Roland RD-100 User Manual

Roland RD-100
Owner's Manual
Recording Your Own Music
As stated above, you can use the two tracks to record the
left-hand and right-hand parts separately. But you could
also take advantage of the RD-100’s tracks for recording
two separate parts (using different sounds).
1. Select song “0" with the SONG [+/-] buttons.
2. Press the [REC] button while holding down the Track but-
ton that contains the data you want to erase.
* Once the data is erased, it cannot be restored.
1. Select the sound you want to use for recording, then set
the Chorus, Reverb, Tempo, etc. Note About Recording
* You cannot change the Tempo or Beat while recording. When in Recording Standby mode, if you press the but-
2. Select song number “0” with the SONG [+/-] buttons. ton for a track that contains data (causing the indicator
cauthuer. pean per gedpae ease arena to begin blinking), recording will start, and the newly
recorded data will replace the previously recorded data.
Data erased in this way cannot be restored.
There is a limit on the number of notes that can be
recorded in the unit. If a pedal is used, the pedal mes-
sages are recorded. When the memory is almost full dur-
Your own versions can only be recorded in song number ing recording, the indicators of the TRACK buttons start
“qr flashing faster. When no more data can be recorded, the
REC indicator will go out, and recording stops automat-
3. Press the [REC] button.
The indicator(s) for the track(s) where no data are
recorded begin blinking. This is the Recording Standby
mode.
ically.
The recorded data will retained in memory for approxi-
mately 8 hours switching off the RD-100 and discon-
necting it from the wall socket. If you do not want to lose
your songs, record them using an external sequencer.
Press the [REC] button again if you do not want to record
after all.
It is not possible to transfer the recorded song (“0”) to a
sequencer via MIDI. So be sure to use an external sequencer
for all songs you wish to keep.
If neither Track indicator starts blinking, it means that
both tracks already contain data.
Press cither TRACK button to cause the corresponding
indicator to blink. Now, when the RD-100 starts record-
ing, the data of that track will be erased, and new data
will be recorded. You cannot restored data that have
been erased in this way.
When the indicator for a Track lights steadily, the per-
formance data recorded there will be played back when
you begin recording. If you do not want to hear those
data, switch the track off by pressing its button before
pressing [REC].
4. Press the [METRONOME] button if you wish to use the
metronome while recording.
5. Press the [PLAY] button. The RD-100 starts recording after
a two-measure count-in. Start playing the piano.
If you start playing without pressing the [PLAY] button, the
RD-100 will start recording right away without any count-in.
6, Press the [PLAY] button to stop recording.
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Roland RD-100 Specifications

General

Brand	Roland
Model	RD-100
Category	Musical Instrument
Language	English