Roland DP-970 Musical Instrument User Manual


 
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Chapter 3. Playing Along with the Internal Songs
Playing Each Hand Separately
The internal songs have different parts recorded to the left-hand and right-hand
performances.
When playing back internal songs, you can select the parts to be played.
Left-hand performances are assigned to the [Left] button, and right-hand
performances are assigned to the [Right] button.
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Here’s how to practice each hand separately along with the song.
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First select the song that you want to play back (p. 15).
Selecting the part that you yourself will play
1
Press the [Left] or [Right] button.
The indicator of the button you’ve pressed goes out, and the sound of the selected
part will no longer be heard.
For example, if you want to practice the right hand, press the [Right] button and get
its indicator to go dark. When you play back the song, the right-hand performance
will not sound.
Playing back a song
2
Press the [Play] button, getting its indicator to light.
The song will begin playing back. The part you selected in step 1 will not sound.
Practice your right-hand performance along with the left-hand playback.
Once again press the button you selected in step 1. The button’s indicator will light,
and the sound will be heard once again.
You can also mute and resume the sound of the parts by pressing the [Left] button
or [Right] button even while the song is playing.
Stopping the song
3
Press the [Play] button.
The song will stop.
Left-hand
Part
Right-hand
Part
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