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(3) Use
[DEC÷NO]
/
[INC÷YES]
to select one of the
following options.
Depending on the “Pedal detection” (p. 30) set-
ting, this option may not work when you con-
nect the wrong kind of controller to the SOFT/
EXPR. socket (an expression pedal after select-
ing the Sostenuto function, for example).
This setting does not affect the transmission or
reception of the corresponding MIDI messages
(use
[11]
for that).
(4) Press
[EXIT]
(or
[EDIT]
) to leave the Edit mode
or select the other part and change its setting
too.
Note:
This setting can be saved (see p. 28).
Octave
→
[Internal]/[MIDI]
This parameter is especially useful in Split mode (see
p. 14), when you need to use your left hand for a
chord backing whose register is close to the part
you play with your right hand. Of course, you can
also transpose (or “shift”) the Upper part in octave
steps, but that is probably only necessary in Layer
mode.
The setting range is –2, –1, 0, 1, 2 octaves (down or
up). Note that the RD-170’s keyboard can also be
transposed in semitone steps (see p. 17), but the
transposition interval always applies to both parts.
(1) Press
[EDIT]
(lights), followed by
[3]
.
Press and hold
[3]
to display the abbreviated
function name.
(2) Press the
[UPPER]
(red) or
[LOWER]
(green)
button to select the part whose setting you
want to change.
(3) Use
[DEC÷NO]
/
[INC÷YES]
to select
-2
(two
octaves down),
-1
(one octave down),
0
(no
change),
1
(one octave up) or
2
(two octaves
up).
(4) Press
[EXIT]
(or
[EDIT]
) to leave the Edit mode
or select the other part and change its setting
too.
Note:
This setting can be saved (see p. 28).
Stopping the transmission of
MIDI data
Before delving into the RD-170’s MIDI parameters,
which are available for the Upper and Lower parts,
here’s something you may need from time to time:
The RD-170 allows you to stop the transmission of
MIDI data by pressing the
[TX¥MODE]
button.
This button usually lights, because the Upper and
Lower parts are set to transmit MIDI data. If the
button is
dark
, however, your RD-170 becomes a
stand-alone stage piano. Though it can still receive
MIDI data, it
no longer transmits them
.
If only one of the two parts (Upper or Lower) should
no longer transmit MIDI data, set its MIDI channel
(see below) to
off
.
Sft
The selected part generates and responds to
Soft messages. “Soft” is a function also to be
found on acoustic pianos: the notes you play
while pressing the pedal are softer (less loud)
than usual.
sOs
The selected part generates and responds to
Sostenuto messages. “Sostenuto” is another
function found on acoustic pianos: if you press
this pedal while holding down one or several
keys, those notes are sustained. Subsequently
played notes are not sustained, however.
exp
The selected part generates and responds to
expression messages (CC11). These allow you
to control the part’s volume.
Ein
The selected part generates and responds to
expression messages (CC11). These allow you
to control the part’s volume. This time, how-
ever, it works the other way around: maximum
volume when the pedal is all the way up
(CC11= 0) and minimum volume when the
pedal is pressed (CC11= 127).
This is interesting for the Layer mode (see
p. 13): by assigning
Exp
to the Upper part and
Ein
to the Lower part, for example, you can
increase the volume of the Upper part and
simultaneously decrease that of the Lower part
by pressing the pedal down (toe down) – and
vice versa.
This parameter is not available when Second
Pedal is set to “On”.
off
The selected part does not respond to foot-
switch or pedal messages.
-2
octave
MAX
MIN
TRANSPOSE
TX
MODE
METRO-
NOME
LOWER
LOWER
UPPER
UPPER
SPLIT
PART LEVEL
CONTROL
KEYBOARD MODE
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