Roland RK-300 User Manual

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10 Contents Playing Along with a Song 93 Performing while You Watch a Notation (DIGISCORE) ...

Page 3 - SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

100 Playing Along with a Song You can play a internal song or SMF music file with the volume of the melody part lowered.Until you’ve learned the melo

Page 4 - You can also

101 Singing Along with the VIMA You can connect a microphone to the MIC jack and use the RK-300 for karaoke or for singing along with your own playin

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102 Singing Along with the VIMA You can adjust the volume of the sound from the microphone. fig.P-MicVolKnob.eps 1. Turn the [VOLUME] knob to adjust

Page 6 - Enjoy Video Along with Music

103 Singing Along with the VIMA If you’re playing an internal song or SMF music files that contains lyrics, you can view the lyrics on an external di

Page 7 - Introduction

104 Singing Along with the VIMA When you sing along with a song that has the “ ” indication by its title, such as the internal songs or VIMA TUNES (C

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105 Singing Along with the VIMA If you touch < Reset >, all settings (parameters) shown in the current screen will be reset to their factory se

Page 9 - Playing Back Songs 69

106 Singing Along with the VIMA 2. Touch “Effects” to select one of the following settings. If you touch < Reset >, all settings (parameters)

Page 10 - Contents

107 Singing Along with the VIMA Preparing the control pedal switch for use With the factory settings, pedal operations will damper pedal. 1. Access t

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108 Singing Along with the VIMA You can add echo to vocals arriving via the microphone. This will make singing more enjoyable. fig.P-EchoButton.eps 1

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109 Singing Along with the VIMA The “Key Control” function lets you play back a song at a different key. This is convenient when you’re singing along

Page 13 - Appendices 201

11 Contents Enjoying Ensemble Performance 132 Perform with a Connected Guitar...

Page 14 - USING THE UNIT SAFELY

110 Singing Along with the VIMA You can minimize the vocal sounds of a commercially available music CD, and sing the vocal part yourself. This is a c

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111 Singing Along with the VIMA The “Mute” function lets you temporarily mute the melody from the playback of an internal song or of music files. Let

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112 Singing Along with the VIMA The “Guide” function lets you decrease the volume of the melody of an internal song or SMF music files. Using this fu

Page 17 - Important Notes

113 Enjoying Music and Video You can connect an external display or a television to the RK-300, and use it to watch the piano roll screen, a slide sh

Page 18 - Before Using the CD Drive

114 Enjoying Music and Video You can specify how the transition will occur between images (photos) in the slide show. For details, refer to “Selectin

Page 19 - About the License Agreement

115 Enjoying Music and Video The slide show images built into the RK-300 are organized into several “categories” according to the depicted object or

Page 20 - Front Panel

116 Enjoying Music and Video If you touch < Reset >, all settings (parameters) shown in the current screen will return to their factory-set val

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117 Enjoying Music and Video 8. Touch < Slide Show >. The following screen appears. fig.d-SlideShow.eps 9. Press the [COPY/SAVE] button. The fo

Page 22 - [GUIDE] Button

118 Enjoying Music and Video Deleting a user category Here’s how to delete a user category from the picture categories. 1. Access the main screen. *

Page 23 - Rear Panel

119 Enjoying Music and Video 5. Touch “Delete User Category” to select the user category that you want to delete. 6. Touch < Delete >. A scre

Page 24 - Main Screen

12 Contents Adjusting the Volume of the Audio Signal (Audio Play Level)... 174Adjusting t

Page 25 - (Song Location)

120 Enjoying Music and Video Photos of your vacation or of your family can be displayed as a slide show on the large screen of a television or displa

Page 26 - Getting Ready

121 Enjoying Music and Video 3. Press the [SLIDE SHOW] button so it’s lit. fig.P-CameraSlideShow.eps 4. Select the song that you want to play (p. 70,

Page 27 - If Using the KS-G8 Stand

122 Enjoying Music and Video Photos (images) saved on USB memory can be displayed as a slide show. 1. On your computer, prepare the images that you w

Page 28 - Getting Ready to Play

123 Enjoying Music and Video In addition to simply switching between images, a slide show also allows you to zoom or pan the images. fig.P-ZoomPanBtn

Page 29 - Connecting the DP-10

124 Enjoying Music and Video You can connect your DVD player and use an external display or a television connected to the RK-300 to show the image fr

