Chapter 4 Other Functions

Setting the Part to Which Effects Are Added

This specifies which part is to have priority when the effects assigned to the Upper Tone and Lower Tone differ in Dual Play(p. 15) or Split Play(p. 16).

1.Switch to Function mode (p. 38), and press the

[Reverb] button.

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2.Press the [-] or [+] button to select Upper or Lower.

Indication

Description

 

 

 

 

-U-(Upper)

Effects are added to the Upper Tone.

 

 

-L-(Lower)

Effects are added to the Lower Tone.

 

 

If same effects are assigned to the Upper Tone and Lower Tone, the same effects are added to both of Tones.

Changing the Pitch of the

Lower Tone in Octave Steps

(Octave Shift)

You can change the pitch of the Lower Tone in Dual Play (p. 15) and Split Play (p. 16) an octave at a time.

Altering the pitch in one-octave units in this way is called “Octave Shift.”

For example, you can raise the pitch of the Lower Tone to the same pitch of the Upper Tone in Split Play.

1.Switch to Function mode (p. 38), and press the

[Split] button.

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2.Press the [-] or [+] button to select the pitch.

The range of available pitch change spans from two octaves higher to two octaves lower.

The pitch is lowered one octave each time the [-] button is pressed, while each press of the [+] button raises the pitch by one octave.

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

Tuning to Other Instruments’ Pitches (Master Tuning)

When playing ensemble with other instruments and in other such instances, you can match the standard pitch to another instrument.

The standard pitch generally refers to the pitch of the note that’s played when you finger the middle A key. For a cleaner ensemble sound while performing with one or more other instruments, ensure that each instrument’s basic pitch is in tune with that of the other instruments. This tuning of all the instruments to a standard pitch is called “master tuning.”

When the instrument is turned on, the standard pitch is set to “440.0 Hz.”

1.Switch to Function mode (p. 38), and press the

[Piano] button.

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The last three digits of the current standard pitch setting

appear in the display.

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

You can set the standard pitch anywhere in a range of 415.3 Hz to 466.2 Hz.

The pitch is lowered 0.1 Hz each time the [-] button is pressed. When the button is held down, the pitch drops continuously.

The pitch is raised 0.1 Hz each time the [+] button is pressed. When the button is held down, the pitch rises continuously.

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

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Roland FP-2 Setting the Part to Which Effects Are Added, Changing the Pitch Lower Tone in Octave Steps Octave Shift