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MP-70_e.book 1 ページ ２００６年３月２９日 水曜日 午後４時１７分
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 piano. Maximum polyphony of 64 notes ensures that you can use the pedal
freely without running
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MP-70_e.book 2 ページ ２００６年３月２９日 水曜日 午後４時１７分 WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an CAUTION equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the DO NOT OPEN product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to ATTENTION: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR constitute a risk of electri
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MP-70_e.book 3 ページ ２００６年３月２９日 水曜日 午後４時１７分 USING THE UNIT SAFELY The symbol alerts the user to important instructions Used for instructions intended to alert or warnings.The specific meaning of the symbol is the user to the risk of death or severe determined by the design contained within the injury should the unit be used triangle. In the case of the symbol at left, it is used for improperly. general cautions, warnings, or alerts to danger. Us
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MP-70_e.book 4 ページ ２００６年３月２９日 水曜日 午後４時１７分 015 101a • Do not force the unit’s power-supply cord to share an • The unit should be located so that its location or outlet with an unreasonable number of other devices. Be position does not interfere with its proper ventilation. especially careful when using extension cords—the total .......................................................................................................... power use
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MP-70_e.book 5 ページ ２００６年３月２９日 水曜日 午後４時１７分 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 Maintenance 301 401b • Do not connect this unit to same electrical outlet that is being • To clean the unit, use a dry, soft cloth; or one that is slightly used by an electrical appliance that is controlled by an in
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MP-70_e.book 6 ページ ２００６年３月２９日 水曜日 午後４時１７分 Contents USING THE UNIT SAFELY .........................3 Chapter 4. Recording Your Performance................. 25 IMPORTANT NOTES...................................5 Notes Regarding Recording ....................................................25 Recording a New Song .............................................26 Panel Descriptions .....................................7 Recording Along with a Song........
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MP-70_e.book 7 ページ ２００６年３月２９日 水曜日 午後４時１７分 Panel Descriptions Front Panel 2 3 45 6 789 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Power 1 1 [Power] switch 13 [-] [+] buttons Turns the power on/off (p. 9). Allow you to select the value of various settings. Pressing both the [+] and [-] buttons simultaneously returns the 2 [VOLUME] knob setting of a particular item or function to its original value. Adjusts the overall volume leve
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MP-70_e.book 8 ページ ２００６年３月２９日 水曜日 午後４時１７分 Before You Start Playing Connect the Pedal Cable Opening/Closing the Lid Insert the pedal cable into the Pedal jack on the rear To open the lid, use both hands to lift it lightly, and panel of the MP-70. slide it away from yourself. fig.00-01 To close the lid, pull it gently toward yourself, and lower it softly after it has been fully extended. fig.00-05 NOTE When opening and closing the lid, be careful not to let your fingers
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MP-70_e.book 9 ページ ２００６年３月２９日 水曜日 午後４時１７分 Before You Start Playing ■ Using the Headphones Hook Adjusting the Sound’s Whenever you are not using the headphones, you can hang Volume and Brilliance them on the headphones hook at the lower left of the MP-70. Turn the [VOLUME] knob to adjust the overall volume. Attaching the Headphones Hook Press the [BRILLIANCE] button to adjust the Press and twist the headphones hook included with the MP- 70 into the hole in the bottom of
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MP-70_e.book 10 ページ ２００６年３月２９日 水曜日 午後４時１７分 Before You Start Playing About the Pedals The pedals have the following functions, and are used mainly for piano performance. fig.00-08.e Soft Pedal Damper Pedal Sostenuto Pedal 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 strings to resonate in sympathy with the sounds that yo
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MP-70_e.book 11 ページ ２００６年３月２９日 水曜日 午後４時１７分 Chapter 1. Enjoying the Internal Songs and Demo Listening to Internal Songs The MP-70 comes with 66 piano songs onboard. “Chapter 3. Playing Along with the Internal Songs” (p. 23) ■ Playing Back All Songs Continuously (All Song Play) “Internal Song List” (p. 43) The internal songs can be played back consecutively. fig.panel1-1 12 1 Hold down the [SONG/TEMPO] button, and press the [PLAY] button. When you play back an The [Son
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MP-70_e.book 12 ページ ２００６年３月２９日 水曜日 午後４時１７分 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 the beginning. ■ About the display for the internal songs Display Descriptions S. U Songs saved with So
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MP-70_e.book 13 ページ ２００６年３月２９日 水曜日 午後４時１７分 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, 2 1 Press the [DEMO] button. The button’s indicator flashes, and playback of the tone demo songs starts. When playback of the last song is finished, playb
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MP-70_e.book 14 ページ ２００６年３月２９日 水曜日 午後４時１７分 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 1 2 Selecting a tone group For more details, refer to “Tone 1 Press any TONE SELECT button. List” (p. 42). The indicator of the button you pressed will light. When you play the keyboard, you will hear a sound in the selected t
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MP-70_e.book 15 ページ ２００６年３月２９日 水曜日 午後４時１７分 Chapter 2. Performance Adjusting the Keyboard Touch (Key Touch) You can adjust the touch (playing feel) of the keyboard. fig.panel2-7 1 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 of the keyboard will change. Indicator Settings This allows you to play using the most natural
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MP-70_e.book 16 ページ ２００６年３月２９日 水曜日 午後４時１７分 Chapter 2. Performance Applying Effects to the Sound fig.panel2-5 1 2 ■ Adding Reverberation to the Sound (Reverb) When you play back an By applying the reverb effect you can produce a pleasant reverberation, making it internal song, the reverb effect will automatically be turned on sound as though you were performing in a concert hall. (the button’s indicator lights). 1 Press the [REVERB] button. The button’s indicator wi
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MP-70_e.book 17 ページ ２００６年３月２９日 水曜日 午後４時１７分 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 accompanying a vocalist, you can easily transpose the pitch to a range that is comfortable for the singer,
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MP-70_e.book 18 ページ ２００６年３月２９日 水曜日 午後４時１７分 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. Middle C C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 Twin Piano Mode C3 C4 C5 C6 C3 C4 C5 C6 Middle C Middle C 1 Press the [TWIN PIANO] button. The [TWIN PIANO] button and the [SPLIT] button’s indicator will lit. fig.panel3-1 1 The following o
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MP-70_e.book 19 ページ ２００６年３月２９日 水曜日 午後４時１７分 Chapter 2. Performance Playing Two Sounds Together (Dual Play) Simultaneously playing two tones when one key is pressed is called “Dual play.” When Dual play is used, the [VARIATION] button’s 1 Simultaneously press the two TONE SELECT buttons that you want to indicator will light to indicate the selection of the right button play together. of the two selected tones. The indicator of the button you pressed will light. When
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MP-70_e.book 20 ページ ２００６年３月２９日 水曜日 午後４時１７分 Chapter 2. Performance Playing Different Tones with the Left The split point key is included and Right Hands (Split Play) in the left-hand keyboard area. 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.” In Split play, the damper pedal fig.splitpoint.e will be applied only to the Split Point (set to F 3, when the power
