Roland RP201 Manuale Utente

 

Various Settings

 

When playing ensemble with other instruments and in other such 

instances, you can match the standard pitch to another instrument.

The standard pitch generally refers to the pitch of the note that’s 

played when you finger the middle A key. For a cleaner ensemble 

sound while performing with one or more other instruments, ensure 

that each instrument’s standard pitch is in tune with that of the 

other instruments.

 

The display will indicate “Fnc” and you’ll be in Function mode.

 

fig.d-400.eps

 

The last three digits are indicated in the display. “440.0 Hz” is 

indicated in the figure above.

When the instrument is shipped from the factory, this is set to “40.0 

(440.0 Hz).”

 

Press the [–] and [+] buttons simultaneously to return to the 

factory setting (440Hz).

 

You can use the Memory Backup function to store this setting 

You can play classical music such as baroque pieces using their 

original tuning.

Most modern songs are composed and played with the assumption 

that equal temperament (the most common tuning in use today) 

will be used, but when classical music was composed, there were a 

wide variety of other tuning systems in existence. Playing a 

composition with its original tuning lets you enjoy the sonorities of 

the chords that the composer originally intended.

 

The display will indicate “Fnc” and you’ll be in Function mode.

 

fig.d-Temperament.eps

 

You can choose from among the eight tunings described below.

 

Tuning Settings

 

Matching the Pitch with Other Instruments 
(Master Tuning)

 

Adjusting the Tuning (Temperament)

 

In this tuning, each octave is divided into 
twelve equal steps. 
Every interval produces about the same 
amount of slight dissonance.

 

This tuning eliminates ambiguities in the 
fifths and thirds. It is unsuited to playing 
melodies and cannot be transposed, but is 
capable of beautiful sonorities.

 

The Just tunings differ from major and 
minor keys. 
You can get the same effect with the minor 
scale as with the major scale.

 

This tuning is suitable for the music of 
Arabia.

 

This is an improvement of the Meantone 
and Just tunings that provides a high 
degree of freedom of modulation. 
Performances are possible in all keys (III).

 

This scale makes some compromises in just 
intonation, enabling transposition to other 
keys.

 

This tuning, devised by the philosopher 
Pythagoras, eliminates dissonance in 
fourths and fifths. Dissonance is produced 
by third-interval chords, but melodies are 
euphonious.

 

This temperament combines the 
Meantone and Pythagorean tunings. 
Performances are possible in all keys (first 
technique, III).

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