User manual ROLAND FP-7F

[. . . ] Introduction Full-fledged Piano Performance The FP-7F features the SuperNATURAL piano sound generator and the PHA III Ivory Feel-S keyboard. You'll enjoy full-fledged piano performances with richly expressive piano sounds and a keyboard that allows you to express every nuance of your musical inspiration. Functions for Even More Playing Enjoyment Looper (p. 60) This lets you layer your performance with a looper rhythm, and play it back repeatedly. The recorded phrases can also be saved in USB memory (sold separately) and used with the Audio Key function. Session Partner (p. [. . . ] Use the buttons listed above to edit the name. You can press the [DISPLAY] button to return to the File Menu screen. 2. Hold down the [VOICE/OTHERS] button to confirm the name. The song save-destination select screen will appear. Selecting the Song Save-destination and Saving 1. Press the [PIANO] button. The cursor will move to the save-destination song number. 3. Use the [-] [+] buttons to select a save-destination. No song has been saved at song numbers whose name field indicates "Empty. " Select a song number at which no song has been saved. If you want to delete an unwanted song and replace it with the song you're saving, choose the song number that contains the unwanted song. 4. * Never turn off the power while the screen indicates "Executing. . . " 57 Recording Your Performance Deleting a Saved Song (Delete Song) Here's how to delete a song that you saved in internal memory. MEMO You can also delete songs that were saved on USB memory (sold separately) (p. Press the [PIANO] button. 58 Recording Your Performance Selecting the Song to Delete 1. Press the [PIANO] button. The cursor will move to the number of the song to be deleted. 3. Use the [-] [+] buttons to select the song that you want to delete. Deleting the Song 1. Press the [PIANO] button. A confirmation message will appear. If you decide not to delete the song, press the TEMPO [-] button. 2. * Never turn off the power while the screen indicates "Executing. . . " 59 Recording a Layered Performance (Looper) What is the Looper? The FP-7F offers a feature that lets you record what you play on the keyboard and overdub other sound onto it (such as vocals sung into a microphone). For example, you could start by recording an accompaniment that uses a strings sound. Next, you could record the melody using a piano sound, adding it to the music you previously recorded. And, just like that, you've created a performance that sounds like an ensemble. Looper Workflow Phrases (a total of 60 seconds worth can be recorded) Intro Main Ending Overdub Overdub/ Repeated playback Looper rhythm Overdub An intro is played automatically upon start of a recording; when recording is stopped, an ending is played automatically. The recordable time is approximately 60 seconds for all phrases (intro, main, ending). What are Phrases? Keyboard performances and vocals from a microphone that have been recorded using the Looper function are known as "Phrases. " Each phrase consists of the following three elements. · Intro · Main · Ending What is a Looper Rhythm? Each of the Looper rhythms includes an appropriate chord progression, a tempo, and measure number data. When you record a phrase using the Looper, performance will be based on the selected Looper rhythm data. By adding harmony to the sound from the microphone, you can sing with harmony that's appropriate for the Looper rhythm's chord progression. · Drums · Bass MEMO If you save the recorded phrase on USB memory, you'll also be able to use it with the Audio Key function (p. · Play back or record a song · Session Partner · Audio Key · Transpose · Change the time signature · Change the tempo 60 Recording a Layered Performance (Looper) Recording a Phrase Here's how to record a phrase. If Using a Microphone 1. MEMO Since the Looper records the sound by overdubbing, noise from the microphone might be more obtrusive. If such noise is a problem, you can assign a pedal to switch the microphone input on/off (p. [. . . ] Cra 43 B No 25 A 41 Bododega 9 Medellin, COLOMBIA TEL: (574) 3812529 PERU Audionet Distribuciones Musicales SAC Juan Fanning 530 Miraflores Lima - PERU TEL: (511) 4461388 ITALY Roland Italy S. Viale delle Industrie 8, 20020 Arese, Milano, ITALY TEL: (02) 937-78300 MALAYSIA Roland Asia Pacific Sdn. 45-1, Block C2, Jalan PJU 1/39, Dataran Prima, 47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, MALAYSIA TEL: (03) 7805-3263 IRAN MOCO INC. Shariaty Ave, Roberouye Cerah Mirdamad Teheran, IRAN TEL: (021)-2288-2998 COSTA RICA JUAN Bansbach Instrumentos Musicales Ave. 1. [. . . ]