Roland -50 User manual

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Harpsichord
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Roland Harpsichord
Classic 50/20
I=Roland

Please
read
this
owner’s
manual
carefully
to
make
the
best
use
of
the
Roland
Harpsichord.
Features of the Roland Harpsichord
The Roland Harpsichord includes 9 instrument voices;
5
Harpsichords
(8'1,
8'll,
8'+8’,
8'+4,
and
Lute),
Strings
and
Pipe
Organs
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and
Il.
You
can
play
a
Harpsichord
voice
together
with
the
Strings
or
Pipe
Organ.
A
Digital
Reverberation
is
built-in,
allowing
two
types
of
reverbs,
Room
and
Hall.
Various
ancient
temperaments
are
optional
by
using
buttons
on
the
panel.
Each
of
the
timbres
of
the
Roland
Harpsichord
can
be
controlled
via
its
own
keyboard
or
through
MIDI.

CONTENTS
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IMPORTANT NOTES
Power Supply
Do not use the same socket that is used for any
noise generating device or large power consuming
unit.
This unit might not work properly if you plug in the
power cable with the unit turned on. If this happens,
simply turn the unit off, and turn it on again in a few
seconds.
The appropriate voltage to be used is shown on the
name plate on the rear panel. Be sure that the
voltage system in your country meets the
requirement.
Power Cord
When disconnecting the power cord from the
socket, do not pull the cord but hold the plug.
Location
Avoid operating this unit under the following
conditions.
® |n extreme heat, such as near a heater,
or where the unit is affected by direct sunlight.
© In extreme humidity.
® Where the unit is affected by dust or vibration.
Cleaning
Clean the unit with a soft cloth and a mild detergent.
Do not use solvents such as thinner or alcohol.
For C-50’s User
C-50
How to attach legs:
Attach a leg to the bottom of the unit
as shown below
3 Le
Power Cord:
Put the cord through the
adjusting cramp at the
bottom of the unit, then
connect the plug to the
ea
C-50
How to open the top panel :
Lift the top
panel, and unlock
the supporting pole
to the =» direction.
Lower the top panel
so that the pole is
fixed at the hole.

PANEL DESCRIPTIONS
Outline of the Roland Harpsichord
The Roland Harpsichords, C-20 and C-50, are completely new type of devices,
utilizing Roland’s original digital signal processing technology to reproduce the
timbres and characteristics of harpsichords, allowing you to enjoy a variety of
music styles, including baroque music, with ease. |
The Roland Harpsichord includes harpsichord voices of the upper and lower
keyboards played separately, and simultaneously. In other words, it can be
played just like a double keyboard harpsichord.
When you release a key, the sound of “re-touching” the string will be heard,
creating very realistic effects.
Other voices in this instrument are Strings, and Pipe Organs I and II.
H Front Panel
POWER VOLUME BRILLIANCE STRINGS
HARPSICHORD.
8+8 8
REVERB.
— ee PIPE ORGAN.
a LUTE l 0
KEY ———
TRANSPOSE 81 80
[ed
am ON St OFF
ROOM HALL
O: Oo. TS eas ea a Sr ee
MIN) MAX = MELLOW = BRIGHT MIDI TEMPERA- EQUAL JUST = MEAN- WERCK- _KIFIN-
MENT
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TONE MEISTER BERGEA DETUNE
Power Switch Temperament Detune
Selectors Buttons
Tone Selectors
Temperament Button
Key Transpose/MIDI Button
Brilliance Knob
Volume Knob
MIDI Connectors Tuning Knob
@ Rear Panel
AC
TUNE
FOOT
é > HOLD VOLUME
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Socket Local ON/OFF
Switch
Normally,
set this to ws
“@" position.
Unless the unit is : ik
used in the : in
MID! mode, NSN
the position of roa
this switch
has no effect.
(See page 28.)
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Reverb
Buttons
Input Socket
INPUT.
Reverb
Control Knob
Output Socket
OUTPUT.
STEREO.
Foot Volume Pedal Socket
Hold Pedal Socket
Pedal Switch DP-2 (Optional)
STEREO
MONO.
L
Expression Pedal EV-5 (Optional)

