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Page 1: ...Roland OWNER S MANUAL souNoGanvas PIANO MODULE P 55...

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Page 3: ...reverb and chorus effects O its Sub Instrument feature allows you to play two sounds at once O Offers a comprehensive selection of tuning features providing for classical tunings baroque pitch and str...

Page 4: ...ed to a Part Instrument 1 5 Adjusting a Part s Volume Level 16 Adjusting a Part s Pan Sound Image Orientation Pan 1 6 Adding Reverberation Reverb 17 Adding Expansiveness to the Sound Chorus 17 Transpo...

Page 5: ...Your Favorite Settings User Patches 31 Calling Up User Patches 31 Changing the Settings for a User Patch 32 Changing the Device ID 33 Transmitting the P 55 s Settings from MIDI OUT Bulk Dump 33 Resto...

Page 6: ...ly with a soft dry cloth Never use benzene thinners alcohol or solvents of any kind to avoid the risk of discoloration and or deformation Memory Backup The unit contains a battery which maintains the...

Page 7: ...to adjust the brilliance and tuning standard pitch Instrument Buttons INSTRUMENT Used to select the Instrument sound Also depending on the mode they are used to select the Sub Instrument and turn On O...

Page 8: ...audio signals coming from some external unit These signals will be mixed with the audio produced by the P 55 itself and then output from the OUTPUT jacks 10 OUTPUT jacks These jacks provide output of...

Page 9: ...kers or use headphones When connecting cords between this unit s OUTPUT jacks and an amplifier or stereo set make sure you have the power to all equipment turned OFF Also to prevent damage to speakers...

Page 10: ...r then turn off the P 55 Installing the P 55 in a Rack Attach the P 55 to the RAD 50 Rack Mount Adaptor sold separately as illustrated in the following diagram Other half rack size dievices such as th...

Page 11: ...h the PART and PART buttons None of the P 55 s other functions are operable while in the Demo Mode The performance data for these demonstration songs is not output from MIDI OUT Please note that relev...

Page 12: ...olume turn the knob counterclockwise Press INSTRUMENT M or INSTRUMENT to select the Instrument you desire The number of the selected Instrument is shown in the display For information on the Instrumen...

Page 13: ...55 s MIDI reception channel so it matches the Piano Part s MIDI channel Press PART M or PART to select the part then press MIDI CH M or MIDI CH to make the selection The P 55 contains three parts so m...

Page 14: ...step 1 may be unnecessary Set the P 55 s MIDI reception channel so it matches the Piano Part s MIDI channel Press PART M or PART to select the part then press MIDI CH or MIDI CH make the selection The...

Page 15: ...p also includes the parameters which enhance the expressiveness of a performance including those which determine how the sound module will respond depending on how an instrument is played O System Par...

Page 16: ...n the display refers to KSTRuMEnr Changing the Parameters Normally Displayed 4S If you wish you can set the unit so it normally displays other parameters Three settings one for each of the three possi...

Page 17: ...ver of the Parts from 1 3 for which you wish to make parameter settings Values for the Parameters Changing Their Settings Selecting the Sound Assigned to a Part Instrument Acceptable Values P01 Pi 5 E...

Page 18: ...e center r1 r63 Right The sound image is oriented more toward the right side The higher the value the more the image is moved to the right Press PAN or PAN to adjust the pan These panning effects will...

Page 19: ...e Pitch of Notes in Semitone Units Key Shift The Key Shift function is convenient to use when wishing to make music easier to play since it allows you to shift a whole piece up or down in semitone uni...

Page 20: ...MIDI Channel Acceptable Values 01 16 oFF When set to 1 16 that Part will respond to the MIDI messages on the specified MIDI channel If you set it to oFF that Part will ignore all incoming MIDI inform...

Page 21: ...eters 1 if necessary Values for the Parameters Changing Their Settings Adjusting the Sound s Brightness Brilliance Acceptable Values 7 to 0 7 7 to 1 Within this range the sound will be more subdued Th...

Page 22: ...rument to 0 it will not sound but the voices assigned to that Sub Instrument will continue to be used If you should run into situations where notes get left out or you otherwise don t seem to have eno...

Page 23: ...ightly more velocity than normal must be used in order to obtain stronger sounding notes Greater velocity than normal is required to produce stronger sounding notes Significantly more velocity than no...

Page 24: ...hasis on both the lower and upper ranges 01 02 0 Lower Upper Press CHORUS or CHORUS to make the selection Transposing the Sub Instrument Sub Instrument Key Shift This function allows you to transpose...

