Roland DP90 - Manual

& & Operation Guide Adjusting the Brightness of the Sound (Brilliance) You can adjust the brightness of the sound you play from the keyboard or the sounds of a song you play back. To turn brilliance on Press the [Brilliance] button so it’s lit. To adjust the brilliance While holding down the...

Operation Guide Dividing the Keyboard for Two-person Performance (Twin Piano) This function divides the keyboard into left and right, allowing two people to play the same range of pitches. To turn twin piano on Press the [Twin Piano] button so it’s lit. To change how the sounds are heard While holdi...

Operation Guide Selecting a Song You can select songs. To select a song 1. Press the [Song] button . Category Song Name Song Number 2. Use the [–] [+] buttons to select a song . To select a song that’s saved on the USB flash drive 1. Press the [Song] button . 2. While holding down the [Song] button,...

Operation Guide Disabling the Buttons (Panel Lock) Hold down the [AB Repeat] button until the display shows “Lock.” To cancel panel lock Hold down the [AB Repeat] button once again for a while. page 43 Recording/Playback Here’s how to play back or record a song. Return to the begin- ning of the song...

& & Panel Descriptions Damper Pedal Use this pedal to sustain the sound. While this pedal is held down, notes will be sustained for an extended time even if you release your fingers from the keyboard.On an acoustic piano, when you step on the damper pedal, you’ll first hear the sound of the ...

& & Before You Play Opening the Lid NOTE • Always use two hands to open and close the lid. Although the unit’s lid is designed to close slowly and gently when it is released, the lid immediately closes if it has been opened only slightly. Take care not to allow your fingers to become pinched...

Before You Play Turning the Power On/Off Once everything is properly connected (p. 11), be sure to follow the procedure below to turn on their power. If you turn on equipment in the wrong order, you risk causing malfunction or equipment failure. NOTE Before turning the unit on/off, always be sure to...

& & Performing Performing with Various Sounds In addition to piano sounds, the unit lets you enjoy performing with many other sounds (347 types).These sounds are called Tones. The Tones are categorized into five groups, each of which is assigned to a different Tone button. Selecting Tones Le...

Performing Performing with Two Layered Tones (Dual Play) You can play two tones simultaneously from each note of the keyboard. This feature is called Dual Play.As an example, here’s how to layer piano and strings tones. 1 2 1. While holding down the Piano [Grand] button, press the [Strings] button ....

Performing Playing Different Tones with the Right and Left Hands (Split Play) You can play different tones in the left and right sides of the keyboard, divided at a certain key.This feature is called Split Play, and the key at which the keyboard is divided is called the Split Point. 2 1 1. While hol...

Performing Changing the left-hand tone 1 2 1. While holding down the [Transpose] button and [Twin Piano] button, press a tone button . The number and name of the tone currently selected for the left-hand zone are shown. 2. While holding down the [Transpose] button and [Twin Piano] button, press the ...

Performing Adjusting the Sound to Your Taste The unit lets you add reverberation or modify the brightness of the sound. Adding Reverberation to the Sound (Ambience) You can add a pleasant reverberation to the sounds of the unit, producing the impression that you are performing in a concert hall.This...

Performing 2. While holding down the [Brilliance] button, press the [–] [+] buttons . The display will indicate the depth of the brilliance effect values. Screen Value Explanation -10–0–10 (default: 5) Positive (+) values make the sound brighter; negative (-) values make the sound more mellow. 3. To...

Performing Dividing the Keyboard for Two-person Performance (Twin Piano) You can divide the keyboard into left and right zones so that two people can play the same range of pitches, just as though there were two pianos.This function is called Twin Piano.For example, you could use Twin Piano to allow...

& & Practicing Practicing with the Metronome You can sound the metronome while you practice.While the song selects, the metronome will sound at the tempo and time signature of the song. 1. Press the [Metronome] button . The [Metronome] button will blink, and the metronome will sound. The [Me...

Practicing Adjusting the Metronome’s Volume 1. While holding down the [Metronome] button, press the [–] [+] buttons . The display will indicate the metronome’s volume. Screen Value Explanation 0–10 (default: 5) When the volume of the metronome is set to “0,” the metronome won’t sound, but the [Metro...

