Roland RD-500 User Manual

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One Tone setting is written into each Tone Selection location (button) and 12 different Tone settings
are written into a Setup Memory. That is, 12 x 31 = 372 different Tone settings can be written into
the RD-500.
Tone Settings
Variation Number (page 14) Detune Pitch (page 30)
Chorus On/Off (page 21) Attack (page 31)
Chorus Depth (page 30) Decay (page 31)
Chorus Rate (page 30) Release (page 31)
Reverb Level (page 30) Bright (page 31)
Reverb Time (page 30) Velocity Sensitivity (page 31)
Tremolo Depth (page 30) Bend Range Down (page 31)
Tremolo Rate (page 30) Bend Range Up (page 31)
GRAND 1 GRAND 2 E.GRAND MKS-20
KEY TOUCH INDICATOR LOCAL BULK
LAV
RHODES E.PIANO i} = ORGAN
TREMOLO «SENSITIVITY BEND DOWN SEND UP
PAD STRINGS BASS PERCUSSION
ATTACK DECAY RELEASE BRIGHT
* To store RD-500 data on an external device (such as a sequencer), execute a “Bulk Dump” (page
54).
@ Basic Editing Procedure
Editing can be done in the Function mode.
1. Select the Function mode.
Press the FUNC button (the indicator will light).
2. Select the parameter you wish to edit.
Press the button that corresponds to the parameter you wish to edit (the indicator will light).
The display shows the name of the currently selected parameter or value.
Example : When you press the KEY TOUCH button
GRAND 1
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Roland RD-500 Specifications

General

Type	Digital Piano
Tones	16
Year Released	1990
Keyboard	88 keys, weighted action
Effects	Reverb, Chorus
MIDI	In, Out, Thru
Outputs	Stereo (L/Mono, R)
Inputs	Pedal