Roland RD-500 - M Setting the Bend Range

@ Parameter that can be selected with the SENSITIVITY button:
Velocity Sensitivity: -—63— 63
Sets the amount of volume change caused by altering your playing strength. At a positive value, the
volume will increase by playing harder. At a negative (-) value, the volume will decrease by playing
harder.
When Velocity Sensitivity is When Velocity Sensitivity is
set to a positive value (+) set to a negative value (-)
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@ Setting the Bend Range
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The RD-500 allows you to set the Bend Range that determines the amount of pitch change caused by
moving the Bender Lever in each Tone Group. This can be set separately for each Tone Group.
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. Select the Function mode.
. When you wish to set the Bend Range for the Tone assigned to the INT LOWER Part, press
the LOWER button. To set it for the Tone assigned to the INT UPPER Part, press the UPPER
button.
. Press the BEND DOWN or BEND UP button (the corresponding indicator will light).
To set the amount of the pitch change caused by moving the lever to the left (Bend Range Down),
press the BEND DOWN button. To set the amount of the pitch change caused by moving the lever to
the right (Bend Range Up), press the BEND UP button.
. Set the value with the INC/DEC buttons, the VALUE slider or Numerical Keys.
@ Bend Range Down: -48—0O
@ Bend Range Up: O—12