Roland MP200 User Manual

8
° Performing
Playing Various Tones
Selecting a Tone
In addition to piano sounds, the piano lets you enjoy performing with
many other sounds. There are four groups of tones; each tone button
selects a group.
& Refer to the “Tone List” at the end of this manual.
Tone groups
Button Explanation
[Piano] button Grand piano tones
[E. Piano] button Electric piano tones
[Strings] button
The tones of string instruments such as violins,
as well as other instruments used in orchestras
[Other] button
Selects a variety of tones such as organ or
accompaniment sounds.
* If you’ve selected an organ sound that
provides a rotary eect which simulates the
sound of rotating speakers, pressing the
[Other] button will switch the speed of the
rotary eect
[Registration]
button
Performance settings that you registered
1. Press a tone button (e.g., [Piano]).
The tone group is selected. The name of the currently selected
tone is shown.
Tone name
2. Turn the [ ] knob.
You can select other tones in the tone group.
Selecting tones from the [Other] button
Category
Tone name
Turn the [ ] knob
Selects the next tone.
When you reach the last tone in the
category, tones from the next category are
selected.
Press the [
] knob
Selects the tone category. You can turn the
[
] knob to change to another category.
Playing Dierent Tones with the Left and Right
Hand (Split Play)
You can perform using dierent tones in the left and right regions of
the keyboard, divided at a specic note. This setting is called “Split
Play,” and the point at which the keyboard is divided is called the
“split point.”
1. Press the [Split/Dual] button several times to access
the Split screen.
Right-hand tone
Left-hand tone
Item
When you turn on the power, “Concert Piano” is selected as the
right-hand tone and “A.Bass + Cymbal” is selected as the left-hand
tone.
When split turns on, the keyboard settings are as follows.
Left-hand tone Right-hand tone
Split point (Power-up default): F#3
2. To exit the Split Play, press the [Split/Dual] button
several times to go dark.
Changing the settings for Split Play
To edit the following settings, access the Split screen.
Operation
Changing the left-
hand tone
(Split–Left Tone)
1. Press a tone button.
The tone group is selected.
2. Turn the [ ] knob to select a tone.
* Depending on the combination of tones, the
eect might not apply to left-hand tone, causing
the sound to appear dierently than usual.
Changing the right-
hand tone
(Split–Right Tone)
1. Press the [ ] knob so that “-” “+” is shown in
the top line of the screen.
2. Turn the [ ] knob to access “Right Tone”
screen.
3. Press the [ ] knob to conrm.
4. Press a tone button.
The tone group is selected.
5. Turn the [ ] knob to select a tone.
Changing the point
at which tones are
separated
(Split–Point)
1. Press the [ ] knob so that “-” “+” is shown in
the top line of the screen.
2. Turn the [ ] knob to access the screen of the
item you want to set.
3. Press the [ ] knob to conrm.
4. Turn the [ ] knob to select the value that
you want to change.
MEMO
You can specify the Split Point by holding down
the [Split/Dual] button and pressing the key
where you want to split the keyboard.
Changing the
volume balance of
the left-hand tone
and right-hand tone
(Split–Balance)
Changing the octave
of the left-hand tone
and right-hand tone
(Split–Right/Left Shift)

Roland MP200 Specifications

General

Brand	Roland
Model	MP200
Category	Musical Instrument
Language	English