Page 30 - Attaching a CD Drive

125 Enjoying Music and Video 3. Press the [DVD] button so it’s lit. fig.P-DVDButton.eps 4. Play back your DVD player. The external display or televis

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126 Enjoying Music and Video If your portable audio player has video capability, you can connect it so the video is shown on the external display or

Page 32 - Connecting User Memory

127 Enjoying Music and Video 3. Press the [AUDIO/VIDEO PORT] button so it’s lit. fig.P-AudioPortBtn.eps 4. Play back your portable audio/video player

Page 33 - Turning the Power On/Off

128 Enjoying Music and Video “ANIME” is a special effect that displays graphics or text on the screen in synchronization with your keyboard performan

Page 34 - Formatting the User Memory

129 Enjoying Music and Video 4. To stop using ANIME effect, press the [ANIME] button to turn off its illumination. You can use the D Beam controller

Page 35 - USER MEMORY Connector Cover

13 Contents Specifying the Type of Signal at the AUDIO/VIDEO PORT (Audio Port Mode)... 186Synchronizing the Timing of t

Page 36 - Connecting External Memory

130 Enjoying Music and Video The RK-300 provides an on-screen simulation of a player piano.When you play back a song while viewing the classic-type p

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131 Enjoying Music and Video 2. Press the [PIANO ROLL] button to switch the type of piano roll screen. Pressing the [PIANO ROLL] button repeatedly cy

Page 38 - Listening Through Headphones

132 Enjoying Ensemble Performance fig.ConnectGTR.eps 1. Connect your guitar to the MIC 1/GTR jack. Switching the MIC 1/GTR jack to guitar input fig.P

Page 39 - Connecting a Television

133 Enjoying Ensemble Performance Adjusting the volume of the guitar 3. Turn the [MIC 1] knob to adjust the volume of the guitar. The RK-300 provides

Page 40 - External Display

134 Enjoying Ensemble Performance The RK-300 provides chorus/reverb specifically for your guitar. 1. Press the [EFFECTS] button so it’s lit. If the [

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135 Enjoying Ensemble Performance Here’s how to connect electronic drums to the RK-300, and add drum playing to your ensemble performance. fig.Connec

Page 42 - Experiencing the RK-300 Demo

136 Enjoying Ensemble Performance When enjoying ensemble performance along with a song, you can silence a part such as piano, vocal, or guitar so tha

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137 Enjoying Ensemble Performance You can listen to a metronome while you perform. This is convenient when you’re playing in an ensemble, and need to

Page 44 - Performing

138 Enjoying Ensemble Performance 6. Touch “Beat” to select the metronome beat. When you record your performance, it will record in the beat that i

Page 45 - Standard, Mellow, Bright

139 Recording and Saving The RK-300 lets you record your own performances.You can record yourself playing along with a song, or play back your record

Page 46 - Adding Reverberation (Reverb)

14 USING THE UNIT SAFELY USING THE UNIT SAFELY Safety grounding connection 001-50 Connect mains plug of this model to a mains socket outlet with a pr

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140 Recording and Saving Here’s how to record a performance you play on the keyboard without using an internal song. fig.P-Recording.eps Preparations

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141 Recording and Saving 4. Touch < SMF >. The [REC] button will light, and the following screen appears. fig.d-SMF-Rec-2.eps 5. Touch < New

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142 Recording and Saving Here’s how to record a performance that you play along with an internal song or SMF music data from USB memory or a CD-ROM.T

Page 50 - Piano Designer 1

143 Recording and Saving 5. Touch < SMF >. The [REC] button will light, and the following screen appears. fig.d-SMF-Rec-2.eps * If you decide n

Page 51 - Piano Designer 2

144 Recording and Saving If you record a performance and then simply turn off the RK-300’s power without saving it, the recorded performance will dis

Page 52 - (Stretch Tuning)

145 Recording and Saving 4. Touch to move the cursor. 5. Enter the desired characters. 6. When you’ve finished entering the name, press the [EXIT]

Page 53 - Piano Designer 3

146 Recording and Saving Here’s how to record your own keyboard performance or an ensemble performance that includes vocals or guitar. fig.P-AudioRec

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147 Recording and Saving * If you decide not to record, touch < Cancel >.When you press the [REC] button, the “Play mode” (p. 173) will automat

Page 55 - Playing Various Sounds

148 Recording and Saving 10. Enter the desired characters. 11. When you’ve finished entering the name, press the [EXIT] button. The song will be save

