Roland About the FP-5 Sound Generator, Connecting to Audio Equipment, Connection Examples

Chapter 4 Other Functions

Connecting to Audio Equipment

You can connect audio devices to play the sound of the FP-5 through the speakers of your audio system, or to record your performance on a tape recorder or other recording device.

When connecting, please use an audio cable with a standard phone plug (sold separately).

Connection Examples

*To prevent malfunction and/or damage to speakers or other devices, always turn down the volume, and turn off the power on all devices before making any connections.

Playing the sound of the FP-5 through the speakers of an audio system/Recording the performance of the FP-5 on a recording device

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Input R/L

(Line In, Aux In)

FP-5

❍Use the following procedure when turning on the power.

1.Set the volume of the FP-5 and of the connected devices to the minimum position.

2.Set the speaker switch to “OFF” located on the rear panel.

3.Turn on the power of the FP-5.

4.Turn on the power of the connected device.

5.Adjust the volume of each device.

When Recording FP-5 Performances on a Recording Device

6.Start recording with the connected device.

7.Perform on the FP-5.

8.When the performance ends, stop recording on the connected equipment.

Playing the sound of an audio device through the speakers of the FP-5

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Output R/L

(Line Out, Aux Out)

FP-5

❍Use the following procedure when turning on the power.

1.Set the volume of the FP-5 and of the connected devices to the minimum position.

2.Set the speaker switch to “OFF” located on the rear panel.

3.Turn on the power of the connected device.

4.Turn on the power of the FP-5.

5.Adjust the volume of each device.

Turning off the power

1.Set the volume of the FP-5 and of the connected devices to the minimum position.

2.Turn off the power to the FP-5.

3.Turn off the connected equipment.

About the FP-5 Sound Generator

The FP-5 come equipped with GM2 sound generators.

General MIDI

The General MIDI is a set of recommendations which seeks to provide a way to go beyond the limitations of proprietary designs, and standardize the MIDI capabilities of sound generating devices. Sound generating devices and music files that meets the General MIDI standard bears the General MIDI logo. Music files bearing the General MIDI logo can be played back using any General MIDI sound generating unit to produce essentially the same musical performance.

General MIDI 2

The upwardly compatible General MIDI 2 recommendations pick up where the original General MIDI left off, offering enhanced expressive capabilities, and even greater compatibility. Issues that were not covered by the original General MIDI recommendations, such as how sounds are to be edited, and how effects should be handled, have now been precisely defined. Moreover, the available sounds have been expanded. General MIDI 2 compliant sound generators are capable of reliably playing back music files that carry either the General MIDI or General MIDI 2 logo.

In some cases, the conventional form of General MIDI, which does not include the new enhancements, is referred to as “General MIDI 1” as a way of distinguishing it from General MIDI 2.

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