Owner's Manual - Roland

SOUND mode
Playing back a phrase
(RPS: Realtime Phrase Sequence)
Phrases assigned to each of the eight areas of the D-FIELD
will continue playing as long as you continue pressing that
area.
The phrases assigned to each of the eight areas of the D-
FIELD are collectively managed as an “RPS set.” You are free
to re-assign the contents of an RPS set, and internal memory
can accommodate 30 different sets. You can also switch RPS
sets while a pattern is playing.
Display Explanation Setting
TYPE Select an RPS set. 1–30
➔ Changing the D-FIELD settings (p. 22)
Holding RPS
You can hold the RPS so that the phrase continues playing
even when you take your finger off of the D-FIELD.
• Holding all phrases
1. Press [HOLD] to make it light.
2. Press the D-FIELD to play a phrase.
When you once again press the same area of the D-
FIELD, that phrase will stop.
• Specifying whether each phrase will be held or not
1. While pressing [HOLD], press the D-FIELD to play a
phrase.
[HOLD] will blink, and that phrase will continue playing
until the same area of the D-FIELD is pressed once again.
2. The phrases being held will continue playing until
you hold down [HOLD] and press the D-FIELD as you
did in step 1.
The phrases will be heard together.
3. A phrase that you do not want to hold can be played
by pressing only the D-FIELD.
When you release your finger, that phrase will stop
playing.
* As an alternative to holding down [HOLD] and pressing the
D-FIELD in steps 1 and 2, you can obtain the same result by
holding down the D-FIELD to play the phrase and pressing
[HOLD].
By pressing [HOLD] to make it go dark, you can stop all
phrases.
Chapter 3. About the D-FIELD
Assigning phrases to the D-FIELD
You may find it convenient to assign your favorite or
frequently used phrases as one RPS set.
1. Select the pattern that contains the phrase you want
to assign.
2. Press [PART MUTE], and use the mute buttons to
mute all but the part that you wish to assign to RPS.
3. Hold down [RPS] and turn [VALUE] to select the RPS
set to which you will assign the phrase.
4. While holding down [RPS], press the D-FIELD area
number to which you will assign the pattern.
* It is not possible for multi-part phrases to be assigned to each
of the eight D-FIELD areas. You must mute all parts other
than the part that contains the phrase you wish to assign. If
you attempt to assign a phrase in which two or more parts are
un-muted, the display will indicate “noASGn”.
* If you have assigned a phrase from a user pattern to RPS, and
modify the performance data of the pattern that contains that
phrase after it has been assigned, be aware that the phrase
played by RPS will be affected by these modifications. For
example if you delete the performance data of a pattern that
contains an assigned phrase, no sound will be heard when you
use RPS to play that phrase.
* If you assign a phrase from a part that uses MFX, the MFX
settings during RPS playback will be determined by the MFX
settings of the currently selected pattern. This means that the
RPS playback may sound different than the original phrase.
* If you assign a phrase from the rhythm part, the rhythm mute
settings will be ignored during RPS playback.
* Each phrase will be played back by a dedicated RPS part 1–8
that corresponds to the eight areas of the D-FIELD. However,
phrases that were assigned from the rhythm part will be played
back by the rhythm part of the currently selected pattern. This
means that in some cases, the phrase may be sounded by a
different rhythm set than that of the assignment source. If a
different rhythm set is selected when you switch patterns, the
rhythm set played by RPS will also change.
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