U-20 FACTORY PRESET TIMBRES
Wave# Tone Name Description
001 A Piano 1 Mellow, relaxed and soft piano
002 A Piano 2 The superb all-rounder. Wonderful
003 A Piano 3 Harder edged piano, great for 80's style dance music
004 A Piano 4 Supergrass-style honky-tonk
005 A Piano 5 Soft piano very similar to "A Piano 1"
006 A Piano 6 Detuned version of above
007 A Piano 7 Very bright jazz-cafe piano. Superb
008 A Piano 8 Detuned version of "A Piano 7"
009 A Piano 9 Very very bright. Lower notes more like a harpsichord.
010 A Piano 10 Detuned version of "A Piano 9"
011 E Piano 1 Velocity switched very smooth sound
012 E Piano 2 Non-velocity switched base-sound of "E Piano 1"
013 E Piano 3 Virtually no different to "E Piano 2"
014 E Piano 4 Sounds more like a Koto
015 E Piano 5 A detuned version of "E Piano 4"
016 Bright EP1 Doogie Howser electric, very playable and bright
017 Bright EP2 Same as "Bright EP1" but detuned
018 Vib 1 Very usable bright & clear vibraphone
019 Vib 2 Same as "Vib 2" but with a slightly more wooden edge
020 Vib 3 Velocity switched. More metallic at higher velocities
021 Bell 1 Very atmospheric at the low end, lacking middle clarity
022 Bell 2 Louder detuned version of "Bell 1"
023 Marimba Has a little too much 'tunefulness' to it
024 A Guitar 1 Usable only in lower octaves, metal string guitar
025 A Guitar 2 Modulated version of "A Guitar 1"
026 A Guitar 3 Sounds like it's supposed to be a 12-String
027 A Guitar 4 Detuned more full version of "A Guitar 3". Harpsichordy
028 A Guitar 5 Velocity switched; harder brings more attack. Interesting
029 E Guitar 1 Velocity switched muted/non-muted electric. Classic!
030 E Guitar 2 No real audible difference to "E Guitar 1"
031 E Guitar 3 Makes a good synth sound at the top end
032 E Guitar 4 Detuned version of "E Guitar 3"
033 Heavy EG 1 Convincing distorted guitar playing fifths. Good
034 Heavy EG 2 Phased version of "Heavy EG 1". Mega! An excellent sound
035 Slap 1 Bright slap; harmonics on upper octaves
036 Slap 2 Same as "Slap 1" with modulation
037 Slap 3 Deeper version of "Slap 1"; harmonics on upper octaves
038 Slap 4 Same as "Slap 3" with modulation
039 Slap 5 Velocity switched 35 & 37; harmonics on the upper octaves
040 Slap 6 Velocity switched: harder gives more attack; + harmonics
041 Slap 7 Yet another slap....; harmonics on upper octaves
042 Slap 8 Modulated version of "Slap 7"; harmonics on upper octaves
043 Slap 9 More powerful version of "Slap 7"; harmonics on upper octaves
044 Slap 10 Modulated version of "Slap 9"; harmonics on upper octaves
045 Slap 11 Velocity switched "Slap 7" & "Slap 10"; harmonics on upper octaves
046 Slap 12 Velocity switched; harder gives more attack; + harmonics
047 Fingered 1 Bass guitar slightly lacking good attack
048 Fingered 2 Better version of "Fingered 1"
049 Picked 1 An overall better bass and brighter too
050 Picked 2 Detuned version of "Picked 1"
051 Fretless 1 Superb fretless bass; very natural sounding
052 Fretless 2 Larger sounding version of "Fretless 1"
053 Ac Bass Wicked! Double / acoustic bass
054 Syn Bass 1 Velocity switched synth bass. Nice and punchy
055 Syn Bass 2 Analogue-sounding bass
056 Syn Bass 3 Powerful version of "Syn Bass 1"
057 Syn Bass 4 Moog bass. Very powerful
058 Syn Bass 5 Another analogue-bass. Excellent
059 Syn Bass 6 Kraftwerk-esque analogue bass. Also excellent
060 Syn Bass 7 Different 80's sounding bass
061 Syn Bass 8 Velocity switched version of "Syn Bass 7", harder & sharper
062 Choir 1 Angelic choir around Mid _C_. Atmospheric
063 Choir 2 Short decay choir
064 Choir 3 Harmonic dual version of "Choir 1"
065 Choir 4 Harmonic dual version of "Choir 2"
066 Strings 1 Bowed strings; very Pet Shop Boys sounding
067 Strings 2 Very short decay bowed strings; exceptional
068 Strings 3 Symphony strings, this is very full sounding
069 Strings 4 Same as "Strings 3" but with a shorter decay
070 E Organ 1 Smooth church organ
071 E Organ 2 Modulated version of "E Organ 1"
072 E Organ 3 More modulated church organ
073 E Organ 4 Modulated version of "E Organ 3"
074 E Organ 5 Cheesy jazz organ
