Playing The Piano, Listening To Songs And Practicing; Selecting A Tone; Playing Back A Song - Roland F107 Owner's Manual

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Playing the Piano, Listening to Songs and Practicing

Selecting a Tone

In addition to piano sounds, the piano lets you enjoy performing with
many other sounds.
You can also connect the instrument to an app that give you access to even
more tones, such as "Do Re Mi" and GM2 tones.
&"Connecting the Piano and a Mobile Device via Bluetooth" (p. 10)
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Hold down the [ ] button and play a key from A0 to B1.
This selects the tone corresponding to the key you pressed.
A0 C1
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Press and hold
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Tone Name Explanation
An extravagant concert grand piano. This is the most
Concert Piano
recommended piano tone for use in any genre.
(A0)
A relaxing grand piano. Good for songs that are more
Ballad Piano
quiet and relaxed.
(A#0)
A grand piano tone that
Mellow Piano
the Ballad Piano. Recommended for songs with a soft,
(B0)
relaxed mood.
Bright Piano A grand piano with a brilliant tone. Recommended
(C1) for making the piano stand out in an ensemble.
The most popular electric piano tone, featuring a
Stage EP
characteristic tremolo effect. Good for pop music and
(C#1)
ballads.
An electric piano with an attack that stands
out, emphasizing the low and high frequencies.
Pop EP
(D1) Recommended when performing solos in songs and
similar situations.
A piano tone with a bright and sparkling feel,
Magical Piano
featuring a piano sound plus bell and pad synthesizer
(D#1)
sounds.
A classical instrument sound used in baroque music.
Harpsichord
Produces a characteristically delicate sound that
(E1)
made by plucking strings with a plectrum.
A well-known classical instrument sound used in
Celesta
Tchaikovsky
(F1)
brilliant and pleasant tone that
An instrument that
Vibraphone glockenspiel, with a characteristically spacious and
(F#1) clear tone. Playing in a relaxed way also offers a
sound with variation.
A pipe organ that
Pipe Organ
Suitable for playing baroque music.
(G1)
A tonewheel organ. Often used when playing jazz
Combo Jz. Organ
music.
(G#1)
A large string ensemble with a characteristically
SymphonicStr1 warm sound. Can be used for both slow and rapid
(A1) passages. Useful in a variety of situations such as
when layered with a piano tone.
A synthesizer tone with a distinctive spacious sound.
Soft Pad
Useful when layered with instruments like piano or
(A#1)
electric piano, giving a quiet warmth to the sound.
Vocal sounds that can be triggered in four stages
according to how hard you play the keys (Doo,
Jazz Scat
(B1) Doot, Bap and Daw). This lets you enjoy playing
a cappella-style passages with a thick sound.
MEMO
Press two keys at the same time to select two different tones that play
together with each press of a key. This function is called "Dual Play. "
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B1
s even more laid back than
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s "Nutcracker Suite. " Produces a uniquely
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s like a glockenspiel.
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s a larger version of the
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s used in places like churches.
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Playing Back a Song

Here's how you can listen to the built-in songs. The built-in songs are
separated into several categories.
&For details on the built-in songs, refer to "Internal Song List" (p. 18).
Selecting a category
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Hold down the [ ] button and play a key from C2 to G#2, or
from F3 to F#3.
This selects the category corresponding to the key you pressed.
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Press and hold
Category name
Listening (C2)
Ensemble (C#2)
Entertainment (D2)
Do Re Mi Lesson (D#2)
Scales
(E2)
Hanon
(F2)
Beyer
(F#2)
Burgmüller (G2)
Czerny #100 (G#2)
USB Memory
s
(F3)
Internal Memory
(F#3)
(*) The F107 can play back data in the following formats.
5 SMF formats 0/1
5 Audio files (WAV 44.1 kHz, 16-bit linear)
5 Audio files (MP3, 44.1 kHz, 64 kbps–320 kbps)
C2
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Explanation
Piano songs recommended for listening.
Famous songs, mainly classical pieces. These include
piano concertos, duets, and jazz arrangements of classical
pieces. Since this collection contains songs that are
challenging to play, they are recommended for those at
intermediate level or above.
Arrangements of well-known songs from around the
world, including pop, jazz, and children's songs, in
arrangements that can be enjoyed by a wide range of
people from the beginner to the advanced player.
You can use these lessons to learn the basics of music,
by singing solfege along with the songs or practicing
score-reading.
Scales in all keys (major scales, minor scales).
Exercises No. 1–20 from Hanon's "The Virtuoso Pianist. "
Beyer's "Vorschule im Klavierspiel" Op.101, No. 1–106.
Burgmüller's "25 Études faciles et progressives" Op.100.
Czerny's "100 Progressive Studies" for piano practice.
Plays back songs from a USB flash drive. (*)
Plays back a song (only one) that's recorded on the piano.
F3