Roland FP-3 Other Functions, Changing the Damper Pedal’s Resonance, Changing How the Pedals Work

Chapter 4 Other Functions

Changing the Damper Pedal’s Resonance

On an acoustic piano, depressing the damper pedal makes the notes you play resonate with other strings, adding rich reverberations and fatness to the sound. The damper pedal on the FP-3 recreates this resonance (Sympathetic Resonance) when depressed.

You can select from ten levels of depth for the resonant sound (resonance level).

This is set to “5” when the instrument is turned on.

*This setting is effective only with tones 1, 2 and 5 for the [Piano] button. You cannot make this setting with other tones.

1.Hold down the [Reverb] and [Chorus] buttons and press the [-] or [+] button.

The indicators for the [Reverb] and [Chorus] buttons flash in red.

The resonance for the currently selected tone appears in the display.

Flash in red

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

3.Press the [Reverb] or [Chorus] button.

The indicators return to their previous state.

Changing How the Pedals Work

Although a pedal connected to the Pedal [Soft] jack normally functions as a soft pedal (p. 10), it can also be set to function as a sostenuto pedal or expression pedal.

For use as a sostenuto pedal, connect the supplied pedal or a separately available pedal. For use as an expression pedal, connect the separately available expression pedal (EV-5).

When the instrument is turned on, this is set to function as a soft pedal.

Flashes in red Flashes in red

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

Indication	Description
1 (Soft Pedal)	Sets function to soft pedal. Setting made
	when the instrument is turned on.
2 (Sostenuto	When the pedal is pressed, only the
Pedal)	sounds of the keys being pressed are sus-
	tained. Connect the supplied pedal or a
	separately available pedal.
3 (Expres-	Allows control of the volume. You can
sion Pedal)	also change the volume with the [Vol-
	ume] knob, but by using this pedal you
	can change the volume level without tak-
	ing your hands off the keyboard. Con-
	nect a separately available expression
	pedal (EV-5).
4 (Start/Stop)	You can control the start/stop of
	Rhythms by pressing the pedal, instead
	of pressing the buttons.
	If you press the pedal when the Rhythm
	is stopped, the Rhythm begins from the
	intro (the same result as the [Chord] but-
	ton being pressed).
	If you press the pedal when the Rhythm
	is playing, the ending is played and the
	Rhythm stops (the same result as the
	[Drums] button being pressed).
	You cannot start only the Drum Part, or
	stop only the Chord Part by pressing the
	pedal. (See p. 26.)

3.Press the [Song] button.

The indicators return to their previous state.

*Use only the specified expression pedal (EV-5; sold separately). By connecting any other expression pedal, you risk causing malfunction and/or damage to the unit.

*Be sure to switch off the power to the unit before attempting to disconnect or connect a pedal cord.

1.Hold down the [Song] button and press the [E.Piano] button.

The indicators for the [Song] and [E.Piano] buttons flash in red.

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