Panel Descriptions; Front Panel - Roland RS-50 Owner's Manual

Panel descriptions

Front panel

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D BEAM CONTROLLER
You can apply a variety of effects to sounds simply by moving your
hand (p. 31).
[SOLO SYNTH] (Solo Synthesizer) button
You can generate passages that sound as if you are rapidly playing
the keyboard.
[ACTIVE EXPRESS] (Active Expression) button
This lets you use the D Beam controller for Active Expression.
[ASSIGNABLE] button
This lets you assign a desired function to the D Beam controller (p.
33).
B
[VOLUME] knob
Adjusts the overall volume that is output from the rear panel
OUTPUT jacks and PHONES jack (p. 15).
C
MODE Section
[PATCH] button
Switches the RS-50 into the Patch mode (p. 42).
[PERFORMANCE] button
Switches the RS-50 into the Performance mode (p. 42).
[DEMO] button
Accesses the demo playback function (p. 18).
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EDIT Section
[PARAM] (Parameter) button
This button accesses sound or performance settings (parameters).
The settings that are accessed will depend on the selected mode
(Patch/Performance) or state.
[EFFECTS] button
This button switches effects (MFX, chorus, reverb) on/off, and
accesses effect-related settings.
[UTILITY] button
In Patch/Performance modes, this button accesses various utility
functions, such as those for copying data or initializing sound
generator settings.
Others
[SYSTEM] button
This button accesses settings that affect the entire RS-50, such as
tuning, display contrast, and MIDI message reception.
[PART SELECT] button
When this button is lit in Performance mode, you can use the direct
access buttons to select a part to play from the keyboard or to edit (p.
43).
[AUDITION] button
You can repeatedly listen to an audition phrase for the currently
selected patch (p. 22).
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