Roland G-70 Musical Instrument User Manual


 
Using the performance functions
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G-70 Music Workstation
Soft, Sostenuto, Hold—The footswitch can be used as a
Soft, Sostenuto, or Sustain (Hold pedal). Note that “Hold”
can also be controlled using a dedicated (but optional)
DP-2, DP-6, or BOSS FS-5U footswitch connected to the
HOLD FOOTSWITCH socket.
Hold Lower1—The footswitch does the same as the
LOWER 1 HOLD function (see also p. 92).
Hold Lower2—The footswitch does the same as the
LOWER 2 HOLD function (see also p. 92).
Hold Lower 1–2—The footswitch allows you to switch
the LOWER 1/2 HOLD functions on and off.
Talk—The footswitch performs the same function as the
[TALK] button in the VOCAL HARMONIST section.
Harmony On/Off—The footswitch allows you to switch
the currently selected HARMONY function ([VOCODER],
[SMALL] or [ENSEMBLE]) on and off. Select this function
if you want to switch the harmonies on for the choruses,
and off for the verses (for example), while playing on the
keyboard.
Minus One—The footswitch allows you to switch the
Minus-One function on and off. See page 41 for how to
select the option that will be used when the Minus-One
function is on.
Keyboard Exchange UP2/1—Allows you to switch off
the UP1 part and activate the UP2 part – and vice versa.
Note: If neither UP1 nor UP2 are on when you first press the
footswitch, one of them is activated.
Keyboard Exchange LW2/1—Allows you to switch off
the LW1 part and activate the LW2 part – and vice versa.
Note: If neither LW1 nor LW2 are on when you first press the
footswitch, one of them is activated.
(4) Press the [EXIT] button to return to the main page.
Expression (Foot Pedal)
An optional EV-5, EV-7 or BOSS FV-300L expression
pedal connected to the FOOT PEDAL socket allows you
to control the volume of all parts by foot. You can
reverse the expression pedal’s effect and specify that
certain parts are not to be controlled by the expression
pedal.
(1) Press the [MENU] button.
The display changes to:
(2) Press the [FOOT¥CONTROLLER] field, followed by
the [FOOT¥PEDAL] field.
(3) Use the ARR PART and KBD PART fields to select
the Arranger or Keyboard part whose setting you
want to change.
(4) Press the [FOOT¥PEDAL¥ASSIGN] field and use the
[DATA÷ENTRY] dial or the [DEC]/[INC] buttons to
select “Expression”.
Select “Off” if the part in question should not
respond to movements of the expression pedal.
(5) Press the [UP] or [DOWN] field and use the
[DATA÷ENTRY] dial or the [DEC]/[INC] buttons to set
the value.
You can also press the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial to call up
the on-screen NUMERIC ENTRY pad.
Enter the value you want to use, then press the
[ENTER] field. If necessary, you can use the [Delete]
field to correct erroneous entries before pressing
[ENTER].
[UP] and [DOWN] refer to the volume that is used
when the expression pedal is depressed ([UP], highest
volume) or in the upright position ([DOWN], lowest
volume).
EXIT
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