Roland FP-50 - Table of Contents

Look What You Can Do! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Operation Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Panel Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Getting Ready . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Using a Stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Turning the Power On and O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Turning the Power On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Turning the Power O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Listening to the Demos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Performing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Performing with Various Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Switching Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Performing with Two Layered Tones (Dual Play). . . . . . . . . . . .14
Playing Dierent Tones with
the Right and Left Hands (Split Play) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Performing with the Metronome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Changing the Metronome’s Tempo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Changing the Metronome’s Time Signature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Changing the Metronome’s Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Adjusting the Sound to Your Taste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Adding Reverberation (Ambience) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Adjusting the Tone Color (Equalizer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Adjusting the Keyboard Response (Key Touch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Shifting the Pitch (Transpose) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Adding Accompaniment to Your Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Playing Along with a Rhythm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Selecting and Playing a Rhythm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Adding an Intro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Adding an Ending . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Adding Variation to the Rhythm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Inserting a Fill-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Selecting Specied Rhythm Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Starting the Rhythm by Playing a Chord (Sync Start) . . . . . . .21
Holding the Last Chord (Chord Hold) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Playing Along with a Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Selecting and Playing a Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Playing Songs Consecutively (All Song Play) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Adjusting the Song’s Tempo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Lower the Level of an Audio
File’s Central Sound (Center Cancel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Transposing an Audio File (Audio Transpose) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Recording Your Performances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
SMF Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Audio Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Setting the Save Destination and Song Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Converting an SMF Recording into an Audio Recording . . . . . . . . . .27
Burning an Audio Recording (WAV le) onto a CD . . . . . . . . .28
Contents
Saving Performance Settings (Registrations) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
What Is a Registration? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Recalling a Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Saving Current Settings into a Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Saving a Registration Set (Save Registration Set) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Loading a Saved Registration Set (Load Registration Set) . . . . . . . .31
Copying a Saved Registration Set (Copy Registration Set) . . . . . . . .31
Deleting a Saved Registration Set (Delete Registration Set) . . . . . .32
Convenient Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Making the Power Automatically Turn O After a Time (Auto O) 33
Retaining Settings After Power-o (Memory Backup) . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Copying a Saved Song (Copy Song) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Deleting a Saved Song (Delete Song) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Disabling the Buttons (Panel Lock) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Restoring the Factory Settings (Factory Reset) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Reformatting Memory (Format Media) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Detailed Function Settings (Function Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
How to Use Function Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Matching the Pitch with Other Instruments (Master Tuning) 37
Changing the Tuning System (Temperament) . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Specifying a Song’s Tonic (Temperament Key) . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Personalizing Your Piano (Piano Tone) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Specifying What to Transpose (Transpose Mode) . . . . . . . . . .38
Adjusting the Dual Play Volume Balance (Dual Balance) . . . .38
Adjusting the Split Play Volume Balance (Split Balance) . . . .38
Changing the Pitch of the
Tone in Octave Steps (Octave Shift) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Chord Recognition When
Split Is On (Split-On Chord Recognition) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Changing How the Pedal
Eects Are Applied (Damper Pedal Part) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Changing the Function of the
Center Pedal (Center Pedal Function). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Changing How the Pedal
Eects Are Applied (Center Pedal Part) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Changing the Function of the Left Pedal (Left Pedal) . . . . . . .40
Changing How the Pedal
Eects Are Applied (Left Pedal Part) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Using a Pedal to Switch Registrations (Pedal Shift) . . . . . . . . .40
Selecting the Recording Format (Recording Mode) . . . . . . . .40
Sending Tone-Change
Information (Transmit MIDI Information) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Preventing Doubled Notes When
Connected to a Sequencer (Local Control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
MIDI Transmit Channel Settings (MIDI Transmit Channel) . .41
Controlling Video Equipment (Visual Control Mode) . . . . . . .41
Specifying the Visual
Control Channel (Visual Control Channel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Changing the USB Flash Drive Mode (USB Memory Mode) .42
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