Operation Guide; Selecting A Tone; Adjusting The Overall Volume; Adding Reverberation To The Sound (Ambience) - Roland DP603 Owner's Manual

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Operation Guide

Selecting a Tone

In addition to piano sounds, the unit lets you enjoy performing with
many other sounds.
These sounds are called "Tones. " The Tones are divided into five groups,
each of which is assigned to a different Tone button.
Press a tone button (e.g., [Piano]) and then use the
To select a tone
[–] [+] buttons.
Viewing the display
Time signature
Tempo Measure
Auditioning the tones (Tone Demo)
1.
Hold down the [Key Touch] button and press the [Transpose] button.
2.
Select a tone.
You can hear a tone demo of the first tone in each tone group.
3.
To end the tone demo, press the [u] button.
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For more about the sounds, refer to "Tone List" at the end of this manual.

Adjusting the Overall Volume

You can adjust the speaker volume
when using the internal speakers, or the
headphone volume when headphones are
connected.
Adjusting the volume 0–100

Adding Reverberation to the Sound (Ambience)

The reverberation that is characteristic of a performance in a concert
hall can be added to the sound.
0–10 (default value: 2)
Adjusting the
* If Headphones 3D Ambience is "on, " you can
reverberation (Ambience)
adjust the depth of the Headphones 3D
Ambience effect.
You can apply a Headphones 3D Ambience effect
that creates the impression that the sound is being
heard from the piano itself even when you're using
Headphones 3D Ambience
headphones.
Off, On (default value: On)
* The reverberation effect is not applied to audio files.

Adjusting the Brightness of the Sound (Brilliance)

You can adjust the brightness of the sound when you play the
keyboard or when you play back a song.
Adjusting the brightness
-10–0–10 (default value: 0)
of the sound

Making Various Settings (Function Mode)

You can make detailed settings for the unit.
1.
Simultaneously press the [Ambience] button and [Brilliance]
button.
2.
Use the [K] [J] buttons to select the item that you want to set.
3.
Use the [–] [+] buttons to edit the setting.
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Tone name
Song
transposition
Keyboard transposition
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Basic operations
Select a setting item
Edit a value
Restore the default value
Tone groups
Button Explanation
[Piano] button Grand piano tones
[E. Piano] button
Electric piano tones
Organ tones
* If you've selected an organ sound that provides
[Organ] button
a rotary effect (*1), such as a Combo Jz. Org or a
Ballad Organ, pressing the [Organ] button will
switch the speed of the rotary effect.
The tones of string instruments such as violins, as
[Strings] button
well as other instruments used in orchestras.
Selects a variety of sounds such as bass or
accompaniment sounds.
[Other] button
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You can use the [K] [J] buttons to select sounds
of the next category.
*1 Rotary is an effect which simulates the sound of rotating speakers. There is a
choice of two settings: Fast and Slow.

Transposing the Pitch (Transpose)

The keyboard or song can be transposed in semitone
steps.
For example if a song is in the key of E major but you want
to play it using the fingering of the C major scale, you
would set the keyboard transpose setting to "4. "
If you play C E G0It will sound E G B
Kbd Transpose
Song Transpose

Changing the Playing Feel of the Keyboard (Key Touch)

You can change the playing feel (touch) of the keyboard.
Fix, 1–100 (default value: 50)
* If this is set to "Fix, " each note sounds at the
Adjusting the key touch
same volume regardless of how strongly you
play the keyboard.
Adjusts the time from when you play the key until
the piano sound is heard. Higher values produce a
Hammer Response
greater delay.
Off, 1–10 (default value: 1)
Use the [K] [J] buttons.
Use the [–] [+] buttons.
Press the [–] [+] buttons
simultaneously.
-6–0–5 (default value: 0)
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You can also change the keyboard
transpose setting by holding down
the [Transpose] button and pressing
the note that will be the tonic
(root note) of the transposed key.
-12–0–12 (default value: 0)