Roland Piano Playing Arpeggios in a Specific Region of the Keyboard, Playing in Performance Mode

Playing in Performance Mode

3.Make sure the Performance Edit screen is displayed, and press [1 (▲)] or [2 (▼)] to select the “Zone” tab.

A screen like the one shown below appears.

4.To set the lower limit of the range, use [CURSOR] to move the cursor to “Key Range Lower.” To set the upper limit of the range, move the cursor to “Key Range Upper.”

5.Press or to select the zone whose range you want to set.

6.Turn the VALUE dial or press [INC]/[DEC] to specify the range.

By specifying sections for different zones so that they overlap each other, you can combine two or more patches only in a specific section.

7.When you are finished making settings, press [EXIT] to return to the PERFORMANCE PLAY screen, and begin playing.

Playing Arpeggios in a Specific Region of the Keyboard

In Patch mode, when you press [ARPEGGIO] to turn the arpeggiator on, the keyboard will allow you to play arpeggios. On the other hand, it will no longer be possible to play normally.

However, in Performance mode, you can split the keyboard to divide it into a range for normal playing and a range for arpeggio playing. This setting, for instance, allows you to play arpeggios with the left hand and a melody with the right hand.

1.Access the PERFORMANCE PLAY screen (p. 84).

2.As described in the procedure for “Combining and Playing Sounds Together (Layer)” (p. 87), turn on the Internal Switch for the zone that is connected to the part whose sound you want to play.

3.Make sure that the Performance Edit screen is displayed, and press [1 (▲)] or [2 (▼)] to select the “Arpeggio” tab.

A screen like the one shown below appears.

4.Use [CURSOR] to move the cursor to “Zone Number.”

5.Turn the VALUE dial or press [INC] or [DEC] to select the zone linked to the part for which arpeggios are to be played.

6.Next, specify the range of the zone. Press [2 (▼)] to select the “Zone” tab.

A screen like the one shown below appears.

7.To set the lower limit of the range, use [CURSOR] to move the cursor to “Key Range Lower.” To set the upper limit, move the cursor to “Key Range Upper.”

8.Press or to select the zone that you set in step 5.

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