Name: Roland G-70
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Owner’s Manual

Important Safety Instructions2
Features4
Using the Unit Safely6
Contents8
Important Notes11
Important Notes12
Panel Descriptions13
Front Panel13
User Program14
Panel Descriptions16
One Touch16
Rear Panel18
Setting up and Demo Songs20
Connections20
Switching the G-70 On/Off21
Internal Memory Protect21
Switching on the G-7021
Setting the Display Contrast21
Interactive Demo of the G-7022
The Main Page23
Quick Start24
The General Idea24
Playing to an Automatic Accompaniment25
Style Control25
Professional Transitions: Fill in26
Intro and Ending26
Selecting Music Styles27
Using the Keyboard Parts28
Changing the Tempo28
Playing with the Upper And/Or Lower Part28
Alternating between Sounds29
Selecting Sounds for the Keyboard Parts29
About the G-70'S Sounds30
Choosing the Sound Selection System (Sound Set Mode)30
Drumming on the Keyboard31
Selecting Sounds from an SRX Expansion Board32
Using the Harmonic Bars33
If You Like a Registration34
About the Manual Field34
Using Just One Organ Sound and Bass Pedals34
Using Effects34
Using a "Beat Box" with the Organ35
Working with the Music Assistant36
If the Desired Registration Is Not Displayed36
Using the Finder37
Playing Back Songs (Standard MIDI Files)38
Quick Location of the Song You Need38
Starting Playback39
Other Practical Playback Functions39
Reset, Rewind, Fast-Forward40
Next Song40
Player (Data Update and Quick Start)40
Using the Song Cover Function41
Minus One41
Vocal Harmonist Function42
Setting up42
Quick Start42
Input Gain42
Compressor, Gate and Effects43
Adding Harmonies to Your Singing44
Who Specifies the Harmonies?44
Not Convinced so Far?44
Check the Following (Gender Voice Input)45
Voice - FX45
Auto Pitch46
Using the Vocoder46
Talk47
Automatic Ttransposition (Singer Key)48
Entering Names49
Displaying Lyrics and Chord Information49
Using an External Monitor50
Displaying Scores51
Recording Your Music52
Recording with Arranger Backing from Start to Finish52
Listening to Your Song52
Recording Without Accompaniment53
Adding more Parts53
Saving Your Song55
About the Keyboard Modes56
Arranger, Piano and Organ Modes56
Split and Whole Modes57
Keyboard Part57
Using the Performance Functions58
Pitch Bend and Modulation58
Transposition58
Octave59
Global Transpose59
Key Touch (Velocity Sensitivity)60
Velocity Switching (Min and Max)60
Master Tune61
Aftertouch61
Assign SW Buttons62
If Press Arrang62
Using the D Beam Controller64
DJ Gear64
Beam Functions64
Sound EFX65
Instrum65
Controls65
Using Optional Footswitches67
FC7 Pedal67
Hold Footswitch (Sustain)68
Foot Switch69
Expression (Foot Pedal)70
Scale Tuning71
Changing the Pitch of Other Notes72
Customizing the Pitch Changes72
Storing Your New Scale72
Metronome73
Metronome Settings73
Additional Arranger/Style Functions74
Arranger Parts74
Playback Functions (Style Control)74
Starting a Music Style74
Selecting Other Style Divisions75
About Sync Start and Stop75
Other Ways of Selecting Arranger Patterns75
Bass Inversion75
Melody Intelligence76
Using the Style Cover Function77
Saved Version77
Saving a Music Style with a Cover Alteration77
One Touch78
Ignoring Certain One Touch Settings (Hold)79
Programming Your Own One Touch Settings79
If Selecting a One Touch Memory While Another One Is Already Active79
More Refined Arranger Settings80
Chord Recognition Area80
Arranger Type80
Arranger Hold80
Intro and Ending Alteration81
Dynamic Arranger81
More Refined Arranger Settings81
Tempo-Related Settings (Arranger Options)82
Tempo Change (Ritard and Acceler)82
Style Tempo82
Using the Ritardando/Accelerando Functions83
Working with 'External' Music Styles84
Using the Custom Memories84
Programming Custom Assignments84
Disk User85
Selecting Custom Style Memories85
Style Finder: Quickly Locating Styles86
