Roland DP-970 - Manual

7 Introduction Congratulations on your choice of the Roland Digital Piano DP-970.In order to enjoy reliable performance of your new keyboard for many years to come, please take the timeto read through this manual in its entirety. Main Features Refined Wood Grain Finish, Compact Design The simple des...

8 Assembling the DP-970 Make sure that another person is on hand to help with the assembly and setup.To move the piano, lift it carefully—all the while keeping it level. Be very careful, when you assemble and move the piano, to make sure that you do not drop it on your hands or feet.Should you remov...

9 5. Put the Pedal Board on the stabilizer. When putting the Pedal Board on the stabilizer, first loosen the attachment screws securing the speaker box to the side boards. fig.st5.e 6. Secure the Pedal Board to the side boards with the attachment screws (in two places). Re-tighten the screws loosene...

10 Panel Descriptions Front Panel 1 [Power] switch Turns the power on/off (p. 14). 2 [Volume] knob Adjusts the overall volume level (p. 14). 3 [Demo] button You can listen to a demo of the instrument’s tones as well as a demo of the various functions (p. 17). 4 [Twin Piano] button You can divide the...

11 Panel Descriptions Rear Panel 1 Pedal jack Connect the pedal cord of the pedal board to this jack (p. 12). 2 MIDI Out/In connectors Connect to external MIDI devices to exchange performance data (p. 46). 3 Input jacks These jacks can be connected to another sound generating device or an audio devi...

12 Before You Start Playing Connecting the Pedal Cord 1. Connect the pedal cord to the Pedal jack on the rear panel of DP-970, at the rear. fig.00-01 Connecting the AC Adaptor 921 NOTE To prevent malfunction and/or damage to speakers or other devices, always turn down the volume, and turn off the po...

13 Before You Start Playing ■ Closing the Lid 1. When closing the lid, be sure to close the music rest and open the blind. fig.lidclose1 2. Grasp and gently lower the lid with both hands. fig.lidclose2 NOTE Adult supervision is recommended whenever small children use the unit. NOTE If you need to mo...

14 Before You Start Playing ■ Using the Headphones Hook Whenever you are not using the headphones, you can hang them on the headphones hook at the lower left of the DP-970. Attaching the Headphones Hook Press and twist the headphones hook included with the DP-970 into the hole in the bottom of the D...

15 Chapter 1. Enjoying the Internal Songs and Demo Listening to Internal Songs The DP-970 comes with 66 piano songs onboard. ■ Playing Back All Songs Continuously (All Song Play) The internal songs can be played back consecutively. fig.panel1-1 1 Hold down the [Song/Tempo] button, and press the [Pla...

16 Chapter 1. Enjoying the Internal Songs and Demo Playing back 3 Press the [Play] button. The button’s indicator will light, and the selected song will play. Stopping the playback 4 Press the [Play] button. The button’s indicator goes out, and playback stops. The next time you press the [Play] butt...

17 Chapter 1. Enjoying the Internal Songs and Demo Listening to the Demo Songs You can listen to various demo songs, including those demonstrating the piano and other tones, as well as the function applied to the piano tones. ■ Playing Back the Tone Demo Songs fig.panel1-3 1 Press the [Demo] button....

18 Chapter 1. Enjoying the Internal Songs and Demo ■ Listening to a Demo of the Functions You can listen to the demo of the functions that can be applied to the piano tones. fig.panel1-3 1 Press the [Demo] button. The button’s indicator flashes, and playback of the demo of the function starts. 2 Pre...

19 Chapter 2. Performance Performing with a Variety of Sounds The DP-970 contains 20 different internal tones. The tones are organized into five tone groups, which are assigned to the Tone buttons. fig.panel2-1 Selecting a tone group 1 Press any Tone button. The indicator of the button you pressed w...

20 Chapter 2. Performance Adjusting the Keyboard Touch (Key Touch) You can adjust the touch (playing feel) of the keyboard. fig.panel2-7 1 Press the [Key Touch] button. The button’s indicator will light, and the feel of the keyboard will change. Each time you press the [Key Touch] button, the button...

21 Chapter 2. Performance Adding a Sense of Depth to the Sound (3D) The DP-970 includes a “3D” function that allows you to get sounds that have a sense of depth like you get by playing an acoustic grand piano. This feature creates an ambience that makes it seem you are seated in front of a grand pia...

