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Roland RD-700 Owner Manual
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Owners Manual Owners Manual 5 IMPORTANT NOTES Additional Precautions Maintenance Placement Power Supply 6 Main Features7 Contents12 Panel Descriptions8 ONE TOUCH 7 KEYBOARD CONTROL 6 PART SWITCH/LEVEL 5 MULTI EFFECTS 4 CHORUS knob 3 REVERB knob 2 EQUALIZER 1 VOLUME Slider Front Panel 14 Rear Panel15 Getting Ready31 Overview of the RD-700Local Parts and MIDI TX Parts Sound Generator Section Keyboard Controller Section Part Tone Basic Organization of the RD-700 Units of Sound Overview of the RD-700 [EDIT] The Rhythm/Arpeggio Screen The Setup Screen The Tone Wheel Screen The Tone Screen (Basic Screen) 32 Basic Operation of the RD-700 Main ScreensAbout the Function Buttons Special Indications Overview of the RD-700 TONE SELECT Buttons (Numeric Keys) [DEC/NO], [INC/YES]Navigating Among Items To Be Set (CURSOR) Moving Between Display Pages [NUM LOCK] [MIDI TX] [WRITE] 33 About the CURSOR ButtonsChanging the Settings Values 34 Listening to the Demo (DEMO PLAY)35 Performing with the Keyboard Piano Performances (One Touch [Piano]) 36 Performing with a Variety of TonesPress [INC/YES] or [DEC/NO] to select the tone. Press any of the TONE SELECT buttons to select the tone category. Either press the flashing TONE SELECT button or play the keyboard. 132,4 Press [ENTER]. Press [NUM LOCK] to make the indicator light. Specifying the Tone Number to Select a Tone ([NUM LOCK]) Enter the tone number with the TONE SELECT buttons. 37 143 238 Playing a Rhythm Set Selecting Wave Expansion Board Tones 39 142 340 Selecting Tones Without Pressing [NUM LOCK] Wave Expansion Board Rhythm Set Tone Numbers 41 Playing Two Tones on the Keyboard To Switch to Single Mode Press [LAYER], getting the indicator to light. Playing with Two Layered Tones ([LAYER]) To exit Layer mode, press [LAYER] once more, and the indicator light goes out. 42 1,2Pressing Two TONE SELECT buttons Simultaneously (Layer Mode) Playing Different Tones in Two Different Sections of the Keyboard ([SPLIT]) 43 1,244 Changing Tones in Layer and Split Mode 45 Adjust the Volume Level for Individual PART LEVEL Slider PART SWITCH Parts (PART SWITCH/LEVEL) 46 Transposing the Key of the Keyboard Hold down [TRANSPOSE] and press a key. Hold down [TRANSPOSE] for several seconds. ([TRANSPOSE]) To turn off Transpose, press [TRANSPOSE] so that its indicator goes off. 47 Adding Reverberation to the Sound (CHORUS knob) Adding Breadth to the Sound (REVERB knob) Adjust the REVERB knob to select the amount of reverb effect to be applied. Adjust the CHORUS knob to select the amount of chorus effect to be applied. 48 Changing the Sounds Pitch in Real Turn the knobs to adjust the levels in each range. Press EQUALIZER [ON/OFF] to make its indicator light. Adjusting the Level of the Sounds Low, Mid, Time (Bender/Modulation Lever) and High-Frequency Ranges (EQUALIZER) To turn the equalizer off, press EQUALIZER [ON/OFF], extinguishing its indicator. Press the key as shown in the figure below. Press [ARPEGGIO], getting the indicator to light. 49 Using the Convenient Functions in Performances Creating Arpeggios from the Chords You Play ([ARPEGGIO]) 59 Using the RD-700 As a Master Keyboard Connecting to External MIDI Sound Generators About MIDI Connectors Whats MIDI? Press [MIDI TX], getting the indicator to light. 