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Page 2: ...ronome Page 14 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Playing with Accompaniment e e Play along with a rhythm The FP 50 features 90 different rhythms that can accompany you as you play Lets you enjoy performing as t...

Page 3: ...signing Sounds e e Add reverberation to the sound You can add reverberation ambience to create the sensation of performing in a concert hall e e Adjust the tone color equalizer You can use the equaliz...

Page 4: ...g a Registration Set Save Registration Set 30 Loading a Saved Registration Set Load Registration Set 31 Copying a Saved Registration Set Copy Registration Set 31 Deleting a Saved Registration Set Dele...

Page 5: ...he Wireless LAN Function 43 What Is Wireless LAN Function 43 Basic Connection Method Connect by WPS 43 Wireless LAN Function Settings 44 Status Indication 44 Connecting to a Wireless LAN Access Point...

Page 6: ...the button To rapidly reduce the value hold down the button and press the button To return the setting to its default value press the and buttons simultaneously Savingyourcurrenttemperamentsettings e...

Page 7: ...gistration that you can recall whenever you wish Each registration holds a full set of tone settings rhythm settings and other performance related values In this manual the icon indicates settings tha...

Page 8: ...s volume Max Min Adjusting theVolume Balance Balance the keyboard loudness with the loudness of the accompanying rhythm and song To make the backing stand out Press the BACKING button To make the keyb...

Page 9: ...g standby mode press the button Rewind Press the button Fast forward Press the button Playing through all songs All Song Play Hold down the SONG button and press the button Making a new recording 1 Se...

Page 10: ...do all of the following Play WAV files and standard MIDI files SMF files copied from your computer Make audio recordings of your FP 50 performances Play these audio recordings at your computer or burn...

Page 11: ...sing the damper pedal allows other strings to resonate sympathetically with the notes you play producing a rich and spacious resonance The FP 50 simulates this natural damper resonance Sostenuto pedal...

Page 12: ...Place the FP 50 so that its rubber feet are on the inner side of the stand Adjust the stand to the lowest level KS 18Z Align the front of the FP 50 with the front of the stand Adjust the stand to a le...

Page 13: ...til the display turns off The unit turns off Concerning the Auto Off function The power to this unit will be turned off automatically after a predetermined amount of time has passed since it was last...

Page 14: ...keys that produce no sound MEMO When playing a tone that uses tremolo or has a vibrating quality you can adjust the speed of the modulation by holding down the current TONE button and pressing the SL...

Page 15: ...ss the TONE button The number and name of tone currently selected for the right hand zone are shown 2 Press the buttons A different tone is selected Changing the left hand tone 1 Hold down the SPLIT b...

Page 16: ...METRONOME button The metronome will sound 2 Press the SLOW FAST buttons Changing the Metronome sTime Signature 1 While holding down the METRONOME button use the SLOW FAST buttons If you select 0 4 onl...

Page 17: ...he low frequency range EQ Lo Fq Equalizer Low Freq 100 1 k Hz Frequency point in the low frequency range This changes the level at and under the specified bandwidth EQ LM Gn Equalizer Low Mid Gain 12...

Page 18: ...makes it easy to do the following You can use unchanged fingering to accompany a singer who is singing in a key different than the original music A song written in a difficult key with numerous sharps...

Page 19: ...2 Hold down the RHYTHM button and press the buttons to select the category Rhythm Number Category Rhythm Name 3 Press the buttons to select a rhythm 4 Press the START STOP button The FP 50 starts play...

Page 20: ...hen switch to the variation as energy builds during the latter part of the song 1 Press the VARIATION button to switch the accompaniment pattern VARIATION button Explanation Unlit The original accompa...

Page 21: ...ton and press the buttons Value Explanation ON The rhythm starts playing when you press a key OFF The rhythm does not start playing when you press a key Holding the Last Chord Chord Hold When you play...

Page 22: ...rom the display 4 Press the button to start the song The song plays out and then playback stops You can pause the song by pressing the button once again You can then restart by pressing the button MEM...