22 Chapter 2. Performance Adding Liveliness to the Sound (Dynamic Emphasis) You can add liveliness to the sound to give it superb clarity and distinctness. 1 Press the [Dynamics] button, getting its indicator to light. The Dynamic Emphasis function is switched on, enlivening the sound. To cancel the...

23 Chapter 2. Performance Applying Effects to the Sound fig.panel2-5 ■ Adding Reverberation to the Sound (Reverb) By applying the reverb effect you can produce a pleasant reverberation, making it sound as though you were performing in a concert hall. 1 Press the [Reverb] button. The button’s indicat...

24 Chapter 2. Performance Transposing the Key of the Keyboard (Transpose) By using the “Transpose function,” you can transpose your performance without changing the notes you play. For example, even if the song is in a difficult key with numerous sharps ( ) or flats ( ), you can transpose it to a ke...

26 Chapter 2. Performance Playing Two Sounds Together (Dual Play) Simultaneously playing two tones when one key is pressed is called “Dual play.” 1 Simultaneously press the two Tone buttons that you want to play together. The indicator of the button you pressed will light. When you play the keyboard...

27 Chapter 2. Performance Playing Different Tones with the Left and Right Hands (Split Play) Dividing the keyboard into right-hand and left-hand areas, then playing different sounds in each is called “Split play.” The boundary key is called the “split point.” fig.splitpoint.e fig.panel2-3 1 Press th...

28 Chapter 2. Performance ■ Changing the Keyboard’s Split Point You can change the location where the keyboard is divided (the split point) within the range of B1 through B6. 1 While continuing to hold the [Split] button, press the key that you want to specify as the split point. The key you pressed...

29 Chapter 2. Performance Using Metronome ■ Sounding the Metronome The DP-970 features a built-in metronome. While a song plays back, the metronome will sound at the tempo and time signature (Beat) of that song. fig.panel2-4 Sounding the metronome 1 Press the [Metronome/Count In] button. The metrono...

30 Chapter 2. Performance Stopping the metronome 5 Once again press the [Metronome/Count In] button, getting the button to go dark. The metronome will stop. ■ Changing the Metronome Volume The volume of the metronome can be adjusted, with nine volume levels available. 1 Hold down the [Metronome/Coun...

31 Chapter 3. Playing Along with the Internal Songs Here’s how you can play along with the internal songs. You can slow down the playback tempo of the song, or play back each hand separately. Before you try playing the song, listen to it several times to get a general feel for the song. For details ...

32 Chapter 3. Playing Along with the Internal Songs Playing Each Hand Separately The internal songs have different parts recorded to the left-hand and right-hand performances. When playing back internal songs, you can select the parts to be played. Left-hand performances are assigned to the [Left] b...

33 Chapter 4. Recording Your Performance You can easily record your performances. A recorded performance can be played back to hear your own playing, or to add additional parts. The following types of recording can be done using the DP-970. • Recording just your own keyboard performance ( → “Recordi...

34 Chapter 4. Recording Your Performance Recording a New Song Record only the keyboard performance without playing along with an internal song. fig.panel4-1 Recording settings (select “USr”) 1 Press the [Song/Tempo] button, getting its indicator to light in red. The song number appears in the displa...

35 Chapter 4. Recording Your Performance Recording Along with a Song You can record a performance that you play along with an internal song. Using the [Left] or [Right] buttons, you can perform and record just the right-hand part of a song while listening to the left-hand playback of an internal son...

36 Chapter 4. Recording Your Performance Recording the Right-Hand and Left-Hand Parts Separately You can use the DP-970’s recorder to record the right-hand and left-hand parts separately. You can also specify individual parts to record to when you want to do a recording over again. Press the [Left] ...

37 Chapter 4. Recording Your Performance Stop recording 5 Press the [Play] or [Rec] button. Recording stops, and the indicators for the [Play] and [Rec] buttons go out. The performance of the specified part has been recorded. To record the performance of the other part, go back to Step 2 and repeat ...

38 Chapter 4. Recording Your Performance Erasing Recorded Performances You can erase a recorded performance. ■ Erasing a Performance from the Specified Track You can select a recorded track and erase it. 1 Hold down either the [Left] or [Right] button and press the [Rec] button. The indicator of the...