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149 Recording and Saving You can record (overdub) your own performance while playing back the following types of songs. ● Internal songs ● Songs fr

Page 57 - Setting user tones

15 USING THE UNIT SAFELY Avoid extended use at high volume 010 This unit, either alone or in combination with an amplifier and headphones or speakers

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150 Recording and Saving * If you decide not to record, touch < Cancel >.When you press the [REC] button, the “Play mode” (p. 173) will automat

Page 59 - Selecting user tones

151 Recording and Saving 10. Touch to move the cursor. 11. Enter the desired characters. 12. When you’ve finished entering the name, press the [EXI

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152 Recording and Saving Here’s how songs you’ve recorded on the RK-300 and saved in “Favorites” can be copied to USB memory. fig.P-FavoUSBCopy.eps I

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153 Recording and Saving 4. Press the [COPY/SAVE] button. The following screen appears. fig.d-FavoExtCopy.eps * If you decide not to copy the song, t

Page 62 - Tone list Tone group

154 Creating a Music CD Here’s how songs you’ve audio-recorded and saved in “Favorites” can be written to a CD-R to create a music CD.After you’ve wr

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155 Creating a Music CD 4. Press the [COPY/SAVE] button. A screen like the following appears. fig.d-MakeCD-1.eps 5. Touch < OK >. * If you deci

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156 Creating a Music CD 7. Touch < OK >. The song will be written to the disc.Never turn off the power while the display indicates “Now writing

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157 Storing Your Sound Settings (User Program) You can store the current sound settings as a set called a “User Program.” Eight of these can be store

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158 Storing Your Sound Settings (User Program) 1. Select the desired sound. 2. In the main menu, touch < Menu >. The Menu screen appears. fig.d

Page 67 - Modifying the Sound

159 Storing Your Sound Settings (User Program) 5. Touch < Rename >. The “Rename” screen appears. fig.d-UPG-3.eps 6. Touch to move the cursor.

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16 USING THE UNIT SAFELY Grasp the plug when connecting or disconnecting the power cord 102b Always grasp only the plug on the power-supply cord when

Page 69 - Playing Back Songs

160 Storing Your Sound Settings (User Program) 1. In the main menu, touch < Menu >. The Menu screen appears. fig.d-SetMenu-3-1.eps * There are

Page 70 - Listening to Internal Songs

161 Storing Your Sound Settings (User Program) Here’s how eight “User Programs” can be saved to user memory or external memory as a single file. 1. C

Page 71 - Stopping the song

162 Storing Your Sound Settings (User Program) 5. Touch < Save >. The “Save User Program” screen appears. fig.d-UPG-5.eps 6. Touch < Rename

Page 72 - Listening to Songs from CD

163 Storing Your Sound Settings (User Program) 10. Touch “Media” to select the media in which you want to store the data. 11. Touch “File” to sel

Page 73 - Selecting a song from CD

164 Storing Your Sound Settings (User Program) Here’s how a file you’ve saved to user memory or external memory can be loaded back into the RK-300.Wh

Page 74 - To stop song playback

165 Storing Your Sound Settings (User Program) 5. Touch < Load >. The “Load User Program” screen appears. fig.d-UPG-6.eps 6. Touch “Media” to

Page 75 - Removing the CD

166 Storing Your Sound Settings (User Program) Here’s how a file saved in external memory can be copied to user memory.You can also copy a file from

Page 76 - Selecting a song

167 Storing Your Sound Settings (User Program) 5. Touch < Copy >. The “Copy User Program” screen appears. ig.d-UPG-7.eps 6. Touch the arrow in

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168 Storing Your Sound Settings (User Program) Here’s how to delete a file that you’ve saved in external memory or user memory. 1. Connect your USB m

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169 Storing Your Sound Settings (User Program) 5. Touch < Delete >. The “Delete User Program” screen appears. fig.d-UPG-8.eps 6. Touch “Media”

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17 Important Notes Power Supply 301 • Do not connect this unit to same electrical outlet that is being used by an electrical appliance that is contro

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170 Storing Your Sound Settings (User Program) Sequential switching through the “User Programs” is a function that can be assigned to the left or cen

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171 Settings 1. Access the main screen. * If the main screen is not shown, press the [EXIT] button until the main screen appears. 2. Touch < Menu

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172 Settings This setting determines the function of the pedal that is connected to the CONTROL PEDAL jack on the rear panel. • Use only the specifie

