User manual ROLAND CR-68

[. . . ] 31 Make the sound deeper You can produce the natural resonance and spaciousness that is characteristic of a grand piano. Make the sound more lively You can make the sound clearer and more lively. Add reverberation to the sound You can add reverberation (reverb) to simulate the sensation of playing in a concert hall. Play back the demo songs The CR-68 contains seven demo songs for each sound. p. 23 Play back the internal songs The CR-68 contains 65 piano songs. For the titles of the internal songs, refer to "Internal song list" (p. 97). Play back parts separately You can choose to have the right hand, left hand, or accompaniment part be played back while you practice a different part. Play back songs from a CD By connecting a commercially available USB-compatible CD drive, you can use the CR-68 to play back commercial music CDs or CD-ROMs that contain SMF music data. Record your own performances p. [. . . ] When you're practicing along with a song, this allows you to adjust the volume balance between your keyboard performance and the song playback. 1. fig. d-127. eps While holding down the [ ] button, press the [-] [+] buttons. ] button. The song playback volume is displayed while you hold down the [ The playback volume can be set to any value from 0 to 127. NOTE When you turn off the power, the song playback volume will revert to "127. " Adjusting the Volume of the Audio Files and Music CDs When you select an audio file or a song from music CD, it will play back at a separatelyspecified volume setting. 1. While holding down the [ NOTE ] button, press the [-] [+] buttons. When you turn off the power, this playback volume will return to a setting of "64. " 47 Playing Back Songs Changing the Tempo of a Song You can change the tempo at which the song plays. When you're practicing one of the internal songs, slowing down the tempo of the playback can make it easier to play along with a difficult song. 1. 2. Press the [Tempo/Beat] button so the "Tempo" button's indicator is lit. Use the [-] [+] buttons to change the tempo. Playing Back at a Fixed Tempo (Tempo Mute) Some of the internal preset songs have a tempo that varies during the song. Here's how you can make these songs play back at a fixed, unchanging tempo. 1. While holding down the [Tempo/Beat] button, use the [-] [+] buttons to change the setting. Button [+] [-] Value On Off Explanation The tempo changes recorded in the song will be ignored, and the song will play at a fixed tempo. The song will play back according to the tempo changes recorded in the song. Lit if Tempo Mute is enabled NOTE When you switch songs, the Tempo Mute function will revert to the "off" setting. 48 Playing Back Songs Changing the Key of the Song Playback (Playback Transpose) The "Playback Transpose" function lets you change the key of the song playback. fig. Panel-KeyControl-e. eps 1. While holding down the [Transpose] button, use the [-] [+] buttons to adjust the pitch. The pitch of the song will change in semitone steps. The Playback Transpose setting is shown while you hold down the [Transpose] button. If this is set to a value other than 0, the [Transpose] button will light. If the transpose value is other than "0, " you can use the [Transpose] button to turn the Playback Transpose function on/off. If you hold down the [Transpose] button and press both the [-] and [+] buttons simultaneously, this setting will return to its original value (0). NOTE The Playback Transpose function won't be applied if the Transpose Mode (p. If you want to keep the performance you recorded, you must save it in internal memory or USB memory. If you have not saved the performance you recorded, you won't be able to play back another song. 62) the performance before playing back another song. NOTE 53 Recording Recording Your Performance Separately for Each Hand The CR-68 recorder has three track buttons. You can record the performance of each hand separately to different track buttons (for example, the left-hand performance to the [Left] button and the right-hand performance to the [Right] button), or you can re-record just a specific track of a previously recorded performance. fig. Panel-RecTrack-e. eps How the track buttons correspond to the recorded performances The recorded performances are assigned to the track buttons as follows. Twin Piano (p. 37) Track button [Right] button [Left] button Recorded performance Twin Piano Right area Left area Split performance Right-hand tone Left-hand tone Normal performance (the entire keyboard plays a single tone), Dual performance (p. 35) · When you record with just one recording track specified The performance will be recorded on the specified track. · When you record with multiple recording tracks specified Recording will take place in this order of priority: [Right] button [Left] button [Accomp] button. Settings for recording 1. fig. d-USr. eps Press the [Int Song/Ext Song] button. If the display does not show the following, press the [Int Song/Ext Song] button until this indication appears. 54 Recording 2. Press the [ ] button. The [ ] button will light, the [ ] button indicator will flash, and the CR-68 will enter recording standby mode. The button of the track to be recorded will flash. 3. Press the button of each track you don't want to record, turning off its illumination. You can record to only one track button at a time. Recording 4. Press the [ ] button. ] button). Recording starts when you start playing the keyboard (without pressing the [ case, a count is not sounded. When recording begins, the [ ] button and [ ] button will light. During the count-in, the count measure is indicated in the display as "-2" then "-1. " 5. To stop recording, press the [ ] button. Recording an additional part If the "Int Song" indicator is not lit, press the [Int Song/Ext Song] button. 6. ] button. You will return to the beginning of the recorded performance. Press the button of the track you want to record, making it flash. NOTE If you select a previously recorded track, that track will be overwritten by the newly recorded performance, and the previously recorded performance will be lost. [. . . ] TEL: 596 596 715222 CZECH REP. 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