BASIC PROCEDURE
Connect the power plug to the socket, turn the
instrument on, then adjust the volume with the
Volume Knob.
* The instrument will be ready to play in about two seconds.
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The Roland Harpsichord allows you to do the followings:
Select one of the 5 Harpsichord sounds and
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Select one Harpsichord sound and one Sustained type sound at the same time---p. 8 Tone Selection II
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Detune the pitches of two Harpsichord SOUMAS ---vsssssssssssnsutneseniterieenssneeneetietete p. 12 Detune
Transpose the keyboard of the Harpsichord ---wssnsnnsunnunennennieinninnnnnsnnntinianietssts p. 13 Key Transpose
Play
the
Harpsichord
with
an
ancient
TemperaMe
nt
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p.
14
Temperament
Mute the sound which is created the moment your finger is released from the
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The following functions are available by using the optional units.
Pedal Switch DP-2 or DP-6
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Alternately select two tones USING & PCa SWITCH ---mmmnsnenenenmnutitnmintaeentsnsisneieie p. 18 Tone Selection using the pedal
Expression Pedal EV-5
Control the volume of the Sustained voices
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TONE SELECTION I
The Roland Harpsichord features 5 Harpsichord
sounds
and
3
sustained
sounds
(Strings,
Pipe
Organ
I
and II). To select one of these voices, press one of the
Tone Selectors. One harpsichord tone can be selected
at
a
time.
.
The following are the 5 Harpsichord sounds.
8'
This is the 8’ sound of the lower keyboard. It may be
the most commonly used tone.
Note: The expression “8”’, comes from the pitch of
organs. In other words, an 8’ voice will play in the
same octave range as a pipe organ using 8’ pipes.
8'll
This is the 8’ sound of the upper keyboard. It is a
bright and delicate tone.
8' +8’
This is the 8’ sound of the upper and lower
keyboards played simultaneously.
8' AS 4’
This is the 8’ sound of the upper manual, being
played simultaneously with the lower manual one
octave higher.
Lute
This is the 8’ sound of the upper keyboard, muted.
We call this a “lute” because it is similar to the
string instrument known as a lute.
The following are the 3 sustained Tones.
Strings
This is a string ensemble.
Pipe Organ |
This is a sound of a Positive Organ manual.
Pipe Organ Il
This is a sound made by rows of stops.
@ PROCEDURE,
Press the Tone Selector button you want.
HARPSICHORD____________.. STRINGS __PIPE ORGAN.__
8+ o B+4 LUTE I 0
Sooooooo
EQUAL
JUST
MEAN-
WERCK-
_KIRN-
><a
<P
TONE
MEISTER
BERGER
DETUNE
pa
E
*The indicator lights up and the relevant Tone is selected.
*Tt is possible to change to another Tone by pressing one of the
Tone Selectors.
TONE SELECTION II (Dual Timbre Mode)
One Harpsichord sound and one Sustained sound
can be selected at the same time.
HH PROCEDURE
While holding down the Tone Selector of a
Harpsichord sound, press one of the Sustained
sounds.
The
two
corresponding
indicators
will
light
up,
and
two
sounds
can
be
played
at
the
same
time.
A aaa STRINGS ani ORGAN.
8 8 OO Te B+4 LUTE 0
EQUAL JUST MEAN- WERCK- _KIRN- >t +
TONE MEISTER BERGER ——~DETUNE~
ne
One of these buttons One of these buttons
)
Press two simultaneously
*Even at this stage, it is possible to change to another Tone by
pressing one of the Tone Selectors.
[e.g.] To add Strings to Harpsichord 8' !
While holding the Harpsichord 8'l button down, press the Strings
button.
Oe Se STRINGS ~_PIPE ORGAN_—
8 oO ae B+4' LUTE I 0
EQUAL JUST MEAN- WERCK- _KIRN- >+ <P
TONE MEISTER BERGER DETUNE
Press two simultaneously

