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Roland RS-50 owner manual Memo

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