Roland ep-97 User Manual

Owner’s Manual
4. Playing your own music
4.1 Selecting Tones
The ep-97/77 allows you to play using eight different
sounds including piano. The ep-97/77's sounds are
called “Tones”.
Use the eight Tone buttons to select tones. When the
ep-97/77 is turned on, it automatically selects the
Tone “Piano 1”.
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Press the button corresponding
desired Tone.
Press any Tone button.
When you play the keyboard, the selected Tone is
played.
Piano 1: bright (grand) piano sound
Piano 2: mellow piano sound
E. Piano: electric piano sound
Vibraphone: vibraphone sound
Harpsichord: harpsichord sound
Organ: pipe organ sound
Strings: the sound of a string instrument ensemble
Choir: the sound of a vocal ensemble
4.2 Layering two instrument
sounds
Playing with two different Tones on the keyboard
simultaneously is called a “Layer”.
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1. While holding down the [Piano 1] button, press the
[Strings] button.
When you play the keyboard, both the Piano | and
Strings Tones are layered. This is only an example,
though: you can hold down any Tone button and
press another Tone button to layer two sounds.
2. To cancel the Layer function, press any Tone but-
ton.
Now, only the sound of the button you pressed will be
heard.
4.3 Adding Reverb
The ep-97/77 allows you to add reverberation to what
you play on the keyboard. The Reverb effect provides
a pleasant reverberation that gives the impression that
you are performing in a concert hall or similar space.
The ep-97/77 does not remember for which Tones
you switch on the Reverb effect. The effect is either on
or off. When the power is turned on, the Reverb effect
will be cancelled.
1. Press the [Reverb] button (indicator lights).
Power ð Reverb Chorus Reverb
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Press Lights
2. To cancel the Reverb effect, press the [Reverb] but-
ton once again to make the indicator go dark.
Note: When two Tones are layered, the [Reverb] button
applies to both Tones.
4.4 Adding Chorus
The ep-97/77 allows you to add Chorus to what you
play on the keyboard.
The Chorus effect creates a fuller sound with a dis-
tinct “stereo” impression ideal for pop music. The set-
ting of the Chorus effect is memorized independently
for each sound: when the power is turned on, the
Chorus Effect will be applied to the “E.Piano” and
“Vibraphone” Tones, and off for the other sounds.
1. Press the (Chorus) button to turn on the indicator.
The Chorus Effect will be applied to the currently
selected Tone.
Power Volume Reverb Chorus Chorus
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Min Max
Press Lights
Note: Whenever you select a sound for which the Chorus
effect is switched off by default, the [Chorus] button indi-
cator will go dark.
2. To cancel the Chorus effect, press the [Chorus]
button once again to make the indicator go dark.
Note: When two Tones are layered (see page 10), the
[Chorus] button applies to both Tones. When you cancel
the Layer mode, you will return to the default Chorus set-
ting of each Tone.
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Roland ep-97 Specifications

General

Brand	Roland
Model	ep-97
Category	Musical Instrument
Language	English