TUNING
The Tune Knob (on the rear panel) is provided for
controlling the tuning of the Roland Harpsichord.
This is especially useful for tuning to other acoustic
instruments, synthesizers, or synthesizer sound
modules. At its center position, A=442 Hz.
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TUNE
©
b #
BRILLIANCE
Using the Brilliance Knob, you can make a brighter
or mellower sound.
BRILLIANCE
©
MELLOW —_BRIGHT

REVERB
Reverberation is a sound which reaches a listener
after reflecting from the walls of a room, while direct
sounds reach the listener’s ears directly from the
instrument. For instance, when a musical
instrument is played in a hall, the sound appears to
remain even after the instrument has stopped giving
sounds. This is reverberation.
The Roland Harpsichords, C-20 and C-50, feature a
digital reverb system that can give ambience to the
sounds.
Two types of reverb effects are provided:
ROOM
Simulating the effect of a small auditorium.
HALL
This creates the rich reverberation of a concert hall.
A PROCEDURE
Push either of the Reverb Buttons, ROOM or HALL
(the corresponding indicator lights up) to select a reverb
effect.
i REVERB
ROOM HALL CONTROL
Pe)
er
{|
my
‘)
/
\ of
MIN “MAX
*To turn off the Reverb you have selected (if the indicator is lit),
simply push the button again.
*There are some more procedures to be taken at power-up. See
page 13 “Functions which can be added or changed at power
”
up.
Adjusting the intensity of the
reverberation
The intensity of the reverberation can be changed
with the Reverb Control Knob.
At MIN, the effect is weakest, and at MAX,
it is strongest.
10
Changing the reverberation time
The Reverb time of each effect, Room or Hall, can be
adjusted.
HARPSICHORD_________._ STRINGS ___PIPE ORGAN__
8+8' LUTE I 0
8 of 8 sO B+4
msc 1 me el a a
EQUAL JUST MEAN- WERCK- _ KIRN- <b <b
TONE MEISTER BERGER “~~ DETUNE™
Reverb Time
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
shorter Longer
E’ PROCEDURE
While holding down either of the Reverb Buttons
(Room or Hall), press the Tone Selector that
corresponds to the reverb time you want.
Holding down the Reverb Button will flash the Tone
Selector that corresponds to the reverb time
previously selected. At this stage, you can select a
new reverb time.
Starts flashing
———$_{__ REVERB
ROOM HALL CONTROL
tea ©
MIN MAX
a flashing
i I REVERB
i } 7 ROOM HALL CONTROL
\ oY Keep holding :
down these
buttons
MIN “MAX
(|| While holding down
/ these buttons
HARPSICHORD______________ STRINGS ___PIPE ORGAN__
8 Ot 8 sO 8'+8' 8+4' LUTE I 0
a a a a ic
EQUAL JUST MEAN- WERCK- _KIRN- ><a <>
TONE MEISTER BERGER DETUNE
a
he
allt
\ }
Push the button which corresponds
to the reverb time you want.

Setting a different reverb effect for each
voice
Usually, the same reverb effect is obtained in all
voices on the Roland Harpsichord. However, it is
possible to set a different reverb effect for each voice.
@ PROCEDURE
While holding the Reverb Button ROOM down, turn
the unit on.
REVERB
ROOM HALL CONTROL
MIN. MAX
(
While holding down
POWER
wa ON 2 OFF
Now, you can set the Reverb On/Off and reverb time
separately for each voice. In other words, when the
same voice is called, the Reverb setting of that voice
remains.
*When a sustained voice is mixed with a Harpsichord voice, the
reverb setting of the harpsichord voice will have priority.
*The Reverb On/Off and reverb time you have set will be
retained until the unit is turned off.
*The Roland Harpsichord allows you to add or change functions
by taking a certain procedure when switching on. See page 21
“Functions which can be added or changed at power up.”
1

