Roland FP-9 - Table of Contents

CONTENTS
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS - - - ---------------- eee ee ee ee eee ee ee ee ee ee 2
USING THE UNIT SAFELY - - - - - - -- --------- +--+ ---- eee ee ee eee ee ee eee ee eee 3
IMPORTANT NOTES - - - - ---------------------- ee eee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee eee ee 4
INTRODUCTION sm ll ll SG
Features - ------------------------- eee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee eee 6
Printing Conventions in This Manual - - - - ---------------------- +e eee ee eee ee eee 6
Panel Description - - - - ------------+---- +--+ ee eee eee ee ee ee eee eee ee ee ee ee 7
BEFORE YOU START PLAYING- - - ------+-+-+ +++ 10
Installing the Music Stand - - - - ------------- +--+ eee ee ee et eee ee ee ee ee ee ee eee 10
Pedal Connections and Functions - - - - --------------------------- eee eee eee eee 10
Using Headphones - - ----------------- 2 eee eee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee eee 10
Switching the Power On and Off - - - ------------+----- 7 - ee eee eee ee eee ee ee eee ll
Adjusting the Sound’s Volume and Brilliance- - - - - - - -------------+-+-+----------------- 1
LISTENING TO DEMO PLAY - - ---------------- 12
LET'S PLAY! ------- ++ 2 --- eee eee eee eee 18
Playing with a Wide Variety of Sounds—An Introduction to Tones - - - - ----------+------------- 13
Playing Two Layered Tones—Dual Play - - ----------- +--+ +2222 -- 2 ee ee eee eee ee eee 14
Playing Different Tones with the Right and Left Keyboard Sections—Split Play - - - ------------------ 14
Adding Breadth to Sounds—The Chorus Effect- - - - - ------------+---------+------------ 16
Adding Echo to Sounds—The Reverb Effect - - - --------------+------- eee eee eee ee eee 17
Playing in an Easier Key—Key Transpose- - - - - ------ +--+ + eee e ee ere ee eee ee ee eee eee 18
Changing the Keyboard’s Touch - - - ---------------------------- 2-2-7 eee ee eee 18
OTHER FEATURES- -- --------------------+ 19
Changing the Volume Balance for Dual Play and SplitPlay --------------------+-+---------- 19
Changing the Amount of Resonance of the Damper Pedal - - - - - -------------++-+-+----+----- 19
Changing How the Pedals Work - ----------------- +--+ eee eee ee et ee ee ee ee eee 20
Setting Whether to Apply Effects to the Lower Tone - - - - - ------------------ e+e ee eee eee 20
Setting the Pitch of the Lower Tone in Octave Steps—Octave Shift - - - - - ------------------+----- 2
Adjusting the Pitch to Match Another Instrument—Tuning - - - ------------ +--+ eee ee ee eee 21
CONNECTING WITH AUDIO EGUIF MENT on he preted
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS - - - - - - 22
Playing Audio Equipment or Other Digital Instruments Through the FP-9’s Speakers
—The Line In Jacks and Line In Level Knob - - - --------------------- +--+ ++ - ee eee 22
Playing Sounds from the FP-9 on an Audio Device or Using an Audio Device to Record What You Play
—The Line Out Jacks and Line Out Volume Knob - - - - - - - -------- 2-2-2 eee ee ee ee ee ee 23
IF YOU’RE CONNECTING THE FP-9 TO A MIDI INSTRUMENT- - - 24
What's MIDI? - - - ------------- 2 eee ee re ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee eee 24
How to Enjoy MIDI and the Steps for Making Connections- - - - - - ------------+--+------------ 24
Setting the Channels for Exchanging MIDI Messages - - - - - - - - ------------------+-------- 25
Switching Local Control On and Off - - - ---------------------+------------ eee eee 26
Sending Tone Change Information—Sending Program Change and Bank Select MSB or LSB Messages- - - - - - - - - 27
Setting the MIDI Mode - - - -----------+-------------- +--+ 72-7 +e eee ee eee ee eee 29
IF YOU’/RE CONNECTING A COMPUTER - - ---------- 30
How to Enjoy and the Steps for Making Connections - - - - - - -------------------+---------- 30
APPENDICES- ----------------------+-- 32
Trouble Shooting - - - --------------- +--+ eee e ee ee eee eee eee ee ee ee eee 32
MIDI Implementation Chart- - - - --------------+-+----------- eee eee ee ee ee ee eee 33
Specifications - - ~-----------+----------------------------------------- 34
Index- - - - ------ +--+ -- +--+ eee ee re ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee eee ee ee ee ee ee ee eee 35
Service Information - - - -------------+-----2------------------------+----- 36
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