User manual ROLAND DP-970

[. . . ] Owner´s M anual Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the Roland Digital Piano DP-970. Assembling the DP-970 Before You Start Playing Enjoying the Internal Songs Playing the Keyboard Contents Index p. 56 201a Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: "USING THE UNIT SAFELY" (p. These sections provide important information concerning the proper operation of the unit. Additionally, in order to feel assured that you have gained a good grasp of every feature provided by your new unit, Owner's manual should be read in its entirety. [. . . ] Playing Along with the Internal Songs Playing Each Hand Separately The internal songs have different parts recorded to the left-hand and right-hand performances. When playing back internal songs, you can select the parts to be played. Left-hand performances are assigned to the [Left] button, and right-hand performances are assigned to the [Right] button. fig. trackbuttons. e Left-hand Right-hand Part Part Here's how to practice each hand separately along with the song. fig. panel3-2 2, 3 First select the song that you want to play back (p. 15). 1 Selecting the part that you yourself will play 1 Press the [Left] or [Right] button. The indicator of the button you've pressed goes out, and the sound of the selected part will no longer be heard. For example, if you want to practice the right hand, press the [Right] button and get its indicator to go dark. When you play back the song, the right-hand performance will not sound. Playing back a song 2 Press the [Play] button, getting its indicator to light. The song will begin playing back. Practice your right-hand performance along with the left-hand playback. The button's indicator will light, and the sound will be heard once again. You can also mute and resume the sound of the parts by pressing the [Left] button or [Right] button even while the song is playing. Stopping the song 3 Press the [Play] button. The song will stop. 32 Chapter 4. A recorded performance can be played back to hear your own playing, or to add additional parts. · Recording just your own keyboard performance ( "Recording a New Song" p. 34) · Recording along with an internal song ( "Recording Along with a Song" p. 35) · Recording each hand separately ( "Recording the Right-Hand and Left-Hand Parts Separately" p. 36) Notes Regarding Recording · Only one song can be recorded. · Recorded performances are normally deleted when you turn off the power to the DP-970, but you can use the Song Backup function (p. 39) to have the recorded performance be retained even while the power is turned off. · You can also record performances to external audio devices as well as save performance data onto floppy disks or other media using an external MIDI device. 45). If you see the following. . . If you attempt to record using a different internal song when a performance has already been recorded, the following will appear, and the indicators of [Rec] button will blink. fig. disp-del If it is OK to erase the performance, press the [Rec] button. If you do not want to erase the performance, press the [Play] button. Recording Songs Starting with Pickups Use the following method to record songs that start with pickup beats (where the song begins on a beat other than the first beat of the measure). 1. Press the [Play] button in Step 6 of "Recording a New Song" on the next page. After a two-measure count-in, recording begins. No recording takes place while the count sound is playing, even if the keys are played. Press the [Play] button Count-in sound finger Press the [Play] button Count-in sound Start recording finger Start recording 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 It doesn't record 2. After the performance is finished, press the [Play] or [Rec] button. 33 Chapter 4. [. . . ] Rua San Jose, 780 Sala B Parque Industrial San Jose Cotia - Sao Paulo - SP, BRAZIL TEL: (011) 4615 5666 UNITED KINGDOM Roland (U. K. ) Ltd. Atlantic Close, Swansea Enterprise Park, SWANSEA SA7 9FJ, UNITED KINGDOM TEL: (01792) 702701 PANAMA SUPRO MUNDIAL, S. A. (Toronto Office) 170 Admiral Boulevard Mississauga On L5T 2N6 CANADA TEL: (905) 362 9707 GREECE/CYPRUS STOLLAS S. A. Music Sound Light 155, New National Road Patras 26442, GREECE TEL: 2610 435400 INDONESIA PT Citra IntiRama J1. [. . . ]