User manual ROLAND MP-60

[. . . ] Owner's Manual Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the Roland Digital Piano MP-60. Main Features Piano Sounds with Rich Resonance and Wide-Ranging Expressiveness The stereo sampling piano sound generator realistically reproduces even the sound of the hammers striking the strings, producing the tones of a high-quality concert grand piano. Maximum polyphony of 64 notes ensures that you can use the pedal freely without running out of notes. Pursuing the Playing Feel of a Grand Piano These instruments feature a hammer action keyboard, which duplicates the touch of a grand piano, with a heavier touch in the lower register, and a lighter touch in the upper register. The pedal is designed for good-feeling response, and allows subtle performance nuances to be expressed. A Variety of Practice Features to Help You Develop Your Musicality In addition to a metronome, the MP-60 features a two-track recorder, which allows you to experience piano lessons in a way possible only on electronic pianos. 65 Piano Songs Built-In The internal songs are mainly classical pieces, and include compositions for listening enjoyment as well as for lessons. Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: "IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS" (p. 2), "USING THE UNIT SAFELY" (p. [. . . ] Press the [PLAY] button once again, and playback will stop. 24 Chapter 4. Recording Your Performance Erasing Recorded Performances You can erase a recorded performance. Erasing a Performance from the Specified Track You can select a recorded track and erase it. 1 Hold down either the [1] or [2] button and press the [REC] button. The indicator of the button you pressed will go dark, and the performance of the selected track will be erased. Erasing a Song You can erase a song you've recorded. 1 Hold down the [SONG/TEMPO] button and press the [REC] button. The following display will appear, and the [REC] button's indicator will blink. fig. disp-del 2 Once again press the [REC] button. The recorded performance is erased. If you decide not to erase the performance, press the [PLAY] or [SONG/TEMPO] button. 25 Chapter 5. Changing Various Settings Changing the Damper Pedal's Resonance On an acoustic piano, depressing the damper pedal makes the notes you play resonate with other strings, adding rich reverberations and fatness to the sound. The damper pedal on the MP-60 recreates this resonance (sympathetic resonance) when depressed. You can select from eight levels of depth for the resonant sound (resonance level). This is set to "5" when the instrument is turned on. * This setting is valid only for some piano tones. It cannot be made for other tones. Making Detailed Settings (Function) You can make performance-related settings such as tuning and temperament. How to enter function mode 1. Hold down the [ON/OFF] button, and press the [BEAT] button. The indicators of the buttons you pressed will blink, and you will enter function mode. The display will indicate the value of the currently selected function. Setting the various functions 1. Hold down the [REVERB] button and [SPLIT] button, and press the [-] or [+] button. The currently specified value will be displayed. Larger values will produce a deeper effect. fig. disp-reso 2. Press the button to which the desired function is assigned. The indicator of the button you pressed will blink. PIANO] [HARPSICHORD] [ORGAN] [STRINGS] [VARIATION] [PLAY] Function Master Tuning Temperament Stretch Tuning Applying the damper pedal to the left-hand keyboard area MIDI send channel Local Control Transmitting a recorded performance Page p. 31 For details on each function, refer to the explanations below. 3. Press the [+] or [-] button to change the value. If you press the [+] and [-] buttons simultaneously, the value will return to the power-up default setting. How to exit function mode 4. Press the [ON/OFF] or [BEAT] button. The button's indicator will return to the previous state. 26 Chapter 5. Changing Various Settings Tuning to Other Instruments' Pitches (Master Tuning) In situations such as when playing ensemble with other instruments, you can tune the MP-60's reference pitch to the pitch of another instrument. The standard pitch generally refers to the pitch of the note that's played when you finger the middle A key. [. . . ] 15J-150 Jakarta Pusat INDONESIA TEL: (021) 6324170 CYPRUS Radex Sound Equipment Ltd. 17, Diagorou Street, Nicosia, CYPRUS TEL: (022) 66-9426 CHILE Comercial Fancy II S. A. Rut. : 96. 919. 420-1 Nataniel Cox #739, 4th Floor Santiago - Centro, CHILE TEL: (02) 688-9540 PARAGUAY Distribuidora De Instrumentos Musicales J. E. Manduvira Asuncion PARAGUAY TEL: (595) 21 492147 IRELAND Roland Ireland G2 Calmount Park, Calmount Avenue, Dublin 12 Republic of IRELAND TEL: (01) 4294444 IRAN MOCO INC. [. . . ]