Roland RP107 88-Key Digital Piano (Black) - Manual (Page 6)

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° Playing the Piano, Listening to Songs and Practicing
Selecting a Tone
In addition to piano sounds, the piano lets you enjoy performing with
many other sounds.
You can also connect the instrument to an app that give you access to even
more tones, such as “Do Re Mi” and GM2 tones.
Ø “Connecting the Piano and a Mobile Device via Bluetooth” (p. 10)
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Hold down the [ ] button and play a key from A0 to B1.
This selects the tone corresponding to the key you pressed.
Press and hold
A0 B1 C1
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2
Tone Name Explanation
Concert Piano
(A0)
An extravagant concert grand piano. This is the most
recommended piano tone for use in any genre.
Ballad Piano
(A#0)
A relaxing grand piano. Good for songs that are more
quiet and relaxed.
Mellow Piano
(B0)
A grand piano tone that’s even more laid back than
the Ballad Piano. Recommended for songs with a soft,
relaxed mood.
Bright Piano
(C1)
A grand piano with a brilliant tone. Recommended
for making the piano stand out in an ensemble.
Stage EP
(C#1)
The most popular electric piano tone, featuring a
characteristic tremolo effect. Good for pop music and
ballads.
Pop EP
(D1)
An electric piano with an attack that stands
out, emphasizing the low and high frequencies.
Recommended when performing solos in songs and
similar situations.
Magical Piano
(D#1)
A piano tone with a bright and sparkling feel,
featuring a piano sound plus bell and pad synthesizer
sounds.
Harpsichord
(E1)
A classical instrument sound used in baroque music.
Produces a characteristically delicate sound that’s
made by plucking strings with a plectrum.
Celesta
(F1)
A well-known classical instrument sound used in
Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker Suite”. Produces a uniquely
brilliant and pleasant tone that’s like a glockenspiel.
Vibraphone
(F#1)
An instrument that’s a larger version of the
glockenspiel, with a characteristically spacious and
clear tone. Playing in a relaxed way also offers a
sound with variation.
Pipe Organ
(G1)
A pipe organ that’s used in places like churches.
Suitable for playing baroque music.
Combo Jz. Organ
(G#1)
A tonewheel organ. Often used when playing jazz
music.
SymphonicStr1
(A1)
A large string ensemble with a characteristically
warm sound. Can be used for both slow and rapid
passages. Useful in a variety of situations such as
when layered with a piano tone.
Soft Pad
(A#1)
A synthesizer tone with a distinctive spacious sound.
Useful when layered with instruments like piano or
electric piano, giving a quiet warmth to the sound.
Jazz Scat
(B1)
Vocal sounds that can be triggered in four stages
according to how hard you play the keys (Doo,
Doot, Bap and Daw). This lets you enjoy playing
a cappella-style passages with a thick sound.
MEMO
Press two keys at the same time to select two different tones that play
together with each press of a key. This function is called “Dual Play”.
Playing Back a Song
Here’s how you can listen to the built-in songs. The built-in songs are
separated into several categories.
Ø For details on the built-in songs, refer to “Internal Song List” (p. 18).
Selecting a category
1
Hold down the [ ] button and play a key from C2 to G#2, or
from F3 to F#3.
This selects the category corresponding to the key you pressed.
1
F3 C2
2
Press and hold
Category name Explanation
Listening (C2) Piano songs recommended for listening.
Ensemble (C#2)
Famous songs, mainly classical pieces. These include
piano concertos, duets, and jazz arrangements of classical
pieces. Since this collection contains songs that are
challenging to play, they are recommended for those at
intermediate level or above.
Entertainment (D2)
Arrangements of well-known songs from around the
world, including pop, jazz, and children’s songs, in
arrangements that can be enjoyed by a wide range of
people from the beginner to the advanced player.
Do Re Mi Lesson (D#2)
You can use these lessons to learn the basics of music,
by singing solfege along with the songs or practicing
score-reading.
Scales
(E2)
Scales in all keys (major scales, minor scales).
Hanon
(F2)
Exercises No. 1–20 from Hanon’s “The Virtuoso Pianist”.
Beyer
(F#2)
Beyer’s “Vorschule im Klavierspiel” Op.101, No. 1–106.
Burgmüller (G2) Burgmüller’s “25 Études faciles et progressives” Op.100.
Czerny #100 (G#2) Czerny’s “100 Progressive Studies” for piano practice.
USB Memory
(F3)
Plays back songs from a USB flash drive. (*)
Internal Memory
(F#3)
Plays back a song (only one) that’s recorded on the piano.
(*) The RP107 can play back data in the following formats.
¹ SMF formats 0/1
¹ Audio files (WAV 44.1 kHz, 16-bit linear)
¹ Audio files (MP3, 44.1 kHz, 64 kbps–320 kbps)