Roland FP-3 - Manual (Page 38)

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Chapter 4 Other Functions
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 FP-3 recreates this resonance (Sympathetic Resonance)
when depressed.
You can select from ten levels of depth for the resonant
sound (resonance level).
This is set to “5” when the instrument is turned on.
* This setting is effective only with tones 1, 2 and 5 for the
[Piano] button. You cannot make this setting with other tones.
1. Hold down the [Reverb] and [Chorus] buttons
and press the [-] or [+] button.
The indicators for the [Reverb] and [Chorus] buttons
flash in red.
The resonance for the currently selected tone appears in
the display.
fig.04-01
2. Press the [-] or [+] button to select the resonance
level.
3. Press the [Reverb] or [Chorus] button.
The indicators return to their previous state.
Changing How the Pedals
Work
Although a pedal connected to the Pedal [Soft] jack normally
functions as a soft pedal (p. 10), it can also be set to function
as a sostenuto pedal or expression pedal.
For use as a sostenuto pedal, connect the supplied pedal or a
separately available pedal. For use as an expression pedal,
connect the separately available expression pedal (EV-5).
When the instrument is turned on, this is set to function as a
soft pedal.
1. Hold down the [Song] button and press the
[E.Piano] button.
The indicators for the [Song] and [E.Piano] buttons flash
in red.
fig.04-02
2. Press the [-] or [+] button to select the pedal
function.
3. Press the [Song] button.
The indicators return to their previous state.
* Use only the specified expression pedal (EV-5; sold separately).
By connecting any other expression pedal, you risk causing
malfunction and/or damage to the unit.
* Be sure to switch off the power to the unit before attempting to
disconnect or connect a pedal cord.
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Indication Description
1 (Soft Pedal) Sets function to soft pedal. Setting made
when the instrument is turned on.
2 (Sostenuto
Pedal)
When the pedal is pressed, only the
sounds of the keys being pressed are sus-
tained. Connect the supplied pedal or a
separately available pedal.
3 (Expres-
sion Pedal)
Allows control of the volume. You can
also change the volume with the [Vol-
ume] knob, but by using this pedal you
can change the volume level without tak-
ing your hands off the keyboard. Con-
nect a separately available expression
pedal (EV-5).
4 (Start/Stop) You can control the start/stop of
Rhythms by pressing the pedal, instead
of pressing the buttons.
If you press the pedal when the Rhythm
is stopped, the Rhythm begins from the
intro (the same result as the [Chord] but-
ton being pressed).
If you press the pedal when the Rhythm
is playing, the ending is played and the
Rhythm stops (the same result as the
[Drums] button being pressed).
You cannot start only the Drum Part, or
stop only the Chord Part by pressing the
pedal. (See p. 26.)
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