Roland Groovebox D2 User Manual

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Contents
Making the sound change over time (ASSIGN 2: ENVELOPE).............................................34
Applying cyclic change to the sound (ASSIGN 2: LFO)..........................................................36
Changing the pitch or vibrato depth (ASSIGN 2: BENDER)..................................................36
Changing the rhythmic feel of a pattern (ASSIGN 2: QUANTIZE) ......................................37
Changing the reverb depth (ASSIGN 2: REVERB)...................................................................39
Changing the delay depth (ASSIGN 2: DELAY)...................................................................... 39
Controlling an external MIDI device (ASSIGN 2: EXT CTRL: External Control) ...............39
SPIN mode ................................................................................................................................................40
Changing the sound as on a turntable (VINYL).......................................................................40
Changing the tempo (BPM).........................................................................................................40
Sounding a snare roll (SD ROLL) ...............................................................................................41
Changing the number of notes that are sounded (ASSIGN 3: STEP MUTE).......................41
Changing the stereo location of the sound (ASSIGN 3: PAN) ...............................................41
Chapter 4. Applying Effects to the Sound (Effects)...........................42
Reverb ........................................................................................................................................................42
Turning reverb on/off.................................................................................................................. 42
Making detailed settings..............................................................................................................42
Delay (Add echoes to the sound)...........................................................................................................43
Turning delay on/off....................................................................................................................43
Making detailed settings..............................................................................................................43
Multi-Effects (MFX)..................................................................................................................................44
Turning the multi-effects on/off.................................................................................................44
Making detailed settings..............................................................................................................44
Chapter 5. Replacing phrases to create a different pattern (MEGAMIX) ...58
Replacing phrases.....................................................................................................................................58
Using D-FIELD for MEGAMIX...................................................................................................58
Saving the pattern you rearranged........................................................................................................59
Chapter 6. Creating an Original Pattern..............................................60
Creating a pattern.....................................................................................................................................60
Recording as you perform (Realtime Recording).....................................................................60
Inputting notes one by one (Step Recording) ...........................................................................62
Editing a pattern (Pattern Edit)..............................................................................................................65
Basic procedure for pattern editing............................................................................................65
Copying a pattern (Pattern Copy) ..............................................................................................66
Erasing unwanted data (Erase)...................................................................................................67
Deleting unwanted measures (Delete Measure) ......................................................................67
Inserting blank measures (Insert Measure)...............................................................................67
Shifting the pitch (Transpose) .....................................................................................................67
Changing the strength of the notes (Change Velocity)............................................................ 68
Changing the note length (Change Gate Time)........................................................................68
Make fine adjustments in timing (Shift Clock).........................................................................68
Thinning out unnecessary data (Data Thin) .............................................................................68
Creating a quantized pattern (Edit Quantize) .......................................................................... 68
Saving a pattern.............................................................................................................................68
Chapter 7. Playing and Creating Songs..............................................69
Playing a song...........................................................................................................................................69
Creating a song (Song Recording) .........................................................................................................70
Deleting an unwanted step (Step Delete)..................................................................................70
Inserting a step (Step Insert)........................................................................................................71
Editing a song (Song Edit).......................................................................................................................71
Erasing a song (Song Clear).........................................................................................................71
Copying a song (Song Copy).......................................................................................................72
Saving a song.................................................................................................................................72

Roland Groovebox D2 Specifications

General

Brand	Roland
Model	Groovebox D2
Category	Music Mixer
Language	English