Roland DSD-2 - Manual (Page 4)

OPERATION
— II] Delay Mode •
0 Make all the necessary connections, then set the controls c
the panel as shown left.
e Press the Pedal if the Check indicator is off. Now effect is on.
Dim or dark indicator means a poor or no power. Check the
power sjpply, AC adaptor or battery (when rrot using AC adaptorl.
*The DSO-2 takes for about 5 seconds to begin outputting effect
Sound after the pedal has been pressed. This is because of the
built-in muting circuit,
0 Select a delay time range with the Mode selector and set the
Time Knob to the desired position.
O With the Feedback Knob, set how many times the delay
sound is to be repeated.
■Oscillation may occur as you roíate the Feedback Knob
clockwise.
0 Set the level of the delay sound with the Effect Level Knob.
■ At the MAX position, the volume of the delay sound becomes
equal to the direct sound.
>[31 Application (Sync with programmable rhythm machine]"
O Connect ihe Trigger In Jack on the DSD-2 to the trigger out­
put on the rhythm machine. (Other connections are the same as
above.)
0 Set the controls on the panel as shown left, then enter the
trigger positions into the rhythm machine. Now. you can hear the
delay sound which perfectly syncs to the timing programmed in
the rhythm machine. (For instance, if you enter quarter notes,
the sound that is delayed precisely quarter note will be obtained.]
© Set how many timas the feedback is to be repeated and the
level of the delay sound as you like.
* By entering odd rhythms into the rhythm machine, you can
enjoy irregular repetition of the echo effect. Also, the echo can
be changed a u tome ties I Iv by the patterns you have entered.
' [2] Sampler Mode <
O Make all the necessary connections, then set the controls on
the panel as shown left.
0 The pedal switch serves as a recording start switch, so push
and quickly release the pedal in time to the sound to be recorded.
When the sampling time set with the Time Knob has been
elapsed, recording stops automatically.
■ If you press the pedal too late, the beginning of the sound will
be missed out, and if too early, silence will precede. Also, if you
keep pressing the pedal longer than the set sampling time,
recording/pfaying will be repeated, thereby the sound previ­
ously recorded will be erased
0 Rotate the Feedback Knob fully clockwise and repeat the
step 0 for overdubbing.
O Set the Mode Selector Switch to the PLAY ONLY position and
press the pedal switch, and the sound recorded in the REC/PLAY
mode will be played. (It is also possible to play it by using the trigger
signal from the rhythm machine.) When the recording is unsatis­
factory. repeat the step
0
0 By rotating the Time Knob, the pitch can be changed.
•■Basically, the trigger cycle should be set
within the maximum delay time, but if it
happens to exceed it, It will sound like long
delay sound.
• Notes -
• If the sound gets muddy or beat is noticed,
change the tone color or slightly rotate the
Time Knob counterclockwise.
•The DSD-2's rated input level at the higher
frequency is lower than that at the lower
frequency. So. when you are using the instru­
ment with high sound range or high harmonic
contents, the sound may be distorted. If this
happens, lower the input level.