Adjusting the display contrast

Getting ready

Turning off the power

1.Before you turn off the power, make sure of the following points.

•Are the volume controls of the RS-50 and the other connected equipment turned to the minimum position?

•Have you saved the sounds or other data you’ve created? (p. 48, p. 53, p. 59)

2.Turn off the power for all connected audio devices.

3.Turn off the RS-50’s power switch.

(LCD CONTRAST)

The characters in the display may be difficult to view immediately after turning on the power or after extended use; this may also be because of where and how the display is situated. Follow the steps below to adjust the display’s contrast.

fig.q01-04

1.Press [SYSTEM] so it is lit.

2.Use PAGE/CURSOR [ ]/[ ] to select “LCD Contrast.”

fig.q01-05

3.Use VALUE [-]/[+] to set the value (1–10).

The LCD CONTRAST

setting is saved

automatically, and is

retained even while the

power is off.

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Roland RS-50 owner manual Adjusting the display contrast, Getting ready Turning off the power

Contents

201a 202 For the U.K Protect the unit from strong impact. Do not drop it Power Supply PlacementMaintenance Additional Precautions Handling CD-ROMs Contents Contents Using chord memory functionAdding effects 102 105106 109 Main Features Mode Section Panel descriptionsFront panel 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 Adjusting the volume balance of the two tones Applying various effects to the soundChanging the tone with the knobs Patch Modify 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 When one page contains two or more settings Inputting numbers NumeralsSelecting a part Assigning a name Creating a patch Patch mode How to make the patch settingsChanging the way that the tones are sounded Key Mode Editing the patch parameters Creating a patch Patch mode Selecting patch parameters Solo Switch Active Exp Sw Active Expression SwitchSplit Arp ModulationDst Modulation Destination Portamento Sw Portamento Switch Filter LFO Filter LFO SwitchLFO Delay Fine Tune Saving a patch ResonanceAttack Time Decay Time Convenient functions for patch editing Patch Utility Copying patch parametersPatch PRM Copy Patch categories Copying MFX, CHORUS, or Reverb effect settings Initializing the parameters of a patchPatch Initialize Erasing a user patch you saved Restoring the factory settings Factory ResetTransmitting the settings of currently selected patch Transmitting the settings of a user patch Creating a rhythm set Patch mode How to make the rhythm set settingsEditing the rhythm set parameters Selecting rhythm set parameters Copying effect settings from a rhythm set RHY PRM Copy Creating a rhythm set Patch modeWhen the rhythm set is to your liking, press Write Press PAGE/CURSOR Copying Rhythm effect settings Erasing a rhythm set you saved RHY Remove Editing the settings of a performance Making settings that apply to the entire performanceWhen not using the Numeric function 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 Master Effects Switch MFX SwitchType Part Scale Tune Type Tune C-B Part Scale Tune C-B Copying settings made for each part of a Performance Saving a performanceCopying part or effect parameters Perform PRM Copy Copying effect settings Press Perform so it is lit and you are in Performance modePress PAGE/CURSOR When copying Patch effect settings When copying Perform Performance effect settings Transmitting the settings of currently selected performance Transmitting the settings of a user performanceUse Value -/+ to select CUR Perform 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 Phaser DistortionSpectrum Enhancer Auto WAH RotaryCompressor LPF, BPF HEXA-CHORUS LimiterTremolo CHO Tremolo Chorus SPACE-D St Chorus Stereo ChorusSt Flanger Stereo Flanger OFF, LPF, HPF St Delay Stereo Delay When Feedback Mode is NormalWhen Feedback Mode is Cross Step Flanger Long Delay MOD Delay Modulation DelayBypass 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 Oddelay Overdrive→Delay Distdelay Distortion→DelayDistchorus Distortion→Chorus Distflanger Distortion→Flanger Enhchorus Enhancer→Chorus Enhdelay Enhancer→DelayEnhflanger Enhancer→Flanger Chorusdelay Flgdelay Flanger→Delay CHORUS/DELAY 40 FLG/DELAY Flanger/DelayChoflanger Chorus→Flanger 41 CHO/FLANGER Chorus/ Flanger Slicer TremoloAuto PAN TRI, SQR, SIN FBK Ripper Feedback Ripper 46TUMBLING DLY Tumbling DelayTYPE1-TYPE6 Making chorus settings Making reverb settings How to make the system function settings Selecting system setting parametersTo save the settings you modified, press Write Patch Scale Patch Scale Tune Settings common to the entire system General Settings related to controllersSettings 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 Performing with an external Midi device About MidiMidi messages used by the RS-50 Midi channels and multitimbral sound generators Using the RS-50 to play an Connecting to external Midi soundExternal Midi sound module Modules Connecting an external Midi device Press Write to save the settingsSet the keyboard transmit channel Use Value -/+ to modify the value. Value Setting the patch receive channel Setting the program change receive switchSelecting RS-50 sounds from an external Midi device Bank number/program number correspondence table Recording to an external Sequencer Setting the performance RecordingListening to the recorded performance Turning on the external sequencer’s thru function Using the RS-50 as a General MIDI/General Midi 2 systemCompatible sound module Transposing playback Connecting with Midi cables Performing with a computer Memo 100 Appendix 101 Troubleshooting No powerNo sound Pitch is off Troubleshooting Effects not being applied correctlyEffect control does not work Song data cannot be played back correctly Sound does not stop when key is pressed Cannot play phrase/arpeggiosMidi messages not received correctly 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 Performance list Rhythm guide listArpeggio template 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