Roland DP-900 Electronic Keyboard User Manual


 
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Playing Along with the Internal Songs
Here’s how you can play along with the internal songs.
You can slow down the playback tempo of the song, or play back each hand
separately.
Before you try playing the song, listen to it several times to get a general feel
for the song.
For details on operation, refer to “Choosing the song to play back” (p. 15).
Changing the Tempo
If the song has a rapid tempo, you can slow down the tempo so that you can
practice it more easily. It is effective to gradually raise the tempo as you practice.
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1.
Press the [Song/Tempo] button, getting its indicator to light in
green.
The tempo appears in the display.
Each time you press the [Song/Tempo] button, the tempo and the currently
selected song number (prefixed by “d.”) will be displayed alternately.
While the tempo is displayed, the [Song/Tempo] button indicator will light
in green.
While the song number is displayed, it will light in red.
2.
Press the [+] or [-] button to adjust the tempo.
The tempo can be adjusted in a range of =20–250.
You can also change the tempo during playback.
Pressing the [+] button once increases the tempo by one unit. Holding down
the button increases the tempo continuously.
Pressing the [-] button once decreases the tempo by one unit. Holding down
the button makes the tempo change (slow down) continuously.
If you press the [+] and [-] buttons simultaneously, you will return to the
basic tempo of the song (the tempo before you modified it).
Adding a Count-in to Match the Timing (Count-In)
When you’re playing along with a song, you can make sure that your playing
is in time with the song by sounding a count before the song starts playing.
Sounding a “count sound” leading up to playback of a song is called “Count-
In.”
On the DP-900, if you playback a song while the metronome is sounding, two
measures of lead-in count will be heard at the beginning of the song.
If you turn on the
metronome while the song
plays back, the metronome
will sound at the beat and
tempo of the song.
2
1
Indication of the tempo
during song playback
While the song is playing, the
initial tempo of the song will
continue to be displayed,
regardless of tempo changes
during the song.
About the display for the
internal songs
USr (user) …The location
where you can record your
performance. (For details
on recording p. 27)
Numbers with a “d.”
…internal songs.
During the count-in, the
count measure is indicated
in the display as “-2” then
“-1.”
“Sounding the
metronome” (p. 19)
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