Page 25: ...e the Lower notes play the Sub Instrument The note set as the Split Point sounds using the main Instrument sound L The Upper notes sound the Sub Instrument while the Lower notes play the main Instrume...

Page 26: ...ess MIDI CH 4 or MIDI CH to make the selection If a Split Point setting is active while the Sub Instrument is turned OFF notes in the range that the Sub Instrument should play will instead be silent 2...

Page 27: ...n to the system parameters explained in this section there are also parameters which can be adjusted using MIDI Exclusive data p 38 Values for he Parameters Clianging Their Settings Fine Tuning the Pi...

Page 28: ...ent refers to the method of tuning used for the scales In modern times music is generally written for Equal Temperament So as a matter of course Equal Temperament is used when most music is played How...

Page 29: ...ras as a way to resolve the ambiguity of fourths and fifths As a result melodies sound cleaner but a certain amount of ambiguity is produced with triads Select the Temperament by pressing LEVEL or LEV...

Page 30: ...Delay PdL Panning Delay Press REVERB or REVERB to make the selection Changing the Type of Chorus Chorus Type A selection of 9 Chorus types is provided allowing you to readily obtain the type of chorus...

Page 31: ...4 1 5 to 5 5 1 6 to 6 6 1 7 to 1 1 1 8 to 8 8 Number of P 55s being used Order in which unit sounds Example Stacking three P 55s Setting for Stacking P 55 No 1 1 3 P 55 No 2 2 3 P 55 No 3 3 3 For eac...

Page 32: ...es 01 06 MIDI data indicated with an X below are ignored MIDI Mode 01 02 03 04 05 06 Note O O o o o o Hold 1 Damper O O o o o o Soft O O o o o Sostenuto O o o o o o Volume X o o o o o Expression X o o...

Page 33: ...ent Detune Chorus Touch Key Shift Stretch Sub Instrument Key Shift Split Point Calling Up User Patches upus or While holding down the Parameter Group button press INSTRUMENT INSTRUMENT After briefly d...

Page 34: ...er Patch Follow the procedure below to call up a User Patch make changes in its settings then store it back again Tl Make whatever settings you desire for parameters that can be stored in a User Patch...

Page 35: ...irect data to specific units Otherwise if you wish to simultaneously control a multiple number of P 55s you can set all of them to the same Device ID Transmitting the P 55 s Settings from IVIIDI OUT B...

Page 36: ...arameters and the User Patch Turn ON the power while you have both the INSTRUMENT buttons held down and INSTRUMENT The characters FP will appear blinking in the display indicating the unit is ready To...

Page 37: ...tton The unit will also switch to Instrument Table 1 when it receives a CM System Off or a Exit GS at its MIDIIN O Switching to Instrument Table 2 Hold down INSTRUMENT while you turn ON the power and...

Page 38: ...E21 POl E21 P02 E21 P03 E21 031 E21 032 22 E22 E Piano 3 E22 POl E22 P02 E22 P03 E22 031 E22 o32 23 E23 E Pianp 4 E23 POl E23 P02 E23 P03 E23 o31 E23 032 24 E24 E Grand 1 E24 POl E24 P02 E24 P03 E24...

Page 39: ...e action of the keyboard s damper pedal They are used to sustain notes Even after a Note Off has arrived a note can be made to linger on for quite a while as long as the value for the Damper message i...

Page 40: ...Have Enough Polyphonic Notes O Differences in Polypliony Depending on Sounds Although the P 55 is capable of producing up to 28 voices simultaneously you need to keep in mind that certain instrument s...

Page 41: ...ings for parameters is nearly depleted Action Please consult the nearest Roland Service Station O Error Messages Meaning MIDI Off Line An abnormality has occurred with respect to the device or the cab...

Page 42: ...IO Pll PI 2 PI 3 PI 4 PI 5 El 6 El 7 El 8 El 9 E20 E21 E22 E23 E24 E25 o26 o27 028 029 o30 o31 o32 Instrument Name Number of voices Grand Piano 1 Grand Piano 2 Grand Piano Pad Acoustic Piano 1 Acousti...

Page 43: ...arpsichord 2 2 8 032 Clavi 1 9 o31 Celesta 1 12 028 Vibraphone 1 1 In the CM System only the sounds that can be selected with a Bank Select of can be used Factory Preset Chart Part Parameters 1 Parti...

Page 44: ...at the values shown above If for some reason you do not hear the sound you expect to or suspect that something is wrong with the way the unit is operating first check through the items that follow O...

Page 45: ...O Setting for Stretch O Value for Sub Instrument Detune O Value for Sub Instrument Key Shift Could the value for Tune have been altered as a result of MIDI messages What is displayed for Tune does no...

