Roland JX-08 User Manual

Panel Descriptions
11
PORTAMENTO Section
Portamento is an glide effect that smoothly connects the pitches of the first and second notes that you play on the keyboard.
The portamento effect is applied when the [PORTAMENTO] button is on.
Controller (Parameter)
Value (Status)
Explanation
[PORTAMENTO] button
Lit
Plays the notes by smoothly changing the pitch (portamento).
Unlit
Plays the pitches of each note separately (this is the normal setting).
[PORTAMENTO] knob
0–10
Sets the time over which the portamento effect changes the pitch.

Roland JX-08 Specifications

General

Product type	Digital synthesizer
Product color	Black
Sound effects	Chorus, Compression, Delay, Overdrive, Phaser, Pitch shift
Backlight color	Red
Backlight buttons	Yes
Sound effects quantity	12
Keyboard number of keys	-
Preset programs quantity	256
Reverberation effects quantity	4
Battery type	AA
Power source type	Battery, USB
Number of batteries supported	6
USB ports quantity	1