Roland FP-3 owner manual Panel Descriptions, Front Panel

Panel Descriptions

Front Panel

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1[Volume] Knob

Adjusts the overall volume level (p. 11).

2[Brilliance] Knob

Adjusts the tone brightness (p. 11).

3[Split] Button

Allows you to play different tones in the left and right sides of the keyboard (p. 16) and specify Rhythm chords with the left hand (p. 31).

[Chord] Button

Turns the Rhythm Drum part and Chord part on and off. You can also turn only the Chord part off (p. 26).

9[ (Metronome)] Button

Turns the internal metronome on and off (p. 23).

10Recorder Buttons

Used for playing back and recording performances. Such operations employ the following two buttons.

4Tone Buttons

They are used to choose the kinds of sounds (Tone Groups) played by the keyboard (p. 14).

5Display

Displays information such as the song number, Rhythm number, tempo, beat, and parameter settings values.

6[-]/[+] Buttons

These two buttons are used to modify the values of a variety of settings. Pressing both the [-] and [+] buttons simultaneously returns the setting of a particular item or function to its default value. Additionally, with certain settings, the indicators of these buttons may change color when the settings are changed.

7[Tempo/Rhythm] Button

Press this to change the tempo or Rhythm (p. 23, p. 28)

8Rhythm Button

Switches each Rhythm on or off.

Use these two buttons to determine whether a Rhythm is to be played in each individual part.

[Drums] Button

Turns the Rhythm Drum part on and off (p. 26).

Press this button when you want to stop both the Drum and Chord parts.

[Play] Button

Starts and stops playback of internal songs and recorded performances (p. 12).

Used for starting recording of performances (p. 33). Can also be used to force-stop Rhythms (p. 26).

[Rec] button

Puts the unit in the state whereby it is ready for recording performances (p. 33).

11[Chorus] Button

You can use this to add three-dimensional breadth and “fatness” to sounds (p. 20).

12[Reverb] Button

You can use this to add the characteristic reverberation of a concert hall to what you play (p. 21).

13[Song] Button

For selecting internal songs (p. 12).

By holding down this button and pressing the [Reverb] button, you can change the keyboard’s touch sensitivity (p. 19).

In addition, you can hold down this button while pressing other specified buttons to make various different settings (p. 38 to p. 44).

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