Overview Of The Rd-700Gx; Basic Organization Of The Rd-700Gx; Units Of Sound - Roland RD-700GX Owner's Manual

Overview of the RD-700GX

Basic Organization of the
RD-700GX
The RD-700GX can be divided into two sections: a controller
section and a sound generator section.
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Sound
Generator
Section
Play
Controller Section
(controllers such as keyboard, pitch bend lever, etc.)
Controller Section
This section includes the keyboard, the Pitch Bend/Modulation
lever, the panel knobs, the sliders, and any pedal connected
to the rear panel. Actions such as pressing and releasing of
keys on the keyboard, depressing a damper pedal, and so
forth, are converted to MIDI messages and sent to the sound
generator section, or to an external MIDI device.
Sound Generator Section
The sound generator section produces the sound. Here, MIDI
messages received from the controller section or external MIDI
device are converted to musical signals, which are then output
as analog signals from the OUTPUT and PHONES jacks.
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Units of Sound

When using the RD-700GX, you will notice that a variety of
different categories come into play when working with sounds.
What follows is a simple explanation of each sound category.
Tone
The individual sounds used when playing the RD-700GX are
referred to as "Tones." Tones are assigned to each part.
The Tones also include various groups of percussion instrument
assembled into "Rhythm Sets." Each key (note number) of a
Rhythm Set will produce a different percussion instrument.
Part
A sound generator of this type which can control multiple
sounds using one device is referred to as a multitimbral sound
generator. The RD-700GX contains a multitimbral sound
generator capable of playing sixteen Tones simultaneously.
"Parts" are where Tones that are created when the RD-700GX
is used as a sound generator are assigned. Since different
Tones can be assigned to each of the Parts and controlled
individually, you can have multiple Tones play simultaneously,
divide the keyboard into separate ranges and have different
Tones sound in the different parts (Split), and enjoy playing
ensemble performances.
The sixteen Parts played by the RD-700GX's internal sound
generator are referred to as "Internal Parts."
Zone
The RD-700GX features four Parts (UPPER 1, UPPER 2, LOWER
1, and LOWER 2) that you can use for freely controlling the
Internal Parts with the RD-700GX's buttons and keyboard.
These four Parts that are used for controlling the Internal Parts
are collectively known as the "INTERNAL Zone." Four of the
sixteen Internal Parts are assigned to the INTERNAL Zone for
control (the RHYTHM Part is fixed at Part 10).
Furthermore, you can freely control external MIDI sound
generators with the RD-700GX in the same manner as with the
INTERNAL Zone. You can likewise control the external MIDI
sound generator with the four Parts (UPPER 1, UPPER 2,
LOWER 1, and LOWER 2), with this group of four Parts being
referred to as the "EXTERNAL Zone." The external MIDI sound
generator is assigned to these four Parts for control.