Page 46: ...t Out The P 55 is capable of producing a maximum of 28 simultaneous voices Beyond that limit no more notes can be sounded at the same time Try making more voices available by using sounds that require...

Page 47: ...in OOH in one or more places to provide an extended data field The following are examples of valid Model IDs each representing a unique model OIH 02H 03H OOH OIH OOH 02H OOH OOH OIH I Command ID CMD T...

Page 48: ...n compatibility with such devices Roland has limited the DTI to 256 bytes so that an excessively long message is sent out in separate segments Byte FOH Exclusive 41H Manufacturer ED Roland DEV Device...

Page 49: ...n is received when MIDI Mode is 6 bank select messages will not be received until GM System Off is received O Volume Status BnH 2nd byte 07H n MIDI channel number vv volume 3rd bvte vvH 0H FH ch l ch...

Page 50: ...Patch 10 2AH User Patch 11 2BH User Patch 12 2CH User Patch 13 2DH User Patch 14 2EH User Patch 15 2FH User Patch 16 O Instrument Table 2 This instrument table is convenient when using SMF music data...

Page 51: ...O Exit GS Status Data bvtes FOH 41H lOH 42H 12H 40H OOH 7FH 7FH 42H F7H Byte Explanation FOH Exclusive status 41H manufacturer ID Roland Dev device ID 42H model ID GS 12H command ID DTI 40H address MS...

Page 52: ...GS GM System On GM System OfO will be received regardless of the Instrument Table settings Bytes Explanation FOH Exclusive status 4IH manufacturer ID Roland Dev device ID 63H model ID P 55 12H comman...

Page 53: ...7 When the Chorus Type is changed the following initial values will be set An example using RQl To get all the system parameters transmit the following data to the P 55 FO 41 10 63 1 1 00 00 00 00 00...

Page 54: ...values will be set 000017 1 000018 1 000019 00 7F Level 0000 lA 1 00 00 IB 1 OOOOIC 00 7F Pan 00 00 ID 1 000020 l 000021 00 7F Chorus 00 00 22 00 7F Revert 00 127 RND L63 R63 0 127 0 127 1 These param...

Page 55: ...lect 7 X O 1 Volume 10 X O 1 Panpot 11 X o A Expression 64 X O 1 Holdl Control 66 X O 1 Sostenuto Change 67 X O 1 Soft 91 X O I Reverb 93 X O I Chorus 120 X O M All sound off 121 X O I Reset all contr...

Page 56: ...hru Headphone Jack Stereo mini type Stereo Input Jacks RCA phone jack Stereo Output Jacks RCA phone jack AC Adaptor Connector Power Supply DC9V AC Adaptor Current Draw 400 mA Dimensions 218 W x250 D x...

Page 57: ...Part s Instrument Part Parameter 1 Key Shift P 1 7 O Changing the pitch of the Sub Instrument Part Parameter 2 Sub Instrument Key Shift Sub Instrument Detune P 22 P 20 O Changing the tuning System Pa...

Page 58: ...ng the Chorus Type System Parameters Chorus type P 28 MIDI Related O Changing each Partes MIDI channel Part Parameters 1 MIDI channel P 18 O Changing the MIDI reception mode System Parameters MIDI mod...

Page 59: ...41 Instrument 5 10 15 23 J Just Temperament 26 K Key Shift Button 5 Key Shift 17 25 Key 5 17 KIRNBERGER 26 27 L Level Button 5 Level 16 Lower note 23 M Mean Tone Temperament 26 MIDI Buffer Full 39 MID...

Page 60: ...3 24 Stacking 5 29 38 Stretch Tuning 22 Stretch 22 Sub instrument Detune 20 Sub Instrument Key Shift 22 Sub Instrument Level 20 Sub Instrument 5 15 23 System Parameter 13 14 25 33 34 T Temperament Key...

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Page 63: ...und die Berechtlgung zur Uberprufung der Serie auf Einhaitung der Bestimmungen eingerSumt Roland Corporation Osaka Japan Name des Herstellers lmporteurs For the USA FEDERAL QOMIVIUNICATIONS COMIVIISS...

Page 64: ...I i o o o c 01 01 Roland Corporation 93 8 AE2 11D...

Page 65: ...studio work earned for him a solid reputation Currently as a chief producer within Idecs Inc he produces commercial musics and jingles for FM stations His range of activity is broad and includes his...

Page 66: ...correct as follows Page 33 Add the following at the bottom of the page It cannot carry out the Bulk Dump when the P 55 set to use the Instrument Table 2 Page 51 Change the Data of Stack in the 4 1 Sy...

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