Roland RD-700GX User manual

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Welcome
Congratulations on your purchase of the Roland RD-700GX. This TurboStart contains
step-by-step instructions that will quickly introduce you the RD-700GX’s major features.
Playing the Demo Songs
Use the following procedure to play one of the four built-in demo songs:
While holding down SPLIT, press TRANSPOSE.1
Press the CURSOR2 and buttons to select the desired song.
To begin playback, press F2 (PLAY).
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To stop playback, press F1 (MENU).4
Press EXIT to return to the main menu.5
Selecting Sounds
The RD-700GX’s categories make it easy to select tones. Use the following procedure to
select a tone:
Press the PIANO button in the ONE TOUCH area.
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Press a TONE SELECT button to select a category such as ORGAN or STRINGS.2
Use the Value dial or the DEC/INC buttons to choose a tone within the selected3
category.
Layering Tones
The RD-700GX can layer up to four tones. Use the following procedure to layer a piano
tone and a string tone:
Press PIANO in the ONE TOUCH area.
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Press the PIANO TONE SELECT button, and then use the DEC/INC buttons to select2
the desired piano tone.
Press UPPER 2 so it’s lit.
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Press the STRINGS TONE SELECT button, and then use the DEC/INC buttons to4
select the desired string tone.
Use the sliders located beneath UPPER 1 and UPPER 2 in the ZONE SWITCH/
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CONTROL area to control the volume for the two layered tones.
Splitting the Keyboard
You can split the RD-700GX keyboard so there’s one tone beneath your left hand and
another tone beneath your right. These tones are called “lower” and “upper” tones,
respectively. Use the following procedure to split the keyboard:
Select a tone as described earlier—this sound will play in the upper half of your
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split keyboard.
Press SPLIT so that the LOWER TONE indicator in the ZONE SWITCH/CONTROL area
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is lit.
Use the CURSOR
3 and buttons to highlight “LW1” in the display.
Press the desired TONE SELECT button to choose the lower sound’s tone category.
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Use the DEC/INC buttons to select the lower sound’s tone.5
Use the sliders located beneath UPPER 1 and LOWER 1 in the ZONE SWITCH/6
CONTROL area to control the volume for the two split tones.
Press SPLIT to exit Split mode.
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Note: To change the keyboard’s split point, press and hold SPLIT for several seconds to
display the Split Point menu. While continuing to hold SPLIT, press the key where you want
the new split point to be.
Transposing the Keyboard
Use the following procedure to transpose the keyboard:
Press and hold the TRANSPOSE button to display the current transpose value.1
While holding TRANSPOSE:2
use the DEC/INC buttons to set the desired transpose value, or•
press a key on the keyboard to set the desired transpose value.•
Release the TRANSPOSE button—transposition is now active.3
To turn off transposition, press TRANSPOSE so it’s not lit.4
Note: The transpose value you selected will remain in temporary memory until it’s changed,
or until you power off.

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Using the Built-In Rhythms
The RD-700GX has 200 internal rhythm patterns. To play a rhythm pattern, use the
following procedure:
Press EXIT several times to go to the main tone display.
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Press CURSOR2 to display the RHY/ARP screen.
Press the DEC/INC buttons to select a rhythm pattern.
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Press F2 (PLAY) to begin playback.4
Press F2 (STOP) to end playback.5
Storing a Setup
The RD-700GX has 100 memory locations in which you can store your favorite keyboard
settings. Use the following procedure to store a setup:
Press SETUP WRITE so it lights.
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Use the CURSOR2 and buttons and the DEC/INC buttons to name your setup.
Press the CURSOR
3 to move the cursor to the setup number field.
Use the Value dial or the DEC/INC buttons to select the memory location in which
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you want to store your customized setup.
Press ENTER to display “Are You Sure?”
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Warning: The setup currently stored in the selected location will be overwritten.
Press ENTER to display “Executing….”6
The display returns to normal when the writing procedure is completed.7
Recalling a Setup
Use the following procedure to load a previously saved setup:
Press SETUP in the ONE TOUCH area.1
Use the Value dial or the DEC/INC buttons to select the desired setup.2
Registering and Recalling Favorite Setups
For setups you frequently use, the RD-700GX has 40 Favorite locations you can get to
quickly using the Tone Select buttons. These locations are stored in four sets, or “banks,”
containing 10 Favorite locations each.
Use the following procedure to assign a setup to a Favorite location:
Press SETUP and press the DEC/INC buttons to select a setup.
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Press F2 (BANK CHANGE) to select the Favorite bank in which you want to register2
the setup.
Hold down F1 (ASSIGN), and then press the TONE SELECT button to which you wish
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to assign the setup.
Use the following procedure to recall a previously registered Favorite setup:
Press SETUP so it’s lit.1
Press F2 (BANK CHANGE) to select the desired bank.2
Press the setup’s TONE SELECT button to load the setup.3