Roland MP-70 manual

Owner’s Manual Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the Roland Digital Piano MP-70. Main Features Piano Sounds with Rich Resonance and Wide-Ranging Expressiveness The stereo sampling piano sound generator realistically reproduces even the sound of the hammers striking the strings, producing the tones of a high-quality concert grand pi[...]

2 CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN ATTENTION : RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR CAUTION : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to al[...]

3 USING THE UNIT SAFELY 001 • Before using this unit, make sure to read the instruc- tions below, and the Owner’s Manual. .......................................................................................................... 002a • Do not open or perform any internal modifications on the unit. .............................................[...]

4 015 • Do not force the unit’s power-supply cord to share an outlet with an unreasonable number of other devices. Be especially careful when using extension cords—the total power used by all devices you have connected to the extension cord’s outlet must never exceed the power rating (watts/amperes) for the extension cord. Excessive loads c[...]

5 IMPORTANT NOTES 291b In addition to the items listed under “IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS” and “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” on pages 3 and 4, please read and observe the following: Power Supply 301 • Do not connect this unit to same electrical outlet that is being used by an electrical appliance that is controlled by an inverter (such as a r[...]

6 Contents USING THE UNIT SAFELY ......................... 3 IMPORTANT NOTES ................................... 5 Panel Descriptions ..................................... 7 Front Panel.................................................................... 7 Rear Panel ..................................................................... 7 Before You [...]

7 Panel Descriptions Front Panel 1 [Power] switch Turns the power on/off (p. 9). 2 [VOLUME] knob Adjusts the overall volume level (p. 9). 3 [DEMO] button You can listen to a demo of the instrument’s tones (p. 13). 4 [ (Headphones)] indicator This indicator lights up when headphones are connected to the headphones jack (p. 8). 5 [REVERB] button Ad[...]

8 Before You Start Playing Connect the Pedal Cable Insert the pedal cable into the Pedal jack on the rear panel of the MP-70. fig.00-01 Connect the Power Cord Insert the included power cord into the AC inlet on the bottom panel of the MP-70, and then plug it into an electrical outlet. NOTE Be sure to use the supplied power cord. fig.00-02 Setting U[...]

9 Before You Start Playing ■ Using the Headphones Hook Whenever you are not using the headphones, you can hang them on the headphones hook at the lower left of the MP-70. Attaching the Headphones Hook Press and twist the headphones hook included with the MP- 70 into the hole in the bottom of the MP-70 (refer to the figure below). Turn the wing nu[...]

10 Before You Start Playing About the Pedals The pedals have the following functions, and are used mainly for piano performance. fig.00-08.e Damper pedal (right pedal) While this pedal is pressed, notes will be sustained even after you take your fingers off the keys. On an acoustic piano, holding down the damper pedal will allow the remaining strin[...]

11 Chapter 1. Enjoying the Internal Songs and Demo Listening to Internal Songs The MP-70 comes with 66 piano songs onboard. ■ Playing Back All Songs Continuously (All Song Play) The internal songs can be played back consecutively. fig.panel1-1 1 Hold down the [SONG/TEMPO] button, and press the [PLAY] button. The [Song/Tempo] button’s indicator [...]

12 Chapter 1. Enjoying the Internal Songs and Demo Playing back 3 Press the [PLAY] button. The button’s indicator will light, and the selected song will play. Stopping the playback 4 Press the [PLAY] button. The button’s indicator goes out, and playback stops. The next time you press the [PLAY] button, the song that was stopped is played from t[...]

13 Chapter 1. Enjoying the Internal Songs and Demo Listening to the Demo Songs You can listen to various demo songs, including those demonstrating the piano and other tones, as well as the function applied to the piano tones. ■ Playing Back the Tone Demo Songs fig.panel1-3 1 Press the [DEMO] button. The button’s indicator flashes, and playback [...]

