Roland EP-880 Changing the Keyboard’s Split Point, If you press the Split button in Dual play…

2.Press the [-] or [+] button to change the value.

The volume balance changes.

To return to the original volume balance, press the [-] and [+] buttons simultaneously.

Volume of the left button tone Volume of the right button tone

3.Press the [TRANSPOSE] or [SPLIT] button, and the buttons’ indicator will return to the previous state.

NOTE This setting returns to the original value when you turn off the power.

Playing Different Tones with the Left and Right Hands (Split Play)

Dividing the keyboard into right-hand and left-hand areas, then playing different sounds in each is called “Split play.” The boundary key is called the “split point.”

Split Point (Factory setting: F#3)

A0

B0

C1

D1

E1

F1

G1

A1

B1

C2

…

C3

C4

C5

Left-hand Tone

Right-hand Tone

1.Press the [SPLIT] button.

The button’s indicator will light. The keyboard is divided into right-hand and left-hand areas.

NOTE In Split play, the damper pedal will be applied only to the right-hand area of the keyboard. If you want the

damper pedal to be applied to the left-hand area, refer to “Applying the Damper Pedal to the Left Keyboard Area” (p. 28).

The tone played on the right side is the tone in use before the [SPLIT] button is pressed, while the bass tone is played on the left side. The split point key is included in the left-hand keyboard area.

2.To cancel Split play, press the [SPLIT] button, getting its indicator to go dark.

If you press the [SPLIT] button in Dual play…

The right hand will play the tone of the left button of Dual play, and the left hand will play a suitable match for the right-hand tone.

Changing tone played by the left hand

1.Press the [VARIATION] button.

Each time you press the [VARIATION] button, the button’s indicator will change color, and the left-hand tone will change.

Some tones assign the tone that had been selected before you pressed the [SPLIT] button to the left hand area of the keyboard.

NOTE When Split play is used, only tone numbers 1 or 2 can be selected.

If you use Split play with a Tone button for which tone numbers 3 selected, tone number 1 will be selected for that Tone button.

For information about the tones that can be selected for the left hand section, refer to “Tone List” on page 207.

Changing tone played by the right hand

2.Press a TONE SELECT button.

The tone of the right-hand area will change. A tone that is a suitable match for the right-hand tone will be selected for the left-hand area.

If you want to change the variation for the right-hand tone, cancel Split play and then re-select the tone.

NOTE The selected left hand tone is remembered for each TONE SELECT button. When you turn off the

power, it will return to the original setting.

Changing the Keyboard’s Split Point

You can change the location where the keyboard is divided (the split point) within the range of B1 through B6. The setting is at “F#3” when the piano is powered up.

1.While continuing to hold the [SPLIT] button, press the key that you want to specify as the split point.

NOTE When you continue holding the [SPLIT] button, the currently specified split point will be displayed.

The key you pressed becomes the split point, and belongs to the left-hand section of the keyboard. You can also change the setting by pressing the [-] or

[+]button while continuing to hold down the [SPLIT] button.

If you hold down the [SPLIT] button and simultaneously press the [-] and [+] buttons, the setting will return to its original value (F#3).

The split point key is displayed as follows.

Display	C	C	d	E_
Letter name	C	C	D	E
Display
	E	F	F	G
Letter name	E	F	F	G
Display	A_	A	b_	b
Letter name	A	A	B	B

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