                            Star Saber 1.0
                          by  Nathan Sheldon
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            A patch for the Roland JV, XP, and XV Synths.
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Overview:

This is a fun little patch that synthesizes the sound of a Lightsaber
as heard in George Lucas's oroginal Star Wars motion picture.  Keys from
C -1 to G 3 all play the same sound...the sound made when the Lightsaber
is turned on.  Keys G# 3 through G 5 all make the sound of the Lightsaber
when it's moved quickly.  Finally, keys G# 5 through G 9 plays a sound
similar to the sound made when Lightsabers hit eachother (lightly).

Requirements:

No expansion boards are required.  Only a Roland Super JV synthesizer
such as a JV-1080 or higher, an XP-30 or higher, or an XV-88 or higher.

Control:

Modulation:     Increases loudness of Lightsaber motion sound, and
                  decreases the level of the Lightsaber striking sound.
Sys-Ctrl-1:     Decreases the level of the Lightsaber humming (on) sound.
Pitch Bend:     Bends sound up or down +/- 1 semitone.

Notes And Commnets:

Please feel free to comment on this patch.  You can use it freely
anywhere you wish and re-distribute it (along with this document)
anywhere.  It is, howver, Copyright 2002 by Nathan Sheldon.  :-)  If you
use it in any production that includes credits, please include my name
under synth programming.  I can be reached via e-mail at

me@nathansheldon.com


Version History:

1.0  Initial release.