14 Chapter 2. Performance Performing with a Variety of Sounds The MP-70 contains 15 different internal tones. The tones are organized into five tone groups, which are assigned to the TONE SELECT buttons. fig.panel2-1 Selecting a tone group 1 Press any TONE SELECT button. The indicator of the button you pressed will light. When you play the keyboard[...]

15 Chapter 2. Performance Adjusting the Keyboard Touch (Key Touch) You can adjust the touch (playing feel) of the keyboard. fig.panel2-7 1 Press the [KEY TOUCH] button. The button’s indicator will light, and the feel of the keyboard will change. Each time you press the [KEY TOUCH] button, the button’s indicator will change color, and the feel o[...]

16 Chapter 2. Performance Applying Effects to the Sound fig.panel2-5 ■ Adding Reverberation to the Sound (Reverb) By applying the reverb effect you can produce a pleasant reverberation, making it sound as though you were performing in a concert hall. 1 Press the [REVERB] button. The button’s indicator will light, and a reverb effect will be app[...]

17 Chapter 2. Performance Transposing the Key of the Keyboard (Transpose) By using the “Transpose function,” you can transpose your performance without changing the notes you play. For example, even if the song is in a difficult key with numerous sharps ( ) or flats ( ), you can transpose it to a key that is easier for you to play. When accompa[...]

18 Chapter 2. Performance Splitting the Keyboard Into Two Sections for Four-Hand Performances (Twin Piano Mode) You can divide the keyboard into two separate sections, allowing two people to perform in the same registers. 1 Press the [TWIN PIANO] button. The [TWIN PIANO] button and the [SPLIT] button’s indicator will lit. fig.panel3-1 The followi[...]

19 Chapter 2. Performance Playing Two Sounds Together (Dual Play) Simultaneously playing two tones when one key is pressed is called “Dual play.” 1 Simultaneously press the two TONE SELECT buttons that you want to play together. The indicator of the button you pressed will light. When you play the keyboard, the tones of the two TONE SELECT butt[...]

20 Chapter 2. Performance Playing Different Tones with the Left and Right Hands (Split Play) Dividing the keyboard into right-hand and left-hand areas, then playing different sounds in each is called “Split play.” The boundary key is called the “split point.” fig.splitpoint.e fig.panel2-3 1 Press the [SPLIT] button. The button’s indicator[...]

21 Chapter 2. Performance ■ Changing the Keyboard’s Split Point You can change the location where the keyboard is divided (the split point) within the range of B1 through B6. 1 While continuing to hold the [SPLIT] button, press the key that you want to specify as the split point. The key you pressed becomes the split point, and belongs to the l[...]

22 Chapter 2. Performance Changing the beat of metronome 4 Hold down the [SONG/TEMPO] button, and press the [-] or [+] button. The currently selected beat will be displayed. If you hold down the [SONG/TEMPO] button and press the [-] or [+] button, the beat will change. If you hold down the [SONG/TEMPO] button and press the [-] and [+] buttons simul[...]

23 Chapter 3. Playing Along with the Internal Songs Here’s how you can play along with the internal songs. You can slow down the playback tempo of the song, or play back each hand separately. Before you try playing the song, listen to it several times to get a general feel for the song. For details on operation, refer to “Selecting a Song and P[...]

24 Chapter 3. Playing Along with the Internal Songs Playing Each Hand Separately The internal songs have different parts recorded to the left-hand and right-hand performances. When playing back internal songs, you can select the parts to be played. Left-hand performances are assigned to the [LEFT] button, and right-hand performances are assigned to[...]

25 Chapter 4. Recording Your Performance You can easily record your performances. A recorded performance can be played back to hear your own playing, or to add additional parts. The following types of recording can be done using the MP-70. • Recording just your own keyboard performance ( → “Recording a New Song” p. 26) • Recording along w[...]

26 Chapter 4. Recording Your Performance Recording a New Song Record only the keyboard performance without playing along with an internal song. fig.panel4-1 Recording settings (select “USr”) 1 Press the [SONG/TEMPO] button, getting its indicator to light in red. The song number appears in the display for several seconds. 2 Press [-] and [+] but[...]