60 MIDI Send Channel Settings62 Adjusting the Volume of Each Part PART LEVEL Slider PART SWITCH (MIDI TX Part) 63 Detailed Settings for Setting the Key Range (LWR/UPR) Adjusting the Volume and Pan Transmitted Parts ([MIDI TX]) Setting the Amount of Reverb and Chorus 64 Setting the Transposition for Each Individual Part (Key Transpose) Setting the Range for the Change in Pitch with the Bender (Bend Range) Changing Tone Elements (ATK/REL/COF/RES) 65 Smoothly Changing the Pitch (Portamento)Turning Each Controller On and Off Changing the Pitch (Coarse Tune/Fine Tune) Setting the Change in Volume According to the Force Used to Play the Keyboard (Velocity) 66 Making Detailed Settings for the Piano Tones (Piano Edit) Selecting the Piano Sound Making the settings Parameters Changing the Width of the Sound (Stereo Width) Changing the Sounds Nuance (Nuance) Making Detailed Settings for the Piano Tones (Piano Edit) 67 Changing the Sense of Space Surrounding the Sound (Ambience) Changing the Amount of Reverb Effect (Reverb Level) Making the Midrange Equalizer Settings (EQ-SW/EQ Gain/ EQ Frequency/EQ Q) 68 Detailed Settings for Each Function ([EDIT]) EDITYou can set the following parameters in Edit mode. Parameters That Can Be Set Storing Settings to Setups ([WRITE]) 69 Setting Parameters Making System Settings (System) 70 Adjusting the Volume (Master Volume) Preventing Equalizer Settings from Being Switched (EQ Control) Retaining the Current Tone Even When Tones Are Switched (Tone Remain) Changing the Clock (Timing) Source (Clock Source) Switching Between Reception of GM/GM2 System On and GS Reset Using Program Change Messages to Switch Setups (Control Channel) Setting the Device ID Number (Device ID) Switching the Pedals Polarity (Pedal Polarity) 71 Setting the Keyboard Touch (Key Touch)72 Changing the Key Touch (Key Touch) Making Fine Adjustments to the Keyboard Touch (Key Touch Offset) Setting a Constant Volume Level in Response to the Playing Force (Velocity) Changing the Timing of Sounds in Response to the Velocity (Velocity Delay Sens) Changing the Touch Sensitivity According to the Key Range (Velocity Keyfollow Sens) 73 Pedal, [CONTROL] Knob, and Equalizer Settings (Control/EQ) Assigning Functions to Pedals (FC1/FC2) 74 Changing the [CONTROL] Knob Settings (Control/Src) Changing the Equalizer Frequency Settings (Freq/Q) 75 Simulating the Creation of Organ Tones (Tone Wheel Mode) Changing the Undulation of the Organ Tone (Rotary Effect) What Are Feet? Changing the PART LEVEL Slider Feet Assignments (Harmonic Bar) 76 Setting the Multi-Effects, Reverb, and Chorus Effects (MFX/Reverb/Chorus) 77 MFX Control Type MFX Source, MFX Dest Making Multi-Effects Settings 78 Chorus Rate Chorus/Delay Reverb High Cut Frequency Setting Chorus and DelayReverb Time Reverb Pre-Delay Reverb Type Making Reverb Settings When Chorus/Delay is Set to Chorus Chorus Pre-Delay Delay-Right Delay-Left Chorus Feedback When Chorus/Delay is Set to Delay Delay-Center 79 Making Tone Settings (Tone Edit) 80 How to apply the Reverb/Chorus Amount Selecting the Part to Be Set (<Part>, Tone) Setting the Reverb/Chorus Depth (Reverb/Chorus Amount) Changing the Effect Applied to the Tone (MFX) Playing Sound Monophonically (Mono/Poly) Changing the Pitch (Coarse/Fine Tune) 81 Creating Smooth Pitch Changes (Portamento Switch/Time) Changing Tone Elements Changing the Bend Range (Bend Range) Precise Modification of Chord Sonorities (Stretch Tune) 82 Making the Rhythm Settings Changing Patterns (Pattern) Adjusting the Tempo (Tempo) (Rhythm Pattern) Selecting Rhythm Variations (Rhythm Type) Changing the Drum Set (Rhy Set) Changing the Pattern Without Changing the Drum Set (Rhy Set Change) Switching the Intro and Ending On or Off (Intro/Ending) 83 Making Arpeggio Settings (Arpeggio)84 Adjusting the Tempo (Tempo) Selecting Parts to Play Arpeggios (Dest. Part) Setting the Key Range for the Arpeggio Performances (Key Range) Setting the Way Arpeggios are Played (Style) 85 Changing the octave range in arpeggio style (Octave Range) Changing the Order in Which Notes Are Played (Motif) 86 Shuffle Rate Accent Rate Beat Pattern Changing the Groove Feel (Beat Pattern/Accent Rate/Shuffle Rate) 87 Keeping the Force of the Notes Constant (Velocity) Settings (Local Part Param) Keyboard Part and Controllers Continuing Arpeggios Even After the Keys Are Released (Arpeggio Hold) 88 Selecting the Part to Be Set (<Local Part>) Setting the Key Range for Each Part (Key Range) Setting the Change in Volume According to