Playing the Keyboard | Roland F-90 specs

Playing the Keyboard

Selecting the Instrument Sound You Wish to Play

The F-90 allows you to play using ten different sound including piano.

You can select the tones using the five tone buttons; two tones are assigned to each button. You can switch the two tones assigned to each button by pressing the [Variation] button to switch this on and off.

Tone button	[Variation] button	[Variation] button
	OFF (dark)	ON (lit)


Piano	Grand Piano	Bright Piano

E.Piano	Stage Rhodes	Electric Piano

Harpsichord	Harpsichord	Organ Flute

Organ	Pipe Organ	Rotary Organ

Strings	Strings	Choir

When the F-90 is turned on, the tone is reset to Grand Piano.

Reverb	Harpsi-	Variation	Demo
	Piano E.Piano chord Organ Strings
		Dual Balance	Key Touch

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1.Press any Tone button.

The indicator on the selected button lights up.

2. You can select tones by switching the [Variation] button on

(indicator lit) and off (indicator off).

The Tone you’ve selected is heard when you finger the keyboard.

The next time you choose this Tone button, the tone you’ve selected here is played.

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Roland F-90 owner manual Playing the Keyboard, Selecting the Instrument Sound You Wish to Play

Contents

201a For the U.K Page Placement Power SupplyMaintenance Additional Precautions Introduction Main FeaturesChecking the Included Items Assembling the F-90 Assembly ProcedureCheck the Parts Introduction When Disassembling When Moving the InstrumentWhen Changing the Orientation of the Speaker Box If the Stand is Uneven Panel Descriptions Applying the Tempo Setting Sheet Contents Installing the Music Stand Connecting the AC AdaptorConnecting Pedals Before You Play Adjusting the Volume Turning On the PowerConnecting Headphones Sold Separately Turning Off the Power Playing/Stopping the Demo Songs Listening to the Demo SongsSelecting a Song for Playback Selecting the Instrument Sound You Wish to Play Playing the Keyboard Playing the Keyboard Layering Two Instrument Sounds Dual Play Sounding the Metronome Adding Reverberation to Sounds Reverb Effect Example Specifying a Tempo Changing the Metronome Tempo Changing the Beat of the Metronome Adjusting the Volume Changing the Keyboard’s Touch Some Handy FunctionsDisabling Buttons Panel Lock Lowering/ raising the Reference Pitch Adjusting the Pitch of the Sound Master TuningSome Handy Functions Setting the Reference Pitch to 440.0 Hz Changing the Volume Balance in Dual PlaySetting the Reference Pitch to 442.0 Hz Changing the Depth of the Reverb Recording procedure Connecting to Audio EquipmentAbout the Jacks Making the Connections About the Midi Connectors Connecting to Midi DevicesMidi In Connector Midi Out Connector Switching Omni On/Off Switching Local On/OffConnecting to Midi Devices Receiving on all Midi channels Omni On/Off Set the Midi Channel When the F-90 is connected to an external device Troubleshooting 6 8 9 11 13 15 16 18 20 21 23 25 Demo Song List Eb3 Demo Song List Midi Implementation Chart Roland Digital Piano Main Specifications Functions for Metronome Functions Assigned to the KeyboardOther Functions Midi Index Information