Playing Parts (Left/Right Hand) Separately; (Center Cancel); Sounding A Count Before Playback - Roland RP301R Owner's Manual

Playing back songs
Playing songs consecutively (All Song Play)
You can consecutively play back the built-in songs or the songs
saved in the internal memory or on the USB flash drive repetitively.
This function is called "All Song Play. "
1.
Press the [Song] button once or twice so the display will
indicate song name and song number.
2.
Use the [–] [+] buttons to select the bank.
To quickly jump to the next bank, hold down the [+] button and
press [–].
To jump to the first song of the previous bank, hold down [–] and
press [+].
3.
While holding down the [Song] button, press the [
button.
All Song Play will be selected, and the [
Note
All Song Play will be cancelled if you stop playback or turn off
the power.
Changing the song volume
If you use the selected song as an accompaniment for your solo
playing, you may find it too loud or too soft with respect to your
own part. In that case, you can change the song's playback level:
1.
Press and hold the [Song] button and use the [–] and [+]
buttons to set the desired level.
Song Vol
10
Playing parts (left/right hand)
separately
For SMF songs, you can select and play back the parts (left-hand,
right-hand or accompaniment) separately. This is a convenient way
to practice by playing along with a song one hand at a time.
1.
Hold down the [Song] button and press one of the
following buttons to select the part that you want to play
back.
Button Lit/Unlit
Unlit
[Rhythm]
Lit
Unlit
[Variation]
(left-hand part)
Lit
Unlit
[Intro/Ending]
(right-hand part)
Lit
2.
Press [Rhythm], [Variation] or [Intro/Ending] again to
switch the omitted part back on.
3.
Release the [Song] button.
* This setting will be cancelled if you select another song.
14
] button will blink.
Explanation
The accompaniment part will not sound
(its mute function is on).
The accompaniment part will sound (its
mute function is off ).
Left-hand part is muted
(or contains no performance data)
Left-hand part will sound
Right-hand part is muted
(or contains no performance data)
Right-hand part will sound
Memo
The parts (left-hand/right-hand) are indicated as follows for the
internal songs (A, B, C) and the songs you've recorded (U). Song
you record yourself may also contain a Rhythm accompaniment.
Songs
Internal Songs (A, B, C)
Recorded
Songs (U)
Playing back an audio file with its
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central sound minimized (Center Cancel)
You can minimize the sounds that are heard from the center when
playing back an audio file. For example, you can minimize the
melody or vocal, and then play or sing that part yourself.
Note
For some songs, sounds located at the center might not
disappear completely, or the tone quality of the sound might be
affected.
1.
Hold down the [Song] button and press the [Intro/Ending]
button.
Button
[Intro/Ending]
2.
Keep holding the [Song] button while pressing [Intro/
Ending] again to select the desired status ([Intro/Ending]
lit or unlit).
3.
Release the [Song] button.
* This setting will be cancelled if you select another song.

Sounding a count before playback

If you're playing along with a song, it will be easier to synchronize
your playing with the song if a count is sounded before playback
begins.
1.
Press the [Metronome] button to turn on the metronome
(p. 9).
2.
Proceed with "Playing back a song" (p. 13).
Now, a two-measure count will sound before song playback starts.
During the count, measure numbers "-2" and then "-1" will
appear in the display.
Left-Hand Part
Left-hand part
Twin Piano (p. 10) Left-hand piano
Split Tones (p. 32) Left-hand tone
No performance
Others
data
Lit/Unlit Explanation
The sound at the center is reduced
Unlit
during playback.
No attenuation of the vocal or
Lit
instrumental part at the center.
Right-Hand Part
Right-hand part
Right-hand piano
Right-hand tone
All parts (both
hands)