39 Chapter 4. Recording Your Performance Saving Recorded Songs Even with the Power Turned Off (Song Backup) Normally, any songs you have recorded are deleted when you turn off the power to the DP-970. However, if you wish, you can have such recorded songs be saved even while the power is turned off....

40 Chapter 5. Changing Various Settings Changing the Damper Pedal’s Resonance On an acoustic piano, depressing the damper pedal makes the notes you play resonate with other strings, adding rich reverberations and fatness to the sound. The damper pedal on the DP-970 recreates this resonance (damper r...

41 Chapter 5. Changing Various Settings For details on each function, refer to the explanations below. 3. Press the [-] or [+] button to change the value. If you press the [-] and [+] buttons simultaneously, the value will return to the power-up default setting. The procedure differs from that for S...

42 Chapter 5. Changing Various Settings Power-up default setting 1 C Tonic When playing with tuning other than equal temperament, you need to specify the tonic note for tuning the song to be performed (that is, the note that corresponds to C for a major key or to A for a minor key). While hold down ...

43 Chapter 5. Changing Various Settings Power-up default setting OFF ■ Changing How 3D is Applied (3D Mode) The method used in applying the 3D function’s sense of depth changes according to whether or not headphones are connected. You can change this setting. 1. Hold down the [Split] button, and pre...

44 Chapter 5. Changing Various Settings Getting the Master Tune Setting To Be Remembered While the Power Is Turned Off Normally, the Master Tune setting reverts to the default value when the power is turned off. However, you can set the DP-970 so that the Master Tune value is retained even while the...

45 Chapter 6. Connecting External Devices Connecting to Audio Equipment You can connect audio devices to play the sound of the DP-970 through the speakers of your audio system, or to record your performance on a tape recorder or other recording device.When connecting, please use an audio cable with ...

46 Chapter 6. Connecting External Devices Connecting MIDI Devices By connecting an external MIDI device and exchanging performance data, you can control the performances on one device from the other. For instance, you can output sound from the other instrument or switch tones on the other instrument...

48 Appendices Troubleshooting If you think there’s a problem, read this first. Case Cause/Remedy The power doesn’t come on Is the AC adaptor connected and plugged in correctly? (p. 12) The button doesn’t work Is the panel locked? (p. 43)Is the Tone locked? (p. 43) Turn the power off, then back on. N...

49 Error Messages/Other Messages In the upper range, the sound changes abruptly beyond a certain key On an acoustic piano, notes in the upper one and a half octaves of the keyboard continue to sound until they decay naturally, regardless of the damper pedal. There is a difference in the timbre as we...

50 Tone List * A+B: simultaneously playing two tones You can change the volume balance between the two tones, refer to “Adjusting the Volume Balance in Dual Play (Dual Balance)” (p. 26). A/B: A, the right-hand tone; and B, the left-hand tone in Split play [Split] Off [Split] On Button name [Variatio...

51 Internal Song List Song No. Song Name Composer Copyright S. 1 La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin C. Debussy © 2004 Roland Corporation S. 2 Late Night Chopin F. Chopin/Arranged by John Maul © 2002 Roland Corporation S. 3 Fly Free John Maul © 1998 Roland Corporation S. 4 L’éveil del l’amour Masashi & ...

53 Easy Operation List 3 5 4 6 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 8 9 11 1 2 No. You want to Buttons Page Press the [Split] and [Reverb] buttons simultaneously, and press the [ ● ] button. 3D Mode [Split]+ [Reverb] → [3D] p. 43 Master Tuning [Split]+ [Reverb] → [Piano] p. 41 Selecting a temperament Specifying the k...

54 MIDI Implementation Chart Function... BasicChannel Mode NoteNumber : Velocity AfterTouch Pitch Bend ControlChange ProgChange System Exclusive SystemCommon SystemReal Time AuxMessage Notes Transmitted Recognized Remarks DefaultChanged DefaultMessagesAltered True Voice Note ONNote OFF Key’sCh’s 6, ...

55 Main Specifications 962a * In the interest of product improvement, the specifications and/or appearance of this unit are subject to change without prior notice. Keyboard Keyboard 88 keys (Progressive Hammer Action Keyboard) Touch Sensitivity Touch: Light, Medium, Heavy, Fixed Keyboard Modes Whole...

56 Index Numerics 3D ...................................................................................... 21[3D] button .................................................... 10, 21, 40, 43 A AC Adaptor ..................................................................... 12All Song Play ..............

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