Roland G-70 Musical Instrument User Manual


 
Quick Start
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G-70 Music Workstation
You can also press the [TAP] button several times in
the rhythm of the desired tempo.
(7) To quickly return to the default tempo, hold down
[√¥SLOW] and simultaneously press [FAST¥®].
(8) If necessary, use the VARIATION [1]~[4] buttons to
vary the drum accompaniment.
(9) Press [START÷STOP] again to stop your “beat box”.
Working with the Music Assistant
The G-70’s Music Assistant is also related to the
Arranger/Style section. It is a collection of registrations
for given songs that select the most appropriate Music
Style and sounds for the Keyboard parts (along with a
whole bunch of other settings).
The G-70 ships with 500 pre-programmed Music Assis-
tant registrations and also allows you to program new
ones.
(1) Press the [MUSIC¥ASSISTANT] button.
The display now looks as follows:
(2) If the name of the registration you want to use is
already displayed, press its field.
In the example above, “Crocodile Twist” has been
selected. The G-70 now recalls the settings for this
registration.
(3) Press the [START÷STOP] button to start playback of
the automatically selected Music Style to start
playback.
If the desired registration is not displayed…
Press the [√][®] fields in the display or rotate the
[DATA÷ENTRY] dial to scroll through the list.
To save time…
There are other ways of locating the registration you
are after. As you see, there are three button icons:
[NAME], [ARTIST] and [GENRE].
Press the [GENRE] field to sort the Music Assistant
entries alphabetically by musical genre. This reshuf-
fles the list.
Press the [ARTIST] field to sort the Music Assistant
entries alphabetically by artist name. This reshuffles
the list.
The genre names disappear and are replaced by the
artists’ names (right column), which are displayed in
alphabetical order.
Press the field of the registration you want to use.
Press the [START÷STOP] button to start playback of
the automatically selected Music Style.
MUSIC
ASSISTANT