Roland JUPITER-X Synthesizer - Manual (Page 17)

JUPITER-X Owner's Manual Ver. 1.5 and later
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Automatically Changing the Arpeggio
(PLAY DETECTOR)
PLAY DETECTOR is a function that varies the arpeggio in real time by
detecting your keyboard playing.
* If both KEYS and BEAT are off (unlit), the current loop performance is
repeated. This is convenient when you want to continue performing for a
while with the same accompaniment.
Changing the arpeggio according to the harmony you play
(KEYS)
You can set whether the pitch of the arpeggiated notes changes
according to the pitches that you play on the keyboard.
* If you want to layer the sound of your keyboard performance without
changing the chord, turn KEYS off (unlit).
Changing the arpeggio at the timing of your playing
(BEAT)
You can specify whether the pattern will change according to the
rhythm inferred from the timing interval between the notes you play.
* The pitch of the notes you play on the keyboard is detected even if BEAT is
off (unlit). If you want to maintain the sense of beat while you play a chord
progression, turn BEAT off (unlit).
Editing Individual Steps of the Arpeggio
Performance
(STEP EDIT)
The arpeggio performance is always recorded inside this unit. If you
like the performance, you can use the STEP EDIT function to extract
and edit it.
The edited pattern can be used as a user pattern for the arpeggiator, or
used in your computer as MIDI data.
You can also create a user pattern from a blank state without using
recorded data.
1.
Press the [STEP EDIT] button .
The arpeggio stops playing, and the STEP EDIT screen appears.
* An empty STEP EDIT screen appears right after you press the [STEP EDIT]
button .
2.
Set the part to edit.
Press the [PART] button and then press the [1] – [5] buttons to select
the part that you want to edit (the current part).
3.
Press the [MENU] button .
The MENU screen for arpeggio play appears. Here you can
configure the basic settings for creating patterns, or copy existing
patterns.
SETTING
Configures the basic pattern settings.
Parameter Explanation
Grid Note
Specifies the note value represented by one grid of
the arpeggio.
Grid Length Specifies the grid length for the arpeggio pattern.
Duration
Specifies the duration that the notes of the arpeggio
pattern are sounded, as a proportion of the note
length.
Shuffle Rate
Varies the timing of even-numbered beats, creating a
shuffle rhythm.
Parameter Explanation
Shuffle Reso
Specifies the note resolution that is the reference for
the shuffle setting.
Offset Velo Shifts the velocity values.
K-Range Lo
Specifies the lower pitch limit that is sounded by the
arpeggio.
K-Range Oct
Specifies the number of higher octaves in which the
arpeggio is sounded, relative to K-Range Lo.
COPY from I-ARP
Use this to copy the performance data of the arpeggio that was just
playing, and to edit this data on the STEP EDIT screen.
* You can use the [S3] button to preview the data.
Command Explanation
Initialize Clears the step data of all parts.
Current Loads the current step data.
Latest Loads the most recently recorded data.
1 time before Loads the recorded data from one pass before.
2 times before Loads the recorded data from two passes before.
3 times before Loads the recorded data from three passes before.
4 times before Loads the recorded data from four passes before.
* A “pass” means the length of the arpeggio pattern, set in “Grid Length.”
COPY from SCENE
Copies the performance data you like from a scene for editing in
the STEP EDIT screen.
* You can use the [S3] button to preview the data.
ERASE
Erases the performance data.
4.
After making the settings, press the [EXIT] button to return
to the STEP EDIT screen.
The changes made on the MENU screen are also applied to the
STEP EDIT screen.
5.
Edit using the STEP EDIT screen.
The following shows how to use the operations in the STEP EDIT
screen.
Using the STEP EDIT operations
Operation Controller
Move left/right between
steps
Press the PAGE [з] [ж] buttons.
Move up/down between
steps
Press the PAGE [д] [е] buttons.
Move between pages
Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the PAGE
[з] [ж] buttons.
Specify the note Press a key
Specify a step and turn
the note on
Press a [1]–[16] button
* The velocity value that was set just before is inputted.
Change the velocity value Turn the [2] knob.
Turn the currently
selected note on/off
Press the [ENTER] button.
Enter a tie
Move the cursor to the beginning of the tie, then
hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the
[1]–[16] button corresponding to the last step of
the tie.
Move between parts Press the [PART] button to select the current part
Edit the grid length
Hold down the [SHIFT] button and turn the [1]
knob.
Record a step
When you play the keyboard while the [S2] button
is lit, a note is input for each step.