Playing; Playing Various Sounds - Roland RG-1F Owner's Manual

Playing

Playing Various Sounds

The RG-1F/RG-3F lets you play using a variety of sounds (a total of more than
300) that include piano sounds as well as other sounds.
Each of these sounds is called a "tone." The tones are organized into four
groups, with each group assigned to a tone button.
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Selecting a tone group
1
Press one of the tone buttons.
The indicator of the button you pressed will light.
Play the keyboard, and you'll hear the selected tone.
Selecting variation tones
2
Use the [+] [–] buttons to select a tone.
The screen will show the name of the selected tone.
fig.d-GrandPiano1.eps
Play the keyboard, and you'll hear the selected tone.
About the available tones
Button
[Piano] button
[E. Piano] button
[Strings] button
[Others] button
* For some tones, there are keys that do not produce sound.
* For more about the tones, refer to "Tone List" (p. 82).
22
Description
This button selects a variety of instruments in the history of the piano, ranging from
grand piano to honky-tonk.
This button selects a variety of the electric piano sounds used in pop and rock, and
various instruments played with mallets.
This button selects orchestral instruments such as violin and other string instruments,
as well as instruments that are suitable for dual performance with piano sounds (p. 23).
This button selects a variety of tones including organ, bass, and GM2 sounds (p. 88).
* If tone numbers 35–42 are selected, the keyboard will act as a drum set.
* If you've selected a tone to which the rotary effect is applied, you can press the
[Others] button to change the modulation speed of the rotary effect.