Panel descriptions, Front panel, Mode Section | Roland RS-50

Panel descriptions

Front panel

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A

D BEAM CONTROLLER

You can apply a variety of effects to sounds simply by moving your

hand (p. 31).

[SOLO SYNTH] (Solo Synthesizer) button

You can generate passages that sound as if you are rapidly playing

the keyboard.

[ACTIVE EXPRESS] (Active Expression) button

This lets you use the D Beam controller for Active Expression.

[ASSIGNABLE] button

This lets you assign a desired function to the D Beam controller (p. 33).

B

[VOLUME] knob

Adjusts the overall volume that is output from the rear panel OUTPUT jacks and PHONES jack (p. 15).

C

MODE Section

[PATCH] button

Switches the RS-50 into the Patch mode (p. 42).

[PERFORMANCE] button

Switches the RS-50 into the Performance mode (p. 42).

[DEMO] button

Accesses the demo playback function (p. 18).

EDIT Section

[PARAM] (Parameter) button

This button accesses sound or performance settings (parameters). The settings that are accessed will depend on the selected mode (Patch/Performance) or state.

[EFFECTS] button

This button switches effects (MFX, chorus, reverb) on/off, and accesses effect-related settings.

[UTILITY] button

In Patch/Performance modes, this button accesses various utility functions, such as those for copying data or initializing sound generator settings.

Others

[SYSTEM] button

This button accesses settings that affect the entire RS-50, such as tuning, display contrast, and MIDI message reception.

[PART SELECT] button

When this button is lit in Performance mode, you can use the direct access buttons to select a part to play from the keyboard or to edit (p. 43).

[AUDITION] button

You can repeatedly listen to an audition phrase for the currently selected patch (p. 22).

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Roland RS-50 owner manual Panel descriptions, Front panel, Mode Section, Edit Section, Others

