Playing Along with Rhythms, What is Session Partner? | Roland FP-2

Chapter 2 Playing Along with Rhythms

What is Session Partner?

“Session Partner” Lets You Enjoy Playing with a Session-Like Feel

“Session Partner” is an easy-to-use function that plays accompaniment in a variety of musical styles.

Playing along with this accompaniment, with its realistic sounds, gives you the feel that you are playing live with a band backing you.

For example, playing with “Session Partner” instead of using the metronome always lets you practice the piano with something different.

You can also change the accompaniment as you like to suit whatever you are playing.

By changing the chords and Rhythms, even while playing the same melody, you can easily create all kinds of new arrangements.

We encourage you to enjoy the variety of performance options open to you by using the “Session Partner” feature.

What You Can Do With “Session Partner”

“Session Partner” lets you mainly do the following things.

•Play piano with a session-like feel along with Rhythms while the chord progression continues automatically (p. 28).

•Play the piano to provide your own accompaniment as you specify chords with the left hand (the left part of the keyboard) (p. 31).

•Enjoy freer piano performances using your own original chord progressions (p. 32).

“Session Partner” lets you add accompaniment with the “rhythms” and performance parts you select.

You can play intros, endings, and fill-ins (short phrases inserted at transition points in the song) by pressing buttons as you play the keyboard.

What are the FP-2’s “Rhythms?”

The FP-2 features internal “Rhythms” complementing Pops, Jazz, and other various musical genres.

“Rhythms,” or combinations of elements from a musical genre that recreate the mood or signature sound of a particular style, form the foundation of the accompaniment used in “Session Partner.”

A “Rhythm” is composed from the following three items.

•Drum Part

•Bass Part

•Chord Part

You can select the part to be played with the [Part] button.

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Contents

Stylish, Light, Compact Design Main Features Do not open or modify in any way the unit or its AC adaptor Protect the unit from strong impact. Do not drop it Additional Precautions Power SupplyPlacement Maintenance Contents Front Panel Panel Descriptions Panel Descriptions Rear Panel Before you begin making connections, confirm the following Connect the supplied Power Cord to the supplied AC adaptorBefore You Play Making Connections Installing the Music Stand Using the standConnecting Pedals Turning On the Power Turning the Power On and OffAdjusting the Sound’s Volume and Brilliance Connecting Headphones Voice/GM2 Sct Playing the KeyboardListening to Demo Songs Hold down the Reverb button and press the Effects button Listening to Internal Songs Playing Back All Songs Continuously All Song PlayPlaying the Keyboard Page Performing with a Variety of Sounds Press one of the Tone buttons to choose a Tone GroupPress the or + button to select a Tone from the Tone Group To exit Dual Play, press either Tone button Performing With Two Layered Tones Dual PlayChanging the Tone variations Hold down the Piano button and press the Strings/Pad Button Press the Split button, getting its indicator to light Press the Piano buttonTo exit Split Play, press the Split button once more Changing the Lower Tone Changing Tone Group and Tone Variation Changing the Volume Balance for Dual Play and Split Play Use the Balance knob to adjust the volume balanceChanging the Keyboard’s Split Point Press the Effects button or the Transpose button Changing the Keyboard’s TouchHold down the Effects button and press the Transpose Button Press the or + buttons to select the touch Changing the Velocity When the Key Touch Is Set to Fixed Hold down the Reverb button and press the or + Button Press the Reverb button, getting its indicator to lightAdding Reverberation to Sounds The Reverb Effect Changing the Depth of Reverb Effect Hold down the Effects button and press the or + button Press the Effects button, getting its indicator to lightAdding a Variety Effects to the Sound Changing the Depth of Effect Press the Organ button and select the organ tone Press the corresponding key Transposing the Key of the Keyboard Key Transpose Using the Metronome Changing the VolumeChanging the Tempo Press the Equalizer button Boosting the Low-Frequency Range Sound ControlChanging the Tonal Quality Equalizer 21,3 Playing Along with Rhythms What is Session Partner? While holding down the Part button, press the or + button Performing Along With Session PartnerPlaying Along with Rhythms Press the Start/Stop button Press the or + button to select the Rhythm Selecting a RhythmSelecting Parts Press the Part button Press the or + buttons to adjust the tempo Changing a Rhythm’s TempoSelecting a Rhythm’s Chord Progression To exit, press the Chord Progression button To stop the Rhythm, press the Start/Stop button Hold down the Chord Progression button and press Rec button Recording the Chord Progression Chord Progression Selecting Stored Settings Storing Settings Setup Recording a Performance Recording a PerformancePress the Rec button Recording a Performance Using Session Partner Recording a PerformancePress the Play/Stop button to stop recording Recording along with internal songs Recording Selected Track buttons Hold down the Display button and press the Rec button Erasing Recorded Performances Other Functions How to Make Settings How the Sostenuto PedalFC1 effects are applied Changing How the Pedal Effects Are AppliedChanging How the Pedals Work How the Soft PedalFC2 effects are applied Works of the Sostenuto PedalFC1 Switch to Function mode p , and press the Effects buttonChanging the Effect Type Works of the Soft PedalFC2 Changing the Pitch Lower Tone in Octave Steps Octave Shift Setting the Part to Which Effects Are AddedTuning to Other Instruments’ Pitches Master Tuning Switch to Function mode p , and press Piano button Press the or + button to change the temperament Adjusting the Tuning TemperamentSwitch to Function mode p , and press Transpose button Changing the Beat Metronome Fixing a Set Chord Progression Setting the Intro and Ending On or OffSetting the Root Note of the Chord Progression Setting the Chord Display On or Off Gain Changing the Equalizer SettingsConnecting to Audio Equipment Connection Examples About the FP-2 Sound Generator Connecting to the USB Connector Making the Connections Connecting Midi DevicesConnectors How to Enjoy Midi Press the or + button to select the transmission channel Midi SettingsMidi Send Channel Settings Switching Local Control On and Off Press the or + button to select the Midi Out Mode Setting the Midi Out ModeUsing the Pedal to Switch Setup Pedal shift Press the or + button to switch Local Control on and off Stop the external sequencer Using the V-LINK functionHow to Use the V-LINK Press the or + button to select pedal setting Disabling Everything Except Piano Play Panel Lock Making the Settings for the USB DriverTurn on the power once again Adjust the volume Case Cause/What to do Troubleshooting Sticks Troubleshooting Display Meaning Error Messages/Other Messages Organ Tone List Tone List Pop Drum Set Jazz Drum Set Vox Drum Set House Drum Set Rhythm Set List GM2 Room Set GM2 Power Set GM2 Electric Set GM2 Jazz Set GM2 Brush Set Genre Chord Beat Progression Pattern No Rhythm List Chord Progression Chord Progression Pattern List Chord Progression Pattern List DM7 Chord Fingering List Chord Fingering List GM7 AM7 → Listening to Demo Songs p Internal Song List Internal Song List Settings Stored in the Setup Stored SettingsNot Stored Settings You want to Buttons Easy Operation List Easy Operation List Mode Mode 3, 4M=1Active Sense Reset Function Main Specifications Index Session Partner 27-28 Index Africa Information For Canada 03458634 ’04-12-4N