Roland FP-3 Changing the Beat Pattern, Hold down the Song button and press the Metronome button

Chapter 4 Other Functions

Temperament

Qualities

4

Just Minor

The Just tunings differ from major

and minor keys. You can get the

same effect with the minor scale as

with the major scale.

5

Mean Tone

This scale makes some compro-

mises in just intonation, enabling

transposition to other keys.

6

Werckmeister

This temperament combines the

Mean Tone and Pythagorean tun-

ings. Performances are possible in

all keys (first technique, III).

7

Kirnberger

This is an improvement of the

Mean Tone and Just tunings that

provides a high degree of freedom

of modulation. Performances are

possible in all keys (III).

The display is as follows:

Display

C

d_

d

E_

E

F

F

G

A_

A

b_

b

Letter

C

D

D

E

E

F

F

G

A

A

B

B

name

When playing with tuning other than equal temperament, you need to specify the keynote for tuning the song to be performed (that is, the note that corresponds to C for a major key or to A for a minor key).

If you choose an equal temperament, there’s no need to select a keynote.

3.Press the [Song] button.

The indicators buttons return to their original state.

*When performing in ensemble with other instruments, be aware that depending on the key, there may be some shifting of the pitch. Tune the FP-3 to the fundamental pitch of the other instruments.

Changing the Beat Pattern

The metronome usually sounds one beat per quarter note, but you can change the beat pattern to sound, for example, one beat for every dotted quarter note.

1.Hold down the [Song] button and press the [ (Metronome)] button.

The indicators for the [Song] and [ (Metronome)] buttons flash in red.

Flashes in red Flashes in red

2.Press the [-] or [+] button to change the beat division.

Indication Description

—The metronome sounds in the ordinary way.

(Normal)

A1		The metronome plays with a backbeat added
		to each beat.
A2		Counting is with triplets for each beat.
A3		The added sounds are shuffled.
2. (		Counting starts at the beginning of the mea-
	)
		sure, in intervals of dotted half-note upbeats.
2 (		Counting starts at the beginning of the mea-
	)
		sure, in intervals of half-note upbeats.
4. (		Counting starts at the beginning of the measure,
	)
		in intervals of dotted quarter-note upbeats.
4 (		Counting starts at the beginning of the mea-
	)
		sure, in intervals of quarter-note upbeats.
8. (		Counting starts at the beginning of the mea-
	)
		sure, in intervals of dotted eighth-note upbeats.
8 (		Counting starts at the beginning of the mea-
	)
		sure, in intervals of eighth-note upbeats.
16 (		Counting starts at the beginning of the mea-
		)
		sure, in intervals of sixteenth-note upbeats.

3.Press the [Song] button.

The indicators return to their previous state.

→If you select “A1” with a triplet rhythm (6/8, 9/8, 12/8), the additional sound is played in the same way as “A2.”

→Refer to “Using the Metronome” (p. 23).

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