Roland FP-5 owner manual Panel Descriptions, Front Panel

Panel Descriptions

Front Panel

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1[Volume] Knob

Adjusts the overall volume level (p. 10).

2[Brilliance] Knob

Adjusts the tone brightness (p. 10).

10Tone Buttons

They are used to choose the kinds of sounds (Tone Groups) played by the keyboard (p. 14).

In addition, this switches the footage on and off in Tone Wheel mode (p. 17).

3[Balance] Knob

Adjusts the volume balance of the Upper and Lower Tones in Dual Play and Split Play (p. 21).

4[Pedal Control] Button

Use the damper pedal to change the sound’s pitch (p. 27).

5[Setup] Button

Stores the selected functions and states of the buttons (p. 37). Calls up the stored settings (p. 37).

In addition, you can hold down this button while pressing [Split] button to listen demo song (p. 11).

6[Split] Button

Allows you to play different tones in the left and right sides of the keyboard (p. 19).

7[Transpose] Button

Transposes the pitch of the keyboard (p. 28).

By holding down this button and pressing the [Reverb] button, you can change the keyboard’s touch sensitivity (p. 22).

8[Reverb] Button

You can use this to add the characteristic reverberation of a concert hall to what you play (p. 23).

9[Effects] Button

Use this to add a variety of different effects to the sound (p. 24).

11[Tone Wheel] Button

Simulate the creation of organ tones in Tone Wheel mode (p. 15).

12Display

Displays information such as the song number, Rhythm number, tempo, beat, and parameter settings values.

13[Variation/Effects] Button

Press this to change the Tone Variation or Effect Type (p. 14, p. 24). Each time you press this button, the Tone Variation and the Effect Type will be displayed alternately.

In addition, you can hold down this button while pressing [Tempo/Rhythm] button to make various different settings (p. 42 to p. 53).

14[Tempo/Rhythm] Button

Press this to change the tempo or Rhythm (p. 29, p. 33).

Each time you press this button, the tempo and the Rhythm will be displayed alternately.

15[-]/[+] Buttons

These two buttons are used to modify the values of a variety of settings.

16[ (Metronome)] Button

Turns the internal metronome on and off (p. 29).

17[Start/Stop] Button

Switches Session Partner start or stop (p. 32).

18[Drums] Button

Turns the Drums part of Session Partner on and off (p. 32).

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