Roland RS-50 Owner's Manual

 

Patch Mode

 

Adjusts the pitch of the tone’s sound up or down in one-cent steps 
(+/- 50 cents).

 

-50–+50

 

One cent is 1/100th of a semitone.

 

Portamento is an effect that creates a smooth transition in pitch 
between one key and the next. When the Solo Switch parameter is 
“ON,” you can apply portamento to create an effect similar to a 
violinist changing the pitch smoothly by sliding their finger along 
the fingerboard.

 

Specifies whether the portamento effect will be applied (ON) or not 
(OFF).

 

OFF, ON

 

When portamento is used, this specifies the time over which the 
pitch will change. Higher settings will cause the pitch change to the 
next note to take more time.

 

0–127

 

The force with which you play a key is expressed by a 

 

 

value. When you play a note strongly, a high velocity value will be 
transmitted, producing a louder volume or a different tone. By 
editing the 

 

 and 

 

 values, you can 

adjust the relationship between your keyboard playing strength and 
the loudness of the notes that are produced.

 

Higher settings of this value allow you to produce notes in a wider 
range of loudness even with small changes in your playing strength. 
Lower settings of this value will mean that even if you vary your 
playing strength significantly, the notes that are sounded will not 
have a wide range of loudness.

 

-64–+63

 

With higher settings of this value, loud sounds can be produced 
even when you play the keys softly. With lower settings of this 
value, the sounds will be soft even if you play strongly.

 

-64–+63

 

Specifies the amount of pitch change in semitone units (maximum of 
two octaves) that will occur when you operate the pitch bend lever. 
The amount of change will be the same whether the lever is moved 
to left or right.

 

0–24

 

The LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator) applies cyclic change to the 
sound. It can be applied to the pitch, cutoff frequency, or volume to 
produce vibrato, wah, or tremolo effects. The original tones of the 
RS-50 contain LFO settings appropriate for each sound. You can edit 
the patches to adjust the speed of the LFO effect, and the depth to 
which it will affect the pitch and filter cutoff frequency.

 

You cannot simultaneously adjust the pitch depth and cutoff 
depth. Nor can you adjust the depth of the LFO effect on 
volume. If you need to use an adjustable tremolo effect, use the 
TREMOLO multi-effect (p. 84).

 

Selects whether the LFO Depth setting will control the depth of 
cutoff frequency modulation or of pitch modulation. This is linked 
with the operation of the [FILTER LFO] switch of the panel (p. 27).

 

You can adjust the depth of the LFO’s effect on pitch.

 

You can adjust the depth of the LFO’s effect on the 
filter cutoff frequency.

 

Adjusts the modulation rate, or speed, of the LFO. This is linked 
with the operation of the [LFO RATE] knob of the panel (p. 27).

 

-64–+63

 

Specifies the depth of LFO. Normally, the depth of the LFO’s effect on 
pitch will change. If Filter LFO is ON, the LFO’s effect on cutoff frequency 
will change. 

 

This is linked with the operation of the [LFO DEPTH] 

knob of the panel 

 

 

-64–+63

 

Adjusts the time from when the key is pressed (or released) until the 
LFO begins to be applied (or the duration that the effect continues).

 

-64–+63

 

The sound generator section of the RS-50 contains a 

 

 that can cut 

or boost specific frequency regions of the sound. Each original tone 
in the RS-50 has its own filter settings, but you can use patch editing 
to modify these.

 

Specifies the frequency (cutoff frequency) at which the filter will 
begin to modify the sound. This is linked with the operation of the 
[CUTOFF] knob of the panel (p. 29).

 

-64–+63

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