Roland rd-170 Manual De Propietario

RD-170 Edit parameters and Setup memories

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The RD-170 contains three kinds of parameters you can set: SYSTEM parameters (that apply to the RD-170 as a 
whole), internal EDIT parameters (for the RD-170’s parts) and external EDIT parameters (for specifying the MIDI 
behavior of the RD-170’s parts). 

The internal and external EDIT parameters are accessed via the same button and belong to the same group. Please 
bear in mind that all EDIT parameters can (and need to) be set for the Upper and Lower parts separately. The 
following “internal” parameters are only a fraction of what can be saved to the Setup memories. Almost all func-
tions covered so far (except for the song data) are also saved – and can be accessed via dedicated buttons, which is 
why you won’t find them here.

Note: If you hold down the TONE SELECT/SETUP button of the function you need, the display shows an abbreviated name of the 
function in question.

→[Internal]/[MIDI]

The RD-170 provides two sockets, one of which is 
labeled DAMPER, while the second is called SOFT/
EXPR. The DAMPER socket is intended for the sup-
plied damper pedal. Use this parameter to specify 
whether (On) or not (Off) the selected part (Upper or 
Lower) should respond to Damper/Hold messages. 
This setting does not affect the transmission or 
reception of MIDI Hold messages (use [10] for that).

(1) Press [EDIT] (lights), followed by [1].

Press and hold [1] to find out what the function 
is called (“Damper”).

(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 On (execute 

Hold messages) or off (ignore them).

(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).

→[Internal]/[MIDI]

The RD-170 automatically detects the kind of con-
troller connected to the SOFT/EXPR. socket. But be 
sure to also read “Pedal detection” (p. 30). 

If you connect an optional footswitch or expression 
pedal to the SOFT/EXPR. socket, you can decide 
whether it should act as Soft or Sostenuto pedal or 
as expression pedal (for setting the volume).

(1) Press [EDIT] (lights), followed by [2].

Press and hold [2] 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.

Second pedal

Damper on/off

Octave (p. 23)

MIDI channel (p. 24)

MIDI CC00 (p. 24)

MIDI CC32 (p. 24)

MIDI Program Change (p. 24)

MIDI volume (p. 25)

Reverb Send (p. 25)

MIDI Sustain filter (p. 26)

Chorus Send (p. 25)

MIDI Soft/Sost./Expr. filter (p. 26)

MIDI slider filter (p. 26)

Program Change filter (p. 27)

Volume/Expression filter (p. 27)

Damper/Soft/Sost. filter (p. 27)

Reverb/Chorus filter (p. 27)

Local on/off (p. 27)

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Damper

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2nd Pedal assi9n

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