Manual Roland DP90 (page 5 of 64) (English)

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Contents

Look What You Can Do! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Operation Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Panel Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Before You Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Opening the Lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Closing the Lid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Turning the Power On/O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Performing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Performing with Various Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Selecting Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Performing with Two Layered Tones (Dual Play) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Playing Dierent Tones with the Right and Left Hands (Split Play) . . . . . . . . . .16

Adjusting the Sound to Your Taste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Adding Reverberation to the Sound (Ambience) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Adjusting the Brightness of the Sound (Brilliance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Adjusting the Keyboard Response (Key Touch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Dividing the Keyboard for Two-person Performance (Twin Piano) . . . . . . .20

Shifting the Pitch (Transpose) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Practicing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Practicing with the Metronome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Changing the Tempo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Changing the Time Signature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Adjusting the Metronome’s Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Adding a Count-in to Synchronize Your Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Practicing with a Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Selecting and Playing a Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Playing Songs Consecutively (All Songs Play) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Adjusting the Volume Balance of the Song and the Keyboard

Performance (Song Balance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Adjusting a Song’s Tempo for Easier Practicing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Practicing One Hand at a Time (Part Mute) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Repeatedly Practicing a Portion of a Song (AB Repeat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Recording the Song You’re Practicing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

SMF Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Overdubbing a Recorded Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Converting a Song Recorded as an SMF to Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Audio Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Transposing a Song for Easier Performance (Audio Transpose) . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Enjoying Karaoke with an Audio File (Center Cancel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Burning an Audio Recording of a Song (WAV le) to a CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Saving a Song with the Name You Specify . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Renaming a Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Convenient Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Making the Power Automatically Turn O After a Time (Auto O) . . . . . . .39

Retaining the Settings Even After Power-o (Memory Backup) . . . . . . . . .39

Restoring the Factory Settings (Factory Reset) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Copying a Saved Song (Copy Song) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Deleting a Saved Song (Delete Song) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Initializing the Memory (Format Media) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Disabling the Buttons (Panel Lock) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Various Settings (Function Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Adjusting the Dual Play Volume Balance (Dual Balance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Matching the Pitch with Other Instruments (Master Tuning) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Changing the Tuning Method (Temperament) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Specifying a Song’s Tonic (Temperament Key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Using a Piano’s Unique Tuning (Stretch Tuning) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Producing Sympathetic Resonance When You Press the Damper Pedal

(Damper Resonance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Producing the Resonance of the Strings When the Keys Are Played

(String Resonance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Playing Sounds When the Keys Are Released (Key O Resonance) . . . . . . . . .45

Adjusting the Sympathetic Resonance of the Grand Piano Body

(Cabinet Resonance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Adjusting the Clarity of Individual Notes in a Chord

(SoundBoard Behavior) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Specifying What the Transpose will Aect (Transpose Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Changing the Pitch of the Tone in Octave Steps (Octave Shift) . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Selecting the Format for Recording (Recording Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Changing How the Pedal Eects Are Applied (Damper Pedal Part) . . . . . . . . .45

Changing How the Pedals Work (Center Pedal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Preventing Doubled Notes When Connected to a Sequencer (Local

Control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

MIDI Transmit Channel Settings (MIDI Transmit Channel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Setting the Type of CD To be Played Back (CD/Audio Type) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Renaming a Song (Save Song) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Copying a Saved Song (Copy Song) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Deleting a Saved Song (Delete Song) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Initializing the Memory (Format Media) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Changing the USB Driver Settings (USB Driver) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Changing the USB ash drive Setting (USB Memory Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Controlling Video Equipment (Visual Control Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Specifying the Visual Control Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Making the Power Automatically Turn O After a Time (Auto O) . . . . . . . . . .48

Storing Your Settings (Memory Backup) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Restoring the Factory Settings (Factory Reset) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Tone List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Main Specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Assembling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

USING THE UNIT SAFELY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

IMPORTANT NOTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

About the Ivory Feel Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Installing the CD Drive (Sold separately) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

How to read the explanatory illustrations

While holding down a button, press another button.

Numerals indicate the sequence of steps.

Press one of the enclosed buttons.

Press two buttons.

Operation Guide Panel Descriptions Before You Play Performing Practicing

Convenient Functions

Appendix

Function Mode

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