DETUNE
The Roland Harpsichord allows you to detune the
pitches of the 8'+ 8’ and 8’ + 4’ sounds.
When 8'+8' When 8'+4'
is selected is selected
8’ sr all re 4'
pitch at
power-up
Oe aa 8’
M PROCEDURE
While holding the Temperament Button down(the
indicator is lit), push one of the buttons as many
times as necessary (it can be used up to four times) for
the detune you want.
CC)
TEMPERA-
MENT
While
holding down
—-PIPE ORGAN__
I 0
iene el
Pitch difference Pitch difference
i ea is in
is decreased —DETUNE—— creased
SY
Push as many times as necessary
<--> button
Each time this button is pressed, the pitch
difference(=detune) of the two sounds will be
increased.
+> < button
Each time this button is pressed, the pitch
difference(=detune) of the two sounds will be
decreased.
*Each time a button is pressed, the pitch will be changed in 2
cents steps.
*While taking the detune procedure, the button currently pressed
is lit, and when the amount of detune reaches the maximum,
both the <-» and -»-<« buttons light up.
*When the pitch is returned to normal(by pressing the «+ »
button), the indicator of the <« button will go out.
*If you play a key while holding the Temperament Button down,
the root note will be changed (as explained on page 16). So, if you
wish to hear the detune you have set, be sure to do it with your
finger released from the Temperament Button.
*The changes you have made will be retained in memory until
the unit is turned off.

KEY TRANSPOSE
The keyboard of your Roland Harpsichord can be
transposed.
BM PROCEDURE
While holding the Key Transpose Button down,
press one of the following buttons as many times as
necessary.
KEY
TRANSPOSE
C"]
MIDI
While
holding down
HARPSICHORD —_____
I 8'+8 8+4 LUTE
8 OI
. i
ie se) ie ie
EQUAL JUST MEAN- = WERCK- KIRN-
TONE MEISTER BERGER
eo
Press as many times as necessary
for the amount of transposition
# button (= 8' + 8’ button)
Each time this button is pressed (it can be used up to
five times), the key is transposed up a semi-tone.
b button (= 8't button)
Each time this button is pressed (it can be used up to
six times), the key is transposed down a semi-tone.
® button (= 8'll button)
Pushing this button returns the keyboard to the
normal condition (C key). (standard pitch).
b Button # Button
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pig soley)
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(pug Jou!) aUO}-ILUaS
PABPUeYS
(pug soul)
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(au ajoym y)
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(Seu0d}-Ilwas €)
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a
ba
® Button
When Key Transposition is complete, the indicator
will light up.
Once the key is transposed, the Transpose On or Off
can be selected simply by pushing the Key
Transpose Button.
*While taking the transposition procedure, the instrument cannot
be played.
[e.g. 1] Transposing C to E
While holding the Kéy Transpose Button down,
press # button four times.
KEY
TRANSPOSE
CI
MIDI
" While holding
down
HARPSICHORD___________.. STRINGS ___PIPE ORGAN__
8 0 8+8' B+4 LUTE I 0
#
a ae Sy es)
EQUAL JUST M WERCK- _KIRN- >t
MEISTER BERGER DETUNE
Push 4 times
[e.g. 2] Transposing E to G key
While holding the Key Transpose Button down,
push the ® button once to return to C, then without
releasing the Transpose Button, push the b button
five times.
KEY
TRANSPOSE
CC)
MIDI
While holding
down
STRINGS .—PIPE ORGAN__
I 0
HARPSICHORD —_________
Bt 8 0 8'+8 8+4 LUTE
# x
TEMPERA- EQUAL JUST MEAN- WERCK- _KIRN- >_<
MENT TONE MEISTER BERGER DETUNE
re eel
Press ® Button,
then b Button 5 times.
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TEMPERAMENT
Usually, keyboards are tuned to a chromatic scale.
This scale is said to have been defined by Johann
Sebastian Bach. Basically, the chords used in
Western music should sound clear and transparent.
Therefore, when playing in an ensemble using only
strings or wind instruments, instruments whose
pitches can be altered by changing the playing
manner, the pitch of the instruments should be
subtly adjusted so that they will harmonize with
each other. For example, a chord consists of do, mi
and so, the ratio of the frequencies are 4: 5:6. The
ratio of do and so, the perfect 5th, are 4 : 6, in other
words, 2:3.
Do Mi So
Tone Name’ A Cc # E
Ratio 4 5 6
Freq, Just 440 550 660
(Hz) Equal 440 554.37 659.25
If, however, you tune the perfect 5th notes of so and
re, or re and la, or la and mi in the exact ratio of 2:
3, the final fa to do tuning will result in a do note.
higher than the original do.
all higher than the original C
2:3
F aa Cc 2B
G
Va x
:
2:3
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To resolve the problem, a chromatic scale tunes the
perfect Sth with a slightly different ratio from 2 : 3.
Pas C ~—~2:2.996598-~
F G
ae
2:2.9965::
\
A® D
and so y
Y
D™ A
G? E
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c# B
When using a chromatic scale, the chords are
slightly unclear, but they are consistent in any key,
therefore transposition is always possible. Because of
this advantage, almost all contemporary keyboards
use the chromatic scale.
Keyboards (harpsichords) used for Baroque music
before Bach, were easily detuned, therefore, the
performer would tune the instrument before playing
it depending on the key of the music to be played.
However, the problem was that it then played only
in the one key. To resolve this, various
temperaments were invented. The Roland
Harpsichord has the following five temperaments.

