Roland Jupiter-50 - Playing Drum Sounds and Sound Effects (Percussion;Lower); Playing Percussion Sounds and Voice Phrases (Manual Percussion); Playing Drum Sounds on the Entire Keyboard (Drums;SFX)

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Playing Drum Sounds and Sound Eects (Percussion/Lower)
The JUPITER-50 provides a “Percussion” function, which lets you play
a variety of drum sounds and sound eects.
Playing Percussion Sounds and Voice
Phrases (Manual Percussion)
You can use the 15 leftmost keys of the keyboard to play a variety of
percussion instrument sounds and voice phrases.
This function is called “Manual Percussion.”
Percussion instrument sounds (15 keys)
1. Press the [PERC] button so it’s lit.
2. In step 3 of “Switching the Tone of the Percussion/Lower
Part” (p. 41), press the [F2] (M.PERC) button.
3. Use the [ ] [ ] (cursor) buttons to select a tone.
4. Press the [ENTER] button.
The Manual Percussion function will turn on.
Play the 15 leftmost keys of the keyboard, and you’ll hear a dierent
percussion instrument sound or voice phrase for each key.
Percussion instrument sounds
(15 keys)
MEMO
• The [PERC] button and [LOWER TONE] button can’t be used
simultaneously.
• If Manual Percussion is turned on, the 15 leftmost keys of the
keyboard are used only for the Percussion/Lower Part.
5. To turn this o, press the [PERC] button once again.
The Manual Percussion function will turn o (the button will be
unlit).
Playing Drum Sounds on the Entire
Keyboard (Drums/SFX)
You can use the entire keyboard to play various drum and sound
eects (SFX). This function is called “Drums/SFX.”
1. Press the [PERC] button so it’s lit.
2. In step 3 of “Switching the Tone of the Percussion/Lower
Part” (p. 41), press the [F1] (DRUMS) button.
3. Use the [ ] [ ] (cursor) buttons to select a tone.
4. Press the [ENTER] button.
The “Drums/SFX” function will turn on. Play the keyboard; each key
will play a dierent drum sound or sound eect.
MEMO
Depending on the drums or sound eects, some keys might not
produce sound.
5. To turn this o, press the [PERC] button once again.
The “Drums/SFX” function will turn o (the button will be unlit.)