Roland RD-64 User Manual

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Panel Descriptions
[POWER] switch
[TONE SELECT], [TONE VARIATION] button
Selecting tones
1.
Press the [TONE SELECT] buttons to select the tone group.
2. Press the [TONE VARIATION] buttons to select a variation.
Group Variation 1 Variation 2 Variation 3
A. PIANO CONCERT GRAND BRIGHT PIANO CONCERT MONO
E. PIANO PURE VINTAGE TINE EP WURLY
CLAV COMBINATION MEDIUM BRILLIANT
ORGAN JAZZ ORGAN ROCK ORGAN FULL DRAW
[Pitch Bend/Modulation] lever
Changing the pitch of a sounding note (Pitch Bend)
Moving the lever toward the left while you play will lower the pitch, and moving it toward the right will raise the pitch. This
eect is called “pitch bend.”
Applying modulation to a sounding note (Modulation)
Moving the lever away from yourself will apply vibrato. This eect is called “modulation.”
* The eect obtained when you move the lever may dier according to the tone being used. Additionally, the eect applied by moving the lever
is predetermined for each tone, and cannot be changed.
[MASTER VOLUME] knob
Adjusting the volume
Turn the knob right to increase the volume, or left to lower it.
[FUNCTION] button
Changing settings
Use this button when you want to adjust the keyboard touch, or to make pedal
assignments. For details, refer to “Changing Settings (FUNCTION Mode)” (p. 7).
[SuperNATURAL] button
In Piano mode this will remain lit, and pressing it will not do anything.
This button is used only when you’ve connected a “SuperNATURAL compatible sound
module” in Controller mode. For details, refer to “Using the RD-64 as a MIDI Controller
Keyboard (Controller Mode)” (p. 2)
Modulation eect
Pitch bend eect
Turning the power on
* Once everything is properly connected (p. 6), be sure to follow the procedure below to turn
on their power. If you turn on equipment in the wrong order, you risk causing malfunction or
equipment failure.
* This unit is equipped with a protection circuit. A brief interval (a few seconds) after turning the
unit on is required before it will operate normally.
* Before turning the unit on/o, always be sure to turn the volume down. Even with the volume
turned down, you might hear some sound when switching the unit on/o. However, this is
normal and does not indicate a malfunction.
1. Use the [MASTER VOLUME] knob to minimize the volume.
Also completely turn down the volume of any connected audio
device and other equipment.
2. Turn on the [POWER] switch.
3. Turn on the power to connected external devices.
4. Adjust the volume of the RD-64 and connected external devices.
Turning o the power
1.
Use the [MASTER VOLUME] knob to minimize the volume.
2. Turn o the power to connected external devices.
3. Turn o the [POWER] switch.
* With the factory settings, the RD-64 will automatically be switched o
four hours after you stop playing or operating the unit.
If you don’t want the unit to turn o automatically, change the “AUTO OFF”
setting to “OFF” as described on p. 8.

Roland RD-64 Specifications

General

Control type	Buttons, Rotary
Number of knobs	2
MIDI-keyboard number of keys	64 keys
MIDI out	Yes
Interface	USB
Power source type	DC
Power consumption (typical)	4 W
Product color	Black
Volume control	Rotary
Maximum polyphony (notes)	128
Music memory capacity (songs)	12

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	273 mm
Width	1114 mm
Height	116 mm
Weight	12800 g