Quick Location of the Style You Need86
Additional Arranger/Style Functions86
What You Want to Look for87
Search the Database87
Using the Index Function87
Searching for Music Styles87
Editing the Style Finder Information88
Options88
Advanced Keyboard Part Functions90
Upper 3 Split90
Tuning Upper 2: Coarse Tune and Fine Tune90
Portamento for UP1 and UP291
Portamento Time91
Lower Hold92
Portamento Mode: Mono/Poly92
Tone Edit: Editing Keyboard Parts93
C193
Modulatio (Vibrato)93
TVF/TVA ENV(Elope)93
TVF (Filter)94
Using the Mixer Functions and Effects95
Mixing Keyboard Parts95
About the G-70'S Effects95
Volume and Status of the Style Parts96
Editing the Keyboard Effects Processors97
Reverb for Keyboard Parts97
SRV Room/Srv Hall/Srv Plate Parameters97
GM2 Reverb Parameters98
Parameters of the Remaining Types98
Chorus for Keyboard Parts98
Chorus 1-3 and Flanger Parameters99
GM2 Chorus Parameters99
Delay Parameters99
Using the Multi-Effects Processor (Multi-FX)100
Selecting Another MFX Type and Editing It100
Effects for Songs and Styles101
Linking Multi-FX Type Selection to the Upper Part101
Reverb for Style/Song Part102
Chorus for Style/Song Parts102
Using the Individual Outputs and Audio Inputs103
Output Assign103
Pan for Keyboard Parts103
Using the Audio Inputs104
Pan for the Style and Song Parts104
Using the Mastering Tools105
Equalizer105
Compressor106
Voice and Vocal Harmonist Part Mixing107
Reverb, Delay and Chorus Effects107
Extremely Important Remark108
The Vocal Harmonist Effects108
Reverb109
Delay109
Chorus (Harmony Effect)110
Working with User Programs111
Saving Your Settings to a User Program111
About the User Program Memory Structure111
Selecting User Programs112
Cancel112
Choosing User Programs Manually113
Selecting User Programs with down up113
Working with the User Program Finder113
Quick Location of the User Program You Need114
To Directly Locate the Desired User Program114
Selectively Loading User Program Settings115
Automatic Functions for User Programs116
Song Link116
Linking a MIDI Set to a User Program116
Editing User Program Finder Information117
User Program Recall117
Editing the User Program Finder Information118
User Program Options118
What Happens When Executing?118
Deleting118
Music Assistant Mark119
Copy119
Editing User Program Finder Information119
Editing an Index120
Rename120
Edit120
Music Assistant Functions121
Index Copy121
Editing Music Assistant Registration122
Saving a Music Assistant Entry122
Renaming Music Assistant Registrations122
Deleting Music Assistant Entries122
Song and Style Makeup Tools124
Mixing Song or Style Parts124
Instrument On/Off (Mute)124
Reverb and Chorus: Effect Balance124
Using the Makeup Tools125
Before Changing the Makeup Tools Settings of a Song125
Before Changing the Makeup Tools Settings of a Music Style125
General Procedure126
Palette127
Sound Edit for Tones127
Sound Edit for Drum Sets128
Drum Instr Edit128
Common129
Saving Your Modified Song or Style130
Editing the Vocal Harmonist Parts131
Singer Settings131
Procedure for Selecting the Pages131
If You Press the Edit Field131
Voice-FX Settings132
If You Press the Equalizer Field132
Auto Pitch Settings133
Vocoder Settings134
Press the Common Field to Jump to the Following Page134
Small Settings135
Ensemble Settings136
More Refined Song Functions138
Using the Fade-In/Out Function138
Programming Mark and Jump Locations139
Working with the Song Finder140
Locating Files with the Song Finder140
More Refined Song Functions140
Editing the Song Finder Information141
Entering Characters141
Song Options141
Delete142
P and S Input142
Play List Function145
Programming Play Lists145
Editing Play Lists146
Inserting Chain Steps147
Editing a Step147
Deleting Steps147
Clear All147
Using Play Lists148
Managing Play Lists148
Renaming a Play List149
Deleting a Play List149
