Roland FP-E50 Reference Manual

Basic Operations and the Screen
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Tone Category
Classications of instruments or types of sounds, such as Ac.Piano or
Synth Lead are called “tone categories”.
There are a total of 50 tone categories, and each tone has its own tone
category.
On the FP-E50, the tone categories are assigned to the ve tone
buttons.
Tone buttons and corresponding categories
Tone Button Category
[Piano] button Ac.Piano, Pop Piano, E.Grand Piano
[E.Piano] button E.Piano1, E.Piano2
[Strings] button Solo Strings, Ensemble Strings
[Organ/Pad] button
E.Organ, Pipe.Organ, Reed.Organ, Synth Pad/Str,
Synth Bellpad, Synth PolyKey
[Other] button
Harpsichord, Clav, Celesta, Accordion,
Harmonica, Bell, Mallet, Ac.Guitar, E.Guitar,
Dist.Guitar, Ac.Bass, E.Bass, Synth.Bass,
Plucked / Stroke, Orchestral, Solo Brass,
Ensemble Brass, Wind, Flute, Sax, Recorder,
Vox/Choir, Scat, Synth Lead, Synth Brass,
Synth FX, Synth Seq/Pop, Phrase, Pulsating,
Beat & Groove, Hit, Sound FX, Drums,
Percussion, Stack, Zone, No Assign
Tone Bank
The groupings used in this instrument, such as the methods of
generating the built-in sounds or ways to classify the sounds you’ve
added are called “tone banks”.
The tones for each bank are numbered, beginning with “001”.
How to read the bank symbols
Symbol Explanation
SN SuperNATURAL Piano
PR Preset
CM Common
CD Common Drums
U User (the tones imported from Sound Packs are shown)
EX Wave Expansion
Switching Between Tone Category and Tone
Bank View in the Tone List
The FP-E50 comes with multiple sound sources called “tone banks”,
and each tone bank contains a diverse variety of sounds (tones). By
using tone categories, you can narrow down the tone banks to view
specic types of instruments or sounds.
1. On the Tone List screen, long-press the [Enter] button.
The view changes each time you long-press the [Enter] button.

Roland FP-E50 Specifications

General

Sound effects	Ambience
Tones quantity	726
Pedals quantity	3
RMS rated power	11 W
Speaker diameter	120 mm
Number of speakers	2
Maximum polyphony (notes)	256
Bluetooth version	4.2
Headphone outputs	1
USB connector type	USB Type-A, USB Type-B
Keys quantity	88 keys
Product color	Black
Tuning frequency	415.3 - 466.2 Hz
Temperament types	Arabic, Equal, Just Major, Just Minor, Kirnberger I, Kirnberger II, Kirnberger III, Meantone, Pythagorean, Werckmeister
Temperaments quantity	10
Power source type	AC
Display resolution	160 x 160 pixels

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	322 mm
Width	1300 mm
Height	174 mm
Weight	17100 g