Try out the sounds, Selecting a patch | Roland RS-50 manual

Try out the sounds

Selecting a patch

On the RS-50, the sounds you use for normal playing are called patches. A patch is analogous to an instrument held by a member of an orchestra.

Each patch consists of two tones; an upper tone and lower tone. You can assign the two tones to their own region of the keyboard (p. 44), and make independent settings for each tone (p. 46).

■Selecting a patch by category

The RS-50 allows you to rapidly select and call up a patch by specifying the type of patch. All the patches are organized into 10 category groups.

Button	Category	Category		Contents
	Group

[1]	PIANO (Pf)	PNO	AC.PIANO	Acoustic Piano
		EP	EL.PIANO	Electric Piano
[2]	KBD &	KEY	KEYBOARDS	Other Keyboards
	ORGAN (Ky)			(Clav, Harpsichord, etc.)
		BEL	BELL	Bell, Bell Pad
		MLT	MALLET	Mallet
		ORG	ORGAN	Electric and Church Organ
		ACD	ACCORDION	Accordion
		HRM	HARMONICA	Harmonica, Blues Harp
[3]	GUITAR (Gt)	AGT	AC.GUITAR	Acoustic Guitar
		EGT	EL.GUITAR	Electric Guitar
		DGT	DIST.GUITAR	Distortion Guitar
[4]	ORCH (Oc)	STR	STRINGS	Strings
		ORC	ORCHESTRA	Orchestra Ensemble
		HIT	HIT&STAB	Orchestra Hit, Hit
		WND	WIND	Winds (Oboe, Clarinet, etc.)
		FLT	FLUTE	Flute, Piccolo
[5]	WORLD (Wr)	PLK	PLUCKED	Plucked (Harp, etc.)
		ETH	ETHNIC	Other Ethnic
		FRT	FRETTED	Fretted Inst (Mandolin, etc.)
[6]	BRASS (Br)	BRS	AC.BRASS	Acoustic Brass
		SBR	SYNTH.BRASS	Synth Brass
		SAX	SAX	Sax
[7]	VOCAL &	BPD	BRIGHT PAD	Bright Pad Synth
	PAD (Vo)	SPD	SOFT PAD	Soft Pad Synth
		VOX	VOX	Vox, Choir
[8]	SYNTH (Sy)	HLD	HARD LEAD	Hard Synth Lead
		SLD	SOFT LEAD	Soft Synth Lead
		TEK	TECHNO SYNTH	Techno Synth
		PLS	PULSATING	Pulsating Synth
		FX	SYNTH FX	Synth FX (Noise, etc.)
		SYN	OTHER SYNTH	Poly Synth
[9]	BASS (Bs)	BS	BASS	Acoustic & Electric Bass
		SBS	SYNTH.BASS	Synth Bass
[0]	RHYTHM &	DRM	DRUMS	Rhythm Set
	SFX (Rh)	PRC	PERCUSSION	Percussion
		SFX	SOUND FX	Sound FX
		BTS	BEAT&GROOVE	Beat and Groove
		CMB	COMBINATION	Other Patches

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Roland RS-50 owner manual Try out the sounds, Selecting a patch by category

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 Adding effects Using chord memory functionContents 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 by category Try out the soundsSelecting a patch 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 Adding a vibrato effect to the sound Modulation Lever Using a lever to modify the soundChanging the sound’s pitch in real time Pitch Bend 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 Selecting a rhythm pattern Using the Rhythm GuidePerformance mode p Change the tempo Switching soundsUsing the Rhythm Guide Memo Advanced Use Classification of RS-50 sound types Overview of the RS-50How the instrument is organized About memory EffectsNumber of voices Editing parameters Switching the modeBasic operation of the RS-50 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 Part parameters of a performance Part Setup Parameters Editing the effect settings of a performanceEditing the part settings of a performance Part Setup 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 User template parameter list Using the phrase/arpeggio functionCreating your own arpeggio template User Template 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 Step Flanger Setting multi-effects parametersType Multi-Effects Type Overdrive ThroughStereo EQ Stereo Equalizer Phaser DistortionSpectrum Enhancer Auto WAH RotaryCompressor LPF, BPF Tremolo CHO Tremolo Chorus LimiterHEXA-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 Odchorus Overdrive→Chorus Gated ReverbOdflanger Overdrive→Flanger Oddelay Overdrive→Delay Distdelay Distortion→DelayDistchorus Distortion→Chorus Distflanger Distortion→Flanger Enhflanger Enhancer→Flanger Enhdelay Enhancer→DelayEnhchorus Enhancer→Chorus Chorusdelay Flgdelay Flanger→Delay CHORUS/DELAY 40 FLG/DELAY Flanger/DelayChoflanger Chorus→Flanger 41 CHO/FLANGER Chorus/ Flanger Slicer TremoloAuto PAN TRI, SQR, SIN TYPE1-TYPE6 46TUMBLING DLY Tumbling DelayFBK Ripper Feedback Ripper 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 Patches Parameter listPatch parameters Performance parameters Rhythm Patches 108 Performance Part Setup parameters pSystem parameters p Original tone list 109 Original tone list 110 KBD & ORG Patch list111 Orch Patch list112 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 121 122 Arpeggio style listMulti-chord set list Multi-chord set list 123 Midi implementation chart 124 125 SpecificationsSound Generator Index 126 Index 127 128 RHY Initialize RHY PRM Copy RHY Remove Memo 129 Memo 130 For Canada For EU CountriesFor the USA Information