Page 23: ...Cancel 3 Use the buttons to adjust the value Value Explanation ON Lower the central sound when playing OFF Play normally 4 Press the SONG and RHYTHM buttons simultaneously to finish Transposing an Aud...

Page 24: ...mpaniment 3 Start the metronome if desired p 16 4 Press the REC button The display shows the message New Song The REC button lights up the button blinks and the FP 50 enters recording standby mode If...

Page 25: ...0 Audio data cannot be saved into internal memory 2 Hold down the REC button and press the buttons to select Audio 3 Select the tone that you want to play on the keyboard p 14 4 If desired you can sel...

Page 26: ...ave destination and song name for your recording 1 Confirm that the save confirmation screen is displayed and press the METRONOME button 2 Press the buttons to select the desired storage location Disp...

Page 27: ...ed into internal memory 2 Press the SONG button 3 Select the song that you want to convert p 22 4 Hold down the REC button and press the buttons to select Audio 5 Press the REC button The display show...

Page 28: ...iTunes File menu click New Playlist to create a playlist New playlist 3 From the desktop or other location where you copied it drag and drop the song WAV file to add it to the playlist you just create...

Page 29: ...d in a registration For more about the settings saved in a registration refer to Settings Saved in Registrations p 49 You can save registration sets to the FP 50 s internal memory or to a USB flash dr...

Page 30: ...istration Set Save Registration Set You can save all registrations held in registration memory 1 4 into a registration set in internal memory or on a USB flash drive If you re saving to a USB flash dr...

Page 31: ...et will be loaded into buttons 1 4 NOTE Do NOT turn off the power while Working is displayed 9 Press the SONG and RHYTHM buttons simultaneously to finish CopyingaSavedRegistrationSet Copy Registration...

Page 32: ...ere s how to delete a saved registration set from internal memory or USB flash drive 1 Press the SONG and RHYTHM buttons simultaneously 2 Press the SLOW FAST buttons to select Del Rgst The following s...

Page 33: ...tion is performed for 240 minutes 4 hours 4 Press the SONG and RHYTHM buttons simultaneously to finish Retaining Settings After Power off Memory Backup Temperament settings equalizer settings and othe...

Page 34: ...n you select a song number a song has already been saved in that number If you select a song number that already contains a song the recorded song will be overwritten If you do not want to overwrite t...

Page 35: ...ot be activated When the FP 50 is in Function mode p 37 When recording a performance Restoring the Factory Settings Factory Reset Use this feature to return all settings stored in Memory Backup p 33 t...

Page 36: ...9 If you want to reformat a USB drive please connect it to the USB MEMORY port before proceeding MEMO Formatting the internal memory will not erase settings that are stored elsewhere If you wish to er...

Page 37: ...n songs are composed and played with the assumption that equal temperament the most common tuning in use today will be used but when classical music was composed there were a wide variety of other tun...

Page 38: ...re beautiful resonance Higher settings produce a clearer resonance Trnspose Transpose Mode SpecifyingWhat toTranspose Transpose Mode This setting specifies what the transpose will affect You can use t...

Page 39: ...on 3 Allows control of the volume You may find it convenient to connect an expression pedal EV 5 sold separately Does not change the volume of rhythm play or recorded performance play M EXP Master Exp...

Page 40: ...ting the Recording Format Recording Mode Select whether performances are recorded in SMF format or audio format MEMO You can also switch the recording mode by holding down the REC button and pressing...

Page 41: ...50 using a MIDI cable OFF Visual Control is off MVC MIDI Visual Control mode is selected VLNK V LINK mode is selected What is MIDI visual control MIDI Visual Control is an internationally used recomm...

Page 42: ...the unit If you don t want the power to turn off automatically change the Auto Off setting to OFF REFERENCE For details refer to Making the Power Automatically Turn Off After a Time Auto Off p 33 MEM...

Page 43: ...at isWPS This is a standard that makes it easy to make security settings when connecting to a wireless LAN access point We recommend that you use WPS when connecting to a wireless LAN access point 1 C...

Page 44: ...st button to display the Ad Hoc key For details refer to Connecting in Ad Hoc Mode p 45 2 Press the FAST button to display the IP address Connecting to aWireless LAN Access PointThatYou Select Select...

