Roland JUPITER-8 Owner's Manual

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Screen Structure
PORTAMENTO/PITCH BEND/MODULATION
PORTAMEN-
TO
Adjusts the time over which pitch change occurs
when portamento is applied.
LEGATO
Applies portamento only when you play legato
(i.e., when you press the next key before releasing
the previous key).
BEND RANGE Specifies the amount of pitch bend range.
BEND GAIN
Specifies a multiplier for the BEND RANGE,
extending the range of change.
1/2 switch
These specify whether pitch bend and modulation
are enabled for VCO-1 and VCO-2 respectively.
BEND SENS
VCO
Specifies the amount of the pitch change
produced by pitch bend operations.
BEND SENS
VCF
Specifies the amount of the filter change
produced by pitch bend operations.
MOD SENS
VCO
Specifies the amount of the pitch change
produced by modulation operations.
MOD SENS
VCF
Specifies the amount of the filter change
produced by modulation operations.
TEMPO/ASSIGN MODE
TEMPO
Specifies the tempo of the step sequencer and
arpeggiator. The indicator blinks at the specified
tempo.
TEMPO SYNC
The modulation speed (RATE) of the LFO section
and the delay time (TIME) of the EFFECTS section
are synchronized to the tempo.
MONO Plays monophonically.
UNI Plays all sounds in unison.
POLY-1
Plays polyphonically.
POLY-2
ARPEGGIO
RANGE 1–4
Selects the pitch range of the arpeggio in octave
units.
MODE UP
The keys you press are sounded in the order in
which you press them.
MODE DOWN
The keys you press are sounded in the opposite of
the order in which you press them.
MODE U&D
UP and DOWN are repeated.
The last note of UP is the first note of DOWN.
MODE RND The keys you press are sounded in random order.
OTHER
KEY HOLD Turns the key hold function on/off.
OCTAVE
These buttons let you shift the pitch range of the
keyboard in one-octave units.
NAME Specifies the name of the patch.
DISPLAY Displays the patch name.
DEC/INC Selects the next (previous) patch.
EFFECT/DELAY/REVERB
EFFECT TYPE Selects the effect type.
TONE Specifies the character of the effect.
DEPTH Specifies the depth of the effect.
DELAY TYPE Switches the delay type.
TIME Adjusts the delay time.
LEVEL Adjusts the volume of delay.
REVERB TYPE Switches the reverb type.
TIME Specifies the reverb time.
LEVEL Specifies the reverb volume.

Roland JUPITER-8 Specifications

General

Type	Analog
Polyphony	8 voices
Oscillators	2 per voice
LFO	1
VCA	1 per voice
Keyboard	61 keys
Arpeggiator	Yes
Effects	Chorus
Memory	64 patches
Control	CV/Gate
Release Year	1981
Waveforms	Sawtooth, Square, Pulse
LFO Waveforms	Square, Random
Envelopes	2 (ADSR)
Filter	Low-pass, High-pass