Panel descriptions, Front panel – Roland Prelude User Manual

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Panel Descriptions

Front Panel

1.

VOLUME knob

This knob controls the volume of the entire Prelude.
Beware of excessive levels as they may cause the
speakers to distort for some sounds.

2.

Pitch Bend/Modulation lever

You can raise or lower the pitch by moving this lever to
the left or right. Push the lever away from yourself to apply
modulation (normally vibrato) to the sound (p. 36).

3.

PHONES 1 & 2 sockets

This is where you can connect two pairs of optional
headphones (Roland RH-25, RH-50, RH-200 or RH-300).
Doing so will switch off the internal speakers.

4.

D BEAM controller

Use this controller simply by moving your hand above it
(p. 34).

5.

D BEAM control buttons
PITCH:

Allows you to change the pitch of the notes you

are playing simply by moving your hand up and down
above the D Beam controller.

FILTER & VOLUME:

Use these buttons to turn the D Beam

controller on/off, or to select the Filter or Volume function
(p. 34). You can also assign other functions to this button.

6.

STYLE FAMILY buttons

These buttons allow you to select one of the twelve Style
categories.

BACKING TRACK section

7.

BACKING TYPE buttons

Use these buttons to select the backing type (p. 23).

8.

BALANCE buttons

Use these buttons to adjust the volume balance between
the backing and the keyboard. (p. 23)

9.

PART VIEW button

Use this to adjust the volume, etc. of each part (p. 24,
27).

10.

SONG REC button

Press this button to record a Song (p. 26).

11.

STYLE CONTROL buttons

Use these buttons to select the desired Style pattern (p. 24).

12.

SYNC buttons

These buttons allow you to start/stop the Style by playing
a note in the left side of the keyboard (p. 25).

13.

TAP TEMPO button

Use this button to set the tempo (p. 23).

14.

VARIATION [1]–[4], AUTO FILL-IN, START/STOP, and
SONG CONTROL buttons

The operation of these buttons will depend on which
BACKING TYPE button [7] currently lights.
If you’ve used the BACKING TYPE buttons (7) to select
STYLE,” these buttons will start/stop the Style or select
variations (p. 24).
If you’ve used the BACKING TYPE buttons (7) to select
SONG” or “USB MEMORY PLAYER,” these buttons control
the song playback as the SONG/USB MEMORY PLAYER
CONTROL buttons
(p. 30, p. 31).

15.

Display

This displays various information according to the
operations you perform.

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