the Force Used to Play the Keyboard (Velocity Sens/Max) Setting the Transposition for Each Individual Part (Key Transpose) Turning the Controllers in Each Part On and Off Assigning Internal Parts to Local Parts (Part Assign) 89 Setting MIDI Receive Parts (Internal Part Prm)90 Selecting the Part to Be Set (<Part>, Tone) Setting the Receive Channel (Receive Channel) Setting the Volume and Pan (Volume/Pan) Making the Effect ON/OFF Settings (MFX Switch) Setting the Required Polyphony (Voice Reserve) 91 Setting Reception and Blocking of MIDI Messages from External MIDI Controllers Setting the Tuning Method (Temperament/Key) 92 Other Functions (Utility)Bulk Dump Temporary Transferring the RD-700s Settings to an External MIDI Device (Bulk Dump)93 Restoring saved settings to the RD-700 Bulk Dump SETUP 94 Factory Reset All Factory Reset Current Restoring the settings to the factory condition (Factory Reset) 95 Connecting External MIDI Devices Settings for Recording (Rec Setting) to an External MIDI Sequencer Recording RD-700 Performances Connecting to an External Sequencer 96 Recording the Performance About the Local Switch RD-700 SequencerKeyboard Controller Section Sound Generator Section 97 Switching Tones Switching Setups Playing the RD-700s Internal Sound Generator from an Setting the Channels Making connections External MIDI Device Selecting RD-700 Sounds from an External MIDI Device 98 Using the RD-700 as a GM Exiting GM Mode Muting a Specific Part Changing the tone of a specific part Sound Module (GM Mode) Points to Note Regarding GM Mode 99 TroubleshootingNo Sound Power Not Com- ing On No Sound for Specific Part No Sound From the Connected MIDI Device No Sound in a Specific Range 103 Error Messages/Other MessagesOther Messages Error messages 104 Effect/Parameter List03: DISTORTION 02: OVERDRIVE 01: STEREO EQ (Stereo Equalizer) (p. 76). How to Make Settings 105 07: AUTO WAH 06: ENHANCER 05: SPECTRUM 04: PHASER 106 11: HEXA-CHORUS 10: LIMITER 09: COMPRESSOR 08: ROTARY 107 14: STEREO CHORUS 13: SPACE-D 12: TREMOLO CHO (Tremolo Chorus) 108 17: STEREO DELAY 16: STEP FLANGER 15: ST.FLANGER (Stereo Flanger) 109 19: TRI TAP DLY (Triple Tap Delay) 18: MOD DELAY (Modulation Delay) 110 21: TIME CTRL DLY (Time Control Delay) 20: QUAD TAP DLY (Quadruple Tap Delay) 111 24: REVERB 23: FBK PCH SHIFT (Feedback Pitch Shifter) 22: 2V PCH SHIFT (2 Voice Pitch Shifter) 112 Flanger) FLANGER (Overdrive 27: OD Chorus) CHORUS (Overdrive 26: OD 25: GATED REVERB 114 DELAY 36: FLANGER Delay) DELAY (Chorus 35: CHORUS Delay) DELAY (Enhancer 34: ENHANCR 115 41: STEREO PHASER 40: CHORUS/FLANGER 39: FLANGER/DELAY 38: CHORUS/DELAY Flanger) FLANGR (Chorus 37: CHORUS 116 43: FORMANT FILTR (Formant Filter) 42: KEYSYNC FLANG (Keysync Flanger) 117 45: MULTI TAP DLY (Multi Tap Delay) 44: RING MODULAT (Ring Modulator) 118 47: SHUFFLE DELAY 46: REVERSE DELAY 119 50: LOFI COMPRESS 49: 3V PCH SHIFT (3 Voice Pitch Shifter) 48: 3D DELAY 120 52: SP SIMULATOR (Speaker Simulator) 51: LOFI NOISE 121 56: STEREO LIMITER 55: STEREO COMPRESSOR 54: DISTORTION 2 53: OVERDRIVE 2 122 59: ISOLATOR 58: SLICER 57: GATE 123 61: 3D FLANGER 60: 3D CHORUS 124 (Sympathetic Resonance) 64: SYM.RESONANCE 63: AUTO PAN 62: TREMOLO 125 Rotary) ROTARY (Overdrive 65: OD 126 Effects Parameter List09: COMPRESSOR 08: ROTARY 07: AUTO WAH 06: ENHANCER 05: SPECTRUM 04: PHASER 03: DISTORTION 02: OVERDRIVE 01: STEREO EQ (p. 77) Making Multi-Effects Settings 127 17: STEREO DELAY 16: STEP FLANGER 15: ST.FLANGER 14: STEREO CHORUS 13: SPACE-D 12: TREMOLO CHO 11: HEXA-CHORUS 10: LIMITER 128 24: REVERB 23: FBK PCH SHIFT 22: 2V PCH SHIFT 21: TIME CTRL DLY 20: QUAD TAP DLY 19: TRI TAP DLY 18: MOD DELAY 131 50: LOFI COMPRESS 49: 3V PCH SHIFT 48: 3D DELAY 47: SHUFFLE DELAY 46: REVERSE DELAY 45: MULTI TAP DLY 132 59: ISOLATOR 58: SLICER 57: GATE 56: ST.LIMITER 55: ST.COMPRESSOR 54: DISTORTION 2 53: OVERDRIVE 2 52: SP SIMULATOR 51: LOFI NOISE 133 ROTARY 65: OD 64: SYM. RESONANCE 63: AUTO