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Playing arpeggios (Phrase/Arpeggio)

An arpeggio is a “broken chord” where each note is played separately. The Phrase/ Arpeggio function lets you produce an arpeggio simply by holding down a chord, and is also a convenient way to input a performance into an external sequencer.

Since the RS-50 provides arpeggio templates that are suitable for the various sounds you select, you can produce appropriate arpeggios immediately.

You can also select Phrase Template which allows you to play arpeggio using only one key, without pressing a chord (p. 62).

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Quick Start

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1.In Patch mode, press [1] to select piano sounds.

2.Press [PHRASE/ARPEGGIO] so it is lit.

3.Play the keyboard.

The instrument will play an arpeggio, according to the notes you have just voiced.

■Changing the way in which the arpeggios are sounded

Then, try to change the way in which the arpeggios are sounded.

Settings that specify how arpeggios are sounded are provided as templates. By switching templates, you can change the way in which the arpeggios are sounded.

4.Press [0]–[9].

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Play a phrase	Play an arpeggio
by pressing one key.	by pressing a chord.

It switches to an arpeggio template suitable for the selected sound.

Pressing [0] will select the user template.

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User template (p. 24)

Arpeggio template list (p.

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Preset (Arpeggio/Phrase) templates

User templates

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Roland RS-50 owner manual Playing arpeggios Phrase/Arpeggio, Changing the way in which the arpeggios are sounded

Contents

201a 202 For the U.K Protect the unit from strong impact. Do not drop it Additional Precautions Power SupplyPlacement Maintenance Handling CD-ROMs Contents Adding effects Using chord memory functionContents 109 102105 106 Main Features Edit Section Mode SectionPanel descriptions Front panel 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 Selecting a patch by category Try out the soundsSelecting a patch 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 Selecting the tone that you want to modify Adjusting the volume balance of the two tonesApplying various effects to the sound Changing the tone with the knobs Patch Modify Applying various effects to the sound Vibrato and Wah effects LFO Turn the Decay knob Changing the sound’s volume Envelope 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 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 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 Assigning a name When one page contains two or more settingsInputting numbers Numerals Selecting a part Editing the patch parameters Creating a patch Patch modeHow to make the patch settings Changing the way that the tones are sounded Key Mode Selecting patch parameters Creating a patch Patch mode ModulationDst Modulation Destination Solo SwitchActive Exp Sw Active Expression Switch Split Arp Fine Tune Portamento Sw Portamento SwitchFilter LFO Filter LFO Switch LFO Delay Decay Time Saving a patchResonance Attack Time Patch categories Convenient functions for patch editing Patch UtilityCopying patch parameters Patch PRM Copy Erasing a user patch you saved Copying MFX, CHORUS, or Reverb effect settingsInitializing the parameters of a patch Patch Initialize Transmitting the settings of a user patch Restoring the factory settingsFactory Reset Transmitting the settings of currently selected patch Selecting rhythm set parameters Creating a rhythm set Patch modeHow to make the rhythm set settings Editing the rhythm set parameters Press PAGE/CURSOR Copying Rhythm effect settings Copying effect settings from a rhythm set RHY PRM CopyCreating a rhythm set Patch mode When the rhythm set is to your liking, press Write RHY Remove Erasing a rhythm set you saved Selecting performance numbers Editing the settings of a performanceMaking settings that apply to the entire performance When not using the Numeric function 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 Tune C-B Part Scale Tune C-B Master Effects SwitchMFX Switch Type Part Scale Tune Type Perform PRM Copy Copying settings made for each part of a PerformanceSaving a performance Copying part or effect parameters When copying Perform Performance effect settings Copying effect settingsPress Perform so it is lit and you are in Performance mode Press PAGE/CURSOR When copying Patch effect settings Use Value -/+ to select User Perform Transmitting the settings of currently selected performanceTransmitting the settings of a user performance Use Value -/+ to select CUR Perform User template parameter list Using the phrase/arpeggio functionCreating your own arpeggio template User Template 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 Step Flanger Setting multi-effects parametersType Multi-Effects Type Overdrive ThroughStereo EQ Stereo Equalizer Enhancer PhaserDistortion Spectrum LPF, BPF Auto WAHRotary Compressor Tremolo CHO Tremolo Chorus LimiterHEXA-CHORUS OFF, LPF, HPF SPACE-DSt Chorus Stereo Chorus St Flanger Stereo Flanger Step Flanger St Delay Stereo DelayWhen Feedback Mode is Normal When Feedback Mode is Cross Pass Long DelayMOD Delay Modulation Delay Bypass 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 Odchorus Overdrive→Chorus Gated ReverbOdflanger Overdrive→Flanger Distflanger Distortion→Flanger Oddelay Overdrive→DelayDistdelay Distortion→Delay Distchorus Distortion→Chorus Enhflanger Enhancer→Flanger Enhdelay Enhancer→DelayEnhchorus Enhancer→Chorus Flgdelay Flanger→Delay Chorusdelay 41 CHO/FLANGER Chorus/ Flanger CHORUS/DELAY40 FLG/DELAY Flanger/Delay Choflanger Chorus→Flanger TRI, SQR, SIN SlicerTremolo Auto PAN TYPE1-TYPE6 46TUMBLING DLY Tumbling DelayFBK Ripper Feedback Ripper Making chorus settings Making reverb settings Patch Scale Patch Scale Tune How to make the system function settingsSelecting system setting parameters To save the settings you modified, press Write Functions of the system parameters Settings common to the entire system GeneralSettings related to controllers Settings common to all modes System Function Settings related to Midi Midi Making scale tune settings for a patch Patch Scale Midi channels and multitimbral sound generators Performing with an external Midi deviceAbout Midi Midi messages used by the RS-50 Modules Using the RS-50 to play anConnecting to external Midi sound External Midi sound module Use Value -/+ to modify the value. Value Connecting an external Midi devicePress Write to save the settings Set the keyboard transmit channel Bank number/program number correspondence table Setting the patch receive channelSetting the program change receive switch Selecting RS-50 sounds from an external Midi device Sequencer Recording to an external Turning on the external sequencer’s thru function Setting the performanceRecording Listening to the recorded performance Transposing playback Using the RS-50 as a GeneralMIDI/General Midi 2 system Compatible sound module Performing with a computer Connecting with Midi cables Memo 100 101 Appendix Pitch is off TroubleshootingNo power No sound Song data cannot be played back correctly TroubleshootingEffects not being applied correctly Effect control does not work Midi messages not transmitted correctly Sound does not stop when key is pressedCannot play phrase/arpeggios Midi messages not received correctly 105 Error Messages/Messages Patches Parameter listPatch parameters Rhythm Patches Performance parameters 108 Performance Part Setup parameters pSystem parameters p 109 Original tone list 110 Original tone list KBD & ORG Patch list111 Orch Patch list112 World 113 Synth 114 Bass 115 116 Rhythm set list 117 Rhythm set list 118 119 120 Performance listRhythm guide list Arpeggio template list 121 Arpeggio template list 122 Arpeggio style listMulti-chord set list 123 Multi-chord set list 124 Midi implementation chart 125 SpecificationsSound Generator 126 Index 127 Index RHY Initialize RHY PRM Copy RHY Remove 128 Memo 129 Memo 130 For Canada For EU CountriesFor the USA Information