27 Chapter 4. Recording Your Performance Recording Along with a Song You can record a performance that you play along with an internal song. Using the [LEFT] or [RIGHT] buttons, you can perform and record just the right- hand part of a song while listening to the left-hand playback of an internal song. fig.panel4-3 Selecting the song to record 1 Pr[...]

28 Chapter 4. Recording Your Performance Recording the Right-Hand and Left-Hand Parts Separately You can use the MP-70’s recorder to record the right-hand and left-hand parts separately. You can also specify individual parts to record to when you want to do a recording over again. Press the [LEFT] or [RIGHT] button to specify the part to be recor[...]

29 Chapter 4. Recording Your Performance Stop recording 5 Press the [PLAY] or [REC] button. Recording stops, and the indicators for the [PLAY] and [REC] buttons go out. The performance of the specified part has been recorded. To record the performance of the other part, go back to Step 2 and repeat the procedure from there. You can listen to the pe[...]

30 Chapter 4. Recording Your Performance Erasing Recorded Performances You can erase a recorded performance. ■ Erasing a Performance from the Specified Track You can select a recorded track and erase it. 1 Hold down either the [LEFT] or [RIGHT] button and press the [ REC] button. The indicator of the button you pressed will go dark, and the perfo[...]

31 Chapter 4. Recording Your Performance Saving Recorded Songs Even with the Power Turned Off (Song Backup) Normally, any songs you have recorded are deleted when you turn off the power to the MP-70. However, if you wish, you can have such recorded songs be saved even while the power is turned off. This function is called “Song Backup.” 1 Hold [...]

32 Chapter 5. Changing Various Settings Changing the Damper Pedal’s Resonance On an acoustic piano, depressing the damper pedal makes the notes you play resonate with other strings, adding rich reverberations and fatness to the sound. The damper pedal on the MP-70 recreates this resonance (damper resonance) when depressed. You can select from eig[...]

33 Chapter 5. Changing Various Settings For details on each function, refer to the explanations below. 3. Press the [-] or [+] button to change the value. If you press the [-] and [+] buttons simultaneously, the value will return to the power-up default setting. The procedure differs from that for Song Backup. For more details, refer to p. 31. How [...]

34 Chapter 5. Changing Various Settings ■ Changing the Temperament You can play classical styles such as Baroque using historic temperaments (tuning methods). Today, compositions are generally created with equal temperament in mind and are played using equal temperament. However in past ages of classical music, a variety of temperaments were used[...]

35 Chapter 5. Changing Various Settings ■ Applying the Damper Pedal to the Left-hand Keyboard Area When you are using Split play (p. 20), you can apply the damper pedal effect to the sound played by the left-hand keyboard range. 1. Hold down the [SPLIT] button, and press the [TWIN PIANO] button. The MP-70 switches to the function mode. 2. Press t[...]

36 Chapter 5. Changing Various Settings Getting the Master Tune Setting To Be Remembered While the Power Is Turned Off Normally, the Master Tune setting reverts to the default value when the power is turned off. However, you can set the MP-70 so that the Master Tune value is retained even while the power is turned off. 1. Hold down the [SPLIT] butt[...]

37 Chapter 6. Connecting External Devices Connecting to Audio Equipment You can connect audio devices to play the sound of the MP- 70 through the speakers of your audio system, or to record your performance on a tape recorder or other recording device. When connecting, please use an audio cable with a standard phone plug (sold separately). Connecti[...]

38 Chapter 6. Connecting External Devices Connecting MIDI Devices By connecting an external MIDI device and exchanging performance data, you can control the performances on one device from the other. For instance, you can output sound from the other instrument or switch tones on the other instrument. ■ What’s MIDI? MIDI stands for Musical Instr[...]

39 Chapter 6. Connecting External Devices ■ MIDI Send Channel Settings MIDI features sixteen MIDI channels, numbered 1–16. Simply connecting a cable is not enough for communication to take place. The connected devices must be set to use the same MIDI channels. Otherwise, no sound will be produced, and no sounds can be selected. * The MP-70 rece[...]

