Roland MP-500 owner manual Convenient Functions, Changing Keyboard Touch Sensitivity

Convenient Functions

Changing Keyboard Touch Sensitivity

You can select from three touch sensitivity levels.

When the power is turned on, the response is set to “Medium.”

While holding down the [Demo Song/Key Touch] button, press the corresponding note (A3–B3).

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Demo Song

Transposing without Changing Your Fingering —Key Transpose

You can play in a different key-without changing the keys you are playing. This function is called “Key Transpose.” When you are accompanying a singer, you can use Key Transpose to match the vocal pitch of the singer, allowing you to transpose easily while using the same printed music (keyboard fingering).

Key transpositions remain in effect until the keyboard’s power is turned off.

											1. While holding down the [Demo Song/Key
Volume	Reverb Chorus	Piano 1	Piano 2	Electric	Electric	Harpsi- Vibra- Pipe	Tempo	Beat	Play Rec	Demo Song	Touch] button, press the tonic (root) of the
				Piano 1	Piano 2	chord phone Organ Strings		Sound On/Off
						Tone		Metronome			key to which you want to transpose.
Power
										A 3	Use the C2–B2 notes to select the tonic.
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										A3 B3	Demo Song

Keys	Types	Descriptions
A3	Light	With this setting, fortissimo can be
		produced using much less force than
		normal, thus making the keys seem
		lighter. This setting makes it easy to
		play, even for children.
A#3	Medium	Normal setting, providing the most
		natural touch, closest to that of an
		acoustic piano.
B3	Heavy	With this setting, to play fortissimo the
		keys must be played much more
		strongly than normally, as if the keys
		had become heavier. Adds even more
		emotion when you play with lots of
		dynamics.

Volume

Reverb Chorus

Electric

Electric

Harpsi-

Vibra-

Pipe

Tempo

Beat

Play

Rec

Demo Song

Piano 1 Piano 2 Piano 1

Piano 2

chord

phone

Organ Strings

Sound On/Off

Tone	Metronome
Power
	C2~B2

2.To return to the normal pitch, while holding down the [Demo Song/Key Touch] button, press the C2 key.

<Ex.>

For example if you want the E pitch to sound when you play the C key, you would hold down the [Demo Song/Key Touch] button and press the E2 key.

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C2B2

Demo Song

E2

While holding down Press

NOTE

The transposition setting is effective only on sounds performed on the MP-500’s keyboard. This setting is not effective on tones from external MIDI messages played on the MP-500.

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