Roland RD-150 - Volume and Brilliance; Listening to the Demo Songs

RD-150 Owner's Manual—Preparations and main functions
Soft— This is a function that allows you to reduce the
volume and brightness of the notes you play by press-
ing the footswitch.
Sostenuto— Though similar to the Damper function
described above, the Sostenuto function only sustains
the notes whose keys are pressed while you press the
footswitch. Subsequently played notes are not sus-
tained.
Note: In Layer and Split modes, you can decide whether the
footswitch should affect only one or both Tones (see
page 18).
@) Expression function
An optional EV-5 expression pedal allows you to
change the volume in the same way as on an organ.
You can thus create swelling effects. This is probably
only useful for sound Layers or when working in Split
mode, because it allows you to change the mix of the
two Tones you are using. (The RD-150 does not con-
tain organ sounds.)
Note: The RD-150 automatically detects whether you have
connected a footswitch or an expression pedal.
Note: In Layer and Split modes, you can decide whether the
expression pedal should affect only one or both Tones (see
page 18).
4.3 Volume and Brilliance
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Use the [VOLUME] slider to adjust the overall volume.
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The “Max” position corresponds to the maximum vol-
ume, while the “Min” position means you won't hear
the RD-150.
Note: The setting of this slider also determines the volume
in the headphones.
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Use the slider to set the desired bright-
ness (tone color) of the sound.
At the “Bright” position, a bright tone is obtained,
while a rounder (mellower) tone is obtained by setting
the slider to the “Mellow” position.
4.4 Listening to the demo songs
The RD-150 contains 16 demonstration songs. Here’s
what you need to do to listen to them:
1. Hold down the button while pressing
[REVERB].
The message dEfl appears in the display.
2. Press the Tone selection button ((FIANO] ~[CHOIR] )
that corresponds to the demo song you want to listen
to.
Playback will start as soon as you press a Tone selec-
tion button. All demo songs will be played back in
sequence, starting with the song you selected.
Note: All demo songs ©2000 by Roland Europe.