Equal Temperament
The most common temperament.
Just Temperament
The “Muddiness” of the 5th and 3rd is removed.
Chords sound beautiful, but it is not suitable for
playing a melody, because the scale is inconsistent.
Nor is it suitable for playing music with
transposition, as the root notes should be changed
according to the key in which the music is played.
Mean Tone
This is also called “medium whole note
temperament”’. Just temperament is partly altered to
make transposition possible. Key with up to three #’s
and two b’s can be played, with chords sounding
quite similar to the just temperament.
Werckmeister
This is the 3rd scale within the first group of scales
suggested by Werckmeister. The flexibility for
transposition is wider than using Mean Tone. A
piece with few #’s or b’s will sound more harmonic,
and one with many #’s or ’s will sound more
melodious.
Kirnberger
This is the third scale suggested by Kirnberger. This
is a modification from Mean Tone and Just
Temperament. It is used in concert as much as the
Werckmeister scale.
*All the temperaments except for Equal Temperament would
require two black keyboards. For instance, C# and Db are
different pitches. However, since there is only one black
keyboard, a solution is presented below.
4 = White Key i = Black Key (The white and black keys on a piano.)
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How to select one of the five
Temperaments
While holding the Temperament Button down, press
the Temperament Selector button you want.
CI)
TEMPERA-
MENT
While holding down
HARPSICHORD ______________
8+8' 8+4' LUTE
8 OI
: i
es ee ee PW Re
EQUAL JUST MEAN- ~WERCK- KIRN-
TONE MEISTER BERGER
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Push the relevant Temperament Button.
Once a Temperament other than EQUAL is selected,
the Temperament Button lights up, and EQUAL and
the Temperament currently selected will be
alternately selected by pressing the Temperament
Button.
If you simply press the Temperament Button, the
indicator of the Temperament Button currently
selected will flash.
*At power-up, the Harpsichord will default to EQUAL.
*While taking the Temperament selection procedure, the
instrument cannot be played.
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How to change the Root Note in
JUST Temperament
When the Just Temperament is selected, you are
required to change the root note depending on the
key of the music currently being performed. The
Roland Harpsichord allows you to change root notes
easily using the Temperament Button and a key on
the keyboard(in any sound range), The necessary
procedure differs in a major or minor key as follows.
Hi PROCEDURE
Major Key
While holding the Temperament Button down, press
the key for the root note.
When C is selected as a root:
‘= fa 2 pe,
Minor Key
While holding the Temperament Button down, press
the key for the root note, and the key a minor 3rd
higher, simultaneously. :
CI
TEMPERA-
MENT
Press
d : the key for the root above
While holding the minor 3rd
down ;
simultaneously
* When a Temperament other than JUST is selected, the root
notes can be changed in the same way. (Except for EQUAL.) In
that case, however, there is no difference for the major and
minor keys.
*
The root note you have set here will remain even after another
Temperament is selected.
* When a Temperament other than JUST is selected for
ensamble playing with other instruments, the pitch of a root
may be slightly detuned. It is necessary to tune the
Harpsichord to the other musical instruments.
