Roland GW-8 Electronic Keyboard User Manual


 
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Contents
USING THE UNIT SAFELY ........................... 3
IMPORTANT NOTES .................................. 5
Main Features....................................7
Panel Descriptions............................10
Front Panel ........................................................10
Rear Panel.........................................................12
Introduction .....................................13
About the GW-8 ...................................... 13
About Memory...................................................13
Making Connections................................. 14
Connecting the AC Adaptor.................................14
Connecting External Equipment............................15
Connecting a pedal and switch ......................15
Connecting a portable audio player to
the EXT INPUT jack .......................................15
Turning the Power On/Off ........................ 15
Turning the power on ....................................15
Turning the power off ....................................15
Adjusting the Display Contrast
([LCD CONTRAST] knob) .......................... 16
Listening to the Demo Song ....................... 16
Restoring the GW-8 to Its Factory Settings ... 16
Preserving Certain Settings Even When You
Switch Performances ([LOCK]) ................... 16
Input settings for the EXT INPUT jack........... 17
Basic Operation....................................... 17
Changing a Value ..............................................17
Moving the cursor ........................................17
Changing a value .........................................17
Main Screen......................................................18
Keyboard Mode Functions................19
Playing Sounds from the Keyboard
(Keyboard Mode)..................................... 19
Using Single Mode.............................................19
Using Piano setting .......................................19
Using Split Mode ([SPLIT])....................................19
Changing the Split Point ................................19
Using Dual Mode ([DUAL]) ..................................19
Selecting a Tone ([TONE])......................... 20
Using the VALUE dial ....................................20
Choosing from the Tone list ............................20
Registering Frequently Used Tones or
Performances in a Button (FAVORITE Buttons)20
Registering a Favorite Tone/Performance..............20
Selecting a Favorite Tone/Performance.................20
Checking or Changing the Registered Bank...........20
Viewing or Editing the Favorite List .......................21
Switching to an Arabian Scale or
Other Temperament ([KEY SCALE]) ............ 21
Changing the Key Touch ([KEY TOUCH]).... 22
Shifting the Keyboard Pitch in Octave Steps
(OCTAVE Buttons).................................... 22
Transposing Keyboard Sounds and Songs
Played Back ([TRANSPOSE]) ..................... 22
Adding Harmony to the Upper Tone
([MELODY INTELLIGENCE])....................... 23
Using the Metronome ............................... 23
Other Functions ....................................... 23
Backing Track Functions................... 24
Selecting the Backing Types
(Style/Song/USB Memory Player) ........................24
Adjusting the Volume Balance between Backing and
Keyboard (BALANCE buttons)..............................24
Adjusting the Tempo ([TAP TEMPO]).....................24
Using the metronome ....................................24
Style (Playing with an Accompaniment)....... 25
Playing Back a Style ([STYLE])..............................25
Changing the Variations ...............................25
Stopping a Style ..........................................25
Adjusting the Part Balance ([PART VIEW]) .......25
Sync Start/Stop (SYNC buttons) .....................26
Saving the Current Settings in a Performance.........26
Selecting a Music Style .......................................26
Selecting a Style ..........................................26
Adding User Styles (Importing from USB memory) .. 26
Deleting a User Style ....................................26
Back up User Style (Exporting to USB memory) ....27
Using the Recommended Sound Settings for a Style
([ONE TOUCH]) ................................................27
Other Functions Related to Music Style..................27
Song ...................................................... 27
Recording a New Song ([SONG REC]).................27
Recording in the Main screen ........................27
Recording a specified Part (SONG TRACK) .....28
Re-recording Your Performance............................28
Saving a Song ([WRITE]).....................................29
Loading Song Data from USB Memory..................30
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