Editing Lyrics150
Adding Lyrics to a Song150
Exporting Lyrics Dat as Text File152
Using the 16-Track Sequencer154
About the Sequencer's Main Page154
General Considerations155
Recording a Song from Scratch155
Tracks and MIDI Channels155
Using Two Drum Tracks156
Using the 16-Track Sequencer156
Adding Tracks158
Saving the Song159
Editing 16-Track Songs160
Easy Editing Functions160
Editing One or Several Tracks (Track Edit)160
Multing Tracks160
Quantize161
Fine-Tuning the Note Range162
Fine-Tuning the Setting Range163
Transpose166
Change Velo167
Change Gate Time168
Merge168
Global Change169
Shift Clock170
Track Xchange171
Editing the Master Track171
Editing Existing Events171
Tempo Change (BPM)172
Beat Change (Numerator/Denominator)172
Sysex172
Other Edit Operations173
View173
Create Event173
Erase Event174
Move Event174
Copy Event174
Place Event174
Editing Song Data Using Microscope Edit175
General Notes about Micro Edit175
Position Indications175
Monitoring Note Events175
Editing Events177
Editing Pitch Bend Massages177
Editing Control Changes and Aftertouch Messages177
About the Note Messages177
Programming Styles (Style Composer)179
Concept179
Patterns179
Tracks179
Recording User Styles from Scratch180
Starting the Style Composer180
Clearing the RAM Memory (Initialize Style)180
Time Signature180
Selecting the Track, the Mode and the Division182
Tone Selection182
Specifying the Key (for Melodic Parts)182
Tempo183
Input Quantize183
Record Mode183
Specifying the Pattern Length183
Auditioning Your Style and Adding more Tracks184
Saving Your Style185
Programming Other Parts and Divisions185
Multing Parts While Recording Others185
Remarks185
Copying Existing Styles186
Playback in Arranger Mode186
Starting with All Tracks of an Existing Style186
Copying Individual Style Tracks187
Selecting an Internal Style187
Selecting an External Style187
Editing on the Fly by Recording188
Adding Notes in Realtime188
Adding Controller Data in Realtime188
Adding or Changing Settings of Existing Parts188
About the Mixer189
Expression, Panpot, Reverb, Chorus189
Drum Instrument and Pitch189
Style Track Edit Functions190
Erase192
Insert194
Shift Lock196
Track Length197
Time Signat197
Editing Individual Style Events (Style Micro Edit)198
Positior Indications198
Open Edit Operations200
About "Alteration Mode" Messages200
Editing Pitch Bend Messages200
Editing Control Changes200
Programming Styles (Style Composer)200
Disk/Media Functions203
The How-To's203
Loading Data204
Saving Data204
Load User Program Set204
Load MIDI Set204
Save User Program Set205
Save MIDI Set205
Save Song205
Rename Functions206
Format209
Archiving Data Using a Computer (USB)211
Cautions Regarding Folders and Files212
Backing up All Data of the G-70213
MIDI214
Accessing the MIDI Functions214
Working with Presets215
Editing Procedure215
Local off215
Editing MIDI Parameters216
Keyboard, Style, Song Parts216
TX On, RX on216
MIDI Tx216
MIDI Rx217
RX Event Filter217
SYNC Parameters217
Editing MIDI Parameters217
Basic Parameters218
Style Parameters218
NTA: Note-To-Arranger218
If You Select the V-Link Part219
Param219
MIDI Sets220
Writing a MIDI Set220
Using MIDI Sets220
MIDI Set Selection at Power-On220
Miscellaneous222
Using V-Link222
About V-Link222
General Settings223
Info223
Initializing the G-70 (Factory Reset)224
Specifications225
General Settings225
Installing a Wave Expansion Board227
Cautions When Installing a Wave Expansion Boards227
How to Install a Wave Expansion Boards227
Accessing the "Patches" of SRX-Series Expansion Boards Via MIDI228
MFX and IFX Types and Parameters229
MIDI Implementation Chart250
Chord Intelligence251
Index253
Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement259

Brand	Roland
Model	G-70
Category	Musical Instrument
Language	English

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