075 E Organ 6 More expressive version of "E Organ 5"
076 E Organ 7 Brighter cheesy jazz organ
077 E Organ 8 Stronger version of "E Organ 7"
078 E Organ 9 General purpose organ. Not bad
079 R Organ 1 Slightly muffled Hammond. Raw & dirty. Ace!
080 R Organ 2 Brighter and more dirty sounding version of "R Organ 1"
081 Soft Tp 1 Excellent lonely solo trumpet; Jean Michel Jarre upper..
082 Soft Tp 2 Phased version of "Soft Tp 1"
083 Tp / Trb 1 Trumpet sound. Authentic
084 Tp / Trb 2 High-frequency filtered version of "Tp / Trb 1"
085 Tp / Trb 3 Brighter trombone sound; nicer than the other two
086 Sax 1 Excellent saxophone
087 Sax 2 Another very good saxophone
088 Sax 3 Brighter sounding sax
089 Sax 4 Phased version of "Sax 3"
090 Sax 5 Sounds a bit accordian-like
091 Brass 1 Brass ensemble
092 Flute 1 Very atmospheric around middle octaves; built-in vibrato
093 Shaku 1 Classic Roland shakuhachi sound; built-in vibrato
094 Shaku 2 Phased version of "Shaku 1"
095 Fantasia D-50 soundalike bell pad; excellent
096 Bell Pad Similar to "Fantasia" with greater sustain, more like a TX81Z
097 Syn Choir Synthy sound of a human 'ahhh' choir
098 Breath Vox Similar to "Syn Choir" but with an additional breathy voice
099 Syn Vox 1 The classic Roland breathy sound
100 Syn Vox 2 Less airy than "Syn Vox 1", more instrument-oriented
101 L Calliope Sounds like a breathy musical box
102 Calliope Good for tribal music....
103 Metal Hit Powerful rough-edged synth sound
104 Rich Brass Synthetic brass; much nicer than "Brass 1"
105 JP Brass 1 Authentic Jupiter brass, good for short stabs
106 JP Brass 2 Dual version of "JP Brass 1"; more mean on bass notes
107 BraStrings Superb synth sound; one of my favorites
108 StringPad 1 A bit like an electric violin
109 StringPad 2 More sustained version of "StringPad 1", good synth sound
110 JP Strings Jupiter strings; a bit weak and muffly
111 Pizzagogo Pizzicato strings and wooden block combinations
112 Fanta Bell Maybe more like the proper bell sound should have been?
113 Spect Bell Spooky bell and steam sound
114 Bell Drum Even more eerie bell and bass drum sound
115 Synth Harp Another classic Roland synth sound
116 PulseWave 1 Standard Pulse wave
117 PulseWave 2 Standard Pulse wave, different timbre to "PulseWave 1"
118 PulseWave 3 Standard Pulse wave, different timbre to "PulseWave 2"
119 Saw Wave 1 Standard Sawtooth wave
120 Saw Wave 2 Standard Sawtooth wave, different timbre to "Saw Wave 1"
121 Pizz A short plucky percussion sound
122 Metal Responsive erasure-esque metallic synth
123 Breath Overblown flute sound
124 Nails More like a odd sounding crash cymbal
125 Spectrum 1 Menacing steam sound
126 Spectrum 2 Menacing ringing sound
127 N Dance Pitched Korg Wavestation type PCM sequence
128 Drums A typical sounding Roland drum kit, with some very nice sounds. Check out the bass
on the bottom _B_ (below the bass drum on bottom _C_, easily missed if you don't
program your U-20), this is a classic 80's sounding kick
U-20 Factory Preset Patch List
BANK 1 BANK 2 BANK 3 BANK 4 BANK 5 BANK 6 BANK 7 BANK 8
I-11 Acoust Piano I-21 A.Guitar I-31 Strings I-41 Slap Bass I-51 Soft Trumpet I-61 Fantasia I-71 Endymion I-81 Native Dance
I-12 Chorus Piano I-22 E.Guitar I-32 Syn.Strings I-42 FlangingSlap I-52 Tromborn I-62 Calliope I-72 Prelusion I-82 Percs Hit
I-13 E.Piano I-23 Heavy Guitar I-33 JP8.Strings I-43 FingeredBass I-53 BrassSection I-63 Soundtrack I-73 Jupiters I-83 Velo Combi
I-14 Bright EP I-24 E.Organ 1 I-34 Choir I-44 FretlessBass I-54 Saxophone I-64 Atmosphere I-74 Selene I-84 Split Combi
I-15 Vibraphone I-25 E.Organ 3 I-35 Syn.Vox 1 I-45 Acoust Bass I-55 JP8.Brass I-65 Future Pad I-75 Sacred Tree I-85 Rotor Craft
I-16 Marimba I-26 E.Organ 7 I-36 Syn.Vox 2 I-46 Synth Bass 5 I-56 Power Brass I-66 Pomona I-76 Macho Lead I-86 Emergency
I-17 Bell I-27 E.Organ 9 I-37 Syn.Choir 1 I-47 Synth Bass 6 I-57 Flute I-67 Melodigan I-77 Lunar Lead I-87 Deepsea
I-18 Fanta Bell I-28 Mad Organ I-38 Syn.Choir 2 I-48 Synth Bass 7 I-58 Shakuhachi I-68 Photogene I-78 HarmonicLead I-88 Catastrophe
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