Page 45: ...ith the Internet or with another wireless device However an iPhone or other wireless device that has cellular capability will be able to connect to the Internet via the cellular connection Please be a...

Page 46: ...ected it must be powered from the same electrical outlet The volume level of the instrument connected to INPUT jack is too low Could you be using a connection cable that contains a resistor Use a conn...

Page 47: ...es Some other reason may be responsible e g resonance in the FP 50 itself Please contact your dealer or Roland Service Center Something wrong with low frequency sounds Buzzing resonance occurs If you...

Page 48: ...connections Once the limit is reached data from new connections may overwrite older data All connection data will be erased if you perform a factory reset If network connection information is erased...

Page 49: ...t Roland Service Center Error 65 The USB MEMORY port was subjected to excessive current Verify that there is no malfunction in the USB flash drive and then turn the power off then on again p 13 Saved...

Page 50: ...r 2 Rich Str 3 Orch Str 4 Velo Str 5 Decy Str 6 Syn Str1 7 Syn Str2 8 Soft Pad 9 Glas Pad 10 Slky Way 11 Lunr Str 12 Dcy C Pd No Tone name 13 Orchstra 14 Orch Brs 15 Harp 16 Violin 17 Cello 18 Pizz St...

Page 51: ...Liszt 016 Scherzo No 2 Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin 017 Liebestr ume 3 Franz Liszt 018 tude op 10 3 Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin 019 Je te veux Erik Satie 020 Fantaisie Impromptu Fryderyk Franciszek Chopi...

Page 52: ...nSwMed C 004 GldSwing C 005 MidSlSwg C 006 BgBndSlw C 007 BgBndMed C 008 Swig Mdm C 009 JzGtrSwg C 010 SlwJzWlz C 011 CoolSoul C 012 Soul C 013 CoolBls C 014 Go Rck n C 015 BlueBog C 016 Rck nSlw Ball...

Page 53: ...F CM7 C M7 DM7 E M7 EM7 FM7 C7 C 7 D7 E 7 E7 F7 Cm C m Dm E m Em Fm Cm7 C m7 Dm7 E m7 Em7 Fm7 Cdim C dim Ddim E dim Edim Fdim Dm7 5 Em7 5 Caug C aug Daug E aug Eaug Faug C7sus4 C 7sus4 D7sus4 E 7sus4...

Page 54: ...m Bm F m7 Gm7 A m7 Am7 B m7 Bm7 F dim Gdim A dim Adim B dim Bdim Gm7 5 Am7 5 Bm7 5 F aug Gaug A aug Aaug B aug Baug F 7sus4 G7sus4 A 7sus4 A7sus4 B 7sus4 B7sus4 B m7 5 A m7 5 F m7 5 F sus4 Gsus4 A su...

Page 55: ...ose Playback Transpose 6 5 in semitones Tempo Audio Playback Speed 75 125 Controls Song Select Play Stop Rec Rewinding Fast forwarding Beginning of song Previous song Next song Tempo All songs play Ce...

Page 56: ...sual Control 41 Music rest 10 O Octave Shift 38 Oct Shft 38 OTHER button 14 OUTPUT jacks 11 P Panel Lock 7 35 Part 21 PEDAL jacks 11 Pedal Shift 40 PIANO button 14 Piano Tone 38 Power 13 R REC button...

Page 57: ...Service Center or an authorized Roland distributor as listed on the Information page WARNING Do not use or store in the following types of locations Subject to temperature extremes e g direct sunlight...

Page 58: ...ion or position does not interfere with their proper ventilation Use only the specified stand s This unit is designed to be used in combination with specific stands model KSC 44 KS G8 KS 18Z KS 12 man...

Page 59: ...brasive detergent Afterwards be sure to wipe the unit thoroughly with a soft dry cloth Never use benzine thinners alcohol or solvents of any kind to avoid the possibility of discoloration and or defor...

Page 60: ...ted work musical work video work broadcast live performance or other work whether in whole or in part and distribute sell lease perform or broadcast it without the permission of the copyright owner Do...

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Page 63: ...ential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio commu...

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