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173 Settings 1. Access the main screen. * If the main screen is not shown, press the [EXIT] button until the main screen appears. 2. Touch < Menu

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174 Settings This adjusts the playback volume of music CDs.This adjusts the recording level for audio recording. 1. Access the main screen. * If the

Page 85 - Selecting a Song

175 Settings When the Piano Roll screen is shown, you can use the keyboard to switch the type of display. If you use the keyboard to switch the displ

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176 Settings This setting changes the proportional relationship between the vertical and horizontal dimensions of the image that is output from the R

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177 Settings 1. Access the main screen. * If the main screen is not shown, press the [EXIT] button until the main screen appears. 2. Touch < Menu

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178 Settings Here you can change the settings for how the classic type piano roll screen is displayed. 1. Access the main screen. * If the main scree

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179 Settings This specifies the shape of the bars that indicate notes in the piano roll screen. When gradation is on fig.d-C-GradationOn.eps When gra

Page 90 - Using the Remote

18 Important Notes 559a • When you need to transport the unit, package it in the box (including padding) that it came in, if possible. Otherwise, you

Page 91 - Button Functions

180 Settings You can specify how the note bars will move when the modern type piano roll screen is shown.You can select the background image used whe

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181 Settings 1. Access the main screen. * If the main screen is not shown, press the [EXIT] button until the main screen appears. 2. Touch < Menu

Page 93 - Playing Along with a Song

182 Settings 1. Access the main screen. * If the main screen is not shown, press the [EXIT] button until the main screen appears. 2. Touch < Menu

Page 94 - Notes about the DIGISCORE

183 Settings 1. Access the main screen. * If the main screen is not shown, press the [EXIT] button until the main screen appears. 2. Touch < Menu

Page 95 - (Recommended Tones)

184 Settings This sets the velocity the sound will have when the keyboard touch (p. 53) is set to “Fixed.”If you turn the keyboard’s touch sensitivit

Page 96 - Count In

185 Settings You can disable the remote control function so that the included remote control unit will not operate the RK-300.This lets you eliminate

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186 Settings The RK-300 may be unable to correctly recognize the type of CD being used. In such instances, you can specify the type of CD manually. •

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187 Settings 1. Access the main screen. * If the main screen is not shown, press the [EXIT] button until the main screen appears. 2. Touch < Menu

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188 Settings Local Off: The keyboard and the internal sound generator are in an unlinked state. No sound will be produced by the keyboard when it is

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189 Settings Normally, you don’t need to install a driver in order to connect the RK-300 to your computer via the USB MIDI connector. However, if som

Page 101 - Singing Along with the VIMA

19 Important Notes CD Cleaning • If dust or dirt adheres to a CD, lightly wipe it off with a soft cloth. Always wipe from the center toward the outer

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190 Settings After you’ve written the desired songs to a CD-R, you’ll need to perform the following “Finalize” operation so that the CD can be played

Page 103 - Viewing Lyrics

191 Settings The point detected by the touch screen may drift as you use the RK-300 for an extended time. If you notice such a drift, you can correct

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192 Settings You can initialize (format) USB memory that’s connected to the EXT MEMORY connector. If you want to erase the entire contents of USB mem

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193 Settings User memory contains songs you’ve saved to “Favorites” (p. 80) and files containing “User Programs” (p. 157).You’ll need to execute the

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194 Settings You can restore the settings you’ve changed on the RK-300 to their factory-set condition. This operation is called “Factory Reset.” When

Page 107 - Turning the effect on/off

195 Settings The “Panel Lock” setting disables the following operations. This will prevent the current settings from being changed unintentionally.•

Page 108 - Adding Echo to Vocals (ECHO)

196 Connecting Other Equipment By connecting the RK-300 to your audio equipment or external speakers, you can play the RK-300’s sounds from your ster

Page 109 - (KEY CONTROL)

197 Connecting Other Equipment fig.audio2.eps 1. Minimize the volume of the RK-300 and of the audio device you are connecting. 2. Switch off power to

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198 Connecting Other Equipment Performance data can be exchanged between the RK-300 and external MIDI equipment, allowing them to control each other.

