Roland FP-3 Press the Piano button, Press the Split button, getting its indicator to light

Chapter 1 Playing the Keyboard

Performing With Different Tones in the Left and Right Sides of the Keyboard (Split Play)

Performing with the keyboard divided at a certain key into a left side and a right side is called “Split Play,” and the point at which the keyboard is divided is called the “split point.”

In Split Play, you can have a different tone sound in the left and right sides.

Furthermore, when you use the Rhythm in performances, you can specify chords with the keys in the left-hand part (for more detailed instructions, refer to “Performing With the Chord Progression Specified in the Left Hand (Rhythm Split Play)” (p. 31)).

When the instrument is turned on, the split point is set to “F 3.” The split point key is included in the left side.

While in Split Play, a sound played in the right side is called an “Upper Tone,” and the sound played in the left side is called a “Lower Tone.”

Example: Let’s try split play with the piano tones.

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Press the [Piano] button.

Now, the piano tone is selected.

Press the [Split] button, getting its indicator to light.

The keyboard is divided into upper and lower sections.

F 3 (Split Point)

Lower Tone Upper Tone

The right-hand section of the keyboard plays piano tone, and the left-hand section plays Acoustic Bass+Cymbal tone.

You can play a tone for the right side (the Upper Tone) before splitting the keyboard.

The Tone button’s indicator lights in orange for the Upper Tone, and in red for the Lower Tone.

To exit Split Play, press the [Split] button once more.

The [Split] button’s indicator light goes out and the upper tone becomes the tone for the entire keyboard.

When you switch from Dual Play (p. 15) to Split Play, the Upper Tone used in Dual Play is selected as the Upper Tone for Split Play.

You can vary the volume- level balance of the two tones. Take a look at “Changing the Volume Balance for Dual Play and Split Play” (p. 18).

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