Memo 129 | Roland RS-50 guide

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Roland RS-50 owner manual Memo 129

Contents

201a 202 For the U.K Protect the unit from strong impact. Do not drop it Placement Power SupplyMaintenance Additional Precautions Handling CD-ROMs Contents Using chord memory function ContentsAdding effects 105 102106 109 Main Features Panel descriptions Mode SectionFront panel Edit Section Panel descriptions Patch Modify section Rear panel Getting ready Connecting the RS-50 to external equipment Getting ready Turning on/off the power Getting ready Turning off the power Adjusting the display contrast Reset to default factory settings Factory Reset Demo songs list Listening to the demo songs Quick Start Try out the sounds Selecting a patchSelecting a patch by category Selecting sounds by category Try out the sounds Selecting patches while listening to phrases Patch Audition Selecting a rhythm set Changing the way in which the arpeggios are sounded Playing arpeggios Phrase/Arpeggio User template Playing a chord at the touch of a finger Multi-chord Memory Fig.q04-10 Switching chord sets Applying various effects to the sound Adjusting the volume balance of the two tonesChanging the tone with the knobs Patch Modify Selecting the tone that you want to modify Applying various effects to the sound Vibrato and Wah effects LFO Turn the Decay knob Changing the sound’s volume Envelope Using a lever to modify the sound Changing the sound’s pitch in real time Pitch Bend LeverAdding a vibrato effect to the sound Modulation Lever Shifting the keyboard range in one-octave steps Octave Shift Using a pedal to modify the sound Waving your hand over the D Beam D Beam Controller Moving the key range in half-steps Transpose Usable range of the D Beam controller Effects that can be used with the D Beam controller Assignable Changing the polarity of the change Adjusting the sensitivity of the D Beam controllers Turning effects on and off Master Effects Switch Using the RS-50 effects Using the Rhythm Guide Performance mode pSelecting a rhythm pattern Switching sounds Using the Rhythm GuideChange the tempo Memo Advanced Use Overview of the RS-50 How the instrument is organizedClassification of RS-50 sound types Effects Number of voicesAbout memory Switching the mode Basic operation of the RS-50Editing parameters Inputting numbers Numerals When one page contains two or more settingsSelecting a part Assigning a name How to make the patch settings Creating a patch Patch modeChanging the way that the tones are sounded Key Mode Editing the patch parameters Selecting patch parameters Creating a patch Patch mode Active Exp Sw Active Expression Switch Solo SwitchSplit Arp ModulationDst Modulation Destination Filter LFO Filter LFO Switch Portamento Sw Portamento SwitchLFO Delay Fine Tune Resonance Saving a patchAttack Time Decay Time Copying patch parameters Convenient functions for patch editing Patch UtilityPatch PRM Copy Patch categories Initializing the parameters of a patch Copying MFX, CHORUS, or Reverb effect settingsPatch Initialize Erasing a user patch you saved Factory Reset Restoring the factory settingsTransmitting the settings of currently selected patch Transmitting the settings of a user patch How to make the rhythm set settings Creating a rhythm set Patch modeEditing the rhythm set parameters Selecting rhythm set parameters Creating a rhythm set Patch mode Copying effect settings from a rhythm set RHY PRM CopyWhen the rhythm set is to your liking, press Write Press PAGE/CURSOR Copying Rhythm effect settings RHY Remove Erasing a rhythm set you saved Making settings that apply to the entire performance Editing the settings of a performanceWhen not using the Numeric function Selecting performance numbers Editing the effect settings of a performance Editing the part settings of a performance Part SetupPart parameters of a performance Part Setup Parameters Playing more than one sound simultaneously Performance mode MFX Switch Master Effects SwitchType Part Scale Tune Type Tune C-B Part Scale Tune C-B Saving a performance Copying settings made for each part of a PerformanceCopying part or effect parameters