Contents

201a 202 For the U.K Protect the unit from strong impact. Do not drop it Maintenance Power SupplyPlacement Additional Precautions Handling CD-ROMs Contents Contents Using chord memory functionAdding effects 106 102105 109 Main Features Front panel Mode SectionPanel descriptions Edit Section Panel descriptions Patch Modify section Rear panel Connecting the RS-50 to external equipment Getting ready Turning on/off the power Getting ready Adjusting the display contrast Getting ready Turning off the power Reset to default factory settings Factory Reset Listening to the demo songs Demo songs list Quick Start Selecting a patch Try out the soundsSelecting a patch by category Try out the sounds Selecting sounds by category Selecting a rhythm set Selecting patches while listening to phrases Patch Audition Playing arpeggios Phrase/Arpeggio Changing the way in which the arpeggios are sounded Playing a chord at the touch of a finger Multi-chord Memory User template Switching chord sets Fig.q04-10 Changing the tone with the knobs Patch Modify Adjusting the volume balance of the two tonesApplying various effects to the sound Selecting the tone that you want to modify Vibrato and Wah effects LFO Applying various effects to the sound Changing the sound’s volume Envelope Turn the Decay knob Changing the sound’s pitch in real time Pitch Bend Lever Using a lever to modify the soundAdding a vibrato effect to the sound Modulation Lever Using a pedal to modify the sound Shifting the keyboard range in one-octave steps Octave Shift Moving the key range in half-steps Transpose Waving your hand over the D Beam D Beam Controller Effects that can be used with the D Beam controller Usable range of the D Beam controller Assignable Adjusting the sensitivity of the D Beam controllers Changing the polarity of the change Using the RS-50 effects Turning effects on and off Master Effects Switch Performance mode p Using the Rhythm GuideSelecting a rhythm pattern Using the Rhythm Guide Switching soundsChange the tempo Memo Advanced Use How the instrument is organized Overview of the RS-50Classification of RS-50 sound types Number of voices EffectsAbout memory Basic operation of the RS-50 Switching the modeEditing parameters Selecting a part When one page contains two or more settingsInputting numbers Numerals Assigning a name Changing the way that the tones are sounded Key Mode Creating a patch Patch modeHow to make the patch settings Editing the patch parameters Creating a patch Patch mode Selecting patch parameters Split Arp Solo SwitchActive Exp Sw Active Expression Switch ModulationDst Modulation Destination LFO Delay Portamento Sw Portamento SwitchFilter LFO Filter LFO Switch Fine Tune Attack Time Saving a patchResonance Decay Time Patch PRM Copy Convenient functions for patch editing Patch UtilityCopying patch parameters Patch categories Patch Initialize Copying MFX, CHORUS, or Reverb effect settingsInitializing the parameters of a patch Erasing a user patch you saved Transmitting the settings of currently selected patch Restoring the factory settingsFactory Reset Transmitting the settings of a user patch Editing the rhythm set parameters Creating a rhythm set Patch modeHow to make the rhythm set settings Selecting rhythm set parameters When the rhythm set is to your liking, press Write Copying effect settings from a rhythm set RHY PRM CopyCreating a rhythm set Patch mode Press PAGE/CURSOR Copying Rhythm effect settings Erasing a rhythm set you saved RHY Remove When not using the Numeric function Editing the settings of a performanceMaking settings that apply to the entire performance Selecting performance numbers Editing the part settings of a performance Part Setup Editing the effect settings of a performancePart parameters of a performance Part Setup Parameters Playing more than one sound simultaneously Performance mode Type Part Scale Tune Type Master Effects SwitchMFX Switch Tune C-B Part Scale Tune C-B Copying part or effect parameters Copying settings made for each part of a PerformanceSaving a performance Perform PRM Copy Press PAGE/CURSOR When copying Patch effect settings Copying effect settingsPress Perform so it is lit and you are in Performance mode When copying Perform Performance effect settings Use Value -/+ to select CUR Perform Transmitting the settings of currently selected performanceTransmitting the settings of a user performance Use Value -/+ to select User Perform Creating your own arpeggio template User Template Using the phrase/arpeggio functionUser template parameter list Using the phrase/arpeggio function Using chord memory function Creating an original chord set User Chord Set Turning the effect function on and off Master Effect Switch Adding effects Effect signal path Adding effects Making effects settings Selecting effect parameters Type Multi-Effects Type Setting multi-effects parametersStep Flanger Stereo EQ Stereo Equalizer ThroughOverdrive Spectrum PhaserDistortion Enhancer Compressor Auto WAHRotary LPF, BPF HEXA-CHORUS LimiterTremolo CHO Tremolo Chorus St Flanger Stereo Flanger SPACE-DSt Chorus Stereo Chorus OFF, LPF, HPF When Feedback Mode is Cross St Delay Stereo DelayWhen Feedback Mode is Normal Step Flanger Bypass Long DelayMOD Delay Modulation Delay Pass 20 3 TAP Delay Triple Tap Delay 21 4 TAP Delay Quadruple Tap Delay TM Ctrl DLY Time Control Delay 23 2V PCH Shift 2-Voice Pitch Shifter FB PCH Shift Feedback Pitch Shifter Reverb Odflanger Overdrive→Flanger Gated ReverbOdchorus Overdrive→Chorus Distchorus Distortion→Chorus Oddelay Overdrive→DelayDistdelay Distortion→Delay Distflanger Distortion→Flanger Enhchorus Enhancer→Chorus Enhdelay Enhancer→DelayEnhflanger Enhancer→Flanger Chorusdelay Flgdelay Flanger→Delay Choflanger Chorus→Flanger CHORUS/DELAY40 FLG/DELAY Flanger/Delay 41 CHO/FLANGER Chorus/ Flanger Auto PAN SlicerTremolo TRI, SQR, SIN FBK Ripper Feedback Ripper 46TUMBLING DLY Tumbling DelayTYPE1-TYPE6 Making chorus settings Making reverb settings To save the settings you modified, press Write How to make the system function settingsSelecting system setting parameters Patch Scale Patch Scale Tune Settings common to all modes System Function Settings common to the entire system GeneralSettings related to controllers Functions of the system parameters Settings related to Midi Midi Making scale tune settings for a patch Patch Scale Midi messages used by the RS-50 Performing with an external Midi deviceAbout Midi Midi channels and multitimbral sound generators External Midi sound module Using the RS-50 to play anConnecting to external Midi sound Modules Set the keyboard transmit channel Connecting an external Midi devicePress Write to save the settings Use Value -/+ to modify the value. Value Selecting RS-50 sounds from an external Midi device Setting the patch receive channelSetting the program change receive switch Bank number/program number correspondence table Recording to an external Sequencer Listening to the recorded performance Setting the performanceRecording Turning on the external sequencer’s thru function Compatible sound module Using the RS-50 as a GeneralMIDI/General Midi 2 system Transposing playback Connecting with Midi cables Performing with a computer Memo 100 Appendix 101 No sound TroubleshootingNo power Pitch is off Effect control does not work TroubleshootingEffects not being applied correctly Song data cannot be played back correctly Midi messages not received correctly Sound does not stop when key is pressedCannot play phrase/arpeggios Midi messages not transmitted correctly Error Messages/Messages 105 Patch parameters Parameter listPatches Performance parameters Rhythm Patches System parameters p Performance Part Setup parameters p108 Original tone list 109 Original tone list 110 111 Patch listKBD & ORG 112 Patch listOrch 113 World 114 Synth 115 Bass Rhythm set list 116 Rhythm set list 117 118 119 Arpeggio template list Performance listRhythm guide list 120 Arpeggio template list 121 Multi-chord set list Arpeggio style list122 Multi-chord set list 123 Midi implementation chart 124 Sound Generator Specifications125 Index 126 Index 127 128 RHY Initialize RHY PRM Copy RHY Remove Memo 129 Memo 130 For the USA For EU CountriesFor Canada Information