Table Of Contents - Roland RS-5 Owner's Manual

Contents
USING THE UNIT SAFELY ......................................................................................... 2
IMPORTANT NOTES .................................................................................................. 4
What can I do with the RS-5/9? (Main features) ...................................................... 5
Front and Rear Panel ............................................................................................... 10
Quick Start...................................................... 13
Getting Ready........................................................................................................... 14
Connecting the RS-5/9 to external equipment..................................................................................... 14
Turning On the Power ............................................................................................................................. 15
Turning the power off .................................................................................................................. 16
Adjusting the display contrast (LCD CONTRAST) ............................................................................ 16
Adjusting the pitch to other instruments (Master Tuning) ................................................................ 18
Listening to the Demo (DEMO) ............................................................................... 19
Demo Songs List ....................................................................................................................................... 20
Playing the Sounds.................................................................................................. 21
Restoring the Factory Settings (Factory Reset)..................................................................................... 21
Selecting Tones By Category (TONE CATEGORY) ............................................................................ 23
Selecting Tones by Specifying the Group and Number...................................................................... 26
Easy Tone Selection (Switching Parts) .................................................................................................. 28
Playing Percussion Instruments (Drum Sets)....................................................................................... 29
Changing a Drum Set ................................................................................................................... 29
Selecting Drum Sets by Specifying the Group and Number .................................................. 30
Playing a Drum Set in a Part Other Than Part 10..................................................................... 31
Notes when selecting a Drum Set............................................................................................... 32
Trying out tones (PHRASE PREVIEW)................................................................................................. 33
Playing Two Tones on the Keyboard ..................................................................... 34
Dividing the Keyboard into Separate Ranges and Playing Different Tones in Each (SPLIT) .........34
Playing two Tones from the keyboard (DUAL)................................................................................... 36
Selecting Tones and Drum Sets .............................................................................................................. 37
Selecting Tones By Category (TONE CATEGORY)................................................................. 37
Selecting Tones by Specifying the Group and Number .......................................................... 38
Changing the Two Parts Being Used..................................................................................................... 39
Changing the Split Point ......................................................................................................................... 40
Using the Convenient Functions in Performances............................................... 42
Creating Arpeggios from the Chords You Play (ARPEGGIO ON/OFF) ........................................ 42
Using Multi-effects, Chorus, and Reverb.............................................................................................. 44
Turning the Effects On and Off (EFFECTS ON/OFF)............................................................. 44
Setting the Amount of Chorus and Reverb ............................................................................... 46
Changing the Multi-effect Type .................................................................................................. 47
Transposing All the Parts (TRANSPOSE ON/OFF) ........................................................................... 48
Setting the Amount of Transposition......................................................................................... 48
Changing the Sound's Pitch in Real Time (Pitch Bend Lever)........................................................... 50
Adding a Vibrato Effect to the Sound (Modulation Lever)................................................................ 51
Changing the Tone with the Knobs ....................................................................................................... 52
Vibrato and Wah Effects (LFO) ................................................................................................... 52
Changing the sound's volume (ENVELOPE) ........................................................................... 54
Changing the Brightness of the Sound and Adding Special Qualities (FILTER) ................ 55
Changing the RS-5/9's Settings All At Once (Selecting Performances)........................................... 56
Easily Selecting the Performances You Like (FAVORITE PERFORM BANK) ............................... 58
Registering Performances ............................................................................................................ 58
Easily Selecting Performances..................................................................................................... 59
Instantly Switching to Piano Mode ............................................................................................ 60
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