PAN 62: TREMOLO 61: 3D FLANGER 60: 3D CHORUS 134 Reverb Parameters Chorus Parameters [PAD] [STRINGS] [ORGAN] [CLAV/MALLET] [E.PIANO] [PIANO] 135 Tone List142 Arpeggio Style List143 Rhythm Pattern List144 Setup List145 Shortcut List * aaa : bbb indicates the bbb parameter in Edit screen aaa. * [A] + [B] indicates that you are to hold down [A] and press [B]. You can easily change settings for the following functions using a number of related buttons. Control Change Note on Note off Channel Voice Messages 1. Receive data 146 MIDI Implementation 147 Pitch Bend Change Program Change 148 System Exclusive Message System Realtime Message Channel Mode Messages Chorus Parameters Reverb Parameters Master Coarse Tuning Master Fine Tuning Master Volume GM System Off GM2 System On 149 Global Parameter Control Universal Realtime System Exclusive Messages Data Request 1RQ1 (11H) Key-based Instrument Controllers Scale/Octave Tuning Adjust Controller Channel Pressure 150 Data Transmission 151 Volume (Controller number 7) Data Entry (Controller number 6, 38) Portamento Time (Controller number 5) Modulation (Controller number 1) Bank Select (Controller number 0, 32) Control Change Note on Note off Channel Voice Messages 2. Data TransmissionData set 1DT1 (GM Mode) Data set 1DT1 152 Pitch Bend Change Program Change 153 System Common Setup System Indivisual Parameters 1 RD-700 (Model ID = 00H 43H) 3. Parameter Address Map Data set 1DT1 (12H) Data Transmission Universal Non-realtime System Exclusive Message System Exclusive MessagesActive Sensing Stop Continue System Realtime Messages 154 Setup Common MFX Setup Common System Onetouch Piano Tone Backup 155 Setup Common Reverb Setup Common Chorus 156 Setup Internal Part Setup MIDI Tx Part Setup Local Part 157 Part Parameter Common Parameter System Parameter 4. GS (Model ID = 42H)SETUP Write Bulk Dump parameters Setup VK Tone Backup Setup Tone Backup 158 Drum Setup Parameter m: Map number (0 = MAP1, 1 = MAP2) rr: drum part note number (00H-7FH) 159 <Example4> What is the nibbled expression of the decimal value 1258?From the preceding table, 5AH = 90 <Example1> What is the decimal expression of 5AH? Decimal and Hexadecimal Table Arpeggio Beat Pattern Arpeggio Motif Arpeggio Style Arpeggio Parameter List <Example2> What is the decimal expression of the value 12 34H given as hexadecimal for each 7 bits? From the preceding table, since 12H = 18 and 34H = 52 18 x 128+52 = 2356 <Example3> What is the decimal expression of the nibbled value 0A 03 09 0D? 16 ) 1258 16 ) 78 ...10 16 ) 4 ...14 0 ... 4 Since from the preceding table, 0 = 00H, 4 = 04H, 14 = 0EH, 10 = 0AH, the result is: 00 04 0E 0AH. 160 <Example2> Getting Temporary Performance data (RQ1) <Example1> Setting CHORUS TYPE to DELAY (DT1) How to calculate the checksum <Example4> B3 64 00 65 00 06 0C 26 00 64 7F 65 7F <Example3> EA 00 28 <Example2> CE 49 <Example1> 92 3E 5F Examples of Actual MIDI Messages Example of an Exclusive Message and Calculating a Checksum 161 ASCII Code TableArabian Scale Just Temperament (Tonic of C) Equal Temperament The Scale Tune Feature (address: 40 1x 40) Date: Mar. 1, 2001Digital Piano Model RD-700 Version: 1.00 162 MIDI Implementation Chart164 Main Specifications165 IndexF E D C B A 166 Index R P O N M L K I H G 167 Index W V U T S 168 Purpose-Oriented Index Key Range Control Effects (Reverb, Chorus, Multi-Effects) Pitch and Tuning Equalizer Key Touch and Velocity Volume Setting* [Edit]: aaa: bbb indicates the bbb parameter in Edit screen aaa. 170 InformationRoland Benelux N. 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(Toronto Office) CHINA(BEIJING OFFICE) (GUANGZHOU OFFICE) Information CAUTION INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR INJURY TO PERSONS. 171 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONSNOTICE AVIS FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT Owners Manual 172 Owners Manual
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