Roland DP-970 Musical Instrument User Manual


 
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Contents
USING THE UNIT SAFELY.......................................3
IMPORTANT NOTES.................................................5
Introduction....................................................... 7
Main Features...............................................................7
Checking the Included Items.....................................7
Assembling the DP-970...............................................8
Check the Parts.......................................................8
Assembly Procedure..............................................8
Panel Descriptions .........................................10
Front Panel..................................................................10
Rear Panel...................................................................11
Before You Start Playing ............................... 12
Connecting the Pedal Cord......................................12
Connecting the AC Adaptor....................................12
Opening and Closing the Lid ..................................12
Opening the Lid...................................................12
Closing the Lid.....................................................13
Connecting Headphones..........................................13
Using the Headphones Hook.............................14
Turning the Power On and Off ...............................14
Adjusting the Sound’s Volume and Brilliance......14
About the Pedals........................................................14
Chapter 1.
Enjoying the Internal Songs and Demo........ 15
Listening to Internal Songs .....................................15
Playing Back All Songs Continuously
(All Song Play)......................................................15
Selecting a Song and Playing It..........................15
Listening to the Demo Songs ..................................17
Playing Back the Tone Demo Songs..................17
Listening to a Demo of the Functions...............18
Chapter 2. Performance................................. 19
Performing with a Variety of Sounds ....................19
Adjusting the Keyboard Touch (Key Touch) .......20
Adding a Sense of Depth to the Sound (3D) ........21
Adding Liveliness to the Sound
(Dynamic Emphasis) ................................................22
Applying Effects to the Sound ................................23
Adding Reverberation to the Sound
(Reverb).................................................................23
Changing the depth of the reverb effect...........23
Transposing the Key of the Keyboard
(Transpose) ................................................................24
Splitting the Keyboard Into Two Sections for
Four-Hand Performances (Twin Piano Mode) .....25
Playing Two Sounds Together (Dual Play) ..........26
Adjusting the Volume Balance in Dual Play
(Dual Balance) ......................................................26
Playing Different Tones with the Left and
Right Hands (Split Play) ..........................................27
Changing the Keyboard’s Split Point................28
Using Metronome .....................................................29
Sounding the Metronome...................................29
Changing the Metronome Volume....................30
Chapter 3.
Playing Along with the Internal Songs......... 31
Changing the Tempo ................................................31
Adding a Count-in to Match the Timing
(Count-In)..............................................................31
Playing Each Hand Separately ...............................32
Chapter 4. Recording Your Performance..... 33
Notes Regarding Recording...............................33
Recording a New Song ............................................34
Recording Along with a Song .................................35
Recording the Right-Hand and Left-Hand Parts
Separately ...................................................................36
Erasing Recorded Performances .............................38
Erasing a Performance from the Specified
Track ......................................................................38
Erasing a Song......................................................38
Saving Recorded Songs Even with the Power
Turned Off (Song Backup) ......................................39
Deleting backed up songs...................................39
Chapter 5. Changing Various Settings......... 40
Changing the Damper Pedal’s Resonance.............40
Making Detailed Settings (Function)......................40
Tuning to Other Instruments’ Pitches
(Master Tuning)....................................................41
Changing the Temperament...............................41
Setting the Tuning Curve (Stretch Tuning)......42
Applying the Damper Pedal to the
Left-hand Keyboard Area...................................42
Changing How 3D is Applied (3D Mode)........43
Preventing the Settings from Changing During
Performance................................................................43
Disabling Everything Except Piano Play
(Panel Lock) ..........................................................43
Disabling the Buttons When Using a Tone
Other Than Piano (Tone Lock)...........................43
Getting the Master Tune Setting To Be
Remembered While the Power Is Turned Off.......44
Using the V-LINK function......................................44
Chapter 6. Connecting External Devices .....45
Connecting to Audio Equipment............................45
Connecting to a Computer.......................................45
Connecting MIDI Devices ........................................46
What’s MIDI?........................................................46
Making MIDI-related Settings.................................46
MIDI Send Channel Settings..............................46
Switching Local Control on and Off .................47
Transmitting a Performance You Recorded.....47
Appendices .....................................................48
Troubleshooting.........................................................48
Error Messages/Other Messages............................49
Tone List......................................................................50
Internal Song List.......................................................51
Easy Operation List...................................................53
MIDI Implementation Chart....................................54
Main Specifications....................................................55
Index ................................................................56
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