Roland ep-90/70 Playing the Keyboard, Selecting the Instrumental Sound You Wish to Play

Playing the Keyboard

Selecting the Instrumental Sound You Wish to Play

The ep-90/70 allows you to play using eight different sounds including piano.

The ep-90/70’s sounds are called “Tones.”

Use the eight Tone buttons to select tones.

When the ep-90/70 is turned on, the tone is reset to “Piano 1”.

fig.5-01.e

									Metronome
				Vibra-	Harpsi-		Tempo		Beat
Power	Volume		Reverb Chorus			Organ Strings Choir		108 120	2 3 4	Sound On/Off	Play	Rec	Demo
				Piano 1 Piano 2 E.Piano phone	chord		96
							80	144	0	6
							60	168
								192
	Min	Max					40	208

Tone Buttons

Press any Tone button.

When you play the keyboard, the selected tone is played.

Tone Name	Description
Piano 1	bright piano sound
Piano 2	mellow piano sound
E. (Electric) Piano	electric piano sound
Vibraphone	vibraphone sound
Harpsichord	harpsichord sound
Organ	pipe organ sound
Strings	the sound of a string instrument ensemble
Choir	the sound of a vocal ensemble

Layering Two Instrument Sounds—Dual Play

Playing with two different tones on the keyboard simultaneously is called “Dual Play.”

fig.5-02.e

Vibra-	Harpsi-	Organ Strings	Choir
Piano 1 Piano 2 E.Piano phone	chord

While holding down Press

1. While holding down the [Piano 1] button, press the [Strings] button.

When you play the keyboard, both the Piano 1 and Strings tones are layered.

In this way, you can hold down one Tone button and press another Tone button to layer two sounds for playing together.

2. To cancel the Dual Play, press any Tone button.

When you play the keyboard, only the sound of the button you pressed will be heard.

14