Roland D-50 User Manual

EDITING
3. USEFUL FUNCTIONS FOR EDITING
a, Compare
b. Undo
c, Copy
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Step 1
Step 2
While editing a parameter, you may wish to hear the original sound
before it was edited. The D—50’s Compare function allows you to
call the original Patch without erasing the edited sound.
Push the Compare Button once.
COMPARE
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The Display responds as shown below, and the original sound may.
be heard by playing the keyboard.
Push the Compare Button again, and the edited sound will come
back.
In this Compare mode, the edited sound is temporarily saved, and
therefore remains even after calling a different Patch.(This does not
apply when the D—50 is turned off.) Hold the Compare Button
down while pushing the Shift Key, and the edited sound will be
recalled.
* When the Display shows the Compare mode indication, editing cannot
be achieved,
The Undo function returns the current value of the parameter to
the original value before being edited. This only refers to the iast
parameter that has been adjusted.
Simply push the Undo Button.
UNDO
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The Copy function can copy the parameters of a Tone or Block to
a different location.
@Tone Copy
A Tone from another Patch can be copied to the Patch currently
selected.

Roland D-50 Specifications

General

Synthesis Type	Linear Arithmetic (LA)
Polyphony	16 voices
Effects	Chorus, Reverb
Keyboard	61 keys
MIDI	In, Out, Thru
Release Year	1987
Filter	Digital Filter
Memory	64 patches
Outputs	Stereo, Headphones
Type	Digital Synthesizer