Practicing Practicing with a Song You can practice by playing along with a song. Selecting and Playing a Song Here’s how to listen to the built-in songs.You can also play back songs stored on a separately sold USB flash drive. 1. Press the [Song] button . 2. While holding down the [Song] button, use...

Practicing Song formats that can be played by the unit The unit can play back data in the following formats. • SMF formats 0/1• Roland Piano Digital format (i-format)• Audio files: WAV format, 44.1 kHz, 16-bit linear Playing Songs Consecutively (All Songs Play) You can consecutively play back the bu...

Practicing Adjusting a Song’s Tempo for Easier Practicing You can change the tempo at which a song plays back.When you’re practicing along with a song, this allows you to slow down the tempo of a difficult song in order to play it more comfortably. 1. Press the [ ] [ ] (Slow/Fast) buttons . The temp...

Practicing Using the sound of a specific part as a “guide” (mute volume) If desired, you can specify that the sound of a part will play at a reduced volume rather than going completely silent when you press a part button and turn off its indicator.This setting lets you play a specific part at a redu...

Practicing Repeatedly Practicing a Portion of a Song (AB Repeat) Here’s how you can repeatedly play back a specified portion of the song. You can use this function to repeatedly practice that portion. Section to repeat A (Repeat Start) B (Repeat End) Time 2 1 3 4 1. Press the [ ] (Play/Stop) button ...

Practicing Recording the Song You’re Practicing It’s easy to record your own performances.You can play back a recorded performance to check your playing, or perform along with a recorded performance.The unit lets you record in the following ways. Type of recording Explanation SMF recording Parts wil...

Practicing Saving a performance you’ve recorded * If you want to save to the USB flash drive (sold separately), connect your USB flash drive to the USB memory port before you continue. 1. Press the [ ] (Play/Stop) button to stop recording (p . 29) . Recording will stop, and a message will ask whethe...

Practicing Recording the left hand 1. Press the [Right] button and the [Accomp] button so their illumination is turned off . The [Left] button alone will start blinking, meaning that the unit is ready to record to the [Left] button. * If you don’t specify a part at this time, the recorded performanc...

Practicing Recording a performance you play along with a song Here’s how you can record a performance that you play along with a song. Getting ready to record 1. Select the tone that you want record (p . 14) . 2. Select the song to be dubbed (p . 24) . 3. Press the [ ] (Rec) button . The [ ] (Rec) b...

Practicing Converting a Song Recorded as an SMF to Audio By converting a song recorded in the form of an SMF to audio, you’ll be able to listen to it on your computer. You can also use your computer to burn the song to a music CD, or upload it to the Internet. Copying an audio recording of a song to...

Practicing Audio Recording Here’s how to record what you play on the unit as audio data. The recorded song can be used on your computer. Preparing to record 1. Connect a USB flash drive (sold separately) to the USB memory port (p . 10) . * Audio data cannot be saved in the unit itself. 2. Select the...

Practicing Transposing a Song for Easier Performance (Audio Transpose) You can change the key when playing back an audio file. You can play the keyboard while listening to the transposed sound. 1. Press the [Transpose] button . The [Transpose] button will light. 2. While holding down the [Transpose]...

Practicing Burning an Audio Recording of a Song (WAV file) to a CD After an audio recording of a song has been saved to the USB flash drive, you can copy it to your computer and burn it to a CD. If you want to burn a CD from a song that you recorded as an SMF, you must first convert it to audio (WAV...

Practicing 1. Make sure that you’ve finished recording, and that the screen shown at the right is displayed . 2. Press the [Song] button . The media select screen will appear. 3. Use the [–] [+] buttons to select the save-destination media . Display Save-destination media U Internal memory S USB fla...

Practicing Renaming a Song Here’s how to rename a song you’ve saved. * You can’t rename an audio file. 9 8 6 3 11 2 9 7 5 10 4 1. Select the song that you want to rename (p . 24) . 2. While holding down the [Key Touch] button, press the [Transpose] button . The [Key Touch] button and [Transpose] but...