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199 Connecting Other Equipment If you use a USB cable (commercially available) to connect the USB MIDI connector located on the RK-300’s rear bottom

Page 113 - Enjoying Music and Video

20 Names of Things and What They Do [Power ON] Switch This turns the power on/off (p. 33). [BALANCE] Knob This adjusts the volume balance between the

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200 Connecting Other Equipment Connecting the RK-300 to a V-LINK compatible image device allows you to control the images with the RK-300. 1. Press t

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201 Appendices Troubleshooting If you think there’s a problem, read this first. SymptomCause/Action PagePower does not turn on Is the power cord conn

Page 116 - Adding user categories

202 Troubleshooting Unable to read from/write to USB memory Are you using (optional) Roland USB memory?Reliable performance cannot be guaranteed if y

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203 Troubleshooting DVD volume is too low (or inaudible) Is the DVD player connected correctly?p. 124Could the DVD PLAYER INPUT [VOLUME] knob be turn

Page 118 - Deleting a user category

204 Troubleshooting Multiple instruments sound when you play the keyboard Could you have pressed the [DRUMS] button to play drum sounds?If the [DRUMS

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205 Troubleshooting Song does not play correctlySong won’t play Could the screen be indicating “OK to delete Song? Are you sure?”You can’t play back

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206 Troubleshooting Can’t hear the vocal of a music CD / Can’t hear the melody of music files Could the [MUTE/CENTER CANCEL] button be lit?If the [MU

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207 Troubleshooting The image is not shown cleanly in the television Even if you make all of the recommended settings, there may be cases in which th

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208 Troubleshooting Types of Audio/MP3 files that the RK-300 can play AudioMP3Something’s wrong with the sound from the guitarGuitar volume is too lo

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209 Error Messages * External Media: USB memory, CD-ROM, etc. IndicationMeaningError: 1 You can only read the music file. It can not be saved. Error

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21 Names of Things and What They Do TEMPO This adjusts the tempo (playback speed) of the song (p. 88).The tempo (playback speed) will decrease each t

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210 Tone List Piano Superior Grd NaturalGrand Vintage EP Piano 1 Piano 1w Piano 1d Piano 2 Piano 2w Piano 3 Piano 3w Honky-tonk Honky-tonk w

Page 126 - Portable Audio/Video Player

211 Tone List Percussion Celesta Glockenspiel Music Box Vibraphone Vibraphone w Marimba Marimba w Xylophone TubularBells Church Bell Carillon Santur

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212 Tone List * -----: No sound.* [EXC]: will not sound simultaneously with other percussion instruments of the same number.2728293133353032343940414

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213 Tone List * -----: No sound.* [EXC]: will not sound simultaneously with other percussion instruments of the same number.2728293133353032343940414

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214 Tone List * -----: No sound.* [EXC]: will not sound simultaneously with other percussion instruments of the same number.2728293133353032343940414

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215 Internal Song List * All rights reserved. Unauthorized use of this material for purposes other than private, personal enjoyment is a violation of

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216 Music Files That the RK-300 Can Use What Are Music Files? Music files contains musical information such as how long the key for a corresponding p

Page 132 - Enjoying Ensemble Performance

217 MIDI Implementation ChartFunction...BasicChannelModeNoteNumber :VelocityAfterTouchPitch BendControlChangeProgChangeSystem ExclusiveSystemCommonSy

Page 133 - Using a Guitar-type Effect

218 Specifications RK-300: VIMA Recreational Keyboard <Keyboard> 88 keys (PHA II with Escapement) Touch Sensitivity Touch: 100 levels/Fixed T

Page 134 - Applying Chorus/Reverb

219 Specifications <Player> Song Select, Reset, Play/Stop, Rec, Bwd, Fwd Tracks 1 Track Songs 1 song Note Storage Approx. 30,000 notes Resoluti

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22 Names of Things and What They Do PLAYER These buttons let you play back the RK-300’s internal songs, songs you’ve copied to “favorites,” songs fro

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220 Specifications <Other Functions> User Program 8 User ProgramsMax. 99 User Program Sets Others Panel LockV-LINKPiano DesignerDemoRecommended

Page 137 - Performing with the Metronome

221 Specifications * In the interest of product improvement, the specifications and/or appearance of this unit are subject to change without prior no

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222 Index A AC Adaptor ... 30–31AC IN ... 23,

Page 139 - Recording and Saving

223 Index Measure Display ... 178MELODY ... 22Melo

Page 140 - SMF Recording

224 As of Oct. 1, 2007 (ROLAND)InformationWhen you need repair service, call your nearest Roland Service Center or authorized Rolanddistributor in y

