Playing the Keyboard

Playing with Various Sounds

The pt-2700 allows you to play using eight different sounds including piano.

The pt-2700’s sounds are called “Tones.”

Use the eight TONE buttons to select tones.

When the pt-2700 is turned on, the tone is reset to “GRAND PIANO.”

fig.5-01

Press any TONE button and confirm that its indicator is lit.

When you play the keyboard, the selected tone is played.

Tone Name

Description

GRAND PIANO

Full-sized Concert Grand Piano

UPRIGHT PIANO

Upright Piano

E.PIANO 1

Sound of a Rhodes piano

E.PIANO 2

A synthesizer’s electric piano

STRINGS

An ensemble of string instruments

CHOIR

The sound of a vocal ensemble

PIPE ORGAN

A stately pipe organ sound

HARPSICHORD

Delicate and elegant harpsichord sound

 

 

Layering Two Instrument Sounds—Dual Play

Playing with two different tones on the keyboard simultaneously is called “Dual Play.”

fig.5-02.

While holding down

Press

1. While holding down the [GRAND PIANO] button, press the [STRINGS] button.

The indicators on the two TONE buttons you have pressed will light, and both of the Tones will be heard when you play the keyboard.

In this way, you can hold down one TONE button and press another TONE button to layer two sounds for playing together.

2. To cancel the Dual Play, press any TONE button.

When you play the keyboard, only the sound of the button you pressed will be heard.

You can adjust the volume balance between the two selected tones in Dual Play.

Please refer to “Changing the Volume Balance in Dual Play” (p. 27).

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Roland pt-2700 owner manual Playing the Keyboard, Playing with Various Sounds, Layering Two Instrument Sounds-Dual Play