Roland RS-50 Selecting a rhythm set, Selecting patches while listening to phrases Patch Audition

Try out the sounds

■Selecting patches while listening to phrases

(Patch Audition)

Without playing keyboards, you can audition the sounds using phrases that have been pre-programmed to be suitable for the character of each patch.

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1.Press [AUDITION].

The currently selected patch will begin sounding.

2.Select patches as described in Selecting a patch by category (p. 20).

3.Press [AUDITION] once again or press [EXIT] to stop the patch audition.

Selecting a rhythm set

The RS-50 provides rhythm sets that let you play different percussion instrument sounds or special effects from each key.

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1.	Press [PATCH] so it is lit and you are in Patch mode.
2.	Press [0] to select “RHYTHM & SFX.”
3.	Use VALUE [-]/[+] to switch rhythm sets.
	There are patches other than rhythm sets in the Rhythm & SFX category group.
	Rhythm sets have “KIT,” “MENU,” or “GM2” in their names.

With [0] pressed, you can turn [NUMERIC] on and use the [0]–[9] buttons to input a rhythm set number directly. Press [ENTER] to finalize the number (p. 43).

Rhythm set list (p. 116)

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