Roland JUNO-G - Page 21

Intro
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Equip- ment
Prepa- ration
Rhythm Piano Bass Guitar Vocal CD Spec
Adjust the volume balance
Now let’s adjust the volume of the instruments
y
ou’ve recorded up
to this point. The volume balance is the basis o
f
mixin
g
, so make
sure
y
ou get this right.
Press the
[
PART MIXER
]
button to access the MIDI TRACK mixer
sc
r
ee
n
.
Pr
ess
the
[
PLAY
]
b
utton so
y
ou can
h
ear t
h
e song w
h
i
l
e
you ma
k
e a
d
justments.
U
se the [Le
f
t/Ri
g
ht cursor] buttons to select the instrument
(trac
k
) vo
l
ume
y
ou want to a
d
just; t
h
en use t
h
e
[
Down cursor
]
butto
n
to
select
“
LEVEL” an
d
use t
h
e
d
ia
l
to a
dj
ust t
h
e vo
l
ume.
Piano volume
Bass volume Drum volume
For t
h
e AUDIO TRACK,
p
ress t
h
e
[
AUDIO TRACK
]
butto
n
a
n
d
the
n
p
ress t
h
e [MIXER
]
b
utton to access t
h
e mixer screen. Here you can
make adjustments in the same way
.
Guitar volume
Vocal volume
Press the [MIXER]
button to access the
mixer screen.
Use reverb to add space to the
sound
T
h
e rever
b
eration in a c
h
urc
h
or concert
h
a
ll
is re
l
ative
ly
l
ong,
a
nd this can add a beauti
f
ul character to the sound. In a recordin
g
studio, this is simulated b
y
a “reverb” processor. Let’s add reverb to
th
e piano to give t
h
e soun
d
some spatia
l
c
h
aracter.
Pr
ess
the
[
PART MIXER
]
b
utton to access t
h
e mixer screen
,
an
d
th
en press t
h
e
[
CHO&REV
]
button. The e

ect ad
j
ustment screen
w
ill appear.
Reverb for the piano
Press the [CHO&REV]
button to access the
e ect screen.
Use
the
[
Cursor
]
butto
n
s
to
m
o
v
e
the
cu
r
so
r
to
“REV” f
o
r
t
r
ack
1
,
a
nd use the dial to ad
j
ust it
.
The vocal will also sound better if
y
ou add an appropriate amount
o
f
reverb. You can use similar steps to add reverb to an AUDIO
TRACK. Go a
h
ea
d
an
d
tr
y
it.
For details on the MIDI TRACK mixer refer to “Using the
MIXER Screen” (p. 61) in the owner’s manual, and for details
on the AUDIO TRACK mixer refer to “Controlling Audio
Tracks (AUDIO MIXER screen)” (p. 111).
☞
Some sounds shouldn’t have reverb!
A
dding reverb to piano and vocal can make the sound very beauti
f
ul. You might think o
f
adding reverb to
other instruments as well
,
but slow down! There are some sounds that are best without reverb. As a rule
,
for
example, the kick drum and bass should have no reverb at all. If reverb is applied to low-frequency sounds,
t
he result can be mush. Even worse, the sense o
f
rhythm gets blurred. A straight-ahead rock band will sound
b
etter and more direct if
y
ou don’t overdo the reverb. The appropriate amount of reverb will depend on the
s
tyle o
f
music, so be aware o
f
what you’re doing, and use reverb wisely
.
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Mixing
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