User manual ROLAND G-70

[. . . ] r ENGLISH ENGLISH Owner's Manual ENGLISH Thank you for purchasing the Roland G-70 Music Workstation. The G-70 is Roland's most complete arranger keyboard yet, a collection of all major advantages a Roland instrument can offer: perfect accompaniments, high-class sounds, the possibility to expand the number of sounds via an optional expansion board (SRX series), a D Beam controller, virtual harmonic organ bars, professional effects, a Vocal Harmonist, the Cover functions first introduced on Roland's unique DisCover 5 keyboard. . . Much care has been taken to facilitate access to all those countless functions, which is why the G-70 comes with a fullcolor touch screen and a user interface that walks you through anything you may want to do with your G-70. To get the most out of the G-70 and to ensure many years of trouble-free service, we urge you to read through this Owner's Manual thoroughly. [. . . ] The equalizer can be used for two things: (a) emphasizing a specific frequency range to create a special effect or make the part more distinguishable; (b) to reduce the level of frequencies that mask other sounds or produce a "boomy" sound. G FREQUENCY HZ--Use this parameter to select the frequency whose level you wish to change with the GAIN parameter. The smaller the value, the lower the frequency that will be boosted or cut. The ALL PARTS FREQUENCY HZ parameter affects the sound of all four parts (1~4). "0" means that the frequency's level does not change (no difference between equalizer on and off). The ALL PARTS GAIN dB parameter affects the sound of all four parts (1~4). If you press the [EDIT] field. . . (Press the [SINGLE¥PARTS] field to select this page. ) The lowest note played by the selected song part or yourself is assigned to "Part 1", while the second is assigned to "Part 2". · Press the field of the parameter you want to edit and set the desired value with the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial or the [DEC]/[INC] buttons. G GENDER--Allows you to change the timbre of the part. Negative values produce a "masculine" effect, positive values add "feminine" qualities. This parameter should be set in relation to the COARSE value (if you want to achieve a realistic effect). G PANPOT--Allows you to set the placement of the corresponding part in the stereo sound image. This is only meaningful if you connect the G-70 to a stereo amplifier. "L64" corresponds to hard left, "0" to dead center and "R63" to hard right. Be aware that even the highest value produces no audible effect if the [HARMONY] knob is set all the way to "OFF". · Press the [BACK] field to leave this page. Small settings When the [SMALL] indicator lights, two-part harmonies are added to your singing. Press and hold the button to select the following page where you can specify what kinds of voices will be used for these harmonies. (1) Press and hold the [SMALL] button. (2) In the GENDER column (right), press the field that corresponds to the kind of choir you want to add to your singing. 135 G-70 Music Workstation Editing the Vocal Harmonist parts Press the [COMMON] field to jump to the following page. · Press the field of the parameter you want to edit and set the desired value with the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial or the [DEC]/[INC] buttons. "Portamento" means that the pitch doesn't change in clearly defined steps: it produces glides from one note to the next. G PORTAM. TIME--Use this parameter to specify the speed at which the glides are carried out. G RND TUNING--This parameter allows you to introduce subtle (or not-so-subtle) pitch inaccuracies usually associated with analog synthesizers. Irrespective of the choice you make here ("Low", "Mid", "High"), the effect will be noticeable, but never overly dramatic. This is not the same as a vibrato effect, because it only affects the onset of the notes. G CHORD INT--This parameter works like the MELODY INT function of the Style section: it even produces harmonies when the source (a song or your playing on the keyboard) only plays one note. G PITCH BEND--Press this field (so that it "lights") if you want to influence the pitch of the voice effect using the G-70's Pitch Bend lever. G EQUALIZER--Press this field to switch all equalizers on this page on or off. [. . . ] TEL: (2) 666 10529 SYRIA Technical Light & Sound Center Rawda, Abdul Qader Jazairi St. 21, P. O. BOX 13520, Damascus, SYRIA TEL: (011) 223-5384 SWITZERLAND Roland (Switzerland) AG Landstrasse 5, Postfach, CH-4452 Itingen, SWITZERLAND TEL: (061) 927-8383 MARTINIQUE Musique & Son Z. I. Les Mangle 97232 Le Lamantin Martinique F. W. I. TEL: 596 596 426860 Gigamusic SARL 10 Rte De La Folie 97200 Fort De France Martinique F. W. I. TEL: 596 596 715222 DENMARK Roland Scandinavia A/S Nordhavnsvej 7, Postbox 880, DK-2100 Copenhagen DENMARK TEL: 3916 6200 TURKEY Ant Muzik Aletleri Ithalat Ve Ihracat Ltd Sti Siraselviler Caddesi Siraselviler Pasaji No:74/20 Taksim - Istanbul, TURKEY TEL: (0212) 2449624 UKRAINE TIC-TAC Mira Str. [. . . ]