Hold to enable

Sustain on/off
tilt modulation Roland S-1
Main Controls

KEYPAD / MIDI

Filter Keyboard Tracking

OR
(255 = follow pitch exactly)

Audio Path

Resonance

Chorus

Cutoff freq

Delay Reverb
AMPLIFIER
Noise OSCILLATOR MIX

Env Gate (Key on/off)

To view knob setting without changing it

+ +

To view SHIFT knob setting without changing it

ENVELOPE GENERATOR
LOW FREQUENCY
OSCILLATOR
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Keyboard
Controls
Menu item Select Adjust Value Done

Mono Monophonic Octave Octave Octave Transpose in Portamento Portamento Delay

Uni Unison Down Up Reset semitones On/Off/Auto Time
Poly Polyphonic Auto = when pressing next d.Syn Synchronize delay time to Tempo (On/Off)
Chord note before releasing
Chd
Chord Note On/Off v1.SW v2.SW v3.SW previous (legato) time Delay Time (1-740ms if Delay Sync is Off)
Key Shift (-12...12) v1.KS v2.KS v3.KS
Lev Volume of the delay sound (0-255)
Oscillator Fdbk Amount of feedback/repetition (0-255)
Lo.Ct Cut frequencies below this (FLAT, 20-800 Hz). No frequencies are cut when set to FLAT
Hi.Ct Cut frequencies above this (630-12.5 kHz, FLAT). No frequencies are cut when set to FLAT
Env

Manual
Reverb
LFO
type Reverb Type
(triangle)
Pulse Width Modulation Fine Tune time
OR Time (length) of reverberation (0-255)
(when Osc Draw is Off)
Lev Volume of the reverb sound (0-255)
Pr.dL Pre-delay: time until the reverb starts (0-100ms)
Lo.Ct Amb (Ambience) Plat (Plate)
Cut frequencies below this (FLAT, 20-800 Hz)
Room (Room) Sprn (Spring)
Hi.Ct Cut frequencies above this (630-12.5 kHz, FLAT)
-2o.A 2 octaves down, asymmetric (pulse) HAL1 (Hall 1) Mod (Modulate)
dens Density of the reverb sound (0-10) HAL2 (Hall 2)
-2oc 2 octaves down, square
-1oc 1 octave down, square Reverb Types
Chorus
Sub-oscillator
Octave See manual Osc Draw Osc Draw Switch
Off No chorus
pp 29-31 Multiply (Off/Step/Slope)
Cho 1 Standard chorus effect 3 Effect similar to a rotary speaker (fast)
Envelope 2 Chorus with faster modulation 4 More relaxed chorus effect

LFO On each LFO cycle while key pressed

Note Lengths
Gate When new note played - not legato
Osc Chop Osc Chop Noise type
Trig (Gate+Trig) On every key press
Overtone Comb Pink/White
Envelope
Trigger

Low Frequency Oscillator D-Motion Controller

roll Roll (side-to-side) *

LFO.K ptch Pitch (front-to-back) *

r.sns Roll sensitivity (1-10)

LFO Mode LFO Sync LFO Key Trigger p.sns Pitch sensitivity (1-10)
Normal/Fast to Tempo Off/On *off
Mod Modulation pan Stereo L/R
Off/On Sets whether LFO is
freq Filter cutoff exp Expression (vol)
reset when note starts
reso Resonance d.Lev Delay level
(LFO Sync) (LFO Sync, Delay Sync)
p.bnd Pitch bend r.Lev Reverb level
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 Menu Controls
Menu summary Menu Item Select Adjust Value Done

vol Volume - set the pattern volume (0-127) GL.dr Global Delay/Reverb (Off/On). Off = sep. settings per pattern, On = settings carried over between patterns

Mod.d LFO Modulation Depth (0-255). Depth of LFO modulation when modulation controller is used DL.Md Delay Level Mode (Pre/Post). Whether delay level knob affects sound entering or leaving the delay
bnd.o Oscillator Bend Sensitity (0-240, 120=1 Oct, 240=2 Oct) How much pitch bend affects OSC pitch S.CLK Sync Clock (1,2,3,4,6,8,12,24). Number of sync clocks per beat
bnd.F Filter Bend Sensitivity (0-255). How much pitch bend affects the filter cutoff point CH MIDI Channel (1-16). Specifies the MIDI transmit/receive channel

ns.Md Noise Mode. Pink/White sync MIDI Clock Sync (Auto, Internal, MIDI, USB). If Sync In jack is connected, it always takes priority

rs.Md Riser Mode. Off, Sync (to quarter notes), Quiver, Quiver Pan (see p57). Or SHIFT + 1 + 2 thru MIDI Thru (Off/On). Whether messages from MIDI In jack are output to MIDI Out

rs.rs Riser Resonance (0-100) When Riser is enabled, use Noise knob to control TxPc TX Program Change (Off/On). Whether program change messages are sent when pattern changes

rs.sh Riser Shape (0-100, 0=Sawtooth, 100=Square) riser Up (0 to 100, mid-point) then Down (100 to 0). RxPc RX Program Change (Off/On). Whether pattern changes when program change message is received
Add SHIFT to adjust silently until released
rs.Lv Riser Level (0-100) Pc.Ch Program Change Channel (1-16). MIDI channel for transmittin/receiving program change messages

LFO.M LFO Mode (Normal/Fast). Disabled when LFO Sync is On (see p23). Or SHIFT + LFO RATE velo Key Velocity (1-127)

