User manual ROLAND FP-4 MANUAL 2

[. . . ] Cover1, 4 Introduction Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the FP-4. To ensure that you obtain the maximum enjoyment and take full advantage of the FP-4's functionality, please read this owner's manual carefully. About the Manual You should first read the "Before You Play" (p. The owner's manual explains basic operations you'll need to know in order to master the FP-4's performance functions, as well as more advanced operations, such as using the FP-4 to record a song. Conventions in this Manual In order to explain the operations as clearly as possible, this manual uses the following conventions. · Text enclosed in square brackets [ ] indicates the name of a button or a knob, such as the [Display] button. · Lines that begin with to read. NOTE or an asterisk * are cautionary statements that you must be sure · The numbers of pages that you can turn to for additional, related information are given like this: (p. [. . . ] Recording starts when you start playing the keyboard (without pressing the [Play] button). During the count-in, the count measure is indicated in the display as "-2" then "-1. " Stopping Recording 4. Press the [Play] button. Recording will stop. If you record without erasing the existing song, the song tempo, time signature, and metronome settings will remain as they were for the first recording. NOTE Listening to the Recorded Performance 5. 7. Press the [-] button to return to the beginning of the song you recorded. Press the [Play] button. The recorded performance will play back. Press the [Play] button once again to stop playback. NOTE The recorded performance will disappear when you turn off the power. If you want to keep the performance you recorded, you must save it in internal memory. You can save your recorded songs on an external sequencer or computer. 99) and "Connecting to a Computer via the USB (MIDI) Connector" (p. 98). 73 Recording Correspondence Between Recorded Performance and Track Buttons A recorded performance will be assigned to the Track buttons as follows. Session Partner performances, and Upper and Lower tones during Split performance Track button Track [R] button Track [1] button Track [2] button Performance recorded Session Partner (p. 31) Normal performance (playing a single sound from the entire keyboard) and Dual performance · When you record without specifying a recording track If none of the track buttons ([R] [1] [2] buttons) has performance data, the data will be recorded to button [2]. If any of the track buttons have performance data, the data will be recorded in the order of button [2] button [1] button [R]. · When you record with a specified recording track Your performance will be recorded on the track you've specified. 74 Recording Erasing Recorded Performances You can erase recorded performances. fig. Panel-DeleteSong. eps 1. fig. d-dEL. eps Hold down the [Display] button and press the [Rec] button. A confirmation message appears in the display. If you decide not to delete the song, press the [Play] button. 2. Press the [Rec] button. The recorded performance is erased. After playing back a song, you can hold down one of the track buttons and press the [Rec] button to erase the performance of only that track. At this time, the display will indicate "USr. " If you erase the performance from all tracks, the display will indicate "USr". A performance you recorded will be deleted automatically when you turn off the power. 75 Saving a Performance Saving the Songs You Record A song you've recorded can be saved in internal memory. If you record a song and then turn off the power of the FP-4 without saving the song, your recorded song will disappear. Songs that you've saved in internal memory will not disappear even if you turn off the power; if you want to keep a song, you should save it in internal memory. fig. Panel-RegistLoad. eps 1. Hold down the Track [1] button and use the [-] [+] buttons to get the following display. 5. fig. d-001+. eps Use the [-] [+] buttons to select the save-destination song number. As shown below, a dot ". " is shown following numbers in which a song has already been saved. If you select a number in which a song has already been saved, and then save your new song, the previously saved song will be overwritten and lost. If you don't want to delete the previously saved song, select a number for which a dot ". " is not displayed. Saving the Song 6. Press the [Rec] button. The song will be saved. NOTE Never turn off the power while data is being saved. If you do so, the internal memory will be destroyed, rendering it unusable. 76 Saving a Performance Deleting a Saved Song Here's how to delete a song you've saved in internal memory. fig. Panel-RegistLoad. eps 1. Hold down the Track [1] button and use the [-] [+] buttons to get the following display. 4. Use the [-] [+] buttons to select the song number that you want to delete. Deleting the Song 5. Press the [Rec] button. The selected song will be deleted. [. . . ] Warehouse Area `DEPO' Pf. 83 H-2046 Torokbalint, HUNGARY TEL: (23) 511011 MIDDLE EAST BAHRAIN Moon Stores No. 1231&1249 Rumaytha Building Road 3931, Manama 339 BAHRAIN TEL: 17 813 942 COLOMBIA Centro Musical Ltda. 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