Roland F-120R, Owner'S Manual

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Your F-120R contains a function that plays back automatic
accompaniments called “rhythms”. It generates interactive
accompaniments based on the Rhythm you select. Each Rhythm is a
typical accompaniment for a given musical genre. The F-120R comes
with internal rhythms divided over 11 families (“A”~“K”).
Unlike a drum machine, a F-120R Rhythm not only contains the rhythm
part (drums & percussion) but also a melodic accompaniment, such as
piano, guitar, bass and strings lines. The melodic accompaniment parts
of the selected Rhythms follow the chords you play on the keyboard.
You can also record both your playing and the accompaniment
(“Recording” on p. 19).
Structure of the Rhythm
accompaniments
Each Rhythm is comprised of several patterns:
Button Lit/Unlit Explanation
[Variation]
Unlit
The Rhythm function plays the simpler
accompaniment (usually with fewer
instruments).
Lit
The Rhythm function plays a more
elaborate accompaniment.
[Intro/Ending] —
If you switch on this button (indicator
lights) while the Rhythm function is
stopped, Rhythm playback begins with
an introduction.
If you press this button while a
Rhythm is being played back (indicator
flashes), the F-120R starts playing a
closing phrase (“Ending”) on the next
downbeat. At the end of this phrase,
playback stops.
Note
While the two Variation patterns are repeated indefinitely until
you stop Rhythm playback, the Intro and Ending phrases are
played only once.
The available Rhythm patterns could be used as follows:
Intro Variation Variation Variation Ending
Beginning of the song.
First verse (simple accompaniment).
Last verse (simple accompaniment).
Closing section.
First chorus (richer accompaniment).
Playing back a rhythm
Note
You can also specify that only the chords played in the left half
of the keyboard should be used for real-time transposition of
the Rhythm accompaniments. See p. 17.
1.
Press the [Rhythm] button so it’s lit .
2.
Use the [–] [+] buttons to select the Rhythm you want to
use as your accompaniment .
The F-120R’s internal memory already contains a number of Rhythm
accompaniments when it leaves the factory. These Rhythms reside
in 11 banks (“A”~“K”). If you connect a USB memory, you will also
be able to play back Rhythms of the “S” bank. “S” refers to the USB
memory. See “Playing back Songs or Rhythms on a USB memory”
(p. 20).
3.
To quickly jump to the next bank, hold down the [+]
button and press [–] .
To jump to the first Rhythm of the previous bank, hold
down [–] and press [+] .
Depending on the bank you select, the display now looks as
follows:
Gt Beat
B001
• Rhythm numbers beginning with a letter
(“A”~“K”) are internal Rhythms.
• Rhythm numbers beginning with “S” are
Rhythms on a connected USB memory.
Note
* If the name of the selected Rhythm does not fit in the top line, it
will scroll through the display.
* For the titles of the internal Rhythms, refer to “Internal Rhythm
list” (p. 34).
4.
If you want to start with an introduction, press the [Intro/
Ending] button (its indicator lights) .
This means that Rhythm playback will start with an introduction.
When it is finished, the F-120R automatically jumps to the simple or
complex Variation pattern (see the next step),
5.
Switch the [Variation] button on or off to select the
complexity of the accompaniment .
6.
Press the [Start/Stop] button to start playback .
The Rhythm will begin playing.
7.
Play a few chords on the keyboard (one or two per
measure) and listen to how this affects the note pitches of
the accompaniment .
If the [Split] button’s indicator doesn’t light, the Rhythm function
analyzes all notes and chords you play on the keyboard and
transposes the melodic accompaniment parts accordingly.
If the [Split] indicator lights (see p. 17), only the notes and chords
played in the left half will be used for real-time transposition of the
melodic accompaniment parts.
8.
Press the [Variation] button whenever you want to make
the arrangement simpler or more complex .
The change from the simple to the complex Rhythm pattern (and
vice versa) is always performed at the beginning (“downbeat”) of
the next measure. This allows you to press [Variation] a little ahead
of where the change should occur.
9.
To stop Rhythm playback, either press [Start/Stop] again,
or press [Intro/Ending] to select the ending phrase .
If you selected the Ending phrase, Rhythm playback stops at the
end of this phrase.
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Using the Rhythm function