Adjusting The Volume Of An Audio File Or Music Cd; Changing The Tempo Of An Audio File Or Music Cd; Changing The Playback Pitch Of A Song (Playback Transpose); Minimizing The Sounds In The Center (Center Cancel) - Roland DP-990F Owner's Manual

Connecting to Other Devices
Adjusting the Volume of an Audio File or
Music CD
You can adjust only the volume of an audio file or music CD.
1. Play back the audio file or music CD (p. 61).
2. Hold down the [
[+] button.
Setting
0 – 10
Changing the Tempo of an Audio File or
Music CD
You can change the tempo of an audio file or a song from a
music CD.
1. Press the [Display] button a number of times so the
"Song" and "Tempo" indicator is lit.
2. Press the [-] or [+] button.
Setting
75 – 100 – 125 (%)
If you select a different song or turn off the power, the
tempo will revert to a setting of "100."
Changing the Playback Pitch of a Song
(Playback Transpose)
You can also change the playback pitch for a music CD song
or an audio file (Playback Transpose; p. 39).
1. Play back the audio file or music CD (p. 61).
2. While holding down the [Transpose] button, press
the [-] or [+] button.
Setting
-6 – 0 – 5 (semitone units)
* If you've selected a music CD song or audio file, using
Playback Transpose may affect the tonal character.
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] button and press the [-] or
Minimizing the Sounds in the Center
(Center Cancel)
Sounds on a music CD or audio file that are heard from the
center (typically the vocal or melody instrument) can be
minimized in the playback.
1. Play back the audio file or music CD (p. 61).
2. Press the [Right] button so its light is turned off.
The volume of the melody or vocal will decrease.
* For some songs, the sound heard from the center may not
disappear completely.
To turn off the Center Cancel function, press the [Right]
button. The Center Cancel function will also be turned
off when you select a different song.
* For some songs, using Center Cancel may affect the tonal
character.
Switching VIMA TUNES Recommended
Tones (Recommended Tone)
You can connect a commercially available USB CD drive to
the DP990F, and play back separately sold CD-ROMs created
for the VIMA (VIMA TUNES p. 80).
Songs on VIMA CD-ROM (VIMA TUNES) are programmed
with "recommended tones" suitable for each song.
When you select a song from a VIMA CD-ROM (VIMA TUNES),
recommended tones will be assigned to the DP990F's
[E. Piano], [Strings], and [Others] tone buttons, and these
three tone buttons will blink. When you press a flashing
Tone button, the recommended tone is then selected,
enabling you to perform the selected song using a tone
matched to that song as it plays back.
You can set the DP990F so that the recommended tones are
automatically assigned or not assigned.
1. Enter Function mode, choose "rtn" (p. 52).
2. Press the [-] or [+] button to switch "On" or "OFF."
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When you select a song from a VIMA CD-ROM (VIMA
TUNES), recommended tones will automatically be
On
assigned to the DP990F's [E. Piano], [Strings], and
[Others] tone buttons.
The recommended tones are not used, and only the
OFF
DP990F's internal tones can be selected.
This is set to "On" at the factory.