Roland SH-4d Digital Desktop Synthesizer User Manual
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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
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
WAVETABLE .....................................................................................34
DRAWING ......................................................................................... 36
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/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
Creating Phrases and Modulation (VISUAL ARPEGGIO) ... 80
Restoring the Factory Settings (Factory Reset) .................. 82
Backing Up and Restoring Data ........................................ 84
Main Specifications ................................................................ 85
MFX Parameters ...................................................................... 86
MFX Common Parameters .................................................... 89
Thru ......................................................................................... 90
Filter Type............................................................................... 91
Mid-Side EQ (Mid-Side Equalizer) ............................................ 91