Recording The Chord Progression (Chord Progression) - Roland FP-5 Owner's Manual

Chapter 2 Playing Along with Rhythms
Recording the Chord Progression
(Chord Progression)
You can save a chord progression you've specified using the left-hand
section of the keyboard.
fig.02-15
1.
Hold down the [Chord Progression] button and press the
[Rec] button.
The [Chord Progression] button and the [Rec] buttons' indicator flashes in
red, the [Start/Stop] buttons' indicator flashes in orange., and the FP-5 is put
into recording standby.
The "UCP (User Chord Progression)" appears in the display.
fig.02-16
2.
The chord is specified with a key in the left part of the
keyboard, and the Rhythm begins.
The chord being played is indicated in the display.
You can store up to sixteen chords.
3.
Recording stops when the performance exceeds eight
measures or when you press the [Start/Stop] button.
Changing the Stored Measure Count
You can change the number of measures recorded for the chord
progression. This is set to eight measures when the FP-5 is turned on.
Measure counts of "4/8/12/16" can be selected.
1.
Hold down the [Chord Progression] button and press the
[Rec] button.
The "UCP (User Chord Progression)" appears in the display.
2.
Press the [-] and [+] button to select measure counts.
3.
The chord is specified with a key in the left part of the
keyboard, and the Rhythm begins.
4.
Press the [Start/Stop] button to stop recording.
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You can listen to a wide
variety of styles with a
favorite chord progression.
Refer to "Fixing a Set Chord
Progression" (p. 47).
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Press the [Chord
Progression] button or the
[Rec] button to exit from
recording standby.
Recorded chord progression
patterns are saved to
" " You can select
" " patterns by
pressing the [-] button when
pattern number 1 is
displayed.
NOTE
The song may not play back
correctly if the performance
is played with a different
beat than the one used in
recording the original chord
progression.
NOTE
You can store up to sixteen
chords. Regardless of the
number of measures set,
recording stops when the
seventeenth chord is
specified.
The recorded chord
progression will be
discarded as soon as the
power is turned off. If you
want to keep it, you'll need
to save the Setup (p. 37).