Roland RS-5 - Advanced Use Section; Chapter 3: Mastering Performance Features; Chapter 5: Using the Arpeggiator; Chapter 6: Effect Settings

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Contents
Advanced Use.................................................61
Chapter 1. An overview of the RS-5/9 ....................................................................62
Basic Organization of the RS-5/9........................................................................................................... 62
Classification of RS-5/9 Sound Types................................................................................................... 62
Tone.................................................................................................................................................62
Drum Set.........................................................................................................................................62
Performance...................................................................................................................................62
About Memory..........................................................................................................................................63
Maximum Polyphony..............................................................................................................................64
Preventing notes of an important Part from being cut off (Voice Reserve) .........................64
Modifying the Value of a Setting ...........................................................................................................64
Convenient shortcuts...............................................................................................................................65
If “Stuck” Notes Occur (PANIC)............................................................................................................65
When Sounds From the RS-5/9 Do Not Stop Playing.............................................................65
What to Do When an External Sound Generator Fails to Stop Sounding ............................65
Chapter 2. Part Volume and Pan Settings .............................................................66
Chapter 3. Mastering Use of the Performance Features......................................67
Playing single-note lines (Solo) ..............................................................................................................67
Smoothly Changing the Pitch of the Sound (Portamento).................................................................67
Determining the Volume from the Force Used To Play the Keys (Velocity Sense)........................68
Transposing Performances......................................................................................................................69
Transposing All Parts (TRANSPOSE ON/OFF) ...................................................................... 69
Transposing a Specified Part (Key Shift)...................................................................................69
Adding Breadth to the Sound by Layering Tones with Different Pitches (Fine Tune).................. 69
Changing to Pure Temperament or an Arabic scale (Scale Tune).....................................................70
What are Equal Temperament, Pure Temperament, and Arabic scales?..............................70
Making Scale Tune settings ......................................................................................................... 70
Chapter 4. Changing Tones in Real Time..............................................................71
Changing the Pitch in Realtime (Pitch Bend Lever)............................................................................ 71
Using the Modulation Lever to modify the sound.............................................................................. 71
Using a pedal to modify the sound........................................................................................................73
Switching the Pedal’s Polarity (Pedal Polarity)........................................................................73
Using a knob to modify the sound.........................................................................................................74
Switching to the Value at the Current Knob Positions (MANUAL) .....................................74
Chapter 5. Using the arpeggiator ...........................................................................75
Turning the Arpeggio Function On and Off (ARPEGGIO ON/OFF).............................................. 75
Tip for Creating Arpeggio Patterns.......................................................................................................75
Arpeggiator parameters you can set......................................................................................................75
Creating a pattern.....................................................................................................................................77
Using the Knobs to Change Patterns in Real Time.............................................................................. 78
Chapter 6. Effect Settings .......................................................................................79
Turning the Effect Function On and Off (EFFECTS ON/OFF)......................................................... 79
The Effect Signal Path..............................................................................................................................80
Making Multi-Effects Settings ................................................................................................................80
Setting the Multi-Effects Source..................................................................................................80
Select the Type and Set Each Parameter....................................................................................81
00: THROUGH...............................................................................................................................82
01: STEREO EQ (Stereo Equalizer) ............................................................................................. 82
02: OVERDRIVE............................................................................................................................83
03: DISTORTION...........................................................................................................................83
04: PHASER....................................................................................................................................84
05: SPECTRUM..............................................................................................................................84
06: ENHANCER............................................................................................................................85
07: AUTO WAH ............................................................................................................................85
08: ROTARY...................................................................................................................................86