Chapter 1 Playing the Keyboard

Adding a Variety Effects to the Sound

In addition to reverb, you can apply a variety of changes to the FP-5’s sounds.

These are referred to as “effects.” With the FP-5, you can select from ten different effect types.

With the factory default settings, effects have been preselected for each tone.

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NOTE

Effects may not be applied with some of sounds.

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

Try fingering the keyboard.

The effect is applied to the currently selected tone.

2. The remove the effect, press the [Effects] button once more, extinguishing the indicator.

Changing the Effect type

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

The effect is applied to the currently selected tone.

2. Press the [Variation/Effects] button, getting its indicator to light in orange.

The effect number appears in the display.

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Some tones initially have effect applied. Selecting such a tone makes the [Effects] button’s indicator light up automatically.

You can specify which part is to have priority when the effects assigned to the Upper Tone and Lower Tone differ. Refer to “Setting the Part to Which Effects Are Added” (p. 44).

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Roland FP-5 owner manual Adding a Variety Effects to the Sound, Press the Effects button, getting its indicator to light