User manual ROLAND C-50

[. . . ] No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of Roland Europe S. The C-50's sounds are based on full-length (uncompressed) waveforms, which is unique in this price range. This produces vibrant, realistic sounds quite unlike anything you would expect from a budget-friendly arranger keyboard. 21 new sounds have been processed and edited to provide an even more authentic response. [. . . ] (The unspecified keys in the above illustration also trigger drum and percussion sounds. ) Drum Kits are collections of over 90 sounds, each assigned to a different key. Note: Drum Kits can only be assigned to the Main part (so neither to the Split, nor the Dual part). Note: One Kit (551) is actually a sound effects (SFX) kit that cannot be used for "drumming" but rather for triggering various sound effects. ) and individual drum and percussion sounds (490~531) that are assigned to the entire range of the part you select them for (Main, Split or Dual). Note that those sounds do not work like the Drum Kits: only one sound is assigned to the keyboard ­ and can be played melodically (though "Train" melodies are probably "interesting" at best). R C-50 It might therefore be a good idea to proceed as follows: (1) Press the [SPLIT] button. (2) Decide whether you want to play the sound effect or percussion sound with your left or right hand. If you want to use your left hand, assign a sound between "479" and "530" to the Split part. (3) Change the split point (page 99) in such a way that only a few keys are assigned to the percussion sounds/ sound effects ("C6" for right-hand effect playing, "C1" for left-hand effect playing). (4) To obtain a meaningful effect , you may also have to change the MAIN Oct or SPLT Oct setting (page 101). Press the [KEYBOARD¥TOUCH] button again to switch the KEYBOARD TOUCH function off, if you don't need it. In that case, the fixed velocity value ("110" if you don't change it) will be used. You can set another value, however: To set a fixed velocity value, press and hold the [KEYBOARD¥TOUCH] button until the "KbdTouch" message is displayed. Use [­]/[+] to set the velocity value that should be used for all notes you play (1~127). "1" is very low (usually inaudible), while "127" corresponds to maximum striking force (loud, bright notes). The value is only used when the KEY TOUCH icon is not displayed (otherwise, all notes use the velocity values that correspond to the force with which you strike the keys). This means that by hitting the keys harder and softer, you alternate between two sounds. So only switch off this parameter if doing so makes you feel more comfortable. Note: Keyboard Touch applies to all parts you can play yourself (the "Keyboard parts"): Main, Split, and Dual. The BENDER/MODULATION lever to the left of the keyboard can be used to add two kinds of effects to the Keyboard-part notes. (1) Press the lever towards the rear of the C-50 to add a vibrato effect ("wobble") to the notes you are playing. [. . . ] Note: If you do not want to format your floppy, press [NO÷ It would be a good idea to first check what it contains (e. The value to the left of the "Formatng" message now counts from "1" to "100" while the disk icon flashes to indicate that the disk is being accessed. when the disk is formatted , the message "Complete" is briefly displayed. (5) Press the [EXIT] or any other "big" button in the DATA ENTRY section to leave this function. [. . . ]