Roland G-70 - Manual (Page 67)

Using optional footswitches
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Using optional footswitches
FC7 PEDAL
The G-70 allows you to connect an optional FC-7 Foot
Controller to the FC7 PEDAL socket.
At first, the switches of this pedal board are assigned
Arranger control functions. You can, however, assign
other functions to these switches.
Note: The FC-7 assignments apply to the G-70 and are not writ-
ten to individual User Programs. Selecting another User Program
is therefore not enough to reconfigure the FC-7. The assignments
can, however, be saved (along with all User Programs) using “Save
User Program Set” on p. 205.
(1) Press the [MENU] button.
The display changes to:
(2) Press the [FOOT¥CONTROLLER] field, followed by
the [FC-7] field.
Note: The assigned functions apply to the G-70 as a whole
and are not written to individual User Programs.
(3) Press the pedal field of the footswitch you wish to
assign another function to.
Example: to change the assignment of the second
pedal from the right, press the last-but-one pedal
field.
(4) Use the [DATA÷ENTRY] dial or the [DEC]/[INC] but-
tons to select the desired function:
● Start/Stop, Intro, Variat 1, Variat 2, Variat 3, Variat 4,
Ending—These are the default functions of the FC-7’s
footswitches (1~7). They duplicate the functions of the
STYLE CONTROL buttons.
● MBass/KBD Arranger—Allows you to set the Arranger
Chord parameter to “Off” (chord recognition as well as
ABS recognition off, see p. 80) and, at the same time,
select the SPLIT Keyboard mode and activate the MBS
part – and vice versa.
Note: Pressing the footswitch you assign this function to
does not mean that the Arranger stops. If you switched on
the Arr Hold function (page 80), the last recognized chord
will go on sounding, so that your MBS part may drown in
the accompaniment. We therefore suggest you assign the
“Arranger Hold” function to an ASSIGN SW button (or
another FC-7 footswitch) and use it to switch off the
Arranger Hold function, so that the Arranger only plays the
drum pattern of the selected Music Style.
● Piano/Standard—You can alternate between Standard
and Piano Style Arranger Chord modes. When the
former is selected, the chord recognition area (page 80)
is automatically set to “LEFT”. When you switch to Piano
Style, the chord recognition area is automatically set to
“WHOLE”. Furthermore, the KBD MODE [WHOLE] button
is switched on and the Upper 1 part is activated (if it was
off).
● Half Bar on Fill In—The assigned footswitch allows you
to switch the Half Bar function on and off. Certain pop
songs in 4/4 contain bars that only last two beats. The
usual place for such a bar is between the first and the
second verse. Another favorite position for “halved” bars
is at the end of a chorus or the bridge. This does not
change Style playback right away. Only when a Fill-In
starts will the Half Bar function be activated and play
half the number of beats of the fill you selected.
● Arr Chord Off—Allows you to switch the Arranger’s
chord recognition off, in which case only the drum/per-
cussion of the selected Music Style keeps playing (or can
be used). See also (page 80).
● Arranger Hold—Allows you to switch the Arranger Hold
function on and off. See p. 80.
● Dynamic Arranger—Allows you to switch the Dynamic
Arranger function on and off. See page 81 for details.
● Arranger RIT Tempo, Arranger ACC Tempo—The
assigned footswitch performs the same function as the
RIT or ACC parameter (page 82).
● Arranger Default Tempo—The assigned FC-7 footswitch
allows you to reset the Arranger tempo to the preset
value (contained in the Music Style itself).
● Reset/Start Tempo—This function allows you have the
Arranger start on the first beat of the currently selected
Music Style pattern when you press the assigned foot-
switch. Use it when you are accompanying a singer or
soloist whose timing is a little shaky, and suddenly notice
that the Arranger lags one or two beats behind the
singer/soloist.
● Tap Tempo—Same function as the [TAP] button.
● Bass Inversion—Allows you to switch the Bass Inversion
function on and off (page 75).
● Melody Intelligent—Same function as the
[MELODY¥INTELL] button on the G-70’s front panel: it
allows you to switch Melody Intelligence on and off.
● Scale Upper/Scale Lower—Allows you to assign the
selected Scale Tune (see p. 71) setting to the three Upper
parts.
FC-7 PEDAL HOLD
FOOTSWITCH
FOOT
SWITCH
FOOT
PEDAL
MENU