User manual ROLAND C-30

[. . . ] IMPORTANT: THE WIRES IN THIS MAINS LEAD ARE COLOURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING CODE. BLUE: NEUTRAL BROWN: LIVE As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows: The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured BLACK. The wire which is coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured RED. Under no circumstances must either of the above wires be connected to the earth terminal of a three pin plug. [. . . ] Shallower reverb Deeper reverb · Turning the knob toward the right will produce deeper reverb, simulating the acoustics of a large hall. · Turning the knob toward the left will produce shallower reverb, simulating the acoustics of a smaller room. · If you turn the knob all the way to the left, you will hear the resonance of the harpsichord's own body. Choosing a sound Switching sounds Press the button for the sound that you want to play, so its indicator is lit. Now you can play the selected sound. * If you press the [Organ II] button so its indicator is lit in orange, the "Celesta" sound will be selected. (See following page) 14 Playing <Basic Operation> Layering sounds Multiple harpsichord sounds can be layered and played together. The two organ sounds can also be selected simultaneously and played together. Simultaneously press the buttons for the sounds you want to layer, making the indicators light. · You can't select the four harpsichord sounds simultaneously. · You can't layer a harpsichord sound with an organ sound. Switching the harpsichord type The C-30 contains "harpsichord" sounds and "positive organ" sounds, and you can switch between these as you perform. There are four types of harpsichord, and four sounds are provided for each type. French Flemish Fortepiano Dyna Harpsi (Dynamic Harpsichord) The sound of a French type harpsichord. The sound of a Flemish type harpsichord. The sound-producing mechanism uses a hammer to strike three strings. The sound of a harpsichord with "touch sensitivity"; playing softly will produce a soft sound, and playing strongly will produce a louder sound. * For the French type, the button's indicator will light red; for other types, the indicator will light orange. Hold down the [Function] button, and press one of the [French]­ [Dyna Harpsi] buttons so its indicator is lit (green). * When the power is turned on, the French type is selected. Selecting the Celesta sound While holding down the [Temperament] button, press the [Organ II] button. The [Organ II] indicator will light orange, and the Celesta sound will be selected instead of the Organ II sound. * To return to the Organ II sound, hold down the [Temperament] button and press the [Organ II] button once again. 15 Playing <Basic Operation> Tone List French [8' I] The sound of the lower keyboard 8'; this is the basic tone of the harpsichord. [8' II] The sound of the upper keyboard 8'; this is the distinctively bright sound of when the plectrum is located closer to the bridge. [4'] The sound of the lower keyboard 8', one octave higher. [Lute] The sound in which the upper keyboard 8' is muted. The name reflects the similarity of this sound to that of the plucked string instrument called the lute. Flemish [8' I] The sound of the lower keyboard 8'; this is the basic tone of the harpsichord. [8' II] The sound of the upper keyboard 8'; this is the distinctively bright sound of when the plectrum is located closer to the bridge. [4'] The sound of the lower keyboard 8', one octave higher. [Lute] The sound in which the upper keyboard 8' is muted. The name reflects the similarity of this sound to that of the plucked string instrument called the lute. Fortepiano [8' I] This sound plays only the first of the three strings. [8' II] This sound plays only the second of the three strings. [4'] This sound plays only the third of the three strings. [Lute] This is the sound of a twostring fortepiano. · Layering the three sounds [8' I]­[4'] will produce the basic tone of a fortepiano. · Layering the two sounds [8' I] and [Lute] is one of the recommended sound. Dyna Harpsi [8' I] The sound of the French type lower keyboard 8', with touch sensitivity. [8' II] The sound of the French type upper keyboard 8', with touch sensitivity. [4'] The sound of the French type lower keyboard 8' one octave higher, with touch sensitivity. [Lute] The sound of the French type upper keyboard 8' muted, with touch sensitivity. · The [4'] sound is not heard when you play with a soft touch; it will be heard when you play strongly. This sound is not used on its own, but rather in combination with [8' I] or [8' II] to create a more brilliant sound. · The [Lute] sound is normally used by itself. Positive Organ [Organ I] The sound of the Rohr Flute 8' [Organ II] The sound of the Principal 8'+4'. Celesta [Organ II] The Celesta produces a distinctively charming sound by means of a mechanism that uses hammers to strike metal bars when you play the keyboard. Harpsichord samples courtesy of the Hamamatsu Museum of Musical Instruments. 16 Playing <Basic Operation> Selecting a temperament The C-30 allows you to easily change the temperament. Press the [Temperament] button until the indicator of the desired temperament is lit. While you are pressing the [Temperament] button, the following temperament indicators will light; when you take your finger off the button, that temperament will be selected. If you proceed past Meantone, you will "wrap around" to Equal. Equal will be selected every time the power is turned on. Equal Werckmeister Kirnberger Vallotti Meantone Equal temperament Werckmeister temperament, type 1­3 Kirnberger temperament, type 3 Vallotti Meantone temperament (E ) Using historical temperaments By using historical temperaments to play music that is appropriate for the characteristics of each temperament, you can more strongly bring out the beauty or tension inherent in a composition. In particular, when playing a composition that uses a transposable temperament and includes transpositions, the sonority of the chords will change when a transposition occurs, creating subtle changes in the coloration of the song. Werckmeister is a temperament that combines Meantone and Pythagorean scales to enhance the degree of transposability, and has been used ever since Bach up to the present. [. . . ] Oststrasse 96, 22844 Norderstedt, GERMANY TEL: (040) 52 60090 BRAZIL Roland Brasil Ltda. 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. Boulevard Andrews, Albrook, Panama City, REP. [. . . ]