& & Convenient Functions Making the Power Automatically Turn Off After a Time (Auto Off ) With the factory settings, the unit’s power will automatically be switched off 30 minutes after you stop playing or operating the unit.If you don’t need the power to turn off automatically, set “Auto Of...

Convenient Functions Restoring the Factory Settings (Factory Reset) Settings that you’ve stored using the Memory Backup function (p. 39) can be returned to their factory-set state. This is called the “factory reset” function. NOTE When you execute “Factory Reset,” all stored settings will be erased ...

Convenient Functions Initializing the Memory (Format Media) Here’s how you can completely erase all songs that were saved in the internal memory or the USB flash drive (sold separately). NOTE • Once an initialization is performed, all songs that have been saved in the internal memory or the USB flas...

Various Settings (Function Mode) Indication Value Explanation USB Drv Changing the USB Driver Settings (USB Driver) Normally, you don’t need to install a driver in order to connect the unit to your computer. However, if some problem occurs, or if the performance is poor, using the Roland original dr...

Various Settings (Function Mode) Indication Value Explanation Auto Off Making the Power Automatically Turn Off After a Time (Auto Off ) With the factory settings, the unit’s power will automatically be switched off 30 minutes after you stop playing or operating the unit.If you don’t want the power t...

Symptom Cause/Action Page Even though you’re using head- phones and the sound is muted, a thumping sound is heard when you play the keyboard The unit uses a hammer action keyboard in order to simulate an acoustic piano’s playing touch as realistically as possible. For this reason, you’ll hear the ha...

& & Error Messages Indication Meaning Error 1 You can only read the music file. It can not be saved. Error 2 An error occurred during writing. The external media may be corrupted. Insert other external media and try again. Alternatively, you can initialize the external media. The external me...

Piano–Grand No . Tone Name Explanation 1 Concert The sound of a splendid concert grand piano. This piano sound has our highest recommendation, and can be used for any style of music. 2 Ballade A mellow grand piano sound, recommended for quiet songs. 3 Bright A brilliant grand piano sound, recommende...

& & Main Specifications Keyboard Keyboard DP90: 88 keys (Ivory Feel-S Keyboard with Escapement)DP90S: 88 keys (PHA III Ivory Feel Keyboard with Escape- ment) Touch Sensitivity Key Touch: 5 levels, Fixed Touch Keyboard Modes WholeDual (volume balance adjustable)Split (split point adjustable)T...

& & Assembling * 5 1 0 0 0 2 8 3 8 0 - 0 2 * Assembling the DP90/DP90S * To ensure that you assemble this unit correctly, please read this manual carefully before you begin assembly. Keep this manual nearby for reference when needed. * Keep this unit horizontal when lifting it during assembl...

& & USING THE UNIT SAFELY WARNING Do not disassemble or modify by yourself Do not open (or modify in any way) the unit or its AC adaptor. Do not repair or replace parts by yourself Do not attempt to repair the unit, or replace parts within it (except when this manual provides specific instru...

& & IMPORTANT NOTES Power Supply • Do not connect this unit to same electrical outlet that is being used by an electrical appliance that is controlled by an inverter or a motor (such as a refrigerator, washing machine, microwave oven, or air conditioner). Depending on the way in which the el...

IMPORTANT NOTES • When opening/closing the lid or raising/folding down the music rest, please be careful not to get your fingers pinched between the movable part and the panel. In places where small children are present, make sure that an adult provides supervision and guidance. Before Using Externa...

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Information When you need repair service, call your nearest Roland Service Center or authorized Roland distributor in your country as shown below. AFRICA EGYPT Al Fanny Trading Offi ce 9, EBN Hagar Al Askalany Street, ARD E1 Golf, Heliopolis, Cairo 11341, EGYPT TEL: (022)-417-1828 REUNION MARCEL FO-...

For the USA DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Compliance Information Statement Model Name : Type of Equipment : Responsible Party : Address : Telephone : DP90, DP90S Digital Piano Roland Corporation U.S. 5100 S. Eastern Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90040-2938 (323) 890-3700 IMPORTANT: THE WIRES IN THIS MAINS LEA...