ROLAND MP-70
Instrukcja Obsługi

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.�
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The split point key is included in the left-hand keyboard area.

Split Point (set to F 3, when the power is turned on.)

A0 B0 C1 D1 E1 F1 G1 A1 B1 C2 �

C3

C4

C5

B7 C8

In Split play, the damper pedal will be applied only to the right-hand area of the keyboard. If you want the damper pedal to be applied to the left-hand area, refer to �Applying the Damper Pedal to the Left-hand Keyboard Area� (p. 35).

Left-hand Tone
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Right-hand Tone

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1

Press the [SPLIT] button.
The button�s indicator will light. The keyboard is divided into right-hand and left-hand areas. The tone played on the right side is the tone in use before the [SPLIT] button is pressed, while the bass tone is played on the left side. To cancel Split play, press the [SPLIT] button, getting its indicator to go dark.

When using Dual play, press the [SPLIT] button The right hand will play the tone of the left button of Dual play, and the left hand will play a suitable match for the right-hand tone.

Changing tone played by the left hand Press the [VARIATION] button.
Each time you press the [VARIATION] button, the button�s indicator will change color, and the left-hand tone will change. Some tones assign the tone that had been selected before you pressed the [SPLIT] button to the left hand area of the keyboard.
When Split play is used, only tone numbers 1 or 2 can be selected. If you use Split play with a Tone button for which tone numbers 3 selected, tone number 1 will be selected for that Tone button.

Changing tone played by the right hand Press the TONE SELECT button.
The tone of the right-hand area will change. A tone that is a suitable match for the right-hand tone will be selected for the left-hand area. If you want to change the variation for the right-hand tone, cancel Split play and then re-select the tone.
The selected left hand tone is remembered for each TONE SELECT button. When you turn off the power, it will return to the original setting. For information about the tones that can be selected for the left hand section, refer to the �Tone List� (p. 42).

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