Roland AT 5 - Manual (Page 23)

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Selecting and Playing Sounds
Using the Lower of the Keyboard to
Play the Bass Voice
([Bass To Lower] Button)
You can have the Bass voice played in the root note of chords when you play
chords in the keyboard’s Lower part (C2–B3).
1.
Press the [Bass To Lower] button (indicator lights).
When you play a chord in the Lower part of the keyboard (C2–B3), the bass
voice is played as the root note.
■ Selecting Bass Voice
You can change the Bass voice.
1.
Press the [Bass To Lower] button (indicator lights).
The name of the bass voice appears in the display for several seconds.
fig.02-08
2.
While the voice name is shown in the display screen, use the
Value [-] [+] buttons to select the desired voice.
The indicator of the selected [Bass To Lower] button will blink.
Bass Voice: Organ Bass1, String Bass
3.
Once again, press the [Bass To Lower] button to confirm the
voice.
The indicator of the [Bass To Lower] button will change from blinking to lit.
When you play a chord in the Lower part of the keyboard (C2–B3), the bass
voice is played as the root note.
Lower Register
C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7
When you press the [Bass
To Lower] button, causing
the button’s indicator to
light up, the Chord
Intelligence function
automatically switches on
(p. 30).
Additionally, the keyboard
will be split into Upper and
Lower parts.
If you turn off the indicator
for the Lower voice
selection button so that the
Lower voice does not play,
only the Bass voice will
play in the Lower part.