Roland RS-50 Owner's Manual page 23

Playing arpeggios (Phrase/Arpeggio)
An arpeggio is a "broken chord" where each note is played separately. The Phrase/
Arpeggio function lets you produce an arpeggio simply by holding down a chord,
and is also a convenient way to input a performance into an external sequencer.
Since the RS-50 provides arpeggio templates that are suitable for the various sounds
you select, you can produce appropriate arpeggios immediately.
You can also select Phrase Template which allows you to play arpeggio using only
one key, without pressing a chord (p. 62).
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1.
In Patch mode, press [1] to select piano sounds.
2.
Press [PHRASE/ARPEGGIO] so it is lit.
3.
Play the keyboard.
The instrument will play an arpeggio, according to the notes you have just voiced.
■ Changing the way in which the arpeggios are sounded
Then, try to change the way in which the arpeggios are sounded.
Settings that specify how arpeggios are sounded are provided as templates.
By switching templates, you can change the way in which the arpeggios are
sounded.
4.
Press [0]–[9].
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It switches to an arpeggio template suitable for the selected sound.
Pressing [0] will select the user template.
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Preset (Arpeggio/Phrase) templates
User templates
2, 6 4
Play a phrase
by pressing one key.
Try out the sounds
5
Play an arpeggio
by pressing a chord.
User template (p. 24)
Arpeggio template list (p.
120)
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