Chapter 3 Let's Play - Roland RA30 Owner's Manual

Chapter 3 Let's Play!
m@ Playing Tones
The RA-30 has built-in sounds for sax, organ, guitar, and a wide variety of other instru-
ments. These sounds are called Tones. The Tones are divided into eight Groups. Each
Group also comes with many Variations, letting you choose just the Tone you want for
your song.
Using the full keyboard of an electronic piano to play the RA-30's Tones without using
the RA-30's Arranger function is called "Tone Play." In this section we'll take a look at
how to perform Tone Play.
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@ Getting Ready for Tone Play
1. Press the Keyboard button in the One Touch pair. The button's indicator lights up.
The indicator on the Keyboard button among the Tone Group buttons also lights up,
and the sound of the electronic piano is selected. Play the keyboard and make sure
that you can hear the electronic piano.
* If you can't hear the electronic piano, the piano is set to the wrong MIDI channel. See "After
the Power Is On..." (p.12).
* If you're using an acoustic piano or if you have connected an instrument such as a MIDI
accordion, then no sound is played while the Keyboard button for Tone Group is ilhaninated.
You need to move on to the next step ("How to Choose a Tone Group").
@ How to Choose a Tone Group
2. Press any one of the Tone Group buttons, and confirm that its indicator has lighted.
Now you can play Tones from the Group which has its button lighted. Play the key-
board to check the sound of the RA-30.
* If you're using an acoustic piano, the two octaves where the KP-24 is located are the range for
Tone Play. No Tone will sound if you play a key outside this range. If you want to change the
pitch of a Tone, you should use the Octave Shift function. See "Changing the Pitch (Register)
of a Tone by Octaves" (p.42).
@ How to Choose a Tone Variation
Each Tone Group has a large number of Tone Variations. These sound similar but have
distinctive characteristics, giving you a selection to choose from for your performances.
3. Use the Tone Select up/down buttons to choose a Tone Variation.
The indicator for the Tone Group button flashes, and the Group number and Variation
number for the Tone you've selected appear in the display.
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