Table of contents 
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Table of contents 
An Overview of the SH-4d ...................................................... 5 
How the Sound Module is Structured ................................... 5 
Panel Descriptions .................................................................... 7 
Top Panel.................................................................................. 7 
Control section ........................................................................ 7 
OSC section ............................................................................... 8 
FILTER/AMP/LFO section ...................................................... 8 
Effects section .......................................................................... 9 
Step sequencer section .......................................................10 
Keyboard section ..................................................................11 
[VOLUME] knob .....................................................................11 
[D-MOTION] button ..............................................................11 
Rear Panel .............................................................................. 12 
[POWER] switch .....................................................................12 
USB Type-C® port ..................................................................12 
MIDI connectors ....................................................................12 
EXT CLK IN jack .......................................................................12 
MIX IN jack ...............................................................................12 
OUTPUT jacks .........................................................................12 
PHONES jack ...........................................................................12 
Turning the Power On .......................................................... 13 
Switching Between Tones ................................................... 15 
Switching Between Parts ..................................................... 17 
Switching Between Patterns .............................................. 18 
Muting a Part ............................................................................ 20 
Adjusting the Volume Balance and Effect Sends ....... 21 
Initializing a Tone/Pattern (INITIALIZE) .......................... 22 
Creating a Tone ....................................................................... 25 
How Parts 1–4 Are Structured .............................................. 25 
Oscillator Model .................................................................... 26 
SH-4d ..................................................................................................26 
SH-3D .................................................................................................28 
SYNC ...................................................................................................30 
SH-101 ...............................................................................................31 
JUNO-106 ..........................................................................................32 
Cross FM ............................................................................................33 
RING ....................................................................................................34 
WAVETABLE .....................................................................................34 
CHORD ...............................................................................................35 
DRAWING ......................................................................................... 36 
PCM .................................................................................................... 37 
Configuring a Tone ................................................................ 38 
Using the Modulation Matrix ............................................... 40 
Configuring the LFO .............................................................. 43 
Configuring the Tone EQ ...................................................... 44 
Creating a Rhythm Kit ........................................................... 45 
How Part R is Structured ....................................................... 45 
Creating a Rhythm Instrument ............................................ 46 
Configuring a Rhythm Kit/Instrument ................................ 49 
Using the Arpeggiator .......................................................... 50 
Creating a Pattern (Step Sequencer) ............................... 52 
Selecting and Playing a Pattern ........................................... 52 
Setting the Tempo and Shuffle ............................................ 53 
Editing the Range of Steps to View/Edit (PAGE) ................ 54 
Inputting and Editing Notes ................................................. 55 
Inputting a Tie ........................................................................ 57 
Inputting a Pattern While the Steps Automatically 
Advance (Step Input) ............................................................ 58
 
Recording Your Performance in Real Time (Real-time 
Input) ...................................................................................... 59
 
Inputting/Editing Velocity and Gate Length ...................... 60 
Inputting/Editing the Probability and Sub Steps .............. 62 
Recording the Knob Motions ............................................... 64 
Configuring the Patterns ...................................................... 66 
Pattern Utilities ...................................................................... 68 
Copying and Pasting the Content of Patterns ............ 69 
Using D-MOTION .................................................................... 71 
Saving a Tone/Pattern (WRITE MENU) ............................ 73 
Main Menu (MENU) ................................................................ 76 
System Settings (SYSTEM SETTINGS) .................................. 76 
Configuring the System EQ and System Comp Settings 
(SYSTEM EQ/SYSTEM COMP) ................................................ 79
 
Creating Phrases and Modulation (VISUAL ARPEGGIO) ... 80 
Restoring the Factory Settings (Factory Reset) .................. 82 
Prioritizing the Battery (Battery Fixed Operation 
Mode) .......................................................................................... 83
 
Backing Up and Restoring Data ........................................ 84 
Main Specifications ................................................................ 85 
MFX Parameters ...................................................................... 86 
MFX Common Parameters .................................................... 89 
Thru ......................................................................................... 90 
Filter Type............................................................................... 91 
Equalizer ........................................................................................... 91 
Mid-Side EQ (Mid-Side Equalizer) ............................................ 91 
Spectrum .......................................................................................... 93 
Isolator .............................................................................................. 93 
Low Boost ......................................................................................... 94