40 Appendices Troubleshooting If you think there’s a problem, read this first. Case Cause/Remedy The power doesn’t come on Is the power cord connected and plugged in correctly? (p. 8) The button doesn’t work Is the panel locked? (p. 35) Is the Tone locked? (p. 35) Turn the power off, then back on. No sound is heard Is the volume level of the [...]

41 Error Messages/Other Messages In the upper range, the sound changes abruptly beyond a certain key On an acoustic piano, notes in the upper one and a half octaves of the keyboard continue to sound until they decay naturally, regardless of the damper pedal. There is a difference in the timbre as well. Roland pianos faithfully simu- late such chara[...]

42 Tone List * A+B: simultaneously playing two tones You can change the volume balance between the two tones, refer to “Adjusting the Volume Balance in Dual Play (Dual Balance)” (p. 19). A/B: A, the right-hand tone; and B, the left-hand tone in Split play [SPLIT] Off [SPLIT] On Button name [VARIATION] Tone [VARIATION] Dark [VARIATION] Red [VARI[...]

43 Internal Song List Song No. Song Name Composer Copyright S. 1 La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin C. Debussy © 2004 Roland Corporation S. 2 Late Night Chopin F. Chopin/ Arranged by John Maul © 2002 Roland Corporation S. 3 Fly Free John Maul © 1998 Roland Corporation S. 4 L’éveil del l’amour Masashi & Kazuko Hirashita © 2000 Roland Corporati[...]

44 Internal Song List 981a * All rights reserved. Unauthorized use of this material for purposes other than private, personal enjoyment is a violation of applicable laws. * No data for the music that is played will be output from MIDI OUT. S. 42 Blumenlied G. Lange © 1996 Roland Corporation S. 43 Alpenglöckchen T. Oesten © 1996 Roland Corporatio[...]

45 Easy Operation List 3 4 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 8 9 1 2 No. Y ou want to Buttons Page Press the [SPLIT] and [TWIN PIANO] buttons simultaneously, and press the [ ● ] button. Master T uning [SPLIT]+ [TWIN PIANO] → [PIANO] p. 33 Selecting a temperament Specifying the keynote [SPLIT]+ [TWIN PIANO] → [E. PIANO] → [E. PIANO] + key p. 34 Stretch tun[...]

46 MIDI Implementation Chart Function... Basic Channel Mode Note Number : Velocity After Touch Pitch Bend Control Change Prog Change System Exclusive System Common System Real Time Aux Message Notes Transmitted Recognized Remarks Default Changed Default Messages Altered True Voice Note ON Note OFF Key’s Ch’s 6, 38 7 11 64 66 67 91 93 100, 101 :[...]

47 Main Specifications 962a * In the interest of product improvement, the specifications and/or appearance of this unit are subject to change without prior notice. Keyboard Keyboard 88 keys (Compact Progressive Hammer Action Keyboard) Touch Sensitivity Preset 4 levels Keyboard Modes Whole, Dual (volume balance adjustable), Split (split point adjust[...]

48 Index Symbols - .......................................................................................... 7 + ......................................................................................... 7 A AC inlet ............................................................................. 8 Adjuster ............................................[...]

49 Index T Temperament ................................................................. 34 TEMPO ................................................................. 7, 21, 23 Tone ................................................................................. 14 Tone Demo ..................................................................... 13 Ton[...]

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This product complies with the requirements of European Directives EMC 89/336/EEC and LVD 73/23/EEC. For EU Countries For Canada This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouill[...]

As of April 1, 2006 (ROLAND) Information When you need repair service, call your nearest Roland Service Center or authorized Roland distributor in your country as shown below. EGYPT Al Fanny Trading Office 9, EBN Hagar A1 Askalany Street, ARD E1 Golf, Heliopolis, Cairo 11341, EGYPT TEL: 20-2-417-1828 REUNION Maison FO - YAM Marcel 25 Rue Jules Herm[...]