Roland MP-500 owner manual Changing the Damper Pedal’s Resonance, Checking the Resonance level

Convenient Functions

Changing the Damper Pedal’s Resonance

On acoustic pianos, when the damper pedal is depressed, additional strings are released to resonate with the sound of the keys that have been played, adding richness and breadth to the sound. The damper pedal on the MP-500 recreates this resonance when depressed. This resonance is called “Sympathetic Resonance.”

Eight levels of resonance are available.

This is set to “4” when the power is turned on.

Holding down the [Reverb] and [Chorus] buttons, press any Tone button.

fig.7-17.e

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Deeper
Reverb Chorus	Piano 1	Piano 2	Piano 1	Piano 2	chord	phone	Organ	Strings	resonance
			Electric	Electric	Harpsi-	Vibra-	Pipe

Tone

While holding down

Press one of these buttons

■Checking the Resonance level

Press and hold the [Reverb] and [Chorus]

buttons.

The Tone button indicators will blink to indicate the selected depth.

NOTE

This resonance works only with the piano tones.

Playing Songs Using Tunings from Classical Music

Your instrument also allows you to perform using the tunings that were in use at the time that classical music (such as Baroque) was composed. Most modern songs are composed based on assumption that equal-tempered tuning, the tuning in use almost universally today, will be used when performing. However, in the age of classical music there were a variety of different tunings in existence. Try performing using tunings from those olden times so you can hear what the chords in certain pieces sounded like originally.

“Equal temperament” is placed in effect each time the keyboard’s power is turned on.

fig.7-12.e

Electric	Electric	Harpsi-	Vibra-	Pipe	Strings
Piano 1 Piano 2 Piano 1	Piano 2	chord	phone	Organ

Tone

Tempo	Beat	Sound On/Off	Play	Rec	Demo Song
	Metronome

C4~B4

Select the tonic (C5–B5)

1.While holding down the [Piano 1], [Electric Piano 1], and [Harpsichord] buttons, press

the corresponding key (C4–B4).

fig.7-13.e

C4B4

Electric	Electric	Harpsi-
Piano 1 Piano 2 Piano 1	Piano 2	chord

While holding down three buttons

Press

2.To select the keynote (tonic), hold down the [Piano 1], [Electric Piano 1], and [Harpsichord] buttons and press a key in the range of C5–B5 to specify the desired

note.

fig.7-14.e

C5B5

Electric	Electric	Harpsi-
Piano 1 Piano 2 Piano 1	Piano 2	chord

While holding down three buttons

Press

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