Roland SH-201 Electronic Keyboard User Manual


 
The newest feature of the SH-201 is the EXT IN
(*1)
,
which is a major evolution from prior analog
synthesizers. When devices such as portable digital
music players are connected to the SH-201, various
effects can be added to the music being played.
(*1) External In (*2) Low Pass Filter
volume
time
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S et the portable digital
music player to Play mode.
Turn the [INPUT VOL] knob
to adjust the volume level.
You can delete centrally
panned sounds, such as vocal
or bass, by pressing
the [CENTER CANCEL]
button.
Next, press the [FILTER ON]
button. Press the [TYPE]
button, and select LPF
(*1)
.
The LPF filters out
the user-defined range
of high frequencies that pass
through. This has no effect
on the low frequencies.
T urn the [CUTOFF] and
[RESONANCE] knobs gradually
left or right, and hear how
the sound changes. Afterward,
turn the [CUTOFF] knob all
the way left to (MIN). The sound
now will be inaudible, as most
of the frequency range is blocked.
T o make the portable digital music player will sound
only when the keyboard is played, press the [WAVE]
button on the OSC1 (oscillator 1) and select
the waveform to EXT IN.
To cause silence when your hand is
released from the keyboard, lower the [R]
slider of the AMP ENV all the way down.
E xperiment with the [TYPE], [CUTOFF],
and [RESONANCE] controls as you play
the keyboard. Just as the sawtooth
and square waves were processed
with effects, your portable digital music
player’s music is processed with effects now.
I t doesn’t really matter which keys you play, the portable
digital music player’s music will play in the original pitch
unchanged. If you press too many keys simultaneously,
however, it may cause the sound to distort,
so select the [SOLO] button and play monophonically
(a single note at a time).
Next, let’s create sounds and experience them!
Portable digital music player
How you use the EXT IN is completely up to you! You can play the keyboard along with the rhythm
of the music, or play fast riffs on the keyboard to achieve the effect of the high-speed camera shots.
Experiment and explore the many effects and usages!
Turn this knob
to adjust the volume
Press this button to select the EXT IN
Use these controllers as you play
Press this
button
Press this
button
Press this
button
Press this button
to select the LPF
Turn these knobs as you play
Key-on Key-off
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How you use the EXT IN
The Function of Controls
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Chapter
EXT IN
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External In
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Chapter
The Function
of Controls