Roland MP-500 Manuale Utente

Convenient Functions

Adjusting the Pitch of the

Sound—Master Tuning

In situations such as when playing in ensemble with other

instruments, you can adjust the MP-500’s reference pitch to

that of another instrument.

Middle A is generally used as the standard reference pitch

for tuning instruments.

When playing in ensemble with other instruments, set each

instrument to the same reference pitch to ensure that you

will be in tune with each other. This tuning of all the

instruments to a reference pitch is called “Master Tuning.”

The reference pitch can be set to any value from 415.3 Hz–

466.2 Hz.

“440.0 Hz” is the power-on default for the reference pitch.

Use the C4–D#4 notes to adjust the pitch.

fig.7-06

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Lowering/ raising the Reference
Pitch

While holding down the [Demo Song/Key
Touch] button, press the “C4” note to lower
the reference pitch, or the “D4” note to
raise it.

fig.7-07.e

Each time you press the “C4” key, the pitch will fall by

0.1 Hz. If you continue holding the key, the pitch will

continue falling.

Each time you press the “D4” key, the pitch will rise by

0.1 Hz. If you continue holding the key, the pitch will

continue rising.

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Setting the Reference Pitch to
440.0 Hz

While holding down the [Demo Song/Key
Touch] button, press the “C#4” key on the
keyboard.

fig.7-08.e

The reference pitch will be set to 440.0 Hz. This is the

most commonly used setting. The A4 (Middle A) key

will sound at 440.0 Hz.

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Setting the Reference Pitch to
442.0 Hz

While holding down the [Demo Song/Key
Touch] button, press the “D#4” key on the
keyboard.

fig.7-09.e

The standard pitch will be set to 442.0 Hz. This setting is

often used for concert pianos. The A4 (Middle A) key

will sound at 442.0 Hz.

120 168

Tempo

Beat

208

40 60 80 96

Play

Rec

Demo Song

Sound

On / Off

Metronome

C4~D#4

Demo Song

C4 D4

While holding down

Raises
the pitch

Lowers

the pitch

Press

C#4

Demo Song

While holding down

Press

D#4

Demo Song

While holding down

Press

Sounding a reference tone while you
adjust the pitch

Holding down the [Demo Song/Key Touch] button,

press the [Sound] button, and while continuing to hold

down the two buttons, press the corresponding key.

You can hear a reference tone (Middle A) as you adjust

the pitch.

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