LFO.S LFO Sync (Off/On). Whether to sync the LFO rate to the tempo. Or SHIFT + LFO WAVE FORM tune Master Tune (433.0-448.0). Default 440.0Hz
LFO.K LFO Key Trigger (Off/On). Whether the LFO is reset when a note-on message is received or played. USB.d USB Direct Out (Off, 1-127). Set volume of signal output to USB. Off uses the Volume knob setting

Cho Chorus (Off, 1-4) A.Lnk AIRA Link (Off/On). Whether connecting USB Aira Link device such as MX-1. Takes effect on power cycle

tran Transpose (-60 .. 60). Or SHIFT + STEP/KEY TRANSPOSE Cnt.I Count In (Off, 2-4). Number of beats of count-in for recording

P.SCL Pattern Scale (1_8, 1_16, 1_32, 8t, 16t, 32t). Length of a single step in the pattern. Or PATTERN + Tempo Mtro Metronome (Off, Rec, Rec/Play). Sets whether and when the metronome plays. Or SHIFT + REC

M.Prb Master Probability (-100 .. 100). Adds to probability that each step plays in pattern. Or STEP + Tempo Mtr.L Metronome Level (0-100)

n.Pri Note Priority (Last, Low). Sets whether Last note or Lowest note has priority when POLY is set to d.Lat D-Motion Latch (Off/On). Whether D-Motion toggles each time you press the button, or is momentary
Mono/Uni/Chd and ENV TRG is LFO or Gate Followed by Pattern Management options

Pattern management Arpeggiator

up dw.2 (down 2 oct) 1_4 (Quarter note) 8t (Eighth triplet)

down u.d.2 (up&down 2 oct) 1_8 (Eighth note) 16t (16th triplet)
+ ... Select bank ... Select pattern Done up.dw (up&down) rand (random) 1_16 (Sixteenth) 32t (32nd triplet)
up.2 (up 2 oct) rnd.2 (random 2 oct) 1_32 (32nd)
Arpeggio Type Rate
Without SHIFT Off/On

Set all main controls from current

Power-on commands (hold while switching on, without SHIFT)
Reload pattern
+ + + knob positions (does not affect
(sound only)
SHIFT knob settings)
Battery-only mode Factory reset - D-MOTION flashes;
Do not draw power from USB: use with iOS press to confirm, or switch off to cancel
copy Copy pattern (dial destination pattern then ENTER, or EXIT to cancel) devices with Lightning connectors

init Initialize the current pattern to defaults Check firmware version

Save Backup/Restore - Connect USB to PC; wait
rlod Reload the pattern (sound and sequence) + 1-2 minutes until all keyboard lights lit.
Pattern Firmware update
Backup: copy files from BACKUP folder
rl.Sd Reload the pattern (sound only) (see instructions with firmware file)
then eject. Restore: copy files to RESTORE
rl.Sq Reload the pattern (sequence only) folder, eject, press HOLD, wait for "done"

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 1_8 (Eighth note)
1_16 (16th note - default)
+ +
1_32 (32nd note)
+ Toggle and/or to set input mode Sequencer
Set step duration 8t (Eighth triplet) Metronome M.Off (Off) Manual pp32-46

Set sequence length 16t (16th triplet) M.Rec (record only)

1-64 steps 32t (32nd triplet) M.Rc.P (record & play)

Step input (mode A) Note/chord input and edit (mode B)

160.0 St.XX
+

Move between pages Play Add/remove notes from this step.

Tempo ** Select and
1-16, 17-32, sequence Press and hold to edit performance data. While holding,
play step *
Press to add note (C5) or remove note at this time position.
33-48, 49-64 press D-MOTION to cycle between settings copy Copy current step

Press and hold to edit note. While holding, pste Paste over current step
press D-MOTION to cycle between settings v.XX G.XX insr Insert empty step at current
e.g. oo_
Velocity Gate (Duration) dupl All steps copied after last step,
The step is divided into three 1-127 1-100; 100 = tie doubling the sequence length
n.XX v.XX G.XX P.XX o
parts, with the first and second with next
Note pitch Velocity Gate (Duration) Probability Sub-step
♯
parts being played and the
C°5 = C 5 1-127 1-100; 100 = tie 1-100 division Press and hold note, then press HOLD to tie to next note
third part not played
with next

Press and hold note, then press HOLD to tie to next note
Real-time note recording (mode D)

Step edit (mode C) Rec

+

St.XX Play to add notes in real time Octave

Down/Up Unused **
Press to select and play step
Press and hold to edit note as above Move between pages
Select and Motion recording
If step contains a chord: play step *
* lowest note pitch is displayed, all pitches change by same amount
"Motions" are parameter changes like LFO rate, Filter frequency etc
* largest velocity or gate is displayed, new value applies to all notes
Up to 8 parameters plus pitch bend can be stored in one pattern; pitch-bend only from real-time recording (mode D).
In mode A, hold step pad 1-16 while turning required control knob. In mode B/C/E, turn knob while on selected step.

Step edit while listening (mode E) Other controls

* When step number is displayed:

St.XX clear notes or motions in current step only
+ +
Press to select step ** When step number is not displayed:
clear all notes or motions in entire pattern -100 .. 100
Press and hold to edit note as above Move between pages
Select step *
Step loop mode: during playback, Master
+ +
hold pads 1-16 to loop over only those steps probability
Added to note probability
for all notes with P < 100
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