Chapter 2. Performance; Performing With A Variety Of Sounds - Roland DP-970 Owner's Manual

Chapter 2. Performance

Performing with a Variety of Sounds

The DP-970 contains 20 different internal tones. The tones are organized into five
tone groups, which are assigned to the Tone buttons.
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Selecting a tone group
1
Press any Tone button.
The indicator of the button you pressed will light.
When you play the keyboard, you will hear a sound in the selected tone group.
Selecting variation tones
2
Press the [Variation] button.
Four different tones (numbered 1–4) are assigned to each Tone button. Use the
[Variation] button to select among them.
Each time you press the [Variation] button, the button's indicator will change color,
and the four sounds will be selected successively.
Tone number
[Variation]
button's indicator
Some of the number 3 and 4 tones form pairs, which can be layered and sounded
together.
The tone you've selected is heard when you finger the keyboard.
1
1 2 3
Dark Red Green
2
4
Orange
For more details, refer to
"Tone List" (p. 50).
When Dual play (p. 26) or Split
play (p. 27) is used, only sound
number 1 or 2 can be selected.
If you use Dual play or Split
play with a Tone button for
which tone number 3 or 4 is
selected, tone number 1 will be
selected for that Tone button.
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