Dividing The Keyboard For Two-Person Performance (Twin Piano) - Roland RP201 Owner's Manual

Various Settings

Dividing the Keyboard for Two-person Performance (Twin Piano)

You can divide the keyboard into left and right sections so that two
people can play the same range of pitches.
This means that you'll be able to use the keyboard as though it were
two separate pianos.
For example, this provides a convenient way for one person to
follow along with another person's performance to check it. See the
illustration at the bottom of this page.
When you turn Twin Piano on, the instrument will be in the
following state.
• The keyboard will be divided into left and right sections, with
"middle C" located in the center of each section.
• The left and right sections will have the same sound (Grand Piano 1).
• The right pedal will be the damper pedal for the right section, and
the left pedal will be the damper pedal for the left section.
• If the Split function or the Dual function was on when you turned
Twin Piano on, the Split function and the Dual function will be
turned off.
• Some effects (p. 22) will be turned off.
You can also decide to assign the left section only to the left
speaker and the right half only to the right speaker, when set
Twin Piano mode to "2."
1.
Hold down the [Song] button and press the [Metronome]
button.
The display will indicate "Fnc" and you'll be in Function mode.
2.
Press the [Reverb] button to select "tPn."
3.
Release the [Reverb] button to see the current setting.
fig.TwinPiano.eps
C1 C2
C3 C4
36
C3 C4
C5 C6
4.
Use the [–] [+] buttons to change the setting.
You can choose one of the following ways in which the sound will
be heard.
Setting Explanation
Twin Piano mode is off.
The sound will be heard from the right as you play
toward the right of the keyboard, and from the left as
you play toward the left.
Notes played in the right area will be heard from the
right speaker, and notes played in the left area will be
heard from the left speaker.
This setting is not remembered when you switch off the RP201.
The next time you switch the RP201 on, this parameter reverts
to the "OFF" setting.
If you set this parameter to "2," reverb will no longer be
applied.
For some sounds, the sound may not be split even if you set
Twin Piano mode to "2."
5.
Press the [Song] or [Metronome] button to leave
Function mode.
If you selected "1" or "2," the display now shows the following to
indicated that Twin Piano mode is active:
C5 C6
C3 C4
C7 C8
C5 C6