Roland RD-700 owner manual Using the Convenient Functions in Performances

Using the Convenient Functions in Performances

Creating Arpeggios from the Chords You Play ([ARPEGGIO])

Just by playing a chord, you can play an arpeggio (a chord that is played one note at a time) using the notes making up that chord.

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You can specify the Part and key range for arpeggios to be played. For details, refer to

“Setting the Key Range

for the Arpeggio

Performances (Key

Range)” (p. 84).

CONTROL

1,3

1

Press [ARPEGGIO], getting the indicator to light.

2

Press the key as shown in the figure below.

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E

C G

C E G E C E G E

The arpeggio is played with the sequence of notes, C, E, G, E, C, E, G, E, and so on.

Try playing some other chords, too.

3

If you press [ARPEGGIO] once more, the indicator light goes

out, and the keyboard returns to the normal performance

mode.

You can also transmit performances that use arpeggios to an external MIDI device from MIDI OUT. When transmitting, set Arpeggio’s Dest Part setting to ALL in Edit mode (p. 84).

At the factory settings, arpeggios stop playing when you release the keys, but you can also have arpeggios continue playing even after the keys are released (p. 73).

When the Arpeggio’s Arpeggio Hold is set to ON in Edit mode (p. 87):

-the [ARPEGGIO] indicator flashes.

-if an arpeggio is played while a rhythm plays, the arpeggio will stop at the moment that the rhythm stops.

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