Page 141 - Stop recording

225For EU CountriesFor ChinaRK-300_e.book 225 ページ 2008年9月10日 水曜日 午後4時6分

Page 142 - Start recording

226This product complies with the requirements of EMCD 2004/108/EC and LVD 2006/95/EC.For EU CountriesFor CanadaThis Class B digital apparatus meets

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23 Names of Things and What They Do PIANO PEDAL Connector Connect the Piano Pedal here (p. 29). CONTROL PEDAL Jack You can connect the included pedal

Page 146 - Audio Recording

24 Names of Things and What They Do Song information For an SMF format song This shows the tempo, time signature, measure number, and the name of the

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25 Names of Things and What They Do Song list This shows a list of the songs in the currently selected location. You can select a song by touching it

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26 Getting Ready Do not grasp the jack panel cover when lifting the RK-300 keyboard unit. fig.JackCoverCaution.eps If you need to transport the RK-30

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27 Getting Ready Installing the RK-300 on the KSC-48 4. Set the RK-300 on the KSC-48, then firmly attach the four knob bolts. * When handling the RK-

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28 Getting Ready Make sure to use only the supplied power cords. 1. Make sure that the [Power ON] switch is off (upward position). fig.powerOff_e.eps

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29 Getting Ready (If using the KSC-48 dedicated stand) Connect the cable of the included piano pedal to the PIANO PEDAL connector on the RK-300’s rea

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CAUTIONRISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCKDO NOT OPENATTENTION: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIRCAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK,DO NOT REMOV

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30 Getting Ready (If using the KSC-48 dedicated stand) 1. Turn the CD drive’s power “AUTO.” 0_fig.CDSW.eps 2. Use the screws (3 x 8 mm) to attach the

Page 154 - Creating a Music CD

31 Getting Ready If you’re using the KS-G8 stand If you’re using the KS-G8 as your stand, you must use the included CD tray to place the CD drive on

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32 Getting Ready Here’s how to attach the included music rest. 1. Loosen the screws used for securing the music rest on the rear panel of the instrum

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33 Getting Ready Once the connections have been completed, turn on power to your various devices in the order specified. By turning on devices in the

Page 157 - External (USB) Memory

34 Getting Ready Here’s how to adjust the volume of your keyboard playing or the playback volume of an internal song or CD song.If headphones are con

Page 158 - Storing a “User Program”

35 Getting Ready 4. Touch < OK >. Formatting will begin.The entire contents of user memory will be formatted. • Never turn off the power while

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36 Getting Ready Here’s how to copy songs from the included CD to “Favorites” (user memory). If USB memory is not connected to the USER MEMORY connec

Page 160 - Selecting a “User Program”

37 Getting Ready You can adjust the screen brightness for best visibility. 1. Access the main screen. * If the main screen is not shown, press the [E

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38 Getting Ready You can use headphones to enjoy the RK-300 without disturbing those around you, such as at night. Since the RK-300 has two headphone

Page 162 - The “Rename” screen appears

39 Getting Ready You can’t use the VIDEO OUTPUT jack and ANALOG RGB OUT connector at the same time. fig.ConnectTV.eps Before you make connections to

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4 Look at All You Can Do with the VIMA The VIMA is a new concept of keyboard that allows even musically inexperienced people to connect a LCD televis

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40 Getting Ready Here’s how to choose whether the image will be shown on a television connected to the VIDEO OUTPUT jack or an external display conne

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41 Getting Ready Here’s how you can use the RK-300’s display to view the image that’s being shown on the external display or television connected to

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42 Getting Ready You can experience three different demos that introduce the most important functions. fig.P-DemoBtn.eps 1. While holding down the [V

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Page 168 - Deleting a Saved File

44 Performing The RK-300’s high-quality grand piano sound allow you to enjoy a true piano performance experience.The RK-300 has seven “tone buttons.”

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45 Performing You can adjust the brightness of the sound heard when you play the keyboard. 1. Access the main screen. * If the main screen is not sho

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46 Performing You can add reverberation (reverb) to the sound.Adding reverb will produce the spacious sensation of performing in a concert hall. 1. A

Page 171 - Settings

47 Performing You can add liveliness to the sound to give it superb clarity and distinctness. 1. Access the main screen. * If the main screen is not

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48 Performing The RK-300 lets you make detailed adjustments to the piano sound as desired. This function is called “Piano Designer.”Some of the “Pian

Page 173 - Player Settings

49 Performing 4. To change the setting, touch for the item you want to specify. 5. When you’re finished making settings, press the [EXIT] button. P