Perform PRM Copy Press Perform so it is lit and you are in Performance mode Copying effect settingsPress PAGE/CURSOR When copying Patch effect settings When copying Perform Performance effect settings Transmitting the settings of a user performance Transmitting the settings of currently selected performanceUse Value -/+ to select CUR Perform Use Value -/+ to select User Perform Using the phrase/arpeggio function Creating your own arpeggio template User TemplateUser template parameter list Using the phrase/arpeggio function Creating an original chord set User Chord Set Using chord memory function Adding effects Turning the effect function on and off Master Effect Switch Adding effects Effect signal path Selecting effect parameters Making effects settings Setting multi-effects parameters Type Multi-Effects TypeStep Flanger Through Stereo EQ Stereo EqualizerOverdrive Distortion PhaserSpectrum Enhancer Rotary Auto WAHCompressor LPF, BPF Limiter HEXA-CHORUSTremolo CHO Tremolo Chorus St Chorus Stereo Chorus SPACE-DSt Flanger Stereo Flanger OFF, LPF, HPF When Feedback Mode is Normal St Delay Stereo DelayWhen Feedback Mode is Cross Step Flanger MOD Delay Modulation Delay Long DelayBypass Pass 21 4 TAP Delay Quadruple Tap Delay 20 3 TAP Delay Triple Tap Delay 23 2V PCH Shift 2-Voice Pitch Shifter TM Ctrl DLY Time Control Delay Reverb FB PCH Shift Feedback Pitch Shifter Gated Reverb Odflanger Overdrive→FlangerOdchorus Overdrive→Chorus Distdelay Distortion→Delay Oddelay Overdrive→DelayDistchorus Distortion→Chorus Distflanger Distortion→Flanger Enhdelay Enhancer→Delay Enhchorus Enhancer→ChorusEnhflanger Enhancer→Flanger Flgdelay Flanger→Delay Chorusdelay 40 FLG/DELAY Flanger/Delay CHORUS/DELAYChoflanger Chorus→Flanger 41 CHO/FLANGER Chorus/ Flanger Tremolo SlicerAuto PAN TRI, SQR, SIN 46TUMBLING DLY Tumbling Delay FBK Ripper Feedback RipperTYPE1-TYPE6 Making chorus settings Making reverb settings Selecting system setting parameters How to make the system function settingsTo save the settings you modified, press Write Patch Scale Patch Scale Tune Settings related to controllers Settings common to the entire system GeneralSettings common to all modes System Function Functions of the system parameters Settings related to Midi Midi Making scale tune settings for a patch Patch Scale About Midi Performing with an external Midi deviceMidi messages used by the RS-50 Midi channels and multitimbral sound generators Connecting to external Midi sound Using the RS-50 to play anExternal Midi sound module Modules Press Write to save the settings Connecting an external Midi deviceSet the keyboard transmit channel Use Value -/+ to modify the value. Value Setting the program change receive switch Setting the patch receive channelSelecting RS-50 sounds from an external Midi device Bank number/program number correspondence table Sequencer Recording to an external Recording Setting the performanceListening to the recorded performance Turning on the external sequencer’s thru function MIDI/General Midi 2 system Using the RS-50 as a GeneralCompatible sound module Transposing playback Performing with a computer Connecting with Midi cables Memo 100 101 Appendix No power TroubleshootingNo sound Pitch is off Effects not being applied correctly TroubleshootingEffect control does not work Song data cannot be played back correctly Cannot play phrase/arpeggios Sound does not stop when key is pressedMidi messages not received correctly Midi messages not transmitted correctly 105 Error Messages/Messages Parameter list Patch parametersPatches Rhythm Patches Performance parameters Performance Part Setup parameters p System parameters p108 109 Original tone list 110 Original tone list Patch list 111KBD & ORG Patch list 112Orch World 113 Synth 114 Bass 115 116 Rhythm set list 117 Rhythm set list 118 119 Rhythm guide list Performance listArpeggio template list 120 121 Arpeggio template list Arpeggio style list Multi-chord set list122 123 Multi-chord set list 124 Midi implementation chart Specifications Sound Generator125 126 Index 127 Index RHY Initialize RHY PRM Copy RHY Remove 128 Memo 129 Memo 130 For EU Countries For the USAFor Canada Information