Roland MT-32

1)
OVERALL
CONTROL FOR THE MT-32 FUNCTIONS
FUNCTION DESCRIPTION ADJUSTABLE RANGE
Master tuning
Changes the overall pitch of the
MT-32.
432.1
to
457.6 Hz
Reverb mode
Selects the reverb type.
Room, Hall, Plate
and Tap-delay
Reverb
time Sets the
reverb duration. 1 to
8
Reverb
level Sets the reverb
intensity. Ota
7
Partial reserve
(Parts 1 to
8
and rhythm)
(See
below.)
to 32
MIDI channel
(Parts 1
to 8
and rhythm)
Selects
a MIDI channel for
each
part.
OFF
or
1 to
16
Master
volume
Sets the overall volume
level for
the MT-32.
Oto 100
O
PARTIAL
The
smallest unit
that defines
a
timbre is called a "partial". While
a single partial
is enough
to
produce a
simple tone, multiple partiais
are
required
to
generate complex
sounds.
Because the MT-32
is
capable of generating
up to
thirty-two notes
at a
time, it requires exactly thirty-two partiais
to
use its maximum
capacity. The maximum capacity for generating notes simulta-
neously, therefore, reduces
as
the number of
notes
consisting of
multiple
partiais increases.
OPARTiAL
RESERVE
Partial Reserve
is a
function
that
allows the
MT-32 to
selectively
define the
number
of partiais that each
part can use.
If
a note requires
partiais
beyond the
upper limit of
a
part, the
MT-32 will check the
other parts
for
unused
partiais
and
allocate
them, if available,
to that part. If a part runs
short of partiais due
to
the Partial
Reserve
function,
the MT-32 will terminate
the part
and
send the
partiais back
to
the original
part.
The
Partial Reserve function thus ensures that every part has at
least the number of partiais assigned
to it.
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