Page 174 - Video Settings

5 Look at All You Can Do with the VIMA You can connect two microphones and perform a duet with someone else. You can also add automatic harmony simpl

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50 Performing fig.d-Pdesigner1.eps If you touch < Reset >, all settings (parameters) shown in the current screen will return to their factory-s

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51 Performing When you play the keys on an acoustic piano, the strings that are already playing resonate as well. The function that reproduces this e

Page 177 - Notation Settings

52 Performing You can play classical styles such as Baroque using historic temperaments (tuning methods).Most modern songs are composed for and playe

Page 178 - Screen Settings

53 Performing fig.d-Pdesigner3.eps If you touch < Reset >, all settings (parameters) shown in the current screen will return to their factory-s

Page 179 - Modern Type Piano Roll

54 Performing You can adjust the sound produced when the hammer of an acoustic piano strikes the string. This setting applies only for the front pane

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55 Performing You can play sound effects or percussion instrument sounds from the keyboard. fig.P-DrumsButton.eps 1. Press the [DRUMS] button so its

Page 181 - Slide Show Settings

56 Performing Affixing the included Drum Key-Map Label If desired, you can affix the included Drum Key-Map Label in the locations shown below. You ma

Page 182 - Vocal Settings

57 Performing The RK-300 contains the tones of numerous instruments in addition to the seven tones accessible through the INSTRUMENT buttons.From thi

Page 183 - System Settings

58 Performing 3. Touch the button whose tone assignment you want to change. You can also press one of the INSTRUMENT buttons [1], [2], or [3] to sele

Page 184 - Remote Control Settings

59 Performing Selecting user tones 1. Access the main screen. * If the main screen is not shown, press the [EXIT] button until the main screen appear

Page 185 - CD and AUDIO/VIDEO PORT

6 Look at All You Can Do with the VIMA You can connect a guitar to the MIC 1/GTR jack, apply dedicated guitar effects, and enjoy performing.You could

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60 Performing You can divide the keyboard into left and right areas so that two people can play the same range of pitches.This means that you’ll be a

Page 187 - MIDI Settings

61 Performing By choosing sounds whose names are separated by a “+” (e.g., Piano + Str.1) as a user sound, you can play two sounds layered. This is r

Page 188 - USB Settings

62 Performing 4. In the screen, touch <Tone>. The user tone setting screen appears. fig.d-UserTone3.eps 5. Touch the tone group “Layer.” A list

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63 Performing Adjusting the volume balance of layered sounds When you’ve selected layered sounds, you can adjust the volume balance of the two sounds

Page 190 - Other Settings

64 Performing By choosing sounds whose names are separated by a “/” (e.g., Piano/ Str.1), you can play separate sounds in the right and left-hand reg

Page 191 - (Touch Screen)

65 Performing 4. In the screen, touch <Tone>. The user tone setting screen appears. fig.d-UserTone3.eps 5. Touch the tone group “Split.” A list

Page 192 - (Format External Memory)

66 Performing Specifying where the keyboard is divided (Split Point) Here’s how to specify the note (split point) at which the keyboard is divided wh

Page 193 - (Format User Memory)

67 Performing Modifying the Sound You can modify the sound simply by moving your hand above the D Beam controller located on the panel. fig.P-DBeam.e

Page 194 - (Factory Reset)

68 Performing • If ANIME effect is on, you can press either the [PITCH], [FILTER], or [VOLUME] button to lit red and use the D Beam controller to mod

Page 195 - Settings (Panel Lock)

69 Playing Back Songs You can listen to internal songs, songs you’ve recorded yourself, songs from a music CD, songs from the CD-ROM included with th

Page 196 - Connecting Other Equipment

7 Introduction Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the VIMA (RK-300). To ensure that you obtain the maximum enjoyment and take full adva

Page 197 - Audio cable

70 Playing Back Songs The RK-300 contains numerous built-in 75 songs. Here’s how to select and play back one of these songs.It will be easy to select

Page 198 - Connecting MIDI Equipment

71 Playing Back Songs Playing the song 3. Press the [PLAY/STOP] button. The selected song will play. Stopping the song 4. Press the [PLAY/STOP] butto

Page 199 - Connecting Your Computer

72 Playing Back Songs Here’s how to play back commercially available music CDs, CD-ROMs containing SMF music files, the CD-ROM included with the RK-3

