Connecting patterns to create a song (song mode), Using the floppy disk drive, Settings common to all modes (system function) – Roland RS-70 User Manual

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Contents

Connecting patterns to create a song (Song mode) .......................114

Playing back a song................................................................................................................................ 114

Selecting a song to play back..................................................................................................... 114
Muting a part (Track Mute) ....................................................................................................... 114
Set the song tempo ...................................................................................................................... 115

Creating a song ....................................................................................................................................... 115
Saving a song .......................................................................................................................................... 115
Editing song settings.............................................................................................................................. 116

Editing the song name................................................................................................................ 116
Looping the song......................................................................................................................... 116

Convenient functions for song editing (Song Utility)....................................................................... 116

Deleting an unwanted step (SONG STEP DELETE).............................................................. 116
Inserting a step (SONG STEP INSERT) ................................................................................... 116
Copying a song (SONG COPY) ................................................................................................ 117
Initializing the parameters of a song (SONG INIT) ............................................................... 117
Erasing a user song you saved (SONG REMOVE) ................................................................ 118
Restoring the factory settings (FACTORY RESET) ................................................................ 118

Using the floppy disk drive ................................................................119

Playing back an SMF file ....................................................................................................................... 119
Disk-related functions (Disk Utility) ................................................................................................... 119

Loading a file from disk into the RS-70 (LOAD) .................................................................... 119
Saving data on disk (SAVE)....................................................................................................... 120
Preparing a disk for use by the RS-70 (FORMAT) ................................................................. 121
Creating a duplicate disk (BACKUP)....................................................................................... 122
Modifying the name of the disk (VOLUME LABEL)............................................................. 122
Deleting unwanted files (DELETE) .......................................................................................... 122
Renaming a file (RENAME) ...................................................................................................... 123
Checking the remaining space of the disk (DISK INFO)....................................................... 123

Settings common to all modes (System Function) .........................124

How to make the system function settings......................................................................................... 124
Functions of the system parameters .................................................................................................... 125

Settings common to the entire system (GENERAL) .............................................................. 125
Settings related to the metronome (METRONOME) ............................................................. 125
Settings related to controllers (CONTROLLER)..................................................................... 126
Settings related to MIDI and USB (MIDI&USB)..................................................................... 127
Checking memory usage status (MEMORY INFO) ............................................................... 128
Making scale tune settings for a patch (PATCH SCALE) ..................................................... 128

Performing with an external MIDI device..........................................129

About MIDI ............................................................................................................................................. 129
MIDI messages used by the RS-70 ....................................................................................................... 129
Using the RS-70 to play an external MIDI sound module................................................................ 130

Connecting to external MIDI sound modules ........................................................................ 130
Set the keyboard transmit channel ........................................................................................... 131

Playing the RS-70’s sound generator from an external MIDI device.............................................. 131

Connecting an external MIDI device........................................................................................ 131
Setting the patch receive channel.............................................................................................. 132
Setting the program change receive switch............................................................................. 132
Selecting RS-70 sounds from an external MIDI device.......................................................... 132
Using an external MIDI controller to change the RS-70’s tones........................................... 133

Recording to an external sequencer..................................................................................................... 133

Connecting to an external sequencer ....................................................................................... 133
Making settings before recording ............................................................................................. 133
Recording ..................................................................................................................................... 134
Listening to the recorded performance.................................................................................... 134
Playing together with the playback of a recorded performance.......................................... 135
Transposing playback of performances (Master Key Shift).................................................. 135

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