Roland RD-170 Owner's Manual page 14

RD-170 Preparations and main functions
(2) Press [LOWER] (this button lights along with
the [UPPER] button).
(3) Press [UPPER] to switch it off.
Using the Upper & Lower parts together (Layer)
A third possibility is to use the Upper and Lower
parts together, which is called a "Layer". The most
popular Layer combination is piano with strings, but
feel free to experiment with other layers (piano with
a Rhodes sound, for example).
SPLIT
KEYBOARD MODE
(1) Switch off the [SPLIT] button if it is on, other-
wise skip to the next step.
The [UPPER] button lights, signalling that you
are back in Whole Upper mode.
(2) Press [LOWER] (this button lights along with
the [UPPER] button).
Both buttons light: you are now in Layer mode.
The buttons related to the parts (TONE SELECT,
[REVERB], etc.) light in red to indicate the cur-
rent settings for the Upper part. The TONE
SELECT button of the second Tone lights in
green for quick confirmation of both sounds
used.
An even quicker way of selecting Layer mode
is by holding down one TONE SELECT button
while pressing another one. This will also
assign the selected Tones to the Upper (first
button) and Lower parts (second button),
though. If you do not need to select other
Tones, use step (2) above.
Splitting the keyboard
The RD-170 allows you to divide the keyboard into
two sections and to play two different Tones with
your left and right hands. Dividing the keyboard is
called a "Split" and the key where the keyboard is
split is the "split point".
SPLIT
KEYBOARD MODE
(1) Press the [SPLIT] button so that it lights.
The [UPPER] and [LOWER] buttons also light.
The buttons related to the parts (TONE SELECT,
[REVERB], etc.) light in red to indicate the cur-
rent settings for the Upper part.
(2) To change the settings of the Lower part,
press and hold the [LOWER] button while
pressing the required buttons.
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LOWER UPPER
Layer mode
LOWER UPPER
Split mode
[LOWER] and all buttons related to the Lower
part (which can now be played in isolation)
light up in green. If necessary, select a different
Tone.
Note: This setting can be saved to a Setup memory (see
p. 28).
(3) To change the settings of the Lower part,
press and hold the [LOWER] button while
pressing the required buttons.
The display indicates the Variation number of
the selected sound (you could select another
Variation with [DEC÷NO]/[INC÷YES] now). You
will also notice that all related and active but-
tons light in green. See p. 13 for how to select
Tones and p. 16 for setting the effects.
(4) Adjust the volume balance between the two
parts with the PART LEVEL [LOWER] and
[UPPER] sliders.
PART LEVEL
LOWER UPPER
MAX
MIN
Note: The slider settings are saved to the Setup memo-
ries. Therefore, the position of the physical sliders does
not always correspond to the actual level settings.
Note: You can also specify which Part(s) should
respond to footswitch and/or pedal messages. See p. 22.
(5) To return to Whole Upper or Whole Lower
mode, switch off the [UPPER] or [LOWER] but-
ton.
You will notice that all related and active but-
tons light in green. See p. 13 for how to select
Tones and p. 16 for setting the effects.
(3) Adjust the volume balance between the two
parts with the PART LEVEL [LOWER] and
[UPPER] sliders.
PART LEVEL
LOWER UPPER
MAX
MIN
Note: You can also specify which Tone(s) should
respond to footswitch and/or pedal messages. See p. 22.
(4) To return to Whole Upper mode, switch off
the [SPLIT] button.
CONTROL
TX METRO-
MODE TRANSPOSE NOME
SPLIT LOWER UPPER
KEYBOARD MODE
CONTROL
TX METRO-
MODE TRANSPOSE NOME
SPLIT LOWER UPPER
KEYBOARD MODE