Panel Descriptions; Front Panel - Roland RD-170 Owner's Manual

2. Panel descriptions

Front panel

A B
VOLUME BRILLIANCE
MAX BRIGHT
MIN MELLOW
A [VOLUME] slider
Use this slider to set the overall output level of
your RD-170. The balance between the two
available parts (in Split and Layer modes) can be
set using the PART LEVEL sliders.
Note: The setting of this slider has no effect on external
MIDI instruments that may be connected to the RD-170
(it does not transmit MIDI data).
B [BRILLIANCE] slider
This slider allows you to adjust the brightness of
the internal sound(s).
Note: The setting of this slider has no effect on external
MIDI instruments that may be connected to the RD-170
(it does not transmit MIDI data).
C [SYSTEM] button
This button provides access to parameters that
apply to the RD-170 as a whole (see p. 29). Use
the TONE SELECT/SETUP buttons for selecting
the desired parameter.
Press [SYSTEM] simultaneously with the [EDIT]
button to have access to the RD-170's demo
song function.
D [EDIT] button
Press this button and one of the TONE SELECT/
SETUP buttons to set part-related parameters
(damper status, function of a second foot-
switch, octave setting) and MIDI parameters.
Pressing it simultaneously with the [SYSTEM]
button provides access to the RD-170's demo
song function.
E [WRITE] button
Press this button to save the current settings to
one of the RD-170's "Setup" memories (S01~
S16).
F [REVERB] button
Use this button to switch the digital Reverb
effect of the internal sound source on or off.
This effect can be switched on or off separately
for the two internal parts (in Layer or Split
mode). The color of this button (when on)
depends on whether the KEYBOARD MODE
[LOWER] (green) or [UPPER] (red) button lights.
C D E
FUNCTION
LOWER
SYSTEM EDIT WRITE
DEMO
KEY
REVERB CHORUS TOUCH
EFFECTS/KEY TOUCH
F G H
I J K
PART LEVEL CONTROL
UPPER
TX
MODE TRANSPOSE
MAX
SPLIT LOWER
MIN
KEYBOARD MODE
M
Press it together with [CHORUS] to have access
to the RD-170's Sympathetic Resonance effect
(see p. 16).
G [CHORUS] button
Use this button to switch the digital Chorus
effect of the internal sound source on or off.
This effect can be switched on or off separately
for the two internal parts (in Layer or Split
mode). The color of this button (when on)
depends on whether the KEYBOARD MODE
[LOWER] (green) or [UPPER] (red) button lights.
Press it together with [REVERB] to have access
to the RD-170's Sympathetic Resonance effect
(see p. 16).
H [KEY TOUCH] button
Press this button to switch the keyboard's
velocity sensitivity on (button lights) or off
(button dark). It also allows you to select a
velocity curve or velocity value (see p. 22).
I PART LEVEL [LOWER] & [UPPER] sliders
These two sliders allow you to set the volume
balance between the two sounds that are avail-
able in Split and Layer modes.
These sliders are also available when only one
part (Upper or Lower) is available and thus
allow you to avoid unpleasant volume differ-
ences when switching from one part to the
other. They also transmit CC07 (MIDI volume)
messages.
J [TX MODE] button
This is a "master switch" that allows you to
enable (button lights) or disable (button off) the
transmission of MIDI data (see p. 23).
K [TRANSPOSE] button
This button allows you to shift the keyboard's
note assignment in semitone steps (so that
pressing "C" key sounds an "E" note, for exam-
ple). The transposition interval can be set and
saved to a Setup memory.
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