Step sequencer section – Roland SH-4d Digital Desktop Synthesizer User Manual

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Panel Descriptions

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Controller

Explanation

[REVERB] button

Quick press:

Selects the pattern reverb.

Long-press:

Shows the pattern reverb settings screen.

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PATTERN REVERB

(P.173)”

[CHORUS]

button

Quick press:

Selects the pattern chorus.

Long-press:

Shows the pattern chorus settings screen.

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PATTERN CHORUS

(P.168)”

[DELAY] button

Quick press:

Selects the pattern delay.

Long-press:

Shows the pattern delay settings screen.

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PATTERN DELAY

(P.171)”

Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press each button in the effect section to display the setting screen for each effect.

Step sequencer section

Controller

Explanation

[START] button

Plays/stops the sequencer.

[PATTERN]
button

Turn this on (the button lights up) to switch to the PATTERN screen. The unit enters pattern mode.

[1]–[16] buttons

Use these to input notes into the step sequencer.

When in pattern mode, this selects the pattern.

[PAGE/TIE]
button

Switches between the sequencer steps (pages) that are operated with the [1]–[16] buttons.

When you’re editing with the sequencer, this inputs a tie.

In pattern mode, press the [1]–[8] buttons while holding down the [PAGE/TIE] button to switch between

pattern banks.

Functions when holding down the [SHIFT] button and pressing the [START] [PATTERN], [1]–
[16] and [WRITE] buttons

Controller

Explanation

[START] (REC)

Switches the step sequencer to Realtime Rec mode.

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Recording Your Performance in Real Time (Real-time Input)

(P.59)”

[PATTERN] (EDIT)

Shows the PATTERN SETTINGS screen.

[1] (PART1)

Selects part 1.

[2] (PART2)

Selects part 2.

[3] (PART3)

Selects part 3.

[4] (PART4)

Selects part 4.

[5] (RHYTHM)

Selects part R.

[6] (TONE)

Shows either the TONE screen or the RHYTHM KIT screen.

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Configuring a Tone

(P.38)”

[7] (MATRIX)

Shows the MATRIX screen.

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Using the Modulation Matrix

(P.40)”

[8] (LFO)

Shows the LFO screen.

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Configuring the LFO

(P.43)”

[9] (EQ)

Shows the TONE EQ screen.

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Configuring the Tone EQ

(P.44)”

[10] (INIT)

When the current part is a tone part:

Initializes the tone.

When the current part is the rhythm part:

Initializes the rhythm kit or rhythm instrument.

[11] (TEMPO)

Shows the PATTERN TEMPO screen.

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Setting the Tempo and Shuffle

(P.53)”

[12] (UNDO)

Undoes the most recent sequencer operation, such as the note you inputted or deleted (UNDO).

Press this again to cancel your most recent undo action (REDO).

[13] (COPY)

Shows the COPY screen.

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Copying and Pasting the Content of Patterns

(P.69)”

[14] (UTILITY)

Shows the PATTERN UTILITY screen.

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Pattern Utilities

(P.68)”

[15] (CLEAR)

When the current part is a tone part:

Erases all notes in the step sequencer.

When the current part is the rhythm part:

Erases all notes for all instruments or for the current instrument

in the step sequencer.
On the PATTERN screen, this erases all notes in all parts.

[16] (MENU)

Shows the MENU screen.

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Main Menu (MENU)

(P.76)”

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