Roland GO:KEYS - Operating Guide; Tone Selection and Volume Control; Performance Pad and Effects; Music Playback and Recording Basics

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Operating Guide
Adjusting the Overall Volume
You can adjust the volume of the speakers
if you’re using the built-in speakers, or the
volume of the headphones if headphones
are connected.
Adjusting the volume 0–20
Applying an Eect to the Performance
While performing, you can vary the
pitch or apply vibrato by touching your
ngertip to the performance pad and
moving it left or right.
Upper row
Lower row
Upper row
Vary the pitch or apply
vibrato, etc.
Lower row Pitch change
Applying a roll or lter eect
The eect that’s applied when you touch
the performance pad can be switched
between roll and lter.
1.
Press the [FUNC] button (“ ” is lit).
Upper row
Filter eect
Lower row
Roll eect
Selecting a Tone
This instrument lets you enjoy performing with a variety of tones.
The tones are organized into eight groups, and are assigned to the
corresponding tone buttons.
1. Press a tone button such as [PIANO], and then use the [–] [+]
buttons.
If a tone other than a drum tone is selected: “
” is lit
If a drum tone is selected: “
” is lit
Reference
For details on the tones, refer to “Tone List” at the end of this
manual.
Tone groups
Button Explanation
[PIANO] button Piano tones
[ORGAN] button Organ tones
[STRINGS] button Strings tones
[BRASS] button Brass tones
[DRUM] button Drum tones
[BASS] button Bass tones
[SYNTH] button Synthesizer tones
[FX/GUITAR] button Sound eects/Guitar tones
Playing Back / Recording
Here’s how to play back or record a song.
Play/Stop
Press the [
s
] button.
Record-standby
While stopped, press the [
t
] button.
Record
From record-standby, press the [
s
] button.
Load a dierent song Loading a saved song (Load) (p. 7).
New recording
1. Select the sound (part) that you want
to record.
2. Press the [
t
] button (“
t
” blinks).
A count is heard in time with the
tempo of the song (p. 8).
3. Play the keyboard to start recording
(“
t
” is lit).
4. Press the [
s
] button to stop
(“
t
” is unlit).
A conrmation message appears.
5. To save, press the [ENTER] button.
If you decide to cancel, press the
[EXIT] button.
Overdubbing
1. Select a dierent sound (part) than
you recorded in “New recording.”
Alternatively, you can select the same
sound and overdub it.
2. Press the [
t
] button (“
t
” blinks).
3. Play the keyboard to start recording
(“
t
” is lit).
4. Press the [
s
] button to stop
(“
t
” is unlit).
A conrmation message appears.
5. To save, press the [ENTER] button.
If you decide to cancel, press the
[EXIT] button.
About the recording function
This instrument lets you overdub, where a performance using one of
the tone buttons is considered as one part.
Tone button Song
Piano part
Organ part
Brass tones
Strings part
FX/Guitar tones
PIANO
ORGAN
BRASS
STRINGS
FX/GUITAR
When playing back or recording, the screen shows the current
measure, and the status of play/record progress within one measure.
Current measure
001
Play/record position
One measure