Roland RD-150 - Getting Started and Basic Functions

4. Preparations and main functions
4.1 Connections 4.2 Using footswitches and
Your RD-150 needs to be connected to a HiFi or key-
board amplifier in order to be audible. If your ampli-
fier is mono, connect the RD-150’s output to
the amplifier’s input.
You can also use one or two pairs of headphones
(Roland RH series), in which case you do not need an
amplifier.
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4. Switch off both the RD-150 and the device you wish
to connect it to (amp, mixer, etc.).
2. Connect the INPUT jacks of the HiFi or keyboard
amplifier to the RD-150’s OUTPUT jacks using a pair
of audio cables.
If the amplifier is fitted with RCA/phono jacks, con-
sider using a pair of Roland PJ-1M audio cables
(option).
3. Switch on the RD-150 and the external device (in
that order).
4. Adjust the volume of the RD-150 and the external
device.
pedals
The RD-150 provides two Pedal sockets: and
(Soft/Expr.). Here is how you can use these sockets:
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Damper (Hold function)
By connecting the supplied DP-6 footswitch to this
socket, you can hold (sustain) the notes you are play-
ing on the RD-150’s keyboard.
1. Connect the supplied DP-6 footswitch to the Pedal
socket.
2. Switch on the RD-150 by pressing its
button (far right, next to the keyboard).
3. Play a few notes on the keyboard while pressing the
footswitch.
The notes you play will be sustained much longer than
without using the pedal.
4, Release the footswitch to switch off the sustained
notes.
The RD-150 provides three playing modes: Whole,
Layer and Split. In Layer and Split modes, you can
specify whether the [Damper] footswitch should affect
the Upper Tone, the Lower Tone, or both. See page 18
for details.
Using a second footswitch or expression pedal
The Pedal socket allows you to connect an
optional DP-2, DP-6, or BOSS FS-5U footswitch, or
an EV-5 expression pedal. As only one of these can be
used at a time (footswitch or expression pedal), you
should first ask yourself which one you will need most
often.
(7) Footswitch functions
If you wish to take advantage of the Soft or Sostentto
function, you need a DP-2, DP-6, or BOSS FS-5U
footswitch. You can then specify whether it should
function as Soft or Sostenuto pedal (see page 18).