Roland FP-2 owner manual Panel Descriptions, Front Panel

Panel Descriptions

Front Panel

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1[Volume] Knob

Adjusts the overall volume level (p. 10).

2[Balance] Knob

Adjusts the volume balance of the Upper and Lower Tones in Dual Play and Split Play (p. 18).

3[Reverb] Button

You can use this to add the characteristic reverberation of a concert hall to what you play (p. 21).

In addition, you can hold down this button while pressing [Effects] button to listen demo song (p. 11).

4[Effects] Button

Use this to add a variety of different effects to the sound (p. 22).

By holding down this button and pressing the [Transpose] button, you can change the keyboard’s touch sensitivity (p. 19).

5[Transpose] Button

Transposes the pitch of the keyboard (p. 24).

In addition, you can hold down this button while pressing [Split] button to store the selected functions and states of the buttons, and call up the stored settings (p. 33).

6[Split] Button

Allows you to play different tones in the left and right sides of the keyboard (p. 16).

7Tone Buttons

They are used to choose the kinds of sounds (Tone Groups) played by the keyboard (p. 14).

9[Display] Button

Press this to change the Internal Song or tempo or Rhythm (p. 12, p. 25, p. 29).

Each time you press this button, the tempo, the Rhythm number, and the Song number will be displayed alternately.

In addition, you can hold down this button while pressing [-] button to make various different settings (p. 38 to p. 49).

10[-] [+] Buttons

These two buttons are used to modify the values of a variety of settings.

Pressing both the [-] and [+] buttons simultaneously returns the setting of a particular item or function to its original value.

11[ (Metronome)] Button

Turns the internal metronome on and off (p. 25).

12[Start/Stop] Button

Switches the Session Partner start or stop (p. 28).

13[Part] Button

Switches the performance parts in Session Partner (p. 29).

14[Chord Progression] Button

This turns the Session Partner chord progression on and off. When turned off, chords are specified in the left side of the keyboard (p. 31).

15[Play/Stop] Button

Starts and stops playback of internal songs and recorded performances (p. 12).

Used for starting recording of performances (p. 34).

8Display

Displays information such as the song number, Rhythm number, tempo, beat, and parameter settings values.

16[Rec] Button

Puts the unit in the state whereby it is ready for recording performances (p. 34).

17[Sound Control] Button

This produces a sound with greater brilliance (p. 26).

18[Equalizer] Button

Switches the equalizer on or off (p. 26).

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