Roland A-70 Owner's Manual

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Safety Instructions
Table of Contents
Placement
Maintenance
Repairs and Data
Memory Backup
Panel Descriptions
Front Panel
Rear Panel
Connections
Turning the Power on
Turning the Power off
Working with the Unit
Performance or Manual Mode
Controlling External MIDI Instruments
Parameter Select Functions
MIDI Output
Setting MIDI Channels for the Zones
Controlling and Layering MIDI Channels
Adjusting the Volume of External MIDI Instruments
Main Control Functions
Adding Expression
Pitch Bend/Modulation: Adding Vibrato
Transposing the Keyboard
Aftertouch
Monophonic Playing
Portamento
Breath Control and "Manual" Aftertouch and Expression
Basics
Setting the Transposition of each Zone (Transpose)
Key Range (Splits)
Changing the Keyboard's Response (Velo Curve)
Volume (Zone Volume)
Stereo Placement (Pan)
Sound Selection
Program Changes
Bank Select Messages
Portamento Time
Effect Send Levels
Reverb Send Level (Rev Send)
Chorus Send Level (Chor Send)
Saving Your Settings
Basic Structure of the Unit
Memory Structure
Five Mode
Basic Operations
Data Entry Pad
Edit Mode: Making Settings in Greater Detail
Utility Mode: Saving Settings
Palette Sliders
Selecting Parameters/Options
Numeric Keypad
Navigating through the Screens
Selecting Items Via the Menus
Using Shortcuts to Jump to the Desired Item
Switches and Other Useful Functions
Zone Buttons
Help Function
Panic Function
Configuring the Unit
MIDI ins and Outs
Zone-To-MIDI out Assignments
Setting Zone Output in Edit Mode/On the Front Panel
Int Zones and the Outside (MIDI) World
Using MIDI In1 External Input (Remote)
Local KBD Sw (Separating the Keyboard from a Zone)
Editing Zones Via MIDI
Selecting Zone(S) the Remote Control
MIDI In2: Working with External Sequences
Performance Control Channel
Functions for Assignable Controllers
Other Controllers (On/Off for Zones)
Total Volume Slider/Total Vol Pedal
Hold Pedal
Global Transpose (Interval and Status)
Zone-Related Settings (Parameter Select)
Slider Modulation/Preset Modulation Value
Slider Aftertouch/Preset Aftertouch Value for Ext Zones
Slider Expressoin/Preset Expression Value for Ext Zones
Aux1 and Aux2: Control Changes, Sysex, RPN and NRPN
Assigning Parameters
Using the aux Buttons
Using Performance Chains
Creating a Chain
System and Related Settings
Display Format
Name Maps for Sound Identification
Assigning Maps to Zones
Zone Comments/Explanations
Creating Your Own Name Maps
Useful Details
LCD Contrast
Double-Click Speed
To CC Reset or Not to CC Reset
Sequencers, Drum Machines, Effects Devices
Controlling an External Sequencer
Sequencer Control-To-MIDI out Assignments
Tempo Button and Setting
Controlling an Effects Device/Drum Machine/Sampler
Reset Button
Start/Stop Button
MIDI Channels for Controlling an Effects Device
Effector-To-MIDI out Assignments
Selecting Effects Programs Via MIDI
Playing Samples/Drum Sounds
Working with a Voice Expansin Board
Installing a Voice Expansion Board
Initializing the Unit for the Expansion Board
Listening to the Demo Songs
Differences between Voice Expansion Boards
Polyphony
Assignments of the Parameter Select Buttons
Using the Unit as a Stage Piano
Selecting Sounds
Quick Sound Changes and Layers
First Editing Steps
Assigning Patches to the Parts
Sound-Related Settings (Volume and Pan)
Volume ("Patch MIX")
Transporting and Fine-Tuning Patches
Envelope Settings (Attack, Decay, Release)
Changing the Brightness
Adding Effects
Reverb and Chorus Send Levels
Equalizer
Reverb Settings
Chorus Settings
Meaning of the out Settings
Using the Voice Expansion Board as Sound Module
Master Tune
V-Exp Local Control
Performance List (Factory Set)
Patch List (Factory Set)
Housekeeping (Write, Copy, Etc.)
Naming Your Settings
Saving Settings
Manual Settings to Performance (man To)
Copying Settings
Saving a Chain
Copying Performances
Copying Chains
Initializing (Factory or Initial)
Initializing the Temporary Performance or Chain Area
Initializing the Manual Settings
Initializing the System Settings
Bulk Dump: External Storage
Initializing All Memories
Troubleshooting
Error Messages
Other Messages
Specifications
MIDI Implementation Chart
Index

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