU] button.
The MENU screen appears.
2. Move the cursor to “USER SCALE”, and press the
[ENTER] button.
The USER SCALE screen appears.
3. Select each of the 12 notes from C to B, and use the
value dial to edit their pitch.
You can also use the keyboard to select a note to edit.
Value -64–+63
Quarter Tone settings
1. In the USER SCALE screen, hold down the OCTAVE [DOWN]
button and play a note on the keyboard.
The pitch of the note you played is attened by 1/4 semitone (-50
cents).
Once again hold down the OCTAVE [DOWN] button and play the
same note to restore it to its original pitch.
2. In the SCALE EDIT screen, hold down the OCTAVE [UP] button
and play a note on the keyboard.
The pitch of the note you played is sharpened by 1/4 semitone
(+50 cents).
Once again hold down the OCTAVE [UP] button and play the
same note to restore it to its original pitch.
4. When you’ve nished making settings, press the
[WRITE] button.
The USER SCALE WRITE screen appears.
* If you press the [EXIT] button to exit the USER SCALE screen
without performing the write operation, the unsaved settings
revert to their previous state.
5. Select the write destination number (USER 1–16),
and press the [ENTER] button.
A conrmation message appears.
If you decide to cancel, press the [EXIT] button.
6. Move the cursor to “WRITE” and press the [ENTER]
button.
The display shows “Completed.” when writing is done.
Recalling a user scale
1. Press the [MENU] button.
The MENU screen appears.
2. Move the cursor to “USER SCALE”, and press the
[ENTER] button.
The USER SCALE screen appears.
The currently selected user scale number is shown.
When the instrument starts up, this always indicates “OFF”.
3. Press the [1]–[16] buttons to select a user scale.
MEMO
¹ If a user scale is selected, the user scale does not change even if
you switch patches or performances.
¹ User scale returns to OFF when you turn o the power.
¹ If no user scale is registered to the button that you press, equal
temperament is selected.
¹ If you use the shortcut ([MENU] + [DAW CTRL]) to access the USER
SCALE screen, you can press a [1]–[16] button to select a user scale
and immediately exit the USER SCALE screen. This is convenient
when you want to recall a user scale while performing.