Page 200 - Using the V-LINK Function

73 Playing Back Songs Selecting a song from CD 1. In the main screen, touch (CD). If you’re using the remote, press the remote’s [EXTERNAL] button

Page 201 - Troubleshooting

74 Playing Back Songs Playing the Song from a CD 3. Press the [PLAY/STOP] button. The selected song will play. To stop song playback 4. Press the [PL

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75 Playing Back Songs • You can also play/stop the song by pressing the remote’s [ ] button, selects the preceding song by pressing the remote’s [ ]

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76 Playing Back Songs Here’s how you can listen to songs that are saved on USB memory (sold separately). You can also use the keyboard to play along

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77 Playing Back Songs 3. Press the [PREV] [NEXT] buttons to select the song you want to play. fig.d-USBSongSel.eps You can also select a song by touc

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78 Playing Back Songs • You can also play/stop the song by pressing the remote’s [ ] button, selects the preceding song by pressing the remote’s [ ]

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79 Playing Back Songs fig.P-SongFavoDel.eps 1. Connect the USB memory containing the song you want to delete to the EXT MEMORY connector. 2. In the m

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8 Contents Look at All You Can Do with the VIMA 4 Introduction 7 Conventions in this Manual ...

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80 Playing Back Songs fig.P-SongFavoCopy.eps If you want to copy audio/MP3 format songs from USB memory to the “Favorites,” do so when a CD-R is not

Page 209 - Error Messages

81 Playing Back Songs 3. Press the [PREV] [NEXT] buttons to select a song. fig.d-USBSongSel.eps You can also select a song by touching it in the scre

Page 210 - Tone List

82 Playing Back Songs Here’s how to copy songs from a music CD to “Favorites.” fig.P-SongFavoCopy.eps 1. Prepare the song that you want to copy in “F

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83 Playing Back Songs 4. Press the [COPY/SAVE] button. The following screen appears. fig.d-AudioFavoCopy.eps * If you decide not to copy the song, to

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84 Playing Back Songs 7. Touch < OK >. The “Rename” screen appears. fig.d-AudioRename.eps * If you don’t want to change the name, proceed to st

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85 Playing Back Songs Here’s how to play back a song you’ve copied to “Favorites.” fig.P-IntSongSel.eps Selecting a Song 1. In the main screen, touch

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86 Playing Back Songs Playing the song 3. Press the [PLAY/STOP] button. The selected song will play. Stopping the song 4. Press the [PLAY/STOP] butto

Page 215 - Internal Song List

87 Playing Back Songs fig.P-SongFavoDel.eps 1. In the main screen, touch (Favorites). The RK-300’s screen will show a list of the songs saved in “F

Page 216 - Following Music Files

88 Playing Back Songs Here’s how to change the tempo of a song.If a song is too fast for you to play or sing along comfortably, you can slow it down

Page 217 - MIDI Implementation Chart

89 Playing Back Songs Some of the internal preset songs have a tempo that varies during the song.Here’s how you can make these songs play back at a f

Page 218 - Specifications

9 Contents Performing 44 Playing the Piano ...

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90 Playing Back Songs You can use the included remote control to conveniently play/stop a song or to select songs.You can also use the remote to swit

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91 Playing Back Songs You can use the buttons of the remote control to perform the following functions. fig.RemoteCtrl.eps Button Functions ButtonExp

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92 Playing Back Songs 6 SONG [INTERNAL] Selects internal songs. SONG [FAVORITES] Selects songs from “Favorites (p. 80).”* This button won’t work if

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93 Playing Along with a Song You can enjoy playing the keyboard along with a song that’s being played back by the RK-300, including those on the incl

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94 Playing Along with a Song 3. You can switch the type of notation screen by pressing the [DIGISCORE] button several times. The RK-300 provides thre

Page 224 - Information

95 Playing Along with a Song When playing along on the keyboard while listening to an internal song or VIMA TUNES (CD-ROMs produced for VIMA), this f

Page 225 - For China

96 Playing Along with a Song If you’re playing along with a song, you can sound a count to make it easier to synchronize your own playing with the so

Page 226 - DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

97 Playing Along with a Song 3. Touch < Count >. The following screen appears. fig.d-Count.eps 4. Touch “Count” to turn it “On.” Turn this “O

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98 Playing Along with a Song You can adjust the volume balance between the song that’s playing and your performance on the keyboard.If you’re perform

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99 Playing Along with a Song You can play back an internal song or music data with the melody part silenced.This allows you to play the melody yourse

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