Panel descriptions, Front panel – Roland RS-70 User Manual

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Panel descriptions

Front panel

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D BEAM CONTROLLER

You can apply a variety of effects to patterns and patches simply by
moving your hand (p. 35).

[SOLO SYNTH] (Solo Synthesizer) button

You can generate passages that sound as if you are rapidly playing
the keyboard.

[ACTIVE EXPRESS] (Active Expression) button

This lets you use the D Beam controller for Active Expression.

[ASSIGNABLE] button

This lets you assign a desired function to the D Beam controller (p.
37).

[VOLUME] knob

Adjusts the overall volume that is output from the rear panel
OUTPUT jacks and PHONES jack (p. 18).

MODE Section

[PATCH] button

Switches the RS-70 into the Patch mode (p. 53).

[PATTERN] button

Switches the RS-70 into the Pattern mode (p. 53).

[SONG] button

Switches the RS-70 into the Song mode (p. 53).

EDIT Section

[PARAM] (Parameter) button

This button accesses sound or performance settings (parameters).
The settings that are accessed will depend on the selected mode
(Patch/Pattern/Song) or state.

[EFFECTS] button

This button switches effects (reverb, chorus, MFX) on/off, and
accesses effect-related settings.

[UTILITY] button

In Patch/Pattern/Song modes, this button accesses various utility
functions, such as those for copying data or initializing sound
generator settings.

Others

[SYSTEM] button

This button accesses settings that affect the entire RS-70, such as
tuning, display contrast, and MIDI message reception.

[PART SELECT] button

When this button is lit, you can use the direct access buttons to select
a part to play from the keyboard or to edit (p. 54).

[TRACK MUTE] button

When this button is lit, you can use the direct access buttons to mute
(silence) individual parts of the music data that is playing (p. 67).

* You can manually play a part even when it is muted.

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