Creating phrases and modulation (visual arpeggio), Bounce, Bubble – Roland SH-4d Digital Desktop Synthesizer User Manual
Page 80: Sketch, Pong

Main Menu (MENU)
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Creating Phrases and Modulation (VISUAL ARPEGGIO)
This function lets you create phrases and modulation by various means.
BOUNCE
Press a keyboard button and then tilt this unit.
You can also play using an external keyboard connected to this unit.
Controller
Explanation
[1] knob
Sets the width of the bouncing board.
[2] knob
Sets the strength of the rebound effect on the board.
BUBBLE
Press a keyboard button.
You can also play using an external keyboard connected to this unit.
Controller
Explanation
[1] knob
Adjusts the overall speed.
[2] knob
Sets how much the tilt of this unit affects the movement of the bubbles.
[
ä
] button
The bubbles are erased from first to last.
[
å
] button
The bubbles are erased from last to first.
SKETCH
Draw a series of notes (a scale) on the screen and press the [ENTER] button.
Controller
Explanation
[1] knob
Moves the cursor left/right.
Hold down the knob and move it to draw lines.
[2] knob
Moves the cursor up/down.
Hold down the knob and move it to draw lines.
[
з
] [
ж
] buttons
Sets the scale used to quantize the notes you draw (making the notes you draw fit into the scale).
If this is set to a value other than “CHROMA”, the notes that play are the closest in the selected scale to the
ones you drew.
[
д
] [
е
] buttons
Sets the scale root.
Keyboard
buttons
Moves the cursor to the note position (pitch) you played.
PONG
Press a keyboard button and use the [1] and [2] knobs to move the paddles.
Controller
Explanation
[1] knob
Moves the left paddle.
[2] knob
Moves the right paddle.