Roland AX-Synth Manuale Utente

 

Panel descriptions

 

A

 

These buttons are used to transmit program change 
messages on the selected MIDI channel. They work in 
a sequential fashion (incremental or decremental). 
Program change numbers can also be entered 
directly, however (see p. 28).

 

B

 

This button is used to enable (button lights) or disable 
the transmission of MIDI messages. Pressing it while 
holding down the 

 

[SHIFT]

 

 button allows you to use 

the keys in the highest octave (NUMERIC KEYPAD) 
and the keys in the lowest octave (TX MIDI CHAN-
NELS) for numeric entry of program change or MIDI 
channel numbers.

 

C

 

Press this button to display the current transposition 
interval. Holding it while pressing the OCTAVE/VARI-
ATION 

 

[+]

 

/

 

[–]

 

 buttons allows you to set the interval in 

semi-tone steps.

 

D

 

Press this button to activate the AX-Synth’s V-LINK 
control function (see p. 33).

 

E

 

Pressing this button allows you to select the second-
ary (hidden) function of some of the other buttons.

 

F

 

This three-character display keeps you posted about 
the selected Tone, mode or the parameter value you 
set.

 

G

 

These buttons are used to select the desired Tone 
family, SuperNATURAL, SPECIAL or FAVORITE Tone 
(the button you press lights blue).

 

H

 

These buttons allow you to select a Tone from the 
active Tone family (see above) in a sequential fashion. 
This function can also be assigned to the OCTAVE/
VARIATION 

 

[+]

 

/

 

[–]

 

A third, usually faster, way to select Tones is by hold-
ing down 

 

[SHIFT]

 

 while using the keys in the highest 

octave (NUMERIC KEYPAD).

 

I

 

These buttons allow you to select the corresponding 
bank of “favorite” Tones. 

 

J

 

The 

 

[WRITE]

 

 button is used to assign the desired 

Tones to the 16 memories of FAVORITE banks “A” and 
“B” and to save all settings you change. 

 

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