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Roland JUPITER-Xm Portable Synthesizer User Manual

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JUPITER-Xm Owner's Manual Ver. 1.5 and later

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[DEPTH] knob

This specifies the depth of the LFO.

[LFO 2] button

There are two LFOs. If you press this button to make it light, the

controls of the LFO section make settings for LFO2.
When the button is unlit, this section makes settings for LFO1.

DEPTH [PITCH] button

When this button is on (lit), you can use the

[DEPTH] knob

to adjust

how much the LFO is applied to PITCH.

DEPTH [FILTER] button

When this button is on (lit), you can use the

[DEPTH] knob

to adjust

how much the LFO is applied to FILTER.

DEPTH [AMP] button

When this button is on (lit), you can use the

[DEPTH] knob

to adjust

how much the LFO is applied to AMP.

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Common section 1

Display

Shows various information for the operation.

[1] [2] knobs

Use these knobs to move the cursor or change a value.

PAGE [<] [>] [ ] [ ] buttons

Move the cursor position up/down/left/right.
These buttons also switch between screens.

[EXIT] button

Returns you to the previous screen.
In some screens, this cancels the operation currently being

executed.

* By holding down the

[EXIT] button

and operating a knob or other

controller, you can check its current value. This lets you check a value

without modifying the sound.

[ENTER] button

Press this to confirm a value or execute an operation.

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FILTER

[TYPE] knob

Specifies the type of filter.

[CUTOFF] knob

Adjusts the cutoff frequency of the filter.

[RESONANCE] knob

Resonance emphasizes the sound in the region of the filter cutoff

frequency.

LPF

HPF

BPF

PKG

Cutoff frequency

Resonance

Cut region

[KEY FOLLOW] knob

Allows the filter cutoff frequency to vary according to the key that

you play.
If this knob is turned toward the right, the cutoff rises for higher

notes. If it is turned toward the left, the cutoff falls for higher notes.

VINTAGE FILTER [R] [M] [S] buttons

If a vintage type model is selected, these buttons change the type

of filter.

[R]

models a Roland filter, and

[M]

and

[S]

model the filters of

vintage synthesizers made by other manufacturers.

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AMP

[LEVEL] knob

Adjusts the volume.

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ENVELOPE

[A] [D] [S] [R] knobs

A

: Attack time

D

: Decay time

S

: Sustain level

R

: Release time

[DEPTH] knob

Used in conjunction with the

[PITCH] button

and

[FILTER] button

,

this knob specifies the depth of each envelope. If the knob is in the

center, no effect is applied.

[PITCH] button

If this button is on (lit), the

[A] [D] [S] [R] [DEPTH] knobs

edit the

PITCH envelope.

[FILTER] button

If this button is on (lit), the

[A] [D] [S] [R] [DEPTH] knobs

edit the

FILTER envelope.

[AMP] button

If this button is on (lit), the

[A] [D] [S] [R] knobs

edit the AMP

envelope.

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EFFECTS

[MFX] knob

Adjusts the MFX depth (individually for each part).

[DRIVE] knob

Adjusts the amount of distortion (for all parts together/valid only

for parts whose Part: Output is

“DRIVE”

).

[REVERB] knob

Adjusts the depth of reverb (individually for each part).

[CHORUS] knob

Adjusts the amount of chorus (individually for each part).

[DELAY] knob

Adjusts the amount of delay (individually for each part).

[DELAY TIME] knob

Adjusts the delay time (for all parts together).

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Common section 2

[TRANSPOSE] button

By holding down this button and using the

OCTAVE [DOWN] [UP]

buttons

you can transpose the pitch of the keyboard in semitone

units.

OCTAVE [DOWN] [UP] buttons

Shift the pitch of the keyboard in units of one octave.

[STEP EDIT] button

Chooses step edit mode (p. 12).