Roland RD-500 - Basic Operation: Parts and Tone Selection

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m@ INT LOWER and INT UPPER Parts
When you play the RD-500, you can use one (or both) of the available Parts: INT LOWER and INT
UPPER.
To use the INT LOWER Part, press the LOWER button (be sure the corresponding indicator
lights).
To use the INT UPPER Part, press the UPPER button (again confirm that the corresponding
indicator lights).
* The INT UPPER Part is automatically selected every time the RD-500 is turned on.
M@ Selecting Tones
The RD-500’s Tones (sounds) are divided into 12 Tone Groups (e.g. GRAND 1, E.GRAND, etc.).
Press a Tone Selection button (in the INTERNAL SOUNDS section) to select the desired
Tone Group.
(The corresponding indicator will light.)
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Once you have selected the Tone Group, you can choose a Tone within that Group.
@ When the INT UPPER Part is selected
1. Press the VARIATION button (the indicator will light).
The UPPER button indicator will flash. (if it doesn’t, press the UPPER button.)
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