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[e.g. 1] For playing in A major
While holding the Temperament Button down, press
an A key.
+f , | 1 i]
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b
[e.g. 2] For playing in A minor
While holding the Temperament Button down, press
an A, and the minor 3rd above(in this example, C key)
at the same time.
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a =e
b
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THE HARPSICHORD SOUND
It is possible to mute the sound which is created the
moment your finger is released from the keys.
M PROCEDURE
While holding the 8’ + 4’ button down, turn the
Harpsichord on.
HARPSICHORD STRINGS — PIPE ORGAN__
8 OO 8'+8" I 0
8 I ; : B+ 4 LUTE
ae so est PUC) CF) C4)
EQUAL JUST MEAN- W KIRN- >t + >
TONE M BERGER “~~ DETUNE™
While holding down
POWER ~
am ON ML OFF
(==)
* The changes you have made will be retained in memory until
the unit is turned off.
* The Roland Harpsichord allows you to add or change other
functions by taking a certain procedure when switching on.
See page 21 “Functions which can be added or changed at
power up”.
TOUCH SENSITIVITY
Usually, a harpsichord does not feature a touch
sensitivity (dynamics). The Roland Harpsichords,
C-20 and C-50, can perform with full control over
dymamics, separately for harpsichord and
sustained sounds. Using this unique function, you
can enjoy interesting effects.
H PROCEDURE
Touch Sensitivity for a Harpsichord Voice
While holding the 8’ + 8’ button down, turn the
unit on.
HARPSICHORD_________.,. STRINGS __PIPE ORGAN.
8 ol 8+8" 8'+4' LUTE I 0
) POUCOIe) CF) C3)
EQUAL JUST WERCK- _ KIRN-
) MEISTER BERGER
While holding down
: #
>< <P
DETUNE
POWER
am ON Mf OFF
=a
Touch Sensitivity for a Sustained Type Voice
While holding the STRINGS button down, turn
the unit on.
HARPSICHORD_______ STRINGS __PIPE ORGAN
Bi 0 8+8' 84+4' LUTE I 0
: #
EQUAL JUST MEAN- WERCK- —_KIRN- >+- <>
TONE MEISTER BERGER DETUNE
While holding down
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If you turn on the unit while holding both the 8’ + 8’
and STRINGS buttons down, all voices will take on
touch sensitivity.
* The changes you have made will be retained in memory until |
the unit is turned off.
* The Roland Harpsichord allows you to add or change other
functions by taking a certain procedure when switching on.
See page 21 “Functions which can be added or changed at
power up”.
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To obtain the following functions, optional units are needed.
HOLD PEDAL
[Hold Effect]
By connecting an optional pedal switch (e.g. DP-2,
DP-6) or an Expression Pedal (EV-5) to the Hold
Pedal Socket on the Harpsichord, the pedal
functions just like a damper pedal on an acoustic
piano. When using a Sustained voice, it keeps
sounding while the pedal is being pressed.
HOLD
Sy) pedal Switch DP-2
(Optional)
[Conditioned Hold Effect]
The Hold Pedal works only on harpsichord voices.
PROCEDURE
While holding the Harpsichord LUTE button
down, turn the unit on.
HARPSICHORD STRINGS —_PIPE ORGAN_—
8 8+8' 1 0
Bf B+ 4 LUTE
a) aa asf eae Cf
TEMPERA. EQUAL JUST © MEAN: WERCK: Ki] fas. p< <p
MENT TONE MEISTER Be! 1] {ij ——DETUNE——
{i
4
While holding
down
POWER
wo ON £4 OFF
* The changes you have made will be retained in memory until
the unit is turned off.
* The Roland Harpsichord allows you to add or change other
functions by taking a certain procedure when switching on.
See page 21] “Functions which can be added or changed at
power up”.