User manual ROLAND MP-500

[. . . ] ® Roland Digital Piano Owner's Manual USING THE UNIT SAFELY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 IMPORTANT NOTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Main Features of the MP-500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Button Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] No data for the music that is played will be output from MIDI OUT. Profiles of Composers John Maul John Maul is a musician, composer and arranger having graduated from the Royal Academy of Music in London. John's work encompasses studio recordings and live performances including work with top UK Jazz artists. His writing credits include commercial music for BBC radio and television, as well as scoring jazz and classical works. Having been a product specialist for Roland U. K. , John is now actively involved in music software composing/programming for both Roland Japan and various music publishers. Quite recently his "Musical Picture Book, " a volume of original piano music encompassing all standards of musical ability, which included the piano and orchestral accompaniment data in SMF format, was published and printed. Naoki Nishi Born in 1958 in Hiroshima, Japan. His broad range of activities have included appearances at a number of jazz festivals in Japan and other parts of the world. In addition to his duties as an instructor at the Tokyo Conservatoire Shoubi, he has provided his services as a demonstrator for Roland since 1990. He is considered to be one of Japan's finest jazz pianist. 15 Playing the Keyboard Playing with Various Sounds The MP-500 allows you to play using eight different sounds including piano. The MP-500's sounds are called "Tones. " Use the eight Tone buttons to select tones. When the MP-500 is turned on, the tone is reset to "Piano 1. " fig. 5-01 Min Volume Max Reverb Chorus Piano 1 Piano 2 Electric Piano 1 Electric Piano 2 Harpsichord Vibraphone Pipe Organ Tempo Strings 40 60 80 96 120 168 208 0 2 Beat 3 4 6 Sound On / Off Play Rec Demo Song Tone Metronome Press any Tone button and confirm that its indicator is lit. When you play the keyboard, the selected tone is played. Tone Name Piano 1 Piano 2 Electric Piano 1 Electric Piano 2 Harpsichord Vibraphone Pipe Organ Strings Description Full-sized Concert Grand Piano Rich stereo sound, providing 32 polyphonic notes. Full-sized Concert Grand Piano 64 polyphonic notes Sound of a Rhodes piano A synthesizer's electric piano Delicate and elegant harpsichord sound The sound of a resonant vibraphone A stately pipe organ sound An ensemble of string instruments Layering Two Instrument Sounds--Dual Play Playing with two different tones on the keyboard simultaneously is called "Dual Play. " fig. 5-02. Piano 1 Piano 2 Electric Piano 1 Electric Piano 2 Harpsichord Vibraphone Pipe Organ Strings While holding down Tone Press 1. While holding down the [Piano 1] button, press the [Strings] button. The indicators on the two Tone buttons you have pressed will light, and both of the Tones will be heard when you play the keyboard. In this way, you can hold down one Tone button and press another Tone button to layer two sounds for playing together. 2. To cancel the Dual Play, press any Tone button. When you play the keyboard, only the sound of the button you pressed will be heard. You can adjust the volume balance between the two selected tones in Dual Play. Please refer to "Changing the Volume Balance in Dual Play" (p. 27). 16 Playing the Keyboard Using Two Different Sounds for Right And Left Hands--Split Function The piano allows you to divide the keyboard into two sections, upper and lower, and to play two different Tones. Dividing the keyboard is called "Split" and the key where the keyboard is split is called the "Split Point. " The Split Point is at "F 3" when the power is turned on. fig. 5-20-1 Min Volume Max Reverb Chorus Piano 1 Piano 2 Electric Piano 1 Electric Piano 2 Harpsichord Vibraphone Pipe Organ Tempo Strings 40 60 80 96 120 168 208 0 2 Beat 3 4 6 Sound On / Off Play Rec Demo Song Tone Metronome 1. Hold down the Tone button for the sound that you want to include in the split, and press the Metronome [Sound] button. The indicator on the Tone button you have pressed will flash. Play the keyboard and hear that two different sounds are played in the upper and lower sections. The sounds will be assigned to the keyboard as follows: Tone button Piano 1 Piano 2 Electric Piano 1 Electric Piano 2 Harpsichord Vibraphone Pipe Organ Strings Lower Tone / Upper Tone Acoustic Bass / Acoustic Bass / Acoustic Bass / Acoustic Bass / Strings / Acoustic Bass / Pipe Organ / Strings / Piano 1 Piano 2 Electric Piano 1 Electric Piano 2 Harpsichord Vibraphone Harpsichord Piano 1 * Chorus (p. * The pedal will have no effect on what is played in the lower section of the keyboard. 2. To cancel Split, press a Tone button with an indicator that is extinguished. The selected tone is effective for the entire keyboard. Changing the Split Point When you are using the Split function, you can change the location at which the keyboard is split (the Split Point). Hold down the Tone button whose indicator is blinking, and press the note that you wish to use as the new Split Point. The Split Point can be set from B1­B6. The key that serves as the split point is included in the lower section. The Split Point you set will be retained until the piano is switched off. fig. 5-20-2. e F 3 (The split point when the power is turned on) B1 B6 17 Playing the Keyboard Adding Reverberation to the Sound--Reverb Effect The MP-500 allows you to add reverberation to what you play on the keyboard. [. . . ] S-131 30 Nacka SWEDEN TEL: (0)8 702 00 20 TURKEY Barkat muzik aletleri ithalat ve ihracat Ltd Sti Siraselviler Caddesi Siraselviler Pasaji No:74/20 Taksim - Istanbul, TURKEY TEL: (0212) 2499324 HONG KONG Tom Lee Music Co. , Ltd. Service Division 22-32 Pun Shan Street, Tsuen Wan, New Territories, HONG KONG TEL: 2415 0911 CENTRAL/LATIN AMERICA ARGENTINA Instrumentos Musicales S. A. Av. 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