Roland FP-5 owner manual Changing the Sound’s Pitch in Real Time Pedal Control

Chapter 1 Playing the Keyboard

Changing the Sound’s Pitch in Real

Time (Pedal Control)

Connecting the included pedal to the Damper jack allows you to use the

pedal to alter the sounds’ pitches.

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1. Hold down the [Pedal Control] button, getting its indicator

to light.

Try fingering the keyboard.

When you press the Damper pedal, the pitch gradually rises. With the pedal fully pressed, the pitch is raised two semitones(fixed). The sound returns to its original pitch when you release the pedal. You can adjust how much the pitch is raised by changing the pedal depth.

2. To undo the pitch bend effect, press the [Pedal Control]

button once more so the button’s light goes out.

You can set the Damper pedal to lower the pitch when pressed. You can also assign the modulation effect to the pedal.

Refer to “Changing the Work of the Pedal Control” (p. 44).

What “Pitch Bend” and “Modulation” Do

The effect that gradually raises or lowers the pitch is known as pitch bend.

The regular, cyclical wavering of the pitch is referred to as modulation or vibrato.

NOTE

The damper pedal effect cannot be applied while the [Pedal Control] button is lit.

The function does not work properly when a pedal (other than expression or half-damper pedal) is used. Additionally, when connecting the included pedal, be sure set the switch on the included pedal to “Continuous.”

NOTE

With some sounds, the modulation effect may not be applied